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Workday · Workday Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

Data deleted or anonymized when legitimate need ends

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Oura Medium

Your personal data will be deleted when it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was originally collected, unless we have a legal obligation to retain data for a longer period of time.

HubSpot Medium

We retain Personal Data that you provide to us where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so... When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Data, we securely delete the information or anonymize it...

Walmart Medium

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.

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When we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.

Excerpt from Workday's Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Workday Privacy Statement
Entity
Workday
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051532
Document ID
CA-D-00643
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1d1c8751f74511b4904051a1bdb007f27fb1c00c83b0a76e5a3f374aa1db5246
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 08:59 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Workday
Document: Workday Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-051532
Captured: 2026-05-08 08:59:38 UTC
SHA-256: 1d1c8751f74511b4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/workday/workday-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-051532/data-deleted-or-anonymized-when-legitimate-need-ends/
Accessed: July 28, 2026
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What does Workday's Data deleted or anonymized when legitimate need ends clause do?

The clause states: “When we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.”

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