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The claim establishes both a specific collection purpose and a retention limit tied directly to that purpose, meaning the data may not be held beyond what is minimally necessary.
Steam collects certain data about you for violation detection purposes and retains it only for the minimum time required for that purpose.
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The claim establishes both a specific collection purpose and a retention limit tied directly to that purpose, meaning the data may not be held beyond what is minimally necessary.
Steam collects certain data about you for violation detection purposes and retains it only for the minimum time required for that purpose.
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