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YouTube May Retain Server Copies of Deleted Videos

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If your account is deleted, some of your information and content may remain on our Services to allow your team members or other users to make full use of the Services.

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When Personal Information is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, we securely delete, anonymize, or put it beyond use.

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The personal information we collect may be stored and processed in your country or region, or in any other country where we or our affiliates, subsidiaries, or vendors maintain facilities.

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YouTube may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of your videos that have been removed or deleted.

Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
YouTube Terms of Service
Entity
YouTube Ads
Date stated by the document
Dec. 15, 2023
As printed in YouTube Ads’s text (version CA-V-001863), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 8, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001863, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-022069
Document ID
CA-D-000069
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001863)
e2e0cff5f70362ff1a479ca2e9bf850df9c6df1e5879d142e85ebef651b18733
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 06:32 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-001863, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: YouTube Ads
Document: YouTube Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-022069
Version: CA-V-001863
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:08:30 UTC
SHA-256: e2e0cff5f70362ff…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/youtube-ads/youtube-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-022069/youtube-may-retain-server-copies-of-deleted-videos/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does YouTube Ads's YouTube May Retain Server Copies of Deleted Videos clause do?

The clause states: “YouTube may retain, but not display, distribute, or perform, server copies of your videos that have been removed or deleted.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 267 platforms. See the full comparison.

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