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A defined retention ceiling gives users a baseline expectation for how long their data is held, while the legitimate business interest exception allows Fastly to extend retention beyond that ceiling.
Your personal data will generally be retained no longer than the duration of your business relationship with Fastly plus seven years, though Fastly may retain it longer if it has a legitimate business interest need to do so.
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We collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.
We retain Personal Data that you provide to us where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so... When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Data, we securely delete the information or anonymize it...
In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.
"The retention period shall not exceed the duration of our business relationship with you plus (7) years unless we have a legitimate business interest need to retain the information for a longer period...Excerpt from Fastly's Privacy Policy
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A defined retention ceiling gives users a baseline expectation for how long their data is held, while the legitimate business interest exception allows Fastly to extend retention beyond that ceiling.
Your personal data will generally be retained no longer than the duration of your business relationship with Fastly plus seven years, though Fastly may retain it longer if it has a legitimate business interest need to do so.
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