What can I do about this clause?

{'method': 'EMAIL', 'recipient': 'privacy@groq.com', 'difficulty': 'EASY', 'action_type': 'DELETE_DATA', 'instructions': 'Email privacy@groq.com to request deletion of your personal data. If you are a California resident, this is a legally enforceable right under CPRA. Groq must respond within 45 days for verified CCPA requests.', 'deadline_days': None, 'deadline_hours': None}

Which regulatory agencies enforce this type of clause?

{'agency': 'FTC', 'reason': 'The FTC has issued data minimization and retention guidance under FTC Act Section 5, and vague retention practices may constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice.', 'complaint_url': 'https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/'}

What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Data Retention Policy clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Do other platforms have similar clauses?

Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar Data Retention Policy clauses across approximately 64 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

Data Retention Policy — Groq

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What it is

Groq keeps your personal data for as long as it determines is necessary for its business and legal purposes, without specifying any fixed maximum retention period.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Groq does not commit to deleting your personal data after a fixed period — it retains data based on an open-ended internal assessment of necessity, which means your usage history, account data, and communications may be stored for years without a defined endpoint.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.

Delete Your Data

Email privacy@groq.com to request deletion of your personal data. If you are a California resident, this is a legally enforceable right under CPRA. Groq must respond within 45 days for verified CCPA requests.

Cross-platform context

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

The absence of specific retention periods for different data types means your personal data could be kept indefinitely at Groq's discretion, which may conflict with GDPR data minimization and storage limitation principles.

View original clause language

Data Retention. 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. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Art. 5(1)(e) requires that personal data be kept in a form that permits identification for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed (storage limitation principle). GDPR Art. 13(2)(a) requires data controllers to provide retention periods or criteria for determining them at the time of data collection. CCPA/CPRA §1798.100(c) requires disclosure of the retention period or, if not possible, the criteria used. The FTC has addressed retention as part of its data minimization guidance.

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Applicable agencies

FTC

The FTC has issued data minimization and retention guidance under FTC Act Section 5, and vague retention practices may constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
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Provision details

Document information

Document

Groq Privacy Policy

Entity

Groq

Document last updated

April 29, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

April 30, 2026

Last verified

April 30, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-004220

Document ID

CA-D-00492

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://groq.com/privacy-policy/

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SHA-256

bbe9975e5b75738e082446f8b589a8f36a567aa7306af5902ace86d990c56c34

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How to Cite

ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Groq | Document: Groq Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-004220
Captured: 2026-04-30 07:09:55 UTC | SHA-256: bbe9975e5b75738e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/groq/groq-privacy-policy/data-retention-policy/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

Classification

Severity

Medium

Data Retention Policy