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Note: If you uninstall the mobile application from your device, the Target unique identifier associated with your device will continue to be stored. If you re-install the application on the same device, Target will be able to re-associate this identifier...
If you discontinue your Friendly Faces service, we will delete all Facial Data associated with your account within 180 days the date you discontinue your service unless you resume your Friendly Faces service before that date.
We shall promptly destroy personal information without delay when the retention period has expired or when the purpose of processing has been achieved, and the personal information is no longer necessary.
"Ancestry does not retain or store these representations.Excerpt from Ancestry's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “Ancestry does not retain or store these representations.”
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