One-page printable guide: the two-limits model (operational/legal minimum vs privacy maximum), a sector-minimum reference table with the PCI '90-day' myth-buster, a per-class policy template (class, period, basis, deletion) that doubles as a blank worksheet, a make-deletion-happen checklist (policy-driven vs capacity-driven, exports/backups/cloud, audit log via GDPR Art. 5(2)), and the legal-hold freeze-and-release steps (FRCP 37(e)).
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This retention policy decision guide frames the two-limits model, gives sector minimums, offers a per-class policy template and a checklist that makes deletion actually happen. Our seven volumes cover the video stack; Volume 7 is the place to start for regulation and biometrics, with Volume 6 on video analytics and Volume 1 on encoding and storage. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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