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The immediate deletion commitment limits the window during which sensitive age-verification data—which may include biometric or document information—is retained by Spotify.
Any data you provide for an Age Check is not retained by Spotify beyond the moment the check is finished.
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if you're a Customer, we may not immediately delete your information when your trial expires or you cancel all your paid Services. Instead, we keep your information for a reasonable period of time, so it will be there for you if you come back.
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Mistral AI shall retain the Customer Exportable Data and Assets for a period of thirty (30) days from the earlier between (a) the expiration of the Transitional Period or (b) Customer's notification under Section 2.2.2 (b) of these Additional Terms.
"All Age Check Data is deleted immediately after the Age Check.Excerpt from Spotify's Privacy Policy
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The immediate deletion commitment limits the window during which sensitive age-verification data—which may include biometric or document information—is retained by Spotify.
Any data you provide for an Age Check is not retained by Spotify beyond the moment the check is finished.
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