Backups usually have limited retention after various data protection agencies. In my current location the recommended time is a few weeks for backups, a few day

Backups usually have limited retention after various data protection agencies. In my current location the recommended time is a few weeks for backups, a few days for logs etc. Those agencies are fully aware that nobody goes around purging data from backups (which may also be hard with airgapped backups etc.) and you might need to wait before being "forgotten".