Provision record
AWS · AWS Privacy Notice · View original document ↗

Personal information retained as required for stated purposes

High confidence Common · 267 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

How long does AWS retain personal information?
“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...”
Version CA-V-002707, captured May 18, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
AWS retains personal information for as long as required to enable continued use of AWS Offerings, to fulfill the relevant purposes described in the Privacy Notice, or as required by law.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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Retention is tied to ongoing use, stated purposes, and legal requirements, meaning AWS may hold personal information for the duration of a user's relationship with AWS Offerings and potentially beyond.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Users' personal information is kept by AWS for the duration of their use of AWS Offerings, as long as it serves stated Privacy Notice purposes, or as legally required.

How other platforms handle this

Wyze

We store other personal data for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes for which we originally collected it and for other business purposes explained in this Privacy Policy.

Teladoc

We retain Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this General Privacy Policy, including to provide Websites, maintain business operations...

Target

We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or for the period legally permitted or required.

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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...

Excerpt from AWS's Privacy Notice

Provision details

Document information
Document
AWS Privacy Notice
Entity
AWS
Date stated by the document
May 18, 2026
As printed in AWS’s text (version CA-V-002707), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002707, captured May 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-054675
Document ID
CA-D-000649
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002707)
9971d76a2770bc770570681adeb5b46bee6fda463b73d022f56f5158f611b014
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 04:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002707, captured May 18, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: AWS
Document: AWS Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-054675
Version: CA-V-002707
Captured: 2026-05-18 01:06:58 UTC
SHA-256: 9971d76a2770bc77…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-privacy-notice/provision/CA-P-054675/personal-information-retained-as-required-for-stated-purposes/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS's Personal information retained as required for stated purposes clause do?

Retention is tied to ongoing use, stated purposes, and legal requirements, meaning AWS may hold personal information for the duration of a user's relationship with AWS Offerings and potentially beyond.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' personal information is kept by AWS for the duration of their use of AWS Offerings, as long as it serves stated Privacy Notice purposes, or as legally required.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 267 platforms. See the full comparison.

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