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The updated policy removes four instances of opt-out guidance that previously directed Verizon Community users to a 'Your Privacy Choices' page. This removal eliminates a disclosed method for managing privacy preferences within that service. Verizon Community users will no longer have this specific instruction in the published policy to locate opt-out controls.
View change record →The updated policy expands the stated uses of your information. Verizon now explicitly reserves the right to use data to determine your eligibility for employment-related discounts, Verizon Dollars rewards, and service discounts; to assess your creditworthiness and payment risk; and to contact you with marketing offers from partners. The policy previously stated these uses more narrowly or did not list them as discrete purposes. You can review Verizon's privacy choices pages to manage some data uses, including opt-out mechanisms for prescreening and industry-wide credit opt-out options.
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We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
Any biometric data we collect from you will be deleted within 48 hours and will be used for the purpose of enabling you to see yourself wearing virtual eyeglass frames.
We keep some data until you delete your Google Account, such as information about how often you use Gemini Apps.
"We retain the stored template until the purpose for collecting it is satisfied. For instance, Verizon Wireless retains templates for approximately 90 days, and Total Wireless retains templates for approximately 180 days from the date that you provided it.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We retain the stored template until the purpose for collecting it is satisfied. For instance, Verizon Wireless retains templates for approximately 90 days, and Total Wireless retains templates for approximately 180 days from the date that you provided it.”
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