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We will promptly destroy personal information at the end of the retention period, as described above. When we destroy personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
We will store your personal data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
We shall promptly destroy personal information without delay when the retention period has expired or when the purpose of processing has been achieved, and the personal information is no longer necessary.
"Where personal data is no longer required, we anonymize or dispose of it in a secure manner.Excerpt from Smartsheet's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Where personal data is no longer required, we anonymize or dispose of it in a secure manner.”
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