Beyond processing your data based on your consent or a contract, Hugging Face can also use your data for broadly defined business, research, legal, or security purposes it considers legitimate, without seeking your permission.
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The policy states Hugging Face may process your personal data for business operations and scientific research purposes under a legitimate interests basis, which does not require your consent and covers a broad range of activities not fully enumerated in the policy.
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Beyond processing your data based on your consent or a contract, Hugging Face can also use your data for broadly defined business, research, legal, or security purposes it considers legitimate, without seeking your permission.
The policy states Hugging Face may process your personal data for business operations and scientific research purposes under a legitimate interests basis, which does not require your consent and covers a broad range of activities not fully enumerated in the policy.
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