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Indefinite Retention of Identifiers for Suspended Accounts

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes an exception to X's general data retention timelines, authorizing indefinite retention of identifying personal data for suspended accounts. This retention practice may require evaluation under GDPR's storage limitation principle, which generally prohibits retention of personal data for longer than necessary for the stated purpose.

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Where you violate our Rules and your account is suspended, we may keep the identifiers you used to create the account (such as your email address or phone number) indefinitely to prevent repeat policy offenders from creating new accounts.

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Document information
Document
X Privacy Policy
Entity
X
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 15, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-070416
Document ID
CA-D-00030
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 12:18 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: X
Document: X Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-070416
Captured: 2026-05-08 12:18:24 UTC
SHA-256: e00919b5d0214be4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/x/x-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-070416/indefinite-retention-of-identifiers-for-suspended-accounts/
Accessed: Sept. 26, 2026
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What does X's Indefinite Retention of Identifiers for Suspended Accounts clause do?

This provision establishes an exception to X's general data retention timelines, authorizing indefinite retention of identifying personal data for suspended accounts. This retention practice may require evaluation under GDPR's storage limitation principle, which generally prohibits retention of personal data for longer than necessary for the stated purpose.

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