D&B can access and share your account information and content with law enforcement or others based on its own good faith judgment that disclosure is necessary, including for reasons as broad as protecting its own business interests.
This analysis describes what Dun & Bradstreet's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The good faith standard for disclosure, combined with the broad category of protecting D&B's rights and property, gives the company significant discretion to share your account data without requiring a formal legal order in all circumstances.
Interpretive note: The good faith standard for disclosure is broad and the practical scope depends on D&B's internal policies and applicable law in the user's jurisdiction; the phrase 'to the extent lawfully permissible' introduces jurisdictional variability.
Your account information and posted content may be disclosed to law enforcement or third parties based on D&B's internal good faith assessment, not only when legally required; this creates a broader disclosure risk than a policy limited strictly to legally compelled disclosures.
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"To the extent lawfully permissible, you acknowledge, consent and agree that Dun & Bradstreet shall also have the right to access, preserve and disclose your account information and content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Dun & Bradstreet, its users and the public.— Excerpt from Dun & Bradstreet's D&B Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Articles 6 and 9 lawful basis requirements for EU users, as disclosures based on good faith belief rather than legal obligation require an identifiable lawful basis such as legitimate interests, which must be balanced against user rights. For US users, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Stored Communications Act govern voluntary disclosures of electronic communications and account data to government entities, and voluntary disclosures that exceed statutory permissions may create liability. The FTC's privacy enforcement authority is relevant where the disclosure practice is broader than what users reasonably expect based on the disclosure in these terms. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision is qualified by 'to the extent lawfully permissible,' which provides a self-limiting mechanism, and the listed categories track language commonly found in platform terms of service. However, the inclusion of protecting D&B's 'rights and property' as a basis for disclosure is broader than strictly necessary and may create expectations misalignment with users. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK GDPR require that disclosures based on legitimate interests undergo a balancing test documented in the company's records of processing activities. California users may have rights under CCPA to know about third-party disclosures of their personal information. Government request transparency reporting, increasingly expected of major data processors, is not addressed in these terms. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should assess whether account-level data shared with D&B could be disclosed to third parties under this provision and whether their product agreements provide stronger confidentiality protections that supersede this website-level disclosure right. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should evaluate whether D&B's government disclosure practices are consistent with applicable law and whether the privacy policy provides additional specificity about the circumstances under which voluntary disclosures are made; the terms of use provide only a permissive framework, not a detailed operational policy.
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The good faith standard for disclosure, combined with the broad category of protecting D&B's rights and property, gives the company significant discretion to share your account data without requiring a formal legal order in all circumstances.
Your account information and posted content may be disclosed to law enforcement or third parties based on D&B's internal good faith assessment, not only when legally required; this creates a broader disclosure risk than a policy limited strictly to legally compelled disclosures.
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