With reference to the Aadhaar card regulations and Supreme Court rulings, consider the following statements:
1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for a period exceeding six months.
2. The State cannot enter into contracts with private corporations to share Aadhaar biometric data.
3. Aadhaar is mandatory for purchasing insurance policies.
4. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining benefits funded directly from the Consolidated Fund of India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Statement 1 is correct: As per Supreme Court guidelines, metadata cannot be stored for more than six months. Statement 2 is correct: State and private entities cannot enter into contracts to share Aadhaar data. Statement 3 is incorrect: Aadhaar is not mandatory for obtaining insurance products. Statement 4 is correct: Under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, Aadhaar is mandatory for receiving any subsidy, benefit, or service funded from the Consolidated Fund of India.

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