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This sets an outer retention limit tied to the purposes stated in the notice, bounding how long personal information may be held under those purposes.
Interpretive note: The clause is framed as a statement about what purposes 'require' rather than an absolute cap on retention, which may leave open retention under bases not described as 'purposes in this notice.' The canonical claim reflects the language precisely without broadening it to an absolute prohibition.
Based on this statement, your personal information should not be retained by Stability AI for longer than one year under any purpose described in the privacy notice.
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We collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.
We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.
"No purpose in this notice will require us to keep your personal information for longer than one (1) year.Excerpt from Stability AI's Privacy Policy
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This sets an outer retention limit tied to the purposes stated in the notice, bounding how long personal information may be held under those purposes.
Based on this statement, your personal information should not be retained by Stability AI for longer than one year under any purpose described in the privacy notice.
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