Egnyte keeps your personal data for as long as it needs to for the purposes it was collected for, and uses a risk-based assessment to decide how long that is.
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Open-ended retention language based on business necessity rather than fixed timeframes can mean personal data is held for extended periods, which affects deletion rights and security exposure.
Egnyte does not specify fixed retention periods for most data categories, meaning your personal information may be retained for an indeterminate period based on Egnyte's internal assessment of necessity; you can request deletion at privacy@egnyte.com, subject to any legal hold obligations.
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"We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.Excerpt from Egnyte's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 5(1)(e) requires personal data be kept no longer than necessary for its purpose (storage limitation principle).
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Open-ended retention language based on business necessity rather than fixed timeframes can mean personal data is held for extended periods, which affects deletion rights and security exposure.
Egnyte does not specify fixed retention periods for most data categories, meaning your personal information may be retained for an indeterminate period based on Egnyte's internal assessment of necessity; you can request deletion at privacy@egnyte.com, subject to any legal hold obligations.
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