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Data Retention

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Why it matters

Adobe may hold your personal data indefinitely while your account remains active and for substantial periods after account closure, which affects how long your information remains accessible to Adobe and its partners.

Consumer impact

Adobe collects extensive personal data including biometric identifiers, precise geolocation, and the content you create or store in the cloud, and shares this with advertisers, data brokers, and third-party partners. Your cloud-stored content may be scanned both automatically and by human reviewers, and your usage data may be used to train machine learning models unless you opt out. You can manage many of these data uses by visiting adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html to adjust your privacy choices.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Go to adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html, sign into your Adobe account, and submit a data deletion request. Adobe is required to respond within timeframes specified by applicable law (e.g., 45 days under CCPA).

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC can investigate whether data retention practices constitute unfair or deceptive acts under Section 5 of the FTC Act.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

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Adobe Privacy Policy
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Adobe
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026
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CA-P-001078
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Entity: Adobe | Document: Adobe Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-001078
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/adobe/adobe-privacy-policy/data-retention/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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