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Residual Copies May Persist After Deletion Request

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 274 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Adobe Medium

Some online content may remain accessible publicly even after Adobe fulfils a request to delete the poster's personal information.

Ancestry Medium

There may be some latency in deleting your Personal Information from our backup systems after it has been deleted from our production, development, analytics, and research systems.

HubSpot Medium

Your posts and certain profile information may remain even after you terminate your account. We urge you to consider the sensitivity of any information you may disclose in this way.

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If we need to delete Personal Data related to you following your request, it can take time until we completely delete residual copies of Personal Data related to you from our active servers, from our backup systems, and from third-parties.

Excerpt from Copy.ai's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Copy.ai Privacy Policy
Entity
Copy.ai
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069644
Document ID
CA-D-00478
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
14e05e333531a8d3a9b75d2f8a14ceb4d5913b94d1ab82e9bd42f8c9a7df7e41
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 08:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Copy.ai
Document: Copy.ai Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-069644
Captured: 2026-04-30 08:38:18 UTC
SHA-256: 14e05e333531a8d3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/copyai/copyai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-069644/residual-copies-may-persist-after-deletion-request/
Accessed: July 30, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Copy.ai's Residual Copies May Persist After Deletion Request clause do?

The clause states: “If we need to delete Personal Data related to you following your request, it can take time until we completely delete residual copies of Personal Data related to you from our active servers, from our backup systems, and from third-parties.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Copy.ai?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Copy.ai.