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each Party will, upon written request, return or destroy all Confidential Information of the other Party in its possession or control.
the Receiving Party may retain Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that is contained in an archived computer system backup...on condition that such retained Confidential Information remains subject to Section 5 (Confidentiality)
We shall promptly destroy personal information without delay when the retention period has expired or when the purpose of processing has been achieved, and the personal information is no longer necessary.
"At the Disclosing Party's request upon expiration or termination of these Terms or otherwise, the Receiving Party will delete all of the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information in its possessionExcerpt from Plaid's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “At the Disclosing Party's request upon expiration or termination of these Terms or otherwise, the Receiving Party will delete all of the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information in its possession”
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