The policy states that Oura relies on legitimate interest as the lawful basis for processing personal data for marketing, customer service, and service improvement purposes, asserting that a balancing test has been conducted against user privacy rights.
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This provision applies the legitimate interest basis to processing that includes health-adjacent data (service improvement involving sleep and readiness data), which EU supervisory authorities may scrutinize given the sensitivity of the underlying data and the availability of consent as an alternative basis. The policy does not provide a publicly disclosed legitimate interest assessment.
Interpretive note: The appropriateness of legitimate interest as a lawful basis for health-adjacent data processing is subject to EU supervisory authority interpretation and may vary by member state.
The updated policy explicitly discloses that Oura uses artificial intelligence and machine learning in the service, including an AI assistant called Oura Advisor that provides personalized wellness guidance based on information you submit or that Oura collects. The revised terms state that Oura may use AI and algorithmic analysis to suggest partner services and may use personal data to develop or refine AI-powered health features. The policy establishes that you retain choice about whether to engage with these AI features or share personal data with partner services when suggestions are offered.
View change record →Provision name changed from 'Legitimate Interest Basis for Marketing and Service Improvement' to 'Legitimate Interest as Legal Basis for Marketing and Service Improvement' but the excerpt text remains identical.
View full change record →Under this clause, Oura processes user data for marketing and service improvement without requiring affirmative consent, relying instead on a balancing test that is asserted but not disclosed in the policy. EU and UK users have the right to object to legitimate-interest-based processing by contacting privacy@ouraring.com.
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"We process your personal data based on our legitimate interests when we process it for the purposes of marketing our Services and Sites, providing our customer service, and improving our Services. When choosing to use your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests, we carefully weigh our own interests against your right to privacy, in compliance with applicable law.Excerpt from Oura's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 6(1)(f) permits legitimate interest processing subject to a balancing test and the right to object under Article 21.
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This provision applies the legitimate interest basis to processing that includes health-adjacent data (service improvement involving sleep and readiness data), which EU supervisory authorities may scrutinize given the sensitivity of the underlying data and the availability of consent as an alternative basis. The policy does not provide a publicly disclosed legitimate interest assessment.
Under this clause, Oura processes user data for marketing and service improvement without requiring affirmative consent, relying instead on a balancing test that is asserted but not disclosed in the policy. EU and UK users have the right to object to legitimate-interest-based processing by contacting privacy@ouraring.com.
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