This data lifecycle guide helps you think about how data is collected, used, stored, and disposed of in the workplace. Risks to workers’ privacy and rights can emerge in any phase of the data lifecycle.
Developed by Dr. Christina J. Colclough, the Why Not Lab for PSI's Our Digital Future project
If you want to print this PDF as a A4/A5 booklet, you can use this website - go with the default settings, download, in your print settings choosed "double sided" and "print on short edge" - then fold each page in half, assemble and staple as needed.
Published in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Updated September 2025