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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.
The updated policy clarifies that audio, screen sharing, transcripts, and recordings generated through Runway's Service are treated as user content, along with data from third-party applications users connect. Runway now explicitly acknowledges that residents of Japan, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island may have additional privacy rights under their local laws, including rights to know what personal information is collected, to delete or correct it, to restrict processing, and to receive data portability. You can exercise these rights by submitting a request to privacy@runwayml.com.
View change record →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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We may retain some of your Data even after you cease to use our Services, for instance if the Data is necessary to meet our legal obligations, such as tax and accounting requirements.
Where specific retention periods are required by law, we comply with those timeframes; otherwise, we apply the criteria above to determine how long to retain the information.
If the Services are made available to you through an organization (e.g., your employer), we retain your information as long as required by the administrator of your account.
"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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