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Previously, Shein asked users to explicitly agree or disagree with account persistence for future logins. The updated terms remove this choice entirely. Instead of a consent decision, users now see a promotional discount offer in that location. This means users lose direct control over whether Shein maintains their login session across device visits, which affects convenience and privacy preferences around authentication persistence.
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We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
in the course of providing the Services, we may create, collect and/or maintain de-personalized information, which we may retain indefinitely.
"this data may also be anonymized or aggregated and such resulting data may be retained for analytic purposes.Excerpt from Shein's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “this data may also be anonymized or aggregated and such resulting data may be retained for analytic purposes.”
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