DoorDash keeps your personal data for as long as it decides is necessary for business and legal purposes, without specifying exact timeframes for most data categories.
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This clause defines the operational framework governing how long DoorDash maintains user data in its systems. The retention standard ties data persistence to functional necessity and legal requirements rather than establishing fixed deletion timelines.
Interpretive note: Exact verbatim retention clause text was not recoverable from the truncated HTML source; the provision reflects DoorDash's standard publicly available retention language.
The policy's open-ended retention language means personal information, including precise location history and purchase records, may be retained for extended and unpredictable periods, which users cannot easily anticipate or challenge without submitting a formal deletion request.
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We will keep the personal information we collect about you for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in this Privacy Notice...but no longer than as required or permitted under applicable law or internal Walmart policy.
If the disclosing party sends a written request, the receiving party will promptly return or destroy all Confidential Information received from the disclosing party, together with copies, except that a party may retain archival copies in accordance with its document retention policy or as required b...
In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.
"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 depends on the type of information and the purposes for which it was collected.Excerpt from DoorDash's Privacy Policy
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This clause defines the operational framework governing how long DoorDash maintains user data in its systems. The retention standard ties data persistence to functional necessity and legal requirements rather than establishing fixed deletion timelines.
The policy's open-ended retention language means personal information, including precise location history and purchase records, may be retained for extended and unpredictable periods, which users cannot easily anticipate or challenge without submitting a formal deletion request.
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