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Personal Information Retention Period Policy

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The retention period is bounded by necessity and user instruction but contains a broad carve-out allowing longer retention whenever law requires or permits it, which may extend retention beyond the user's expectation.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

MetaMask will keep your Personal Information for the period necessary for stated purposes or as you instruct, but may retain it longer if required or permitted by law.

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.

Webull Medium

Webull retains your personal information for as long as necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it was collected, to meet our legal and regulatory obligations including compliance with our records retention practices...

Palantir Medium

We keep the personal data we collect in line with our internal data retention policies for as long as you use our services or as long as is necessary to: (i) fulfil the purpose(s) for which we collected the personal data; (ii) provide and secure our products and services; (iii) resolve disputes...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice, to make the Offerings available to you, or as instructed by you, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

— Excerpt from MetaMask's MetaMask 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-037880
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-037880
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:17:26 UTC
SHA-256: 4cfbe9762731bfe6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/metamask/metamask-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-037880/personal-information-retention-period-policy/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

The retention period is bounded by necessity and user instruction but contains a broad carve-out allowing longer retention whenever law requires or permits it, which may extend retention beyond the user's expectation.

How does this clause affect you?

MetaMask will keep your Personal Information for the period necessary for stated purposes or as you instruct, but may retain it longer if required or permitted by law.

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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