“You have the right to request deletion of the personal information that Experian maintains about you, subject to certain exceptions.”
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The right to deletion is qualified by unspecified exceptions, meaning Experian retains authority to decline deletion requests in some circumstances.
Interpretive note: The exceptions conditioning the deletion right are referenced but not defined in the excerpt, leaving the practical scope of the right uncertain.
A reader may submit a deletion request for personal information Experian maintains, but Experian may decline based on exceptions the clause does not enumerate.
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The right to deletion is qualified by unspecified exceptions, meaning Experian retains authority to decline deletion requests in some circumstances.
A reader may submit a deletion request for personal information Experian maintains, but Experian may decline based on exceptions the clause does not enumerate.
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