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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 generally retain your personal information for only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements...
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.
In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.
"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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