“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.”
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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 store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it.
We may continue to retain some information even after you delete your account if we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws.
Your personal information will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by Nigerian law. When we destroy your personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
"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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