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The provision operationalizes data retention as a function of service delivery, legal compliance, and dispute resolution rather than a fixed timeline. This framework authorizes ongoing data storage contingent on whether operational, legal, or enforcement purposes remain active.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify retention periods for individual data categories, making it difficult to assess whether retention practices comply with GDPR's storage limitation principle without examining Coinbase's internal retention schedule.
Users' personal information will be maintained in Coinbase systems according to the stated purposes and legal requirements applicable to each data category. Users do not control individual retention periods, which are determined by Coinbase based on operational necessity and regulatory obligations.
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You may request deletion of your account at any time. When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless we are required to retain it by law, or unless we need to retain it for legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreeme...
We'll retain your Personal Data for only as long as we need in order to provide our Services to you, or for other legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, safety and security reasons, or complying with our legal obligations. How long we retain Personal Data will depend on a number of...
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"We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our Services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. The specific retention period will depend on the nature of the information and the purposes for which it is processed.— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase Privacy Policy
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The provision operationalizes data retention as a function of service delivery, legal compliance, and dispute resolution rather than a fixed timeline. This framework authorizes ongoing data storage contingent on whether operational, legal, or enforcement purposes remain active.
Users' personal information will be maintained in Coinbase systems according to the stated purposes and legal requirements applicable to each data category. Users do not control individual retention periods, which are determined by Coinbase based on operational necessity and regulatory obligations.
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