“We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.”
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Retention duration is tied to external references (Section 3 business purposes) and unspecified legal obligations, meaning users cannot determine a fixed deletion timeline from this clause alone.
Cloudflare may retain your personal information indefinitely if business purposes or legal obligations continue to apply.
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We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide the products and fulfill the transactions you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and other legitimate...
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 may also retain certain information about you for legitimate business purposes and/or if we believe doing so is in accordance with, or as required by, any applicable law.
"We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.Excerpt from Cloudflare's Privacy Policy
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Retention duration is tied to external references (Section 3 business purposes) and unspecified legal obligations, meaning users cannot determine a fixed deletion timeline from this clause alone.
Cloudflare may retain your personal information indefinitely if business purposes or legal obligations continue to apply.
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