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We may continue to retain some information even after you delete your account if we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws.
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.
We store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it.
"We retain your personal data even after you have closed your account if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse...Excerpt from LinkedIn's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We retain your personal data even after you have closed your account if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse...”
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