I can understand this feature. At my bar we have to record contact details for every guest such that they may be given to government contact tracers if a COVID case is reported. Currently this is pen and paper

In some countries, data recording is a requirement. But, it's also required to delete it after a certain duration.

I’m thankful to live in a state that doesn’t have this requirement.

Curious, which city, country do you operate in.

Nyc, indoor dining only recently opened, this and temperature checks are one the requirements, along with 20% capacity, no groups larger than 10, table service only

At least Germany has this kind of law.

This is a legal requirement for some businesses. For example, some of our clients handle ITAR parts. (ex military parts that the US doesn't want shared with foreign nationals) For such an organization, hearing that the data export is easy (rather than a costly add on) is definitely a feature, even if the likelihood of such an audit is low.