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Retention only as long as necessary for purposes

Medium severity Medium confidence Explicit document language Common · 274 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

How long will Scale AI retain personal information?
Scale AI will retain personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in Section 4 of the Privacy Policy.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information will not be retained beyond what is necessary for the purposes Scale AI has identified in Section 4.

How other platforms handle this

Faire Medium

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...

Palantir Medium

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.

Grindr Medium

In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.

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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

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Scale AI Privacy Policy
Entity
Scale AI
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
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Record ID
CA-P-074925
Document ID
CA-D-00468
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Citation Record
Entity: Scale AI
Document: Scale AI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-074925
Captured: UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/scale-ai/scale-ai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-074925/retention-only-as-long-as-necessary-for-purposes/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Scale AI's Retention only as long as necessary for purposes clause do?

Retention is bounded by the purposes enumerated in Section 4, meaning data should not be kept indefinitely or for unrelated purposes.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information will not be retained beyond what is necessary for the purposes Scale AI has identified in Section 4.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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