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We will retain your Data for as long as necessary: (i) to achieve the purposes as set out in this Policy; (ii) as required by applicable laws and regulations, including any mandated retention periods...
If the Services are made available to you through an organization (e.g., your employer), we retain your information as long as required by the administrator of your account.
We retain your personal information in an identifiable form for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Notice.
"Our third-party electronic identity verification service providers retain this information for as long as set out in their applicable notices/policies.Excerpt from Coinbase's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Our third-party electronic identity verification service providers retain this information for as long as set out in their applicable notices/policies.”
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