The notice states that personal information is retained for as long as necessary to provide services or fulfill stated purposes, and may also be retained for legal compliance, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and rights enforcement. No specific retention periods or timelines are stated.
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This provision establishes that retention periods are not fixed and may vary by data category, product, and purpose, without specifying maximum retention durations. The absence of stated retention timelines limits consumers' ability to assess how long specific categories of personal information, including sensitive categories such as Social Security numbers and racial or ethnic origin data, are held by Experian.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of non-specific retention language under CPRA and other state statutes that require disclosure of retention periods or criteria is subject to regulatory interpretation.
Under this provision, Experian retains personal information for an unspecified duration determined by service needs, legal obligations, and fraud prevention purposes. No maximum retention period is stated for any personal information category, including sensitive personal information.
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Compare across platforms →"Generally, we will keep personal information only as long as we need it to provide the Experian products and services you've signed up to receive or only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice. We may also keep it to comply with our legal obligations, resolve any disputes, protect against fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal activity and enforce our rights. These reasons can vary from one piece of information to the next and depend on the products or services, so the amount of time we keep personal information may vary.Excerpt from Experian's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes that retention periods are not fixed and may vary by data category, product, and purpose, without specifying maximum retention durations. The absence of stated retention timelines limits consumers' ability to assess how long specific categories of personal information, including sensitive categories such as Social Security numbers and racial or ethnic origin data, are held by Experian.
Under this provision, Experian retains personal information for an unspecified duration determined by service needs, legal obligations, and fraud prevention purposes. No maximum retention period is stated for any personal information category, including sensitive personal information.
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