Provision record
Figma · Figma Privacy Policy (Superseded URL) · View original document ↗

Data Retention Duration Based on Purpose

Medium severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 274 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

How long does Figma store personal information?
“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...”
Version CA-V-004556, captured July 7, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Figma stores personal information for as long as the user uses the Services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected.
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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.

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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 policy restricts children's use of Figma to educational contexts only, requiring an agreement between the child's school and Figma. The revised terms explicitly state that Figma does not use children's personal information to train, fine-tune, or develop AI services, does not use it for marketing or targeted advertising, and prohibits third-party advertising partners from collecting children's data through the Services. Parents who discover their child provided personal information outside a school agreement may contact Figma at privacy@figma.com.

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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

TaskRabbit Medium

We retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide you with our products or services and fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Snapchat Medium

Other reasons we may keep a copy of your data are if we get reports of abuse or other Terms or policy violations, or if your account, content created by you, or content created with other Snapchatters is flagged by others or our systems

Anyscale Medium

We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Notice 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...

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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 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
Date stated by the document
June 2, 2026
As printed in Figma’s text (version CA-V-004556), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004556, captured July 7, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-046997
Document ID
CA-D-000544
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004556)
fc59dbf905593df74c4f60469a94d094a4d7235a45a0708512e59a623e4d0eda
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 08:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-004556 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Figma
Document: Figma Privacy Policy (Superseded URL)
Record ID: CA-P-046997
Version: CA-V-004556
Captured: 2026-07-07 00:31:24 UTC
SHA-256: fc59dbf905593df7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/figma/figma-privacy-policy-superseded-url/provision/CA-P-046997/data-retention-duration-based-on-purpose/
Accessed: Oct. 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 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Figma.