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Section 8(7); Rule 8Processing & Consent
Storage Limitation
Storage limitation means retaining personal data only while a permitted purpose or legal retention requirement justifies keeping it.
Meaning and legal context
Erasure depends on statutory conditions, withdrawal, purpose and legal retention. Rule 8 adds specific requirements; there is no single retention period for every dataset.
Practical application
Record retention triggers, legal holds and deletion owners.
Related concepts
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