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Data may be held for up to 7 years based on Uber's own tax, insurance, legal, or regulatory needs, with account deletion as the only user-side condition that can shorten that period.
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Your data may be kept by Uber for up to 7 years from when it was collected for tax, insurance, legal, or regulatory reasons, and deleting your account may prevent this retention.
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We store your personal information for a period of time that is consistent with the business purposes set forth in Section 3 of this policy or as long as needed to fulfill and comply with legal obligations.
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"for 7 years from collection (unless you first delete your Uber account) if necessary for purposes of Uber's tax, insurance, legal or regulatory requirements; subject to Uber's legitimate interests in defending...Excerpt from Uber's Privacy Notice
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Data may be held for up to 7 years based on Uber's own tax, insurance, legal, or regulatory needs, with account deletion as the only user-side condition that can shorten that period.
Your data may be kept by Uber for up to 7 years from when it was collected for tax, insurance, legal, or regulatory reasons, and deleting your account may prevent this retention.
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