Embodiments of a compliance service that will enable users be compliant with all regulatory, industry processes and business needs at all times. The service is available to storage and data protection systems through a set of APIs that will enable such compliance be achieved and maintained with no user intervention and without labor-intensive manual work. The service will also allow storing the configuration of the data protection policies and create alerts when compliance changes. A data backup platform may include a data protection system that integrates with such a service and provides full regulatory/industry compliance.