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We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
We retain some data for longer when necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes, such as security, fraud and abuse prevention, or financial record-keeping.
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...
"We also keep information about you and your use of the Services for as long as necessary for our legitimate business interests, for legal reasons, and to prevent harm...Excerpt from Fitbit's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We also keep information about you and your use of the Services for as long as necessary for our legitimate business interests, for legal reasons, and to prevent harm...”
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