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The policy authorizes disclosure of member content and personal information to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties under a good-faith necessity standard covering legal process responses, fraud investigation, safety protection, terms enforcement, and harm prevention.
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The provision authorizes disclosure to private parties (in addition to law enforcement) under a good-faith necessity standard, and includes terms enforcement and unethical (not solely illegal) activity as enumerated disclosure grounds, which extends the scope of permissible disclosure beyond legally compelled responses.
The updated footer no longer includes a direct link to the 'Do not Sell or Share My Personal Data' disclosure or control. Under California law and other US privacy regimes, platforms are required to provide clear and conspicuous access to consumer data sale opt-out mechanisms. If this link was the primary or most accessible pathway to that opt-out, its removal may complicate how users exercise statutory rights, though the underlying disclosure or control may remain available through other parts of the platform. Users should verify whether this opt-out functionality remains accessible through the main privacy policy page or account settings.
View change record →The updated footer no longer includes a direct link to the 'Do not Sell or Share My Personal Data' page. Previously, this link provided quick access to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) opt-out controls from the footer menu. Users can likely still access these controls through the main Privacy Policy page or dedicated privacy settings, but the removal eliminates a prominent, footer-based navigation shortcut. You should verify whether this opt-out functionality remains accessible through other menu locations or settings.
View change record →Under this clause, Nextdoor may share member content and personal information with law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties based on a good-faith assessment of necessity, including for purposes such as platform terms enforcement and prevention of activity characterized as unethical.
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"We may retain, preserve, or share your Content and personal information with law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties if we have a good-faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) respond, as required by applicable law, to a valid, binding legal request (e.g., a valid subpoena, search warrant, court order, or other legal process from government or law enforcement); (b) detect, investigate, prevent, and address fraud and other unauthorized, illegal or unethical activity, security, or technical issues; (c) protect and defend our or others' rights, property, or safety; (d) enforce our Terms, Community Guidelines or any Supplemental Terms or policies; (e) prevent physical injury or other harm to any person or entity, including you and members of the general public.Excerpt from Nextdoor's Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 6(1)(c) and Article 6(1)(f) provide potential legal bases for disclosures required by law or based on legitimate interests; disclosures to private parties under a good-faith standard are subject to GDPR proportionality requirements. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act and related US statutes govern law enforcement access to electronic communications data. GDPR and UK GDPR require that disclosures to authorities be documented and proportionate. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The inclusion of private parties as potential disclosure recipients and the enumeration of 'unethical activity' (rather than solely illegal activity) as a disclosure ground are notable because they extend permissible disclosure beyond legally compelled circumstances. The good-faith standard does not require a court order for all disclosures. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users should note that disclosures to non-EU/UK authorities on a good-faith basis may interact with GDPR's requirements for transfers to third countries in the context of law enforcement requests. The specific legal standards governing government access to data differ materially between the US and EU. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Businesses using Nextdoor's platform should be aware that content posted or shared through Nextdoor may be disclosed to third parties under the good-faith standard described, without requiring notification to the business. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams assessing Nextdoor for enterprise or government use should evaluate whether the good-faith disclosure standard is consistent with their own data governance requirements, and whether the inclusion of private parties as potential disclosure recipients requires additional contractual protections.
The provision authorizes disclosure to private parties (in addition to law enforcement) under a good-faith necessity standard, and includes terms enforcement and unethical (not solely illegal) activity as enumerated disclosure grounds, which extends the scope of permissible disclosure beyond legally compelled responses.
Under this clause, Nextdoor may share member content and personal information with law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties based on a good-faith assessment of necessity, including for purposes such as platform terms enforcement and prevention of activity characterized as unethical.
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