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Retention based on legitimate interests standard

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 275 of 352 platforms
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HubSpot Medium

We retain Personal Data that you provide to us where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so... When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Data, we securely delete the information or anonymize it...

Starbucks Medium

Starbucks stores information as reasonably necessary and proportionate to accomplish the purposes identified in this Notice based on criteria such as the length of time we need to provide the services to you, and to meet legal requirements...

Grindr Medium

In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.

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Where we are processing personal information based on our legitimate interests, we generally will retain such information for a reasonable period of time based on the particular interest...

Excerpt from Heap's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Heap Privacy Policy
Entity
Heap
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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Record ID
CA-P-073139
Document ID
CA-D-00706
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Citation Record
Entity: Heap
Document: Heap Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-073139
Captured: UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/heap/heap-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-073139/retention-based-on-legitimate-interests-standard/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Heap's Retention based on legitimate interests standard clause do?

The clause states: “Where we are processing personal information based on our legitimate interests, we generally will retain such information for a reasonable period of time based on the particular interest...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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