“We retain Personal Information only as long as necessary to fulfill the legitimate business purposes for which it was collected, or as required to meet legal, accounting, reporting or other business obligations...”
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Retention is bounded by purpose and obligation, but the open-ended category of 'other business obligations' leaves the outer limit of retention undefined.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'other business obligations' is broad and undefined in the excerpt, making the outer boundary of the retention period imprecise. This limits interpretive confidence to medium.
Glean will not keep your Personal Information longer than necessary for its legitimate business purposes or applicable legal, accounting, reporting, or other business obligations.
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"We retain Personal Information only as long as necessary to fulfill the legitimate business purposes for which it was collected, or as required to meet legal, accounting, reporting or other business obligations...Excerpt from Glean's Privacy Policy
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Retention is bounded by purpose and obligation, but the open-ended category of 'other business obligations' leaves the outer limit of retention undefined.
Glean will not keep your Personal Information longer than necessary for its legitimate business purposes or applicable legal, accounting, reporting, or other business obligations.
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