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The updated policy states that Medium and its vendors may scan, analyze, and review your content, messages, AI interactions, and associated metadata. Data sharing now explicitly includes information you submitted or posted through the service, extending beyond infrastructure support to machine learning model training and improvement. The policy does not indicate an opt-out mechanism or granular user control over this specific use of content.
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Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.
search engines and other third-parties may still retain copies of your public information, such as any posts and comments you made in the Webull Community, even after you have deleted the information from the Services...
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.
"If you choose to delete your account, we may continue to retain certain information about you as required by law or for our legitimate business purposes.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you choose to delete your account, we may continue to retain certain information about you as required by law or for our legitimate business purposes.”
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