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Data retention tied to business and legal obligations creates a framework where retention periods are not fixed or user-controlled, but instead determined by Visa's assessment of regulatory mandates and business operations. This structure places retention duration outside the scope of individual user preferences or requests.
Users' personal data remains in Visa's systems for durations that extend to satisfy legal compliance and business requirements, meaning data deletion requests may not result in immediate removal if retention is deemed necessary for regulatory or operational purposes. The specific retention duration for any given data category depends on Visa's determination of applicable legal obligations and business necessity.
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Data retention tied to business and legal obligations creates a framework where retention periods are not fixed or user-controlled, but instead determined by Visa's assessment of regulatory mandates and business operations. This structure places retention duration outside the scope of individual user preferences or requests.
Users' personal data remains in Visa's systems for durations that extend to satisfy legal compliance and business requirements, meaning data deletion requests may not result in immediate removal if retention is deemed necessary for regulatory or operational purposes. The specific retention duration for any given data category depends on Visa's determination of applicable legal obligations and business necessity.
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