Automated Data Retention & Deletion for Privacy Laws

[Ayaanshaikh12243]

Pull Request: Automated Data Retention & Deletion for Privacy Laws

Issue Reference

Closes #1007

Summary

This PR implements automated workflows to enforce data retention schedules and securely delete expired records, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).

Features

• Retention schedule management
• Secure deletion of expired records
• Compliance logging and reporting
• Orchestrator for workflow integration
• API integration, dashboard, test suite, examples, documentation, config, and type definitions

Implementation Details

• New retention/ directory with:
  • schedule.js, deleter.js, retention-orchestrator.js, api.js, dashboard.js, test.js, examples.js, README.md, docs.md, config.js, types.d.ts
• Over 500 lines of code across all modules
• All deletions are logged for audit and compliance

Testing

• Includes test.js for basic retention and deletion scenarios
• Run dashboard.js to view policies, records, and logs
• API integration via api.js

Documentation

• Usage and integration instructions in README.md and docs.md

Reviewer Notes

• Please review retention logic and deletion workflow
• Suggestions for further enhancements or external integrations are welcome

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