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Legitimate Interests as Legal Basis

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The legitimate interests legal basis establishes the operational framework under which Atlassian may process personal data without explicit user consent for specified business purposes, provided the company applies privacy protections in doing so.

Interpretive note: The adequacy of Atlassian's legitimate interests basis depends on documented balancing assessments that are not publicly available in this policy, and may vary by specific processing activity.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' personal information may be processed by Atlassian for product development, maintenance, and improvement activities under this legal basis, with the company applying safeguards to balance its operational interests against privacy considerations.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We process your personal information for the purposes described in this policy, based on the following legal grounds: When we're pursuing legitimate interests. We process your information for our legitimate interests and those of third parties while applying appropriate safeguards that protect your privacy. This means that we process your information for things like offering, maintaining, and improving our products.

— Excerpt from Atlassian's Atlassian Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Atlassian Privacy Policy
Entity
Atlassian
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009240
Document ID
CA-D-00708
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8a1c5acb713e644f1bae9303aa9bc97bc64e447bd57ce9ec70ff0d9b296b971e
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 04:39 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Atlassian
Document: Atlassian Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-009240
Captured: 2026-05-08 04:39:00 UTC
SHA-256: 8a1c5acb713e644f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/atlassian/atlassian-privacy-policy/legitimate-interests-as-legal-basis/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Atlassian's Legitimate Interests as Legal Basis clause do?

The legitimate interests legal basis establishes the operational framework under which Atlassian may process personal data without explicit user consent for specified business purposes, provided the company applies privacy protections in doing so.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' personal information may be processed by Atlassian for product development, maintenance, and improvement activities under this legal basis, with the company applying safeguards to balance its operational interests against privacy considerations.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 2 platforms. See the full comparison.

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