Fly.io keeps your data for as long as it needs to for business and legal purposes, without specifying a fixed retention period.
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Open-ended retention language means your personal data may be held indefinitely unless you actively request deletion, and the criteria for determining retention length are not defined with precision.
Interpretive note: Exact retention language was inferred from document context; the practical retention period applicable to any specific data category depends on Fly.io's internal retention schedules which are not disclosed in the policy.
Your personal data may be retained by Fly.io for an unspecified duration tied to business and legal needs, which could mean it is held well beyond the period of your active use of the platform.
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We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.
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"We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.— Excerpt from Fly.io's Fly.io Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 5(1)(e) requires that personal data be kept in a form that permits identification of data subjects for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed (the storage limitation principle). Open-ended retention language that does not specify criteria or maximum periods may face scrutiny from EU supervisory authorities. CCPA does not impose explicit retention period requirements but does require transparency about data practices. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The absence of specific retention periods or documented retention schedules is a recognized GDPR compliance gap. Regulatory guidance from EU supervisory authorities has consistently indicated that 'as long as necessary' without further specificity is insufficient standing alone. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK jurisdictions create the highest exposure given the GDPR storage limitation principle. Organizations subject to sector-specific retention requirements (financial services, healthcare) should assess whether Fly.io's retention practices align with applicable mandatory retention or deletion schedules. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise agreements should specify agreed retention periods and deletion timelines, particularly for data processed under a DPA arrangement. Default policy language may not be sufficient for regulated industries. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal and compliance teams should request Fly.io's data retention schedule and confirm it aligns with GDPR Article 30 records of processing. Customers in regulated industries should negotiate specific retention and deletion terms into their service agreements rather than relying on the default policy.
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Open-ended retention language means your personal data may be held indefinitely unless you actively request deletion, and the criteria for determining retention length are not defined with precision.
Your personal data may be retained by Fly.io for an unspecified duration tied to business and legal needs, which could mean it is held well beyond the period of your active use of the platform.
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