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Legal obligation as basis for fraud and violation detection

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 278 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Roblox Medium

identify any suspicious activities so we can try to protect users from payment fraud and other inappropriate activities

ZipRecruiter Medium

We also may use automatic scanning technology on messages to allow us to recognize patterns on our messaging platform to make your professional communications more efficient and informed...check links shared in messages for malicious sites and looks for blacklisted keywords to detect spam and fraud.

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to help monitor and maintain the security of the Services and our business operations. Additionally, we use your personal information to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities and access...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We process your personal data in order to comply with legal obligations, in the public interest, or in your vital interests, for example, to: detect, prevent, and address activities that we consider could be fraudulent, violations of our Terms of Service...

Excerpt from OpenSea's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenSea Privacy Policy
Entity
OpenSea
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032734
Document ID
CA-D-00210
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3401c3c3ce9929583cb3d2d39dfd1d62dd13b5de1dec21c748453ae7951b76d6
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:33 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenSea
Document: OpenSea Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-032734
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:33:11 UTC
SHA-256: 3401c3c3ce992958…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/opensea/opensea-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-032734/legal-obligation-as-basis-for-fraud-and-violation-detection/
Accessed: Aug. 7, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenSea's Legal obligation as basis for fraud and violation detection clause do?

The clause states: “We process your personal data in order to comply with legal obligations, in the public interest, or in your vital interests, for example, to: detect, prevent, and address activities that we consider could be fraudulent, violations of our Terms of Service...”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 278 platforms. See the full comparison.

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