Provision record
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Data retention for duration of use and legal requirements

Medium severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 275 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

How long does Databricks retain personal information?
Databricks retains personal information for as long as you use its Services, as may be required by law, or as necessary for other legitimate business or commercial purposes.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The retention period is not fixed and extends beyond active use of the Services if law or legitimate business or commercial purposes require it, meaning personal information may be held indefinitely under those grounds.

Interpretive note: The excerpt uses an ellipsis, suggesting text may have been omitted between the 'required by law' and 'legitimate business or commercial purposes' grounds. The full scope of retention bases may be broader than what is captured here.

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.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information may be retained after you stop using the Services if law or legitimate business or commercial purposes require it.

How other platforms handle this

Oura Medium

Oura also has legal obligations to retain certain personal data for a specific period of time, such as for tax purposes. These required retention periods may include, for example, accounting and tax requirements, legal claims...

Palantir Medium

We collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.

Salesforce Medium

If there is any data that we are unable, for technical reasons, to delete entirely from our systems, we will implement appropriate measures to prevent any further use of such data.

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Databricks retains the personal information described in this Privacy Notice for as long as you use our Services, as may be required by law...as necessary for other legitimate business or commercial purposes

Excerpt from Databricks's Privacy Notice

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Databricks Privacy Notice
Entity
Databricks
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-045852
Document ID
CA-D-00458
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8ad61e5a97ddff750d7e35a7ef5319c80767171ee7a2438e8fab48db3b504829
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 16:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Databricks
Document: Databricks Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-045852
Captured: 2026-05-10 16:34:42 UTC
SHA-256: 8ad61e5a97ddff75…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-privacy-notice/provision/CA-P-045852/data-retention-for-duration-of-use-and-legal-requirements/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 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 Databricks's Data retention for duration of use and legal requirements clause do?

The retention period is not fixed and extends beyond active use of the Services if law or legitimate business or commercial purposes require it, meaning personal information may be held indefinitely under those grounds.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information may be retained after you stop using the Services if law or legitimate business or commercial purposes require it.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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