This Week’s Episode: Data Retention, Santa’s Naughty List, and Knowing When to Let Go

Join us this Friday for a festive edition of the Data Protection Made Easy podcast. With Christmas approaching, we are taking inspiration from Santa’s naughty list to explore one of the most important topics in data protection, data retention.

Caine Glancy and Katarina Douni will host a live session focused on how organisations can decide what to keep, what to archive, and what to securely remove. They will guide our audience through practical retention challenges, common mistakes, and the steps organisations can take to stay compliant while avoiding unnecessary risk.

What We Will Cover

How long is too long
Understanding sensible retention periods and the risks of keeping information for longer than needed.

The danger of holding on
Why excessive retention leads to compliance issues and increased exposure to breaches.

Learning from Santa’s list
Using the idea of keeping names on or off the list as a simple way to explain retention decision making.

When to let go
How to set up clear rules, manage disposal, and build processes that help organisations stay tidy and compliant.

Live questions and real scenarios
Caine and Katarina will answer questions from our live audience and walk through situations that organisations face every day.

Why Attend

This podcast is perfect for anyone who handles personal data or manages compliance. You will come away with practical advice that you can apply straight away, especially as organisations prepare for year end reviews.

How to Join

The session takes place on Friday at lunchtime. It is completely free to join. Members of the Data Protection Made Easy community will have an invite sent to them. New listeners are welcome and can join using the ‘Contact Us’ form.