To return results from the results cache in Snowflake, certain conditions must be met:
* Privileges: The user must have the appropriate privileges on the objects associated with the query. This ensures that only authorized users can access cached data.
* Time Frame: The query must have been run within 24 hours of the previously-run query. Snowflake's results cache is designed to store the results of queries for a short period, typically 24 hours, to improve performance for repeated queries.

In Snowflake, the ownership privilege for a schema includes:
Automatic granting to the creator's role: The role that creates a database object within the schema automatically receives ownership of that object.
Ability to manage grants: Ownership enables the role to manage permissions and grants on the schema and its objects, allowing them to control access at the schema level.
Ownership does not directly confer query privileges or the ability to alter warehouse settings, nor is it transferable without specific privilege management actions.

In Snowflake, the use of streams impacts how the data retention period for a table is handled, particularly in scenarios where the stream has not been consumed. The key point to understand is that Snowflake's streams are designed to capture data manipulation language (DML) changes such as INSERTS, UPDATES, and DELETES that occur on a source table. Streams maintain a record of these changes until they are consumed by a DML operation or a COPY command that references the stream.
When a stream is created on a table and remains unconsumed, Snowflake extends the data retention period of the table to ensure that the changes captured by the stream are preserved. This extension is specifically up to the point in time represented by the stream's offset, which effectively ensures that the data necessary for consuming the stream's contents is retained. This mechanism is in place to prevent data loss and ensure the integrity of the stream's data, facilitating accurate and reliable data processing and analysis based on the captured DML changes.
This behavior emphasizes the importance of managing streams and their consumption appropriately to balance between data retention needs and storage costs. It's also crucial to understand how this temporary extension of the data retention period impacts the overall management of data within Snowflake, including aspects related to data lifecycle, storage cost implications, and the planning of data consumption strategies.
References:
* Snowflake Documentation on Streams: Using Streams
* Snowflake Documentation on Data Retention: Understanding Data Retention