Public.com retains your personal data for as long as necessary for business purposes or as required by law, and users may request deletion of their data subject to certain exceptions.
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The retention standard is defined by operational necessity and legal obligation rather than a fixed time period, which means data retention duration varies depending on the specific purpose and legal requirement applicable to each data category.
Your personal and financial data may be retained for extended periods even after you close your account, and deletion requests may be denied for legal, regulatory, or business reasons.
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"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, and for other legitimate and lawful business purposes.— Excerpt from Public.com's Public.com Privacy Policy
Data retention practices must align with SEC and FINRA recordkeeping requirements for broker-dealers, which mandate preservation of certain customer records; legal teams should ensure retention schedules are defensible and disclosed accurately.
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The retention standard is defined by operational necessity and legal obligation rather than a fixed time period, which means data retention duration varies depending on the specific purpose and legal requirement applicable to each data category.
Your personal and financial data may be retained for extended periods even after you close your account, and deletion requests may be denied for legal, regulatory, or business reasons.
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