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Personal Information is retained for a substantial fixed period after the relationship ends, meaning data is not deleted promptly upon account closure or termination.
The reader's Personal Information will be retained by PayPal for up to 10 years after the relationship ends, or longer if local law mandates it.
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At the end of the retention period, personal information will be deleted, destroyed, or deidentified.
We will promptly destroy personal information at the end of the retention period, as described above. When we destroy personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as we need it to provide you with access to our Services or to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected...
"Personal Information used for the ongoing relationship between you and PayPal is stored for the duration of the relationship plus a period of 10 years or such period as mandated by any applicable local law...Excerpt from PayPal's Privacy Statement
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Personal Information is retained for a substantial fixed period after the relationship ends, meaning data is not deleted promptly upon account closure or termination.
The reader's Personal Information will be retained by PayPal for up to 10 years after the relationship ends, or longer if local law mandates it.
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