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This provision establishes Adobe's data retention schedule across two categories: operational data tied to active account status and compliance-related data with extended retention periods. The ten-year post-interaction retention window applies to contractual records independent of account status, creating a defined operational framework for data lifecycle management.
Users' personal information remains in Adobe's systems for the duration of active account use, and certain transaction and contract-related data persists for ten years following final interaction. The specific categories subject to extended retention—contract and business transaction records—are retained according to stated business and legal compliance requirements rather than user preference.
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"When you register for an account and create an Adobe ID, we process and keep most personal information we process on your behalf for as long as you are an active user of our Services and Software. We delete certain personal information we collect about you when we no longer have a business reason to retain it. Additionally, there is some personal information we need to retain even after you close your account to comply with business and legal requirements, such as personal information related to our contract and business transactions with you, which we retain for ten years after your last interaction with us.— Excerpt from Adobe's Adobe Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes Adobe's data retention schedule across two categories: operational data tied to active account status and compliance-related data with extended retention periods. The ten-year post-interaction retention window applies to contractual records independent of account status, creating a defined operational framework for data lifecycle management.
Users' personal information remains in Adobe's systems for the duration of active account use, and certain transaction and contract-related data persists for ten years following final interaction. The specific categories subject to extended retention—contract and business transaction records—are retained according to stated business and legal compliance requirements rather than user preference.
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