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In order to prevent an unauthorized takeover of your account or unauthorized access to your personal data, we may decline deletion of, access to, or recovery of your account via an authorized agent at our sole discretion.
In some circumstances Canva will not be able to comply with your request regarding your personal data. If we are unable to remove any of your information, we will explain why.
Whether or not we are required to fulfill any request you make will depend on a number of factors (e.g., why and how we are processing your personal information), if we reject any request you may make...we will let you know our grounds...
"Applicable law may require or permit us to decline your request. If we decline your request, we will tell you why, subject to legal restrictions.Excerpt from Pinecone's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Applicable law may require or permit us to decline your request. If we decline your request, we will tell you why, subject to legal restrictions.”
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