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The 30-day delay means account information is not immediately removed upon deletion, leaving a window during which the data still exists on Dropbox's systems.
A reader who deletes their account should expect that their information will not be deleted immediately but that the deletion process will be initiated after 30 days.
How other platforms handle this
If you delete your account, we aim to delete your personal information from our servers within 30 days.
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If you decide to delete your Profile, it will no longer be visible to other Grindr users and your personal information will generally be deleted within 28 days.
"If you delete your account, we'll initiate deletion of this information after 30 days.Excerpt from Dropbox's Privacy Policy
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The 30-day delay means account information is not immediately removed upon deletion, leaving a window during which the data still exists on Dropbox's systems.
A reader who deletes their account should expect that their information will not be deleted immediately but that the deletion process will be initiated after 30 days.
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