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This establishes a qualified deletion obligation on Pinecone at termination, with the scope and timing of deletion governed by the Documentation and Agreement rather than stated as immediate or absolute.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify when during or after termination deletion occurs; that is deferred to the Documentation and Agreement. The triggering event for deletion (termination) is referenced in the clause name but not fully explicit in the excerpt itself.
When the Agreement ends, Pinecone is required to delete your personal data following the terms in its Documentation and Agreement, except where Applicable Law prevents 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.
to the extent practicable, upon request of the Disclosing Party return or destroy all Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that is in its possession upon termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Customer will be permitted to export Customer Data via the Services; provided, that Customer acknowledges and agrees that such ability to export may be limited by the applicable Services plan in effect and the data retention settings enabled by Customer.
"unless prohibited by Applicable Law, Pinecone will delete Customer Personal Data in accordance with the Documentation and Agreement.Excerpt from Pinecone's Data Processing Addendum
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This establishes a qualified deletion obligation on Pinecone at termination, with the scope and timing of deletion governed by the Documentation and Agreement rather than stated as immediate or absolute.
When the Agreement ends, Pinecone is required to delete your personal data following the terms in its Documentation and Agreement, except where Applicable Law prevents it.
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