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Retention limited to business relationship plus seven years

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Key Facts

What is Fastly's data retention period?
Fastly limits its data retention period to the duration of its business relationship with the user plus seven years, unless it has a legitimate business interest need to retain the information for a longer period.
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This analysis describes what Fastly's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

How other platforms handle this

Palantir Medium

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.

HubSpot Medium

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...

Grindr Medium

In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.

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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

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Fastly Privacy Policy
Entity
Fastly
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-054282
Document ID
CA-D-00676
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3c71a4823fe9dcef89423150ae9436e908ffb74d5c40a1e3f639b91d4d87d224
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 15:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Fastly
Document: Fastly Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-054282
Captured: 2026-05-08 15:45:23 UTC
SHA-256: 3c71a4823fe9dcef…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/fastly/fastly-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-054282/retention-limited-to-business-relationship-plus-seven-years/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Fastly's Retention limited to business relationship plus seven years clause do?

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.

How does this clause affect you?

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.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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