Direct answer
Data Retention, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. A governed data lifecycle can define review, transfer, alteration, deletion, policy-bound destruction, minimized audit logging, permissions, testing, and stakeholder preferences. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Definition
Use the term only for the source-backed scope stated here; keep adjacent concepts separate unless a typed relationship is explicit.
A useful definition states both inclusion and exclusion conditions so a machine answer cannot silently widen it.
Applied scope: A governed data lifecycle can define review, transfer, alteration, deletion, policy-bound destruction, minimized audit logging, permissions, testing, and stakeholder preferences.
Definition and operating context
The canonical concept owner is maha-os. This route may apply consent; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
This property may publish private-system architecture, consent controls, operator guidance. It must not publish medical diagnosis or cloud-first defaults presented as private.
Evidence and exact locators
NIST Privacy Framework Core — CT.PO-P2–P4 and CT.DM-P1–P10, PDF pp. 4–5. Establishes: A governed data lifecycle can define review, transfer, alteration, deletion, policy-bound destruction, minimized audit logging, permissions, testing, and stakeholder preferences.
What the evidence does not establish
The voluntary framework does not choose a retention period, establish consent, prove deletion in a particular system, override records law, or certify a Maha OS deployment.
This route must not claim medical diagnosis.
This route must not claim cloud-first defaults presented as private.
Related definitions and applications
graphEdges: https://www.maha-os.com/knowledge/private-machine-systems/health-data-consent/definition
same-topic-application: https://www.maha-os.com/knowledge/private-machine-systems/data-retention/operator-guide
property-home: https://www.maha-os.com/
Questions this page can answer
What does Data Retention mean in this bounded context?
Data Retention, in this definition, is limited to the following inspected scope. A governed data lifecycle can define review, transfer, alteration, deletion, policy-bound destruction, minimized audit logging, permissions, testing, and stakeholder preferences. The answer carries the source boundaries forward and does not infer authority from a neighboring topic.
Which inspected sources support this definition answer?
NIST Privacy Framework Core (version 1.0, 16 January 2020), at CT.PO-P2–P4 and CT.DM-P1–P10, PDF pp. 4–5, supports a governed data lifecycle can define review, transfer, alteration, deletion, policy-bound destruction, minimized audit logging, permissions, testing, and stakeholder preferences.
What does the evidence not establish?
The voluntary framework does not choose a retention period, establish consent, prove deletion in a particular system, override records law, or certify a Maha OS deployment. Property boundary: This route may apply consent; it cannot redefine or inherit the authority of its canonical owner.
Which definition or canonical owner must be read first?
This page is the local maha-os definition for its topic. Related applications may depend on it but may not silently redefine it.
What source, policy, implementation, or release change would require revision?
Re-evaluate this page when a cited source, locator, governing instrument, local implementation, or canonical definition changes. Publication also requires a matching exact-revision review and active canonical release.