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The CCPA provides California residents specific rights to delete their personal data that we collected from them and retained, subject to certain exceptions (the "right to delete").
Right to Request Correction: The right to request correction of any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you
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"If French data protection legislation is applicable to you, you have the right to establish guidelines for the preservation, the deletion and the transmission of Personal Data after your death...Excerpt from Steam's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If French data protection legislation is applicable to you, you have the right to establish guidelines for the preservation, the deletion and the transmission of Personal Data after your death...”
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