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"if you do not back up any content from your device to Samsung Cloud for more than twelve (12) months, we reserve the right to delete any content backed up from such device to Samsung Cloud...Excerpt from Samsung's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “if you do not back up any content from your device to Samsung Cloud for more than twelve (12) months, we reserve the right to delete any content backed up from such device to Samsung Cloud...”
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