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Retention for Duration of Business Purpose

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

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...

Starbucks Medium

Starbucks stores information as reasonably necessary and proportionate to accomplish the purposes identified in this Notice based on criteria such as the length of time we need to provide the services to you, and to meet legal requirements...

Grindr Medium

In limited circumstances, we may retain certain information for purposes including safety, security, fraud prevention, and compliance with our legal obligations.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Your personal data will be generally retained as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected the personal data.

Excerpt from Zendesk's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Zendesk Privacy Policy
Entity
Zendesk
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-055485
Document ID
CA-D-00639
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
61bead77ffc0694e673595ad8660fbe7d6a546799b687496b3755d40d3acc968
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Zendesk
Document: Zendesk Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-055485
Captured: 2026-07-09 09:29:52 UTC
SHA-256: 61bead77ffc0694e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/zendesk/zendesk-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-055485/retention-for-duration-of-business-purpose/
Accessed: Aug. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Zendesk's Retention for Duration of Business Purpose clause do?

The clause states: “Your personal data will be generally retained as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected the personal data.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 275 platforms. See the full comparison.

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