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Legitimate Interests as Legal Basis for Processing

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Legitimate interests is a legal basis under data protection frameworks that permits processing without explicit user consent when the organization's interests are balanced against individual rights. This provision establishes the operational scope of processing activities Revolut may undertake under this legal basis and describes the procedural safeguard (balancing test) applied to such processing.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision establishes that Revolut may process user personal data for enumerated purposes—including fraud prevention, service improvement, marketing, and internal group operations—without obtaining separate consent if the organization's balancing test determines its interests are not outweighed by user rights impacts. Users operating under these terms accept data processing conducted through this mechanism.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) in the following circumstances: to manage and improve our products and services; to detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, financial crime and other illegal activities; to carry out statistical analysis and research; to send you direct marketing (where permitted); to share your data within the Revolut group for operational purposes. When we rely on legitimate interests, we will always carry out a balancing test to ensure that our interests are not outweighed by the impact on your rights and freedoms.

— Excerpt from Revolut's Revolut Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Revolut Privacy Policy
Entity
Revolut
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004842
Document ID
CA-D-00538
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 09:22 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Revolut
Document: Revolut Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-004842
Captured: 2026-05-07 09:22:24 UTC
SHA-256: 3f454e91dd6036e2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/revolut/revolut-privacy-policy/legitimate-interests-as-legal-basis-for-processing/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Revolut's Legitimate Interests as Legal Basis for Processing clause do?

Legitimate interests is a legal basis under data protection frameworks that permits processing without explicit user consent when the organization's interests are balanced against individual rights. This provision establishes the operational scope of processing activities Revolut may undertake under this legal basis and describes the procedural safeguard (balancing test) applied to such processing.

How does this clause affect you?

This provision establishes that Revolut may process user personal data for enumerated purposes—including fraud prevention, service improvement, marketing, and internal group operations—without obtaining separate consent if the organization's balancing test determines its interests are not outweighed by user rights impacts. Users operating under these terms accept data processing conducted through this mechanism.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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