Okta keeps your personal data for as long as it considers necessary for its business purposes and legal obligations, without specifying fixed retention periods for most data types.
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The absence of specific retention periods for most data categories means users cannot easily determine how long their information is kept or plan deletion requests around a known timeline.
Interpretive note: The visible policy text does not enumerate specific retention periods by data category; the actual retention schedule may be more detailed in supporting documentation such as the DPA or sub-processor list.
Added detailed framework for retention determination including consideration of data sensitivity, harm risk, processing purposes, and legal requirements.
View full change record →Your personal data may be retained by Okta for an indefinite period determined by business and legal necessity, with no fixed deletion date disclosed for most data categories, meaning data remains accessible to Okta and potentially its service providers until a deletion request is submitted and honored.
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"We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. When we determine how long to retain personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and applicable legal requirements.Excerpt from Auth0's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 5(1)(e) requires personal data to be kept in a form permitting identification for no longer than necessary for the specified purpose (storage limitation principle).
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The absence of specific retention periods for most data categories means users cannot easily determine how long their information is kept or plan deletion requests around a known timeline.
Your personal data may be retained by Okta for an indefinite period determined by business and legal necessity, with no fixed deletion date disclosed for most data categories, meaning data remains accessible to Okta and potentially its service providers until a deletion request is submitted and honored.
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