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We retain your account information for as long as your account is active and up to 15 days thereafter.
We retain Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this General Privacy Policy, including to provide Websites, maintain business operations...
We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or for the period legally permitted or required.
"We keep account information, like your name, email address, and password, for as long as your account is in existence because we need it to operate your account.Excerpt from Pinterest's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We keep account information, like your name, email address, and password, for as long as your account is in existence because we need it to operate your account.”
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