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Data Retention
Data Management
How long a company keeps your data.
Definition
Data retention is how long an organization stores your personal data before deleting it.
In plain English
How long a company keeps your data.
Why this matters
Why it matters: The longer data is kept, the more it can be misused or leaked.
Example
Example: A service keeps login records for 30 days, then deletes them.
Apps Using Data Retention
Examples of apps that implement or relate to this privacy concept