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The clause establishes the operational basis for post-closure data retention, distinguishing between retention periods driven by service necessity versus those mandated by regulatory or legal requirements. This framework allocates responsibility for retention decisions between business operations and legal compliance obligations.
Users' personal information remains subject to retention by Public.com following account closure for specified compliance and fraud prevention purposes. The terms do not establish a defined deletion timeline but instead condition retention on legal requirements and stated operational needs.
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"We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and as required by applicable law. Even after you close your account, we may retain your personal information for a period of time as required by law, including for tax, legal, regulatory, and fraud prevention purposes.— Excerpt from Public.com's Public.com Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the operational basis for post-closure data retention, distinguishing between retention periods driven by service necessity versus those mandated by regulatory or legal requirements. This framework allocates responsibility for retention decisions between business operations and legal compliance obligations.
Users' personal information remains subject to retention by Public.com following account closure for specified compliance and fraud prevention purposes. The terms do not establish a defined deletion timeline but instead condition retention on legal requirements and stated operational needs.
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