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Termination of the contractual relationship does not guarantee deletion of personal data; Zendesk retains the right to hold data for surviving obligations.
Your personal data may remain in Zendesk's systems after you or your company ends the relationship, for as long as surviving provisions require.
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We collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.
Your posts and certain profile information may remain even after you terminate your account. We urge you to consider the sensitivity of any information you may disclose in this way.
Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.
"Once you and/or your company have terminated the contractual relationship with us...we may retain your personal data in our systems and records to ensure adequate fulfillment of surviving provisions...Excerpt from Zendesk's Privacy Policy
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Termination of the contractual relationship does not guarantee deletion of personal data; Zendesk retains the right to hold data for surviving obligations.
Your personal data may remain in Zendesk's systems after you or your company ends the relationship, for as long as surviving provisions require.
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