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A defined outer retention limit of three years, with an earlier cutoff when the collection purpose is fulfilled, places a concrete cap on how long biometric data is held.
Users' face scans and voiceprints will not be retained beyond the earlier of purpose fulfillment or three years after the user's last interaction with Runway.
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In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.
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 Data that you provide to us where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so... When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Data, we securely delete the information or anonymize it...
"we will retain face scans and voiceprints for no longer than the earlier of the date the initial purpose for collecting the data is satisfied or within three years of your last interaction with us.Excerpt from Runway's Privacy Policy
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A defined outer retention limit of three years, with an earlier cutoff when the collection purpose is fulfilled, places a concrete cap on how long biometric data is held.
Users' face scans and voiceprints will not be retained beyond the earlier of purpose fulfillment or three years after the user's last interaction with Runway.
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