“Pinecone will process Customer Personal Data as necessary to perform its obligations under the Agreement, and only in accordance with Customer's documented instructions”
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This dual constraint—necessity and documented instructions—limits Pinecone's discretion in how it handles Customer Personal Data and establishes the basis for any processing outside those bounds being a breach.
Pinecone is contractually restricted from processing your personal data beyond what is necessary for the Agreement or beyond what your documented instructions authorize.
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This dual constraint—necessity and documented instructions—limits Pinecone's discretion in how it handles Customer Personal Data and establishes the basis for any processing outside those bounds being a breach.
Pinecone is contractually restricted from processing your personal data beyond what is necessary for the Agreement or beyond what your documented instructions authorize.
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