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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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We store information until it is no longer necessary to provide our services and WhatsApp Products, or until your account is deleted or becomes inactive, whichever comes first. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the information, why it is collected and pro...
You may request deletion of your account at any time. When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information unless we are required to retain it by law, or unless we need to retain it for legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreeme...
We'll retain your Personal Data for only as long as we need in order to provide our Services to you, or for other legitimate business purposes such as resolving disputes, safety and security reasons, or complying with our legal obligations. How long we retain Personal Data will depend on a number of...
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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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