How long is email/personal information held on a server as a general rule?

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Request for Question Clarification by seizer-ga on 31 Mar 2003 08:54 PST

Did you have any particular server in mind? I'm sure policies vary
greatly from place to place...

Thanks,

--seizer-ga

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Clarification of Question by suzi2005-ga on 31 Mar 2003 12:31 PST

Barclays bank uk

Hi suzi2005!

According to Barclay's Privacy Policy
(http://www.barclays.com/privacy/index.htm), they may keep data about
you forever as necessary to do their business. I can't give any
specifics on exactly how long they keep any specific piece of
information, however I can say that Barclay's seems to have an
excellent privacy policy that keeps your data secure. You are
encouraged to read their privacy policy yourself and develop your own
conclusions, however, I think there will be no way to answer your
question other than by contacting Barclays directly and asking them
point blank how long they are holding your personal information.

I hope this information was helpful for you! If it wasn't, please feel
free to submit a clarification request.

Thank you,
/gleffler-ga

Search terms:
Barclay Bank UK Privacy policy

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Request for Answer Clarification by suzi2005-ga on 31 Mar 2003 23:43 PST

Does this apply to email

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Clarification of Answer by gleffler-ga on 01 Apr 2003 00:20 PST

Yes, it does. It applies to all of "your information" as defined in
their privacy policy, which, according to my interpretation, applies
to e-mail. If you're seeking legal advice, it might be better to ask a
lawyer, but I'm fairly certain that this *does* include e-mail
messages.

Thank you for your patience. :)
/gleffler-ga