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In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.
We collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.
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...
"We also keep records of consents members give us for five years to comply and evidence our compliance with applicable law.Excerpt from Hinge's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We also keep records of consents members give us for five years to comply and evidence our compliance with applicable law.”
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