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' 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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Compare across platforms →"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
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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.
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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