legitimate interest
legitimate interest noun: a type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
Noun
legitimate interest (plural legitimate interests)
- A type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
- A type of clause included in some contracts to allow access to private data.
- The legitimate interest, also know as the 'balance of interest clause' allows a relatively more flexible area (when compared with the other bases of legitimation) within which data controllers can process data lawfully.2022, Noah Vardi, Creditworthiness and 'Responsible Credit':, page 122
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see legitimate, interest.
Forms of legitimate interest
| plural | legitimate interests |
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Questions about legitimate interest
- What does legitimate interest mean?
- Legitimate interest means a type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
- What part of speech is legitimate interest?
- Legitimate interest is a noun.
- What is the plural of legitimate interest?
- The plural of legitimate interest is legitimate interests.
Words near legitimate interest in the dictionary
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