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The commitment to notify users of legal process provides an opportunity to respond or seek legal protection, but the exception for legal prohibition means notification is not guaranteed.
Interpretive note: The clause frames this as Fitbit's 'policy' rather than an absolute legal obligation, which may limit enforceability. The prohibition-by-law exception is a significant carve-out that could apply in many government data-access scenarios.
If legal process seeks access to the reader's information, Fitbit's policy is to inform the reader—unless Fitbit is prohibited by law from doing so.
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All requests for information or documents related to potential, anticipated, or current legal proceedings, investigations, or disputes must be made using the appropriate level of legal process.
If you would like to submit a legally binding request to demand someone else's Personal Data (for example, if you have a subpoena or court order), please review our Guidelines for Legal Requests.
to notify the Disclosing Party promptly and in writing of the circumstances surrounding any suspected possession, use or knowledge of the Confidential Information
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"Our policy is to notify you of legal process seeking access to your information, such as search warrants, court orders, or subpoenas, unless we are prohibited by law from doing so.— Excerpt from Fitbit's Fitbit Privacy Policy
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The commitment to notify users of legal process provides an opportunity to respond or seek legal protection, but the exception for legal prohibition means notification is not guaranteed.
If legal process seeks access to the reader's information, Fitbit's policy is to inform the reader—unless Fitbit is prohibited by law from doing so.
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