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Pinecone retains broad discretion to disclose personal information to a wide range of recipients—including private parties—based on its own belief that protection of rights, safety, or property warrants it.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses an ellipsis, indicating the full list of permitted purposes is longer than what is quoted. Only the quoted protective purpose is addressed in the canonical claim.
Your personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, government authorities, or private parties whenever Pinecone believes such disclosure is necessary or appropriate for protective purposes.
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Pinecone retains broad discretion to disclose personal information to a wide range of recipients—including private parties—based on its own belief that protection of rights, safety, or property warrants it.
Your personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, government authorities, or private parties whenever Pinecone believes such disclosure is necessary or appropriate for protective purposes.
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