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The clause establishes a general limit on how long Tabnine holds user information, but the qualifier 'reasonable business and lawful needs' gives Tabnine meaningful discretion over the retention period.
Interpretive note: The word 'generally' leaves open exceptions that are not specified in the excerpt. 'Reasonable business and lawful needs' is broad and undefined, making the effective retention limit difficult to assess.
The updated privacy policy no longer includes explicit language stating that Tabnine respects user privacy and the user's right to control how personal data is collected, used, and shared. This language removal does not necessarily change what data practices are authorized under other sections of the policy, but it does remove an aspirational commitment that was previously stated. The policy may continue to describe specific data practices, collection methods, and user controls elsewhere, but readers will no longer see this opening commitment to privacy and user control.
View change record →Users' data is retained for a period determined by Tabnine's assessment of what is necessary for its Services and its reasonable business and lawful needs, with no fixed maximum duration stated.
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"Generally, Tabnine does not retain information longer than necessary to provide its Services and for its reasonable business and lawful needs.— Excerpt from Tabnine's Tabnine Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes a general limit on how long Tabnine holds user information, but the qualifier 'reasonable business and lawful needs' gives Tabnine meaningful discretion over the retention period.
Users' data is retained for a period determined by Tabnine's assessment of what is necessary for its Services and its reasonable business and lawful needs, with no fixed maximum duration stated.
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