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We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
We retain some data for longer when necessary for legitimate business or legal purposes, such as security, fraud and abuse prevention, or financial record-keeping.
We collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.
"We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide our Services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements...Excerpt from Public.com's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide our Services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements...”
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