The policy states that personal data is retained for the duration of account activity or as long as needed to provide services, and may be retained further to satisfy legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
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The retention clause does not specify fixed retention periods for any category of personal data, which may engage GDPR's storage limitation principle requiring that data not be kept longer than necessary for the specified purpose; the absence of defined retention schedules may be a point of inquiry for EU and UK supervisory authorities.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify retention periods by data category, which creates uncertainty about the practical scope of the storage limitation principle as applied to specific categories of personal data Skillshare collects.
Under this provision, Skillshare retains personal data for the life of an active account and beyond if needed for legal compliance, dispute resolution, or agreement enforcement, without specifying fixed maximum retention periods by data category. Users who wish to close their account or request data deletion can contact privacy@skillshare.com.
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"We will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, please contact us at privacy@skillshare.com. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.Excerpt from Skillshare's Privacy Policy
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The retention clause does not specify fixed retention periods for any category of personal data, which may engage GDPR's storage limitation principle requiring that data not be kept longer than necessary for the specified purpose; the absence of defined retention schedules may be a point of inquiry for EU and UK supervisory authorities.
Under this provision, Skillshare retains personal data for the life of an active account and beyond if needed for legal compliance, dispute resolution, or agreement enforcement, without specifying fixed maximum retention periods by data category. Users who wish to close their account or request data deletion can contact privacy@skillshare.com.
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