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Minimal Personal Information Retention Policy

High severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 274 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Does MetaMask collect or retain Personal Information unless necessary to provide the Offerings?
MetaMask does not collect or retain Personal Information unless necessary to provide the Offerings and a great user experience.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause limits MetaMask's collection and retention of Personal Information to what is necessary for defined purposes, establishing a data minimization commitment.

Interpretive note: The phrase 'a great user experience' is subjective and undefined, which creates ambiguity about the practical scope of the necessity limitation. The excerpt appears to be a fragment rather than a complete sentence, suggesting it may be part of a broader list of commitments.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

MetaMask will not collect or retain your Personal Information beyond what is necessary to provide the Offerings and a great user experience.

How other platforms handle this

Walmart Medium

We will keep the personal information we collect about you for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in this Privacy Notice...but no longer than as required or permitted under applicable law or internal Walmart policy.

Affirm Medium

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

NVIDIA NIM Medium

If the disclosing party sends a written request, the receiving party will promptly return or destroy all Confidential Information received from the disclosing party, together with copies, except that a party may retain archival copies in accordance with its document retention policy or as required b...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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do not collect or retain Personal Information unless necessary to provide you the Offerings and a great user experience

Excerpt from MetaMask's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
MetaMask Privacy Policy
Entity
MetaMask
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-037615
Document ID
CA-D-00280
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4cfbe9762731bfe658d18b0c1568e69aca6f8fd9ffe4429a18ab2c4903520ea6
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: MetaMask
Document: MetaMask Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-037615
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:17:26 UTC
SHA-256: 4cfbe9762731bfe6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/metamask/metamask-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-037615/minimal-personal-information-retention-policy/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does MetaMask's Minimal Personal Information Retention Policy clause do?

This clause limits MetaMask's collection and retention of Personal Information to what is necessary for defined purposes, establishing a data minimization commitment.

How does this clause affect you?

MetaMask will not collect or retain your Personal Information beyond what is necessary to provide the Offerings and a great user experience.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MetaMask.