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"copies of Service Data will remain for a limited period in our encrypted backup systems...before being overwritten by new backup copies.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Privacy
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The clause states: “copies of Service Data will remain for a limited period in our encrypted backup systems...before being overwritten by new backup copies.”
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