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Data Retention Duration Based on Purpose

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Retention is tied to active service use or purpose fulfillment, meaning personal data is not automatically deleted after a fixed period.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with an ellipsis, indicating additional retention bases exist beyond what is captured in the canonical claim. Only the primary retention standard is stated; the others are listed in omitted_material.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 28, 2026

The updated terms now restrict how Figma may use personal information from children. Children may only use the Services through a Figma for Education Enterprise agreement with their school, and Figma explicitly prohibits using children's personal information to train or improve AI services, serve targeted advertisements, or enable third-party tracking. Parents may contact Figma if they learn a child provided personal information without consent outside of an education agreement.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information may be retained by Figma for the entire duration of your use of the Services or longer, depending on the purpose for which it was collected.

How other platforms handle this

Starbucks Medium

Starbucks stores information as reasonably necessary and proportionate to accomplish the purposes identified in this Notice based on criteria such as the length of time we need to provide the services to you, and to meet legal requirements...

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.

Upwork Medium

we will only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We store the personal information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses...

— Excerpt from Figma's Figma Privacy Policy (Superseded URL)

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Figma Privacy Policy (Superseded URL)
Entity
Figma
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-046997
Document ID
CA-D-00544
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f7f03821eec4a58f9dc0198f7828ff49a980d5d548d3fa82093da85a7a1559da
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 08:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Figma
Document: Figma Privacy Policy (Superseded URL)
Record ID: CA-P-046997
Captured: 2026-07-09 08:53:35 UTC
SHA-256: f7f03821eec4a58f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/figma/figma-privacy-policy-superseded-url/provision/CA-P-046997/data-retention-duration-based-on-purpose/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Figma's Data Retention Duration Based on Purpose clause do?

Retention is tied to active service use or purpose fulfillment, meaning personal data is not automatically deleted after a fixed period.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information may be retained by Figma for the entire duration of your use of the Services or longer, depending on the purpose for which it was collected.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 271 platforms. See the full comparison.

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