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This provision establishes the operational framework governing data lifecycle management, defining both the retention period (necessity-based) and the deletion mechanism (upon request with specified exceptions). The clause creates a conditional retention model tied to service provision and legal compliance requirements.
Users' personal information remains retained while the service is active and for the period necessary to fulfill legal obligations. Users may request account deletion, which triggers deletion or anonymization procedures within a reasonable timeframe, subject to carve-outs for legally mandated retention periods.
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We retain personal data for as long as needed to provide our services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will vary depending on the type of data and the purposes for which we use it.
Microsoft retains personal data for as long as necessary to provide the products and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other legitimate purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. Because these needs can vary for differen...
We keep information as long as we need it to provide our products and services and fulfil the purposes described in this policy. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the information, why it is collected and processed, relevant legal or operational retention ...
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"We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our Services and to comply with our legal obligations. If you request deletion of your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable time, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.— Excerpt from MyFitnessPal's MyFitnessPal Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the operational framework governing data lifecycle management, defining both the retention period (necessity-based) and the deletion mechanism (upon request with specified exceptions). The clause creates a conditional retention model tied to service provision and legal compliance requirements.
Users' personal information remains retained while the service is active and for the period necessary to fulfill legal obligations. Users may request account deletion, which triggers deletion or anonymization procedures within a reasonable timeframe, subject to carve-outs for legally mandated retention periods.
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