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Adobe Retains Data For Ten Years After Last Interaction

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Account closure does not end Adobe's retention of personal information tied to contracts or business transactions; that data persists for a fixed ten-year period measured from last interaction.

Interpretive note: The excerpt indicates contract and business transaction data as an example ('such as'), suggesting other categories of personal information may also be retained post-closure. The canonical claim focuses on the explicitly stated category and retention period.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1652 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Closing your Adobe account does not result in deletion of personal information related to contracts or business transactions with Adobe; Adobe retains that information for ten years after your last interaction.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.

Mistral AI Medium

Mistral AI shall retain the Customer Exportable Data and Assets for a period of thirty (30) days from the earlier between (a) the expiration of the Transitional Period or (b) Customer's notification under Section 2.2.2 (b) of these Additional Terms.

Ancestry Medium

Ancestry also retains certain information as reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, as well as to comply with tax, payment industry, securities...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Adobe Privacy Policy
Entity
Adobe
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032594
Document ID
CA-D-00200
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
08ca4e47fea97e5c8d52b5063dd8ce081e0f579c7a1249c171fc2015dbbe475b
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 11:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Adobe
Document: Adobe Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-032594
Captured: 2026-03-20 11:35:46 UTC
SHA-256: 08ca4e47fea97e5c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/adobe/adobe-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-032594/adobe-retains-data-for-ten-years-after-last-interaction/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Adobe's Adobe Retains Data For Ten Years After Last Interaction clause do?

Account closure does not end Adobe's retention of personal information tied to contracts or business transactions; that data persists for a fixed ten-year period measured from last interaction.

How does this clause affect you?

Closing your Adobe account does not result in deletion of personal information related to contracts or business transactions with Adobe; Adobe retains that information for ten years after your last interaction.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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