Samsung keeps your personal data for as long as it needs to for business or legal reasons, but doesn't specify exact retention periods for most data categories — data may be retained for extended periods.
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This provision establishes the operational framework governing Samsung's data retention lifecycle and specifies the conditions under which personal information will be removed or anonymized from active systems. The clause ties retention periods to functional necessity and legal requirements rather than indefinite storage.
The updated policy expands Samsung's data collection authority to include device registration, verification for repairs, and configuration of device settings. The terms now explicitly state that Samsung may collect card and transaction information if you apply for a Samsung-branded payment card. Samsung clarified that it will only send personalized marketing when you have provided consent, where required by law. The policy removed its previous statement that defective devices are wiped of personal information before analysis; the updated terms now state Samsung will analyze returned defective devices without that explicit pre-analysis data deletion commitment. For US residents, the policy now discloses rights to opt out of sale of personal information, sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising processing, sensitive data collection or processing, and to request lists of third parties receiving your information.
View change record →Samsung does not commit to specific retention periods for most categories of personal data, meaning your voice recordings, health data, and viewing history could be retained for extended periods unless you actively request deletion.
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This provision establishes the operational framework governing Samsung's data retention lifecycle and specifies the conditions under which personal information will be removed or anonymized from active systems. The clause ties retention periods to functional necessity and legal requirements rather than indefinite storage.
Samsung does not commit to specific retention periods for most categories of personal data, meaning your voice recordings, health data, and viewing history could be retained for extended periods unless you actively request deletion.
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