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Data Retention for Duration of Open Account

Medium severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 275 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

How long does Linear retain Personal Data about a user?
Linear retains Personal Data about a user for as long as that user has an open account or as otherwise necessary to provide the Services.
Does Linear retain Personal Data for as long as that user has an open account or as otherwise necessary to provide the Services?
Linear retains Personal Data about a user for as long as that user has an open account or as otherwise necessary to provide the Services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause defines the baseline duration for which Linear holds Personal Data, meaning data is not deleted simply because it is no longer actively used but persists for the full account lifetime.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

A reader's Personal Data will be retained by Linear throughout the period their account remains open and potentially beyond, for as long as necessary to provide the Services.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.

Palantir Medium

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.

Mistral AI Medium

Mistral AI shall retain the Customer Exportable Data and Assets for a period of thirty (30) days from the earlier between (a) the expiration of the Transitional Period or (b) Customer's notification under Section 2.2.2 (b) of these Additional Terms.

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We retain Personal Data about you for as long as you have an open account with us or as otherwise necessary to provide you with our Services.

Excerpt from Linear's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Linear Privacy Policy
Entity
Linear
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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Record ID
CA-P-071652
Document ID
CA-D-00550
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Citation Record
Entity: Linear
Document: Linear Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-071652
Captured: UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linear/linear-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-071652/data-retention-for-duration-of-open-account/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Linear's Data Retention for Duration of Open Account clause do?

This clause defines the baseline duration for which Linear holds Personal Data, meaning data is not deleted simply because it is no longer actively used but persists for the full account lifetime.

How does this clause affect you?

A reader's Personal Data will be retained by Linear throughout the period their account remains open and potentially beyond, for as long as necessary to provide the Services.

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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