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Latency possible in deleting data from servers and backups

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Information collected from your device's camera for these services is used in real time and is not stored on the servers. The virtual try on experience operates within your own device or browser and the data is deleted after the experience ends.

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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...

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We retain your personal information in an identifiable form for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Notice.

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there might be some latency in deleting this information from our servers and back-up storage

Excerpt from Dropbox's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Dropbox Privacy Policy
Entity
Dropbox
Date stated by the document
May 30, 2025
As printed in Dropbox’s text (version CA-V-006309), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006309, captured Sept. 2, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032228
Document ID
CA-D-000196
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006309)
665fd492a5f27267d9f30a5fb80fba24fc3a2f630cf5647757a10f7b9d52d0dd
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 04:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006309, captured Sept. 2, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Dropbox
Document: Dropbox Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-032228
Version: CA-V-006309
Captured: 2026-09-02 00:30:42 UTC
SHA-256: 665fd492a5f27267…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/dropbox/dropbox-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-032228/latency-possible-in-deleting-data-from-servers-and-backups/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Dropbox's Latency possible in deleting data from servers and backups clause do?

The clause states: “there might be some latency in deleting this information from our servers and back-up storage”

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