“any unretrieved files (including audio and transcription results) will be temporarily stored in an encrypted format for a maximum of 7 days...After this period, or once you have successfully retrieved the files, they will be permanently deleted...”
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The 7-day maximum and permanent deletion commitment define the outer boundary of how long Eufy retains this sensitive audio data when users do not retrieve it.
Interpretive note: The retrieval-triggered deletion is an independent legal proposition noted in omitted_material; the canonical claim focuses on the 7-day maximum as the primary retention rule.
If you do not retrieve your audio files or transcription results, Eufy will store them in encrypted format for up to 7 days and then permanently delete them.
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We may retain some of your Data even after you cease to use our Services, for instance if the Data is necessary to meet our legal obligations, such as tax and accounting requirements.
Where specific retention periods are required by law, we comply with those timeframes; otherwise, we apply the criteria above to determine how long to retain the information.
If the Services are made available to you through an organization (e.g., your employer), we retain your information as long as required by the administrator of your account.
"any unretrieved files (including audio and transcription results) will be temporarily stored in an encrypted format for a maximum of 7 days...After this period, or once you have successfully retrieved the files, they will be permanently deleted...Excerpt from Eufy's Privacy Policy
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The 7-day maximum and permanent deletion commitment define the outer boundary of how long Eufy retains this sensitive audio data when users do not retrieve it.
If you do not retrieve your audio files or transcription results, Eufy will store them in encrypted format for up to 7 days and then permanently delete them.
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