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Retention of Third-Party Data After Revocation

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Clause Stability Stable

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Jul 19, 2026
First Seen
Jul 19, 2026
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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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if you revoke permission for a Third-Party Account, we may retain the information we collected previously from the Third-Party Account provider (but the accounts will not be linked going forward).

Excerpt from Character.AI's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Character.ai Privacy Policy
Entity
Character.AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076406
Document ID
CA-D-00120
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6ad8585d7de8834f45d45863325899d3602d6584f208eff63eb099fffa024748
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 14:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Character.AI
Document: Character.ai Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-076406
Captured: 2026-05-08 14:58:37 UTC
SHA-256: 6ad8585d7de8834f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/characterai/characterai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-076406/retention-of-third-party-data-after-revocation/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Character.AI's Retention of Third-Party Data After Revocation clause do?

The clause states: “if you revoke permission for a Third-Party Account, we may retain the information we collected previously from the Third-Party Account provider (but the accounts will not be linked going forward).”

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