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Retention does not end at account closure; GitHub may continue holding Personal Data beyond that point to satisfy legal or contractual needs.
Your Personal Data may be retained after your account becomes inactive if GitHub determines it is still needed for any of the listed purposes.
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In cases where we keep your Personal Data, we do so in accordance with any limitation periods and record retention obligations imposed by applicable law.
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide the Services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements...
Grubhub retains identifiers for as long as you have an account with Grubhub, and for such additional period as Grubhub determines is necessary to comply with its legal obligations and defend against legal claims.
"We'll retain your Personal Data as long as your account is active and as needed to fulfill contractual obligations, comply with legal requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.Excerpt from GitHub's Privacy Statement
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Retention does not end at account closure; GitHub may continue holding Personal Data beyond that point to satisfy legal or contractual needs.
Your Personal Data may be retained after your account becomes inactive if GitHub determines it is still needed for any of the listed purposes.
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