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Legitimate Interests as Processing Basis

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 279 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

MyFitnessPal Medium

Send You Promotional and Marketing Materials Consent (where required by law) Legitimate Interests when consent is not required by law (specifically our interests in marketing features and products that may interest you...)

Microsoft Medium

We do not use what you say in email, chat, video calls or voice mail, or your documents, photos or other personal files, to target advertising to you.

Lyft Medium

We may infer certain information from your interactions with the Lyft Platform and other personal information available to us. For example, if you frequently ride to or from airports, we may infer you are a frequent traveler.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We normally collect or use personal information only where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you or where the processing is in our legitimate interests...

Excerpt from DocuSign's Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Privacy Statement
Entity
DocuSign
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031418
Document ID
CA-D-00198
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
db171ce667d98db1d8936fb125acc66e0d283cc7f0c00e08307fb68fd757092c
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-031418
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:43:10 UTC
SHA-256: db171ce667d98db1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-031418/legitimate-interests-as-processing-basis/
Accessed: Aug. 7, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DocuSign's Legitimate Interests as Processing Basis clause do?

The clause states: “We normally collect or use personal information only where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you or where the processing is in our legitimate interests...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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