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The clause establishes a retention framework that extends beyond active service delivery to encompass statutory and regulatory obligations, creating institutional bases for post-closure data maintenance separate from service provision purposes.
Users' personal information may be retained by Coinbase following account closure when retention serves legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or AML compliance purposes, rather than being deleted upon account termination. The specific retention duration for post-closure data is not defined in this clause and depends on applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
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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...
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The clause establishes a retention framework that extends beyond active service delivery to encompass statutory and regulatory obligations, creating institutional bases for post-closure data maintenance separate from service provision purposes.
Users' personal information may be retained by Coinbase following account closure when retention serves legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or AML compliance purposes, rather than being deleted upon account termination. The specific retention duration for post-closure data is not defined in this clause and depends on applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
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