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This provision permits disclosure of personal data to government and law enforcement actors without user consent, conditioned only on Anthropic's good-faith belief that it is reasonably necessary for legal compliance.
Interpretive note: The excerpt's use of '(i)' indicates at least one additional ground for disclosure beyond legal compliance. Only the first enumerated ground is addressed in the canonical claim; other grounds are noted in omitted_material.
A user's personal data may be disclosed to government authorities, law enforcement, or other third parties based on Anthropic's good-faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, without prior notice to the user.
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We will disclose information to third parties about your account or the transfers you make: (i) where it is necessary for completing transfers, or (ii) in order to verify the existence and condition of your account...
"We may share personal data with government authorities, law enforcement, or other third parties where...we have a good-faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with applicable law...Excerpt from Anthropic's Privacy Policy (Superseded Capture)
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This provision permits disclosure of personal data to government and law enforcement actors without user consent, conditioned only on Anthropic's good-faith belief that it is reasonably necessary for legal compliance.
A user's personal data may be disclosed to government authorities, law enforcement, or other third parties based on Anthropic's good-faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, without prior notice to the user.
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