“We do not retain any biometric data or facial images provided to third-party age verification vendors.”
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This clause limits Bluesky's own data holdings of sensitive biometric information, meaning Bluesky itself does not build a store of such data from the verification process.
Bluesky will not hold your biometric data or facial images after they are passed to a third-party age verification vendor.
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We may continue to retain some information even after you delete your account if we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws.
We store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it.
Your personal information will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by Nigerian law. When we destroy your personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
"We do not retain any biometric data or facial images provided to third-party age verification vendors.Excerpt from Bluesky's Privacy Policy
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This clause limits Bluesky's own data holdings of sensitive biometric information, meaning Bluesky itself does not build a store of such data from the verification process.
Bluesky will not hold your biometric data or facial images after they are passed to a third-party age verification vendor.
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