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The retention period is open-ended beyond the contractual duration because it extends for any period that is legally required or permitted, which may be indefinite depending on applicable law.
Your personal information may be held by Hilton beyond the end of any contractual relationship for as long as law requires or permits.
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We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
We retain some data for longer when necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes, such as security, fraud and abuse prevention, or financial record-keeping.
"We retain personal information about you for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which that information was collected, usually for the duration of any contractual relationship and for any period thereafter as legally required or permitted by law.Excerpt from Hilton's Privacy Statement
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The retention period is open-ended beyond the contractual duration because it extends for any period that is legally required or permitted, which may be indefinite depending on applicable law.
Your personal information may be held by Hilton beyond the end of any contractual relationship for as long as law requires or permits.
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