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A ten-year retention period means personal health and coaching records persist long after a user stops using the Service, with potential implications for privacy and data exposure.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'as applicable' in the excerpt suggests that not all record types necessarily apply to all affiliated providers and partners, but the canonical claim preserves both record types as stated.
A reader's coaching records and medical records held by Headspace's affiliated medical providers and partners will be retained for ten years from their last use of the Service, or longer if applicable law requires it.
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"Headspace's affiliated medical providers and partners...will retain coaching records and medical records (as applicable)...for a period of ten years from the date of your last use of the Service or as required by Applicable LawExcerpt from Headspace's Terms and Conditions
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A ten-year retention period means personal health and coaching records persist long after a user stops using the Service, with potential implications for privacy and data exposure.
A reader's coaching records and medical records held by Headspace's affiliated medical providers and partners will be retained for ten years from their last use of the Service, or longer if applicable law requires it.
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