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This provision establishes the data retention framework governing how long AWS maintains personal information in its systems. The retention period is tied to service delivery necessity, stated purposes, legal mandates, and specific communications to users rather than a fixed timeframe.
Users' personal information remains in AWS systems according to this multi-factor retention standard: active service use, stated privacy purposes, legal or regulatory requirements, and any retention periods AWS has separately communicated. Data deletion is not automatic upon service termination.
How other platforms handle this
We retain personal data for as long as needed to provide our services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will vary depending on the type of data and the purposes for which we use it.
Microsoft retains personal data for as long as necessary to provide the products and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other legitimate purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. Because these needs can vary for differen...
We keep information as long as we need it to provide our products and services and fulfil the purposes described in this policy. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the information, why it is collected and processed, relevant legal or operational retention ...
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"We keep your personal information to enable your continued use of AWS Offerings, for as long as it is required in order to fulfill the relevant purposes described in this Privacy Notice, as may be required by law such as for tax and accounting purposes, or as otherwise communicated to you.— Excerpt from AWS's AWS Privacy Notice
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This provision establishes the data retention framework governing how long AWS maintains personal information in its systems. The retention period is tied to service delivery necessity, stated purposes, legal mandates, and specific communications to users rather than a fixed timeframe.
Users' personal information remains in AWS systems according to this multi-factor retention standard: active service use, stated privacy purposes, legal or regulatory requirements, and any retention periods AWS has separately communicated. Data deletion is not automatic upon service termination.
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