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"Such data does not leave your device, is not retained, cannot be used to identify you, and is only used to generate the selected effects.Excerpt from Zoom's Privacy Statement
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The clause states: “Such data does not leave your device, is not retained, cannot be used to identify you, and is only used to generate the selected effects.”
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