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Retention tied to original purpose limits prolonged data holding, but the legal obligations, disputes, and enforcement carve-outs can extend retention indefinitely in practice.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim captures the primary retention standard and all three named exceptions. The omitted_material list records the three exceptions as independent propositions not merged into the single canonical claim.
Okta may retain your Personal Data beyond the original collection purpose if legal obligations, dispute resolution, or agreement enforcement require it.
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We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
Your personal data will be deleted when it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was originally collected, unless we have a legal obligation to retain data for a longer period of time.
We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
"We will retain your Personal Data for a period of time that is consistent with the original purpose of the data collection, or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.Excerpt from Okta's Privacy Policy
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Retention tied to original purpose limits prolonged data holding, but the legal obligations, disputes, and enforcement carve-outs can extend retention indefinitely in practice.
Okta may retain your Personal Data beyond the original collection purpose if legal obligations, dispute resolution, or agreement enforcement require it.
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