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Retention is bounded by the purposes enumerated in Section 4, meaning data should not be kept indefinitely or for unrelated purposes.
Interpretive note: The clause references Section 4 for the governing purposes but Section 4's content is not provided here, so the full scope of permissible retention cannot be assessed from this excerpt alone.
Your personal information will not be retained beyond what is necessary for the purposes Scale AI has identified in Section 4.
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We generally retain your personal information for only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements...
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.
In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.
"We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in Section 4. How and Why We Use Personal Information.Excerpt from Scale AI's Privacy Policy
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Retention is bounded by the purposes enumerated in Section 4, meaning data should not be kept indefinitely or for unrelated purposes.
Your personal information will not be retained beyond what is necessary for the purposes Scale AI has identified in Section 4.
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