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The provision establishes discretionary authority for data retention duration based on internal company assessments of business and legal necessity, rather than fixed schedules or external review procedures. This creates an open-ended retention framework where the specific duration of data storage depends on Google's ongoing evaluation of necessity across multiple operational categories.
The updated policy makes several material clarifications about how Google links your activity across websites and apps. It shifts from describing analytics tools in isolation to framing them as part of a broader 'ad and analytics services' ecosystem, and broadens the scope of data linking to explicitly include 'cookies and other technologies'. The policy also clarifies that data sharing occurs even in private browsing modes. Review your Google Account activity controls to understand what data is being collected and linked across services you use.
View change record →Users operating under this provision have no specified endpoint for data deletion in these categories. The terms authorize continued storage of data classified under these purposes for periods determined by Google's internal assessment without defined timelines or user mechanisms to compel deletion.
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The provision establishes discretionary authority for data retention duration based on internal company assessments of business and legal necessity, rather than fixed schedules or external review procedures. This creates an open-ended retention framework where the specific duration of data storage depends on Google's ongoing evaluation of necessity across multiple operational categories.
Users operating under this provision have no specified endpoint for data deletion in these categories. The terms authorize continued storage of data classified under these purposes for periods determined by Google's internal assessment without defined timelines or user mechanisms to compel deletion.
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