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Data Retention Duration Based on Purpose and Law

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Retention tied to use and purpose means personal information may be held indefinitely if disputes or other purposes persist, with no fixed deletion deadline.

Interpretive note: The excerpt was truncated and likely includes additional retention bases (e.g., legal obligations) that were not quoted in full. The canonical claim reflects only the language provided. The multiple listed purposes are closely linked but represent independent retention triggers; the primary one stated is fulfillment of collection purpose.

Recent Activity

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Medium May 28, 2026

The updated terms establish specific restrictions on how Figma may use personal information collected from minors. Children under 13 in the US, under 16 in California and the EU, and under 18 in Japan may now use the Services only through agreements with educational institutions. Figma states it will not use children's personal information to train, fine-tune, or improve AI services, nor will it permit service providers to do so. The policy also prohibits using children's data for marketing purposes, targeted advertising, or enabling third-party tracking. If a parent learns their child provided personal information without consent outside an educational agreement, they may contact Figma to report the issue.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026
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This clause type exists across 1610 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information may be retained by Figma for the entire period you use the Services and potentially beyond, for as long as stated purposes remain active.

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...

— Excerpt from Figma's Figma Privacy Policy

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
Entity
Figma
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032347
Document ID
CA-D-00206
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f7f03821eec4a58f9dc0198f7828ff49a980d5d548d3fa82093da85a7a1559da
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:11 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Figma
Document: Figma Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-032347
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:11:55 UTC
SHA-256: f7f03821eec4a58f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/figma/figma-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-032347/data-retention-duration-based-on-purpose-and-law/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Retention tied to use and purpose means personal information may be held indefinitely if disputes or other purposes persist, with no fixed deletion deadline.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information may be retained by Figma for the entire period you use the Services and potentially beyond, for as long as stated purposes remain active.

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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