Chegg
· Chegg Privacy Policy
While you have the right to request deletion, Chegg may retain some data for legal compliance, fraud prevention, or dispute resolution purposes, meaning full deletion …
Closing your account does not necessarily mean your data is immediately deleted, which means your information may continue to be used or retained indefinitely.
Yelp
· Yelp Privacy Policy
Closing your account does not immediately result in deletion of all your personal data, and public contributions may persist, limiting the practical effectiveness of account …
Deleting your account does not result in the immediate permanent deletion of all your data, meaning personal information can persist in Snap's systems after you …
Conversations with the AI chatbot may be retained indefinitely and used to improve Uniswap's products, and the document warns users not to submit sensitive personal …
Figma
· Figma Privacy Policy
If a child under the relevant age limit creates a Figma account, Figma claims it will delete the data upon discovery — but the policy …
Amazon
· Amazon Privacy Notice
The right to delete is limited — Amazon retains data for legal, dispute resolution, and business purposes even after deletion requests, meaning some data may …
Amazon
· Amazon Privacy Notice
These rights are legally enforceable under GDPR, CCPA, and other state laws — knowing how to exercise them gives you meaningful control over your personal …
Knowing that deleted conversations take up to 30 days to be fully removed from Anthropic's systems is important for users who share sensitive personal information …
Even with history disabled, OpenAI retains your conversations for 30 days — meaning there is no immediate deletion option for users who want their data …
The exceptions to deletion requests are broadly worded and include self-serving justifications like fraud protection and legal defense that Spotify can invoke unilaterally, potentially limiting …
These exceptions to deletion are broad enough that Spotify can decline many deletion requests, and the 'overriding interest' language in particular is vague and potentially …
There is a 30-day gap between when you delete a conversation and when Anthropic actually removes it from its systems, during which it remains accessible …
Stripe
· Stripe Privacy Policy
The absence of specific retention periods for most data types means Stripe could retain financial and behavioral data for extended periods, with limited practical ability …
OpenAI
· OpenAI Privacy Policy
The retention standard is vague and open-ended, meaning OpenAI could retain your conversation history and personal data for extended periods without a fixed maximum retention …
Visa
· Visa Privacy Notice
The absence of specific retention periods for most data categories makes it difficult for consumers to know how long their transaction history and behavioral profiles …
Even after you close your Patreon account, your personal and financial data may be retained for months or years for compliance and business reasons, limiting …
Amazon
· Amazon Privacy Notice
Without defined retention limits for most data types, Amazon may hold your personal information indefinitely, increasing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized use over …
Lyft
· Lyft Privacy Policy
The absence of specific retention periods means Lyft could retain your trip history, location data, and personal information for many years, with no clear timeline …
Uber
· Uber Privacy Notice
Vague retention language means drivers cannot know how long their location history, background check data, or financial information will be stored, creating ongoing privacy risk …
Apple
· Apple Privacy Policy
Apple does not commit to specific data retention timeframes for most data categories, which means your personal data could be retained indefinitely absent a specific …
Adobe
· Adobe Privacy Policy
Adobe may hold your personal data indefinitely while your account remains active and for substantial periods after account closure, which affects how long your information …
Indefinite or unscoped data retention increases the risk that your personal information will be exposed in a data breach, used for purposes you did not …
Having your data held across four separate regulated entities means your personal and financial information exists in multiple siloed systems, making it harder to ensure …
Closing your Shopify account does not result in immediate deletion of all your data; some information may be kept indefinitely for legal or business reasons.
Even infrequent LinkedIn users may have extensive personal data profiles retained and actively used for AI training and advertising without realizing the breadth or duration …
Gusto
· Gusto Privacy Policy
Closing your Gusto account does not immediately erase your data — Gusto may retain sensitive information such as your SSN, payroll records, and tax documents …
Tinder
· Tinder Privacy Policy
Users who delete their accounts expecting their data to disappear may be surprised to learn that Tinder retains some of their personal data for an …
GitHub
· GitHub Privacy Statement
Deleting your GitHub account does not guarantee immediate or complete erasure of all your personal data from GitHub's systems.
Deleting your account does not immediately or completely erase your data — X may keep some information for an unspecified period after account closure.