Certified Data Management Professional – Fundamentals (CDMP) — Question 89

Regulatory data retention requirements drive the need to keep data for set periods for:

Answer options

• A. Submitting datasets to regulators
• B. Legal obligations
• C. Customer analytics
• D. Alternate backup sources
• E. Historical reporting

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because legal obligations require organizations to retain certain data for specified periods to comply with laws and regulations. Options A, C, D, and E, while related to data usage, do not directly address the mandatory legal requirements that drive data retention.