Airtable keeps your personal data for as long as it needs it for business or legal purposes, using a multi-factor test to determine how long that is, but does not specify exact retention periods.
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Without specific retention periods, users cannot know how long their data is kept after they stop using the service, and the 'legitimate business interests' basis could support extended retention.
Interpretive note: The absence of specific retention periods makes it difficult to assess compliance with GDPR's storage limitation principle and creates ambiguity about post-account-closure data handling.
Airtable does not commit to specific data retention periods, instead using a flexible standard tied to business and legal needs, which means your personal data could be retained for an indeterminate period after you close your account or stop using the service.
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"We store your personal information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal or reporting requirements, and in accordance with our legal obligations and legitimate business interests. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data; the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data; the purposes for which we process your personal data; and the applicable legal requirements.Excerpt from Airtable's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 5(1)(e) requires that personal data be kept in a form that permits identification for no longer than necessary (storage limitation principle), enforced by EU supervisory authorities.
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Without specific retention periods, users cannot know how long their data is kept after they stop using the service, and the 'legitimate business interests' basis could support extended retention.
Airtable does not commit to specific data retention periods, instead using a flexible standard tied to business and legal needs, which means your personal data could be retained for an indeterminate period after you close your account or stop using the service.
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