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The clause creates a dual retention framework: a general principle limiting retention to necessary periods, paired with a carve-out that permits extended retention post-deletion for specific operational and legal purposes. This establishes the conditions under which data deletion requests do not result in immediate data destruction.
Bumble's privacy policy previously disclosed that the company operates servers in the US, UK, and EU. The updated policy removes the UK from this list, stating only US and EU servers. For UK-based users, this change may alter where personal data is actually stored and processed, which can affect data protection rights and latency. UK users may want to review the updated privacy policy to understand the new data storage arrangements and determine whether they align with their privacy expectations.
View change record →UK users may experience a change in data storage and processing infrastructure. The updated policy discloses that servers in the UK are no longer part of Bumble's stated network, meaning UK user data may now be processed and stored in EU data centers instead of potentially UK-based infrastructure. This could have implications for data residency expectations and regulatory compliance frameworks that apply to UK-based data processing. Review Bumble's updated data transfer documentation if you have specific data locality requirements.
View change record →Users who delete their accounts operate under terms that authorize Bumble to retain personal information beyond deletion for legal compliance, dispute resolution, and enforcement purposes. The provision does not specify retention duration limits for these post-deletion retention categories.
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"We will only keep your personal information as long as necessary for the relevant purpose and legal basis described in the How do we use your information? section, but never longer than allowed by applicable law. After you delete your account, we may retain your personal information for a period of time to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.— Excerpt from Bumble's Bumble Privacy Policy
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The clause creates a dual retention framework: a general principle limiting retention to necessary periods, paired with a carve-out that permits extended retention post-deletion for specific operational and legal purposes. This establishes the conditions under which data deletion requests do not result in immediate data destruction.
Users who delete their accounts operate under terms that authorize Bumble to retain personal information beyond deletion for legal compliance, dispute resolution, and enforcement purposes. The provision does not specify retention duration limits for these post-deletion retention categories.
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