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General Retention Period of 10 Years Post-Relationship

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Personal Information is retained for a substantial fixed period after the relationship ends, meaning data is not deleted promptly upon account closure or termination.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1652 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

How other platforms handle this

Walmart Medium

We will keep the personal information we collect about you for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in this Privacy Notice...but no longer than as required or permitted under applicable law or internal Walmart policy.

Palantir Medium

We keep the personal data we collect in line with our internal data retention policies for as long as you use our services or as long as is necessary to: (i) fulfil the purpose(s) for which we collected the personal data; (ii) provide and secure our products and services; (iii) resolve disputes...

Faire Medium

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the information...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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 PayPal Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-020231
Document ID
CA-D-00045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
323a171a636780ae11796995ce3314342502ac7d4a05f085477133259b344eb1
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-020231
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:08:48 UTC
SHA-256: 323a171a636780ae…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-020231/general-retention-period-of-10-years-post-relationship/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's General Retention Period of 10 Years Post-Relationship clause do?

Personal Information is retained for a substantial fixed period after the relationship ends, meaning data is not deleted promptly upon account closure or termination.

How does this clause affect you?

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.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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