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Different retention periods apply to different categories of data, meaning some personal information may be held for substantially longer depending on how it was collected.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references subsections 4a and 4b without providing their full content, so the precise scope of each retention category depends on context not visible in the excerpt. Two independent retention periods are stated; the canonical claim names both because they appear in one excerpt, though this technically merges two propositions.
Readers should be aware that information submitted through Zelle support forms on the Website may be retained for up to five years, while other online identifier data is retained for up to 26 months.
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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...
After you submit a request to delete your account, we initiate a deletion process to safely and completely remove your data from our servers or retain it only in anonymized form.
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.
"Up to 26 months for 4a below · Up to 5 years (for Personal Information received from consumers via Zelle® support forms on the Website) for 4b belowExcerpt from Zelle's Privacy Policy
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Different retention periods apply to different categories of data, meaning some personal information may be held for substantially longer depending on how it was collected.
Readers should be aware that information submitted through Zelle support forms on the Website may be retained for up to five years, while other online identifier data is retained for up to 26 months.
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