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The provision establishes a flexible retention framework that ties data persistence to operational and legal necessity rather than fixed time periods. This structure authorizes retention decisions based on multiple justifications, each with potentially different duration implications.
Users' personal data will remain in Udemy's systems according to retention criteria tied to service delivery, legal compliance, dispute resolution, and agreement enforcement rather than user deletion requests alone. The absence of specified maximum retention periods means data may be retained indefinitely if any stated purpose remains applicable.
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The provision establishes a flexible retention framework that ties data persistence to operational and legal necessity rather than fixed time periods. This structure authorizes retention decisions based on multiple justifications, each with potentially different duration implications.
Users' personal data will remain in Udemy's systems according to retention criteria tied to service delivery, legal compliance, dispute resolution, and agreement enforcement rather than user deletion requests alone. The absence of specified maximum retention periods means data may be retained indefinitely if any stated purpose remains applicable.
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