Replicate keeps your personal data for as long as it needs it to run its services, or longer if required by law or for internal business reasons such as legal defense.
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The retention period is not specified in concrete terms, meaning your data could be kept for an indefinite period under the broadly stated 'legitimate interests' justification, and residual backup copies may persist even after a deletion request.
Interpretive note: The duration of 'a limited period' for backup retention is not defined, creating ambiguity about when residual copies are fully deleted following a deletion request.
If you request deletion of your personal information, residual backup copies may persist for an unspecified period, and your data may be retained longer than expected under broadly defined legitimate interest grounds such as legal defense.
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to request that your data be transferred to a third party (data portability)
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Further, you may take legal actions in relation to any potential breach of your rights regarding the processing of your Personal Information, as well as to lodge complaints before the competent data prot...
"We generally retain customer personal information for as long as necessary to provide our Services. We may also retain personal information if required by law, or for our legitimate interests, such as abuse detection and prevention, and defending ourselves from legal claims. Residual copies of personal data may be stored in backup systems for a limited period as a security measure to protect against data loss.Excerpt from Replicate's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 5(1)(e) requires personal data to be retained no longer than necessary for its purposes (storage limitation principle), and Article 13/14 disclosures require specific retention periods or criteria to be communicated.
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The retention period is not specified in concrete terms, meaning your data could be kept for an indefinite period under the broadly stated 'legitimate interests' justification, and residual backup copies may persist even after a deletion request.
If you request deletion of your personal information, residual backup copies may persist for an unspecified period, and your data may be retained longer than expected under broadly defined legitimate interest grounds such as legal defense.
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