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Data Retained After Account Closure

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Closing an account does not result in deletion of all personal information; Public.com continues to hold certain data, limiting the user's ability to fully remove their information.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1652 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Closing your account does not cause Public.com to delete all your personal information; certain data is retained for legal, regulatory, and security purposes.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.

Upwork Medium

if your Account is closed, you will no longer have access to information or material you kept on the Site and any content stored in your Account may be deleted, for which Upwork expressly disclaims liability.

Google Gemini Medium

We keep some data until you delete your Google Account, such as information about how often you use Gemini Apps.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Even after you close your account, we retain certain personal information as required for legal, regulatory, and security purposes.

— Excerpt from Public.com's Public.com Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
FCRA
United States Federal
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Public.com Privacy Policy
Entity
Public.com
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-021495
Document ID
CA-D-00059
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a07b52ddfafc2a838aea9b789299061ff0a84d7fee90d9b754e1fbb76cf982de
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 05:02 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Public.com
Document: Public.com Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-021495
Captured: 2026-05-10 05:02:53 UTC
SHA-256: a07b52ddfafc2a83…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/publiccom/publiccom-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-021495/data-retained-after-account-closure/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Public.com's Data Retained After Account Closure clause do?

Closing an account does not result in deletion of all personal information; Public.com continues to hold certain data, limiting the user's ability to fully remove their information.

How does this clause affect you?

Closing your account does not cause Public.com to delete all your personal information; certain data is retained for legal, regulatory, and security purposes.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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