Either side can end the agreement with 30 days notice, and after termination you have 30 days to download your data before Snowflake deletes it.
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The agreement provides a defined 30-day window after termination for customers to retrieve their data; organizations should plan for this window in advance, as data may become inaccessible after the 30-day period expires.
Upon termination, the agreement states that Customer Data is available for export for 30 days; after that window closes, access to data stored on the platform is not guaranteed under the agreement's terms.
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"Either party may terminate this Agreement for convenience upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other party. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement: (a) the rights and licenses granted by Snowflake will terminate; (b) Customer will immediately cease all use of the Services; and (c) Snowflake will make Customer Data available for export or download for a period of thirty (30) days after termination.— Excerpt from Snowflake's Snowflake Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The data portability and deletion obligations associated with termination engage GDPR Articles 17 (right to erasure) and 20 (data portability) for EU/EEA customers, as well as CCPA deletion rights for California residents. The 30-day export window and subsequent deletion should be addressed in the DPA to confirm alignment with GDPR data retention and deletion obligations. The FTC Act may apply if termination data handling practices differ materially from representations made to customers. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The 30-day export window is a defined and workable mechanism, but organizations with large data volumes or complex data architectures may find 30 days insufficient for complete export. The agreement does not specify Snowflake's data deletion process after the export window closes, which is a gap for organizations with regulatory data deletion requirements. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK customers must confirm that the DPA addresses post-termination data deletion in compliance with GDPR Article 28(3)(g), which requires processors to delete or return personal data at the end of the service relationship. Organizations in regulated industries with mandatory data retention periods should ensure that termination-triggered deletion does not conflict with those obligations. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should confirm whether 30 days is sufficient for their data export needs and negotiate an extended window if necessary. The agreement should be supplemented by a DPA that explicitly addresses the deletion of personal data after the export window, including confirmation of deletion and sub-processor data removal. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should maintain documented data export procedures and test them periodically to confirm that data can be fully extracted within the 30-day window. GDPR Article 30 records of processing should reflect the termination and deletion process. Any mandatory data retention obligations under sector-specific regulation should be reconciled with the 30-day deletion timeline.
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The agreement provides a defined 30-day window after termination for customers to retrieve their data; organizations should plan for this window in advance, as data may become inaccessible after the 30-day period expires.
Upon termination, the agreement states that Customer Data is available for export for 30 days; after that window closes, access to data stored on the platform is not guaranteed under the agreement's terms.
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