Midjourney keeps your personal data for as long as it needs to for the purposes described in the policy, which could mean retaining it for an extended period for legal compliance or dispute resolution.
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The absence of a defined maximum retention period means your personal data, including prompts and generated images, could be retained indefinitely as long as Midjourney can identify a purpose or legal obligation, limiting your ability to predict when data will be deleted.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify retention periods for individual data categories, creating ambiguity about how long specific types of data such as prompts and generated images are retained in practice.
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Midjourney does not commit to a specific maximum retention period for personal data, meaning your account information, prompts, and generated images may be retained for an extended and indeterminate period, especially if linked to legal compliance or dispute resolution needs.
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We may retain de-identified or aggregated information that can no longer be used to identify you for any period of time, including indefinitely.
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.
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"We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We may also retain and use your information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.— Excerpt from Midjourney's Midjourney Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Data retention practices engage GDPR's storage limitation principle, which requires that personal data be kept no longer than necessary for the specified purpose. Vague retention language stating data is kept 'as long as necessary' without defined periods may create tension with GDPR storage limitation requirements enforced by EU and UK supervisory authorities. Under CCPA, users have the right to request deletion, which interacts with retention practices. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The absence of specific retention schedules is common in consumer-facing privacy policies but creates operational risk if EU or UK supervisory authorities require documentation of retention periods as part of accountability obligations under GDPR Article 5. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users face heightened exposure because GDPR requires data controllers to define and document retention periods or criteria for determining them, and vague language may not satisfy this requirement. California users may exercise CCPA deletion rights to effectively override open-ended retention for non-legally-required data. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should request clarification on Midjourney's data retention schedules for specific data categories, particularly for prompts and generated images, as part of their vendor risk assessment. The reference to retention for dispute resolution and legal compliance creates an indefinite carve-out that limits the practical scope of deletion requests. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether Midjourney's retention practices meet the documentation requirements of GDPR Article 30 records of processing activities. Compliance teams advising EU clients should consider whether the absence of specific retention periods warrants a formal inquiry to Midjourney or adjustment of the organization's acceptable use policy.
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The absence of a defined maximum retention period means your personal data, including prompts and generated images, could be retained indefinitely as long as Midjourney can identify a purpose or legal obligation, limiting your ability to predict when data will be deleted.
Midjourney does not commit to a specific maximum retention period for personal data, meaning your account information, prompts, and generated images may be retained for an extended and indeterminate period, especially if linked to legal compliance or dispute resolution needs.
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