“You have the right to obtain deletion of Personal Data concerning you if the reason why we could collect it...does not exist anymore or if there is another legal ground for its deletion.”
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The claim establishes a conditional right to erasure, meaning users can invoke deletion only when specific legal conditions are met, not unconditionally.
You may request deletion of your Personal Data from Steam, but only if the reason Steam could collect it no longer exists or another legal ground for deletion applies.
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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").
The right to request that we delete personal information that we have collected about you.
Right to Request Correction: The right to request correction of any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you
"You have the right to obtain deletion of Personal Data concerning you if the reason why we could collect it...does not exist anymore or if there is another legal ground for its deletion.Excerpt from Steam's Privacy Policy
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The claim establishes a conditional right to erasure, meaning users can invoke deletion only when specific legal conditions are met, not unconditionally.
You may request deletion of your Personal Data from Steam, but only if the reason Steam could collect it no longer exists or another legal ground for deletion applies.
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