Delta can share your personal information with law enforcement or government agencies when required by legal process or when Delta believes it is necessary to protect safety or comply with the law.
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This provision establishes the conditions under which Delta will share your data with government authorities, including a 'good faith belief' standard that permits voluntary disclosures beyond those strictly compelled by court order.
Interpretive note: The scope of the 'good faith belief' standard and how Delta operationalizes voluntary disclosures in practice is not detailed in the policy, creating ambiguity about how broadly this provision functions.
Your travel records, personal information, and loyalty account data may be disclosed to law enforcement or government agencies under a relatively broad 'good faith belief' standard, which goes beyond mandatory legal compliance to include Delta's own judgment about when disclosure is appropriate.
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"Delta may disclose information about you to government authorities, including law enforcement agencies, in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process, or when Delta believes in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law or protect the rights, property, or safety of Delta, its customers, or the public.Excerpt from Delta Airlines's Delta Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and related federal statutes governing voluntary and compelled disclosures to law enforcement.
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This provision establishes the conditions under which Delta will share your data with government authorities, including a 'good faith belief' standard that permits voluntary disclosures beyond those strictly compelled by court order.
Your travel records, personal information, and loyalty account data may be disclosed to law enforcement or government agencies under a relatively broad 'good faith belief' standard, which goes beyond mandatory legal compliance to include Delta's own judgment about when disclosure is appropriate.
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