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This clause establishes Square's data retention framework by conditioning storage duration on operational and legal necessities rather than specifying predetermined deletion schedules. This operational approach allows the company to maintain records across multiple compliance and risk management functions simultaneously.
Users' information will be retained by Square according to the purposes outlined in its Privacy Notice, including fraud prevention and legal defense activities, rather than being deleted after a specific period. The retention obligations apply as written upon continued use of Square's services.
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We store information until it is no longer necessary to provide our services and WhatsApp Products, or until your account is deleted or becomes inactive, whichever comes first. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the information, why it is collected and pro...
You may request deletion of your account at any time. When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless we are required to retain it by law, or unless we need to retain it for legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreeme...
We'll retain your Personal Data for only as long as we need in order to provide our Services to you, or for other legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, safety and security reasons, or complying with our legal obligations. How long we retain Personal Data will depend on a number of...
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"We store your information for as long as is necessary for the purposes identified in this Privacy Notice, including to provide our Services, to comply with legal obligations, to enforce and prevent violations of our Terms of Services, to protect against fraudulent activity, and to defend our legal rights, property and users.— Excerpt from Square's Square Privacy Notice
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This clause establishes Square's data retention framework by conditioning storage duration on operational and legal necessities rather than specifying predetermined deletion schedules. This operational approach allows the company to maintain records across multiple compliance and risk management functions simultaneously.
Users' information will be retained by Square according to the purposes outlined in its Privacy Notice, including fraud prevention and legal defense activities, rather than being deleted after a specific period. The retention obligations apply as written upon continued use of Square's services.
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