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docs: add data retention documentation (#21038)

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Document configurable retention policies for Audit Logs, Connection Logs,
and API keys. Add new data-retention.md page and update existing docs to
reference it.

Depends on #21021
Updates #20743
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> Audit Logs provide critical security and compliance information. Purging Audit Logs may impact your organization's ability
> to investigate security incidents or meet compliance requirements. Consult your security and compliance teams before purging any audit data.
Audit Logs are not automatically purged from the database, though they can account for a large amount of disk usage.
Use the following query to determine the amount of disk space used by the `audit_logs` table.
### Data Retention
Coder supports configurable retention policies that automatically purge old
Audit Logs. To enable automated purging, configure the
`--audit-logs-retention` flag or `CODER_AUDIT_LOGS_RETENTION` environment
variable. For comprehensive configuration options, see
[Data Retention](../setup/data-retention.md).
### Manual Purging
Alternatively, you can purge Audit Logs manually by running SQL queries
directly against the database.
Audit Logs can account for a large amount of disk usage. Use the following
query to determine the amount of disk space used by the `audit_logs` table.
```sql
SELECT