Record Retention

Record Retention

Wake Forest University maintains a comprehensive record retention policy to ensure the security, privacy, and effective management of institutional data. Our approach is guided by the following principles:

• Security & Risk Mitigation: By systematically curating data and disposing of information no longer in use, we reduce the risk associated with potential data breaches.
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: We adhere to federal and state laws, as well as institutional standards, to ensure we only retain information for the necessary duration.
• Operational Efficiency: Standardizing our retention and disposal processes allows us to manage costs and maintain accurate, up-to-date records.
• Accountability: We establish Official Repositories to maintain clear oversight of record management, ensuring that both physical and electronic records are handled responsibly by the university community.

The WFU policy on Record Retention is available here https://policy.wfu.edu/record-retention-and-destruction/

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