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Walmart is bound by a specific destruction obligation tied to purpose completion or a fixed time limit, giving biometric data a defined maximum retention period.
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The updated privacy notice discloses that Walmart collects text transcriptions when you use voice features such as voice search or the Sparky AI shopping assistant. Walmart states it does not use voice data for biometric analysis and only captures voice interactions when you actively activate a voice feature by pressing the microphone button or similar action. Connecticut residents now receive the same additional third-party disclosure rights previously available only to Oregon and Minnesota residents. If you use voice features, your voice interactions will be converted to text and retained according to Walmart's data retention practices as described in the full privacy notice.
View change record →Walmart is required to permanently destroy your biometric data no later than 3 years after collection, and potentially sooner if the collection purpose is satisfied earlier.
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We store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it.
We will promptly destroy personal information at the end of the retention period, as described above. When we destroy personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
We will retain your Data for as long as necessary: (i) to achieve the purposes as set out in this Policy; (ii) as required by applicable laws and regulations, including any mandated retention periods...
"Walmart will permanently destroy your biometric identifiers and biometric information when the first of the following occurs: (i) the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such biometric data has been satisfied; (ii) within 3 years...Excerpt from Walmart's Privacy Notice
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Walmart is bound by a specific destruction obligation tied to purpose completion or a fixed time limit, giving biometric data a defined maximum retention period.
Walmart is required to permanently destroy your biometric data no later than 3 years after collection, and potentially sooner if the collection purpose is satisfied earlier.
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