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EU GDPR Contractual Necessity Legal Basis for Service

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As required by applicable law, we collect and process information about individuals in the EEA, Switzerland, and UK only where we have a legal basis for doing so.

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Patreon transfers of personal data of individuals in the European Union (including EFTA States) and the UK outside of those locations are performed based on contractual obligations placed on the recipient of the personal data.

OpenAI

Except as provided in the dispute resolution section above, all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of San Francisco, California.

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If there's a contractual obligation for us to process your information to fulfill our contract with you, or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with you: contractual necessity (Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR/UK GDPR)

Excerpt from Grammarly's Privacy Policy

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Document information
Document
Grammarly Privacy Policy
Entity
Grammarly
Date stated by the document
July 6, 2026
As printed in Grammarly’s text (version CA-V-004570), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 29, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004570, captured July 7, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-043887
Document ID
CA-D-000456
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004570)
c32d49d78a87a0323a0de5cd5875f8675cad078816347e48cf55342fcc4705ad
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004570, captured July 7, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Grammarly
Document: Grammarly Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-043887
Version: CA-V-004570
Captured: 2026-07-07 00:49:26 UTC
SHA-256: c32d49d78a87a032…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/grammarly/grammarly-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-043887/eu-gdpr-contractual-necessity-legal-basis-for-service/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Grammarly's EU GDPR Contractual Necessity Legal Basis for Service clause do?

The clause states: “If there's a contractual obligation for us to process your information to fulfill our contract with you, or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with you: contractual necessity (Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR/UK GDPR)”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 264 platforms. See the full comparison.

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