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Legal Exceptions Limit Privacy Rights

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Medium Jul 22, 2026

The updated policy expands Samsung's data collection authority to include device registration, verification for repairs, and configuration of device settings. The terms now explicitly state that Samsung may collect card and transaction information if you apply for a Samsung-branded payment card. Samsung clarified that it will only send personalized marketing when you have provided consent, where required by law. The policy removed its previous statement that defective devices are wiped of personal information before analysis; the updated terms now state Samsung will analyze returned defective devices without that explicit pre-analysis data deletion commitment. For US residents, the policy now discloses rights to opt out of sale of personal information, sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising processing, sensitive data collection or processing, and to request lists of third parties receiving your information.

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Please note that these third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices.

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these third-party services have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these parties' policies or practices. Please check these policies before you share any Personal Data with these third-party services.

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Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any websites or services other than the ClickUp Service.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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there are legal exceptions and limitations to each of these rights, and we may need to retain information for backups, archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, compliance with legal obligations, or where we otherwise have a legitimate and legal reason to do so.

Excerpt from Samsung's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Samsung Privacy Policy
Entity
Samsung
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-049435
Document ID
CA-D-00571
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e01714c2c34eae93eda17ae527749f29c680226685f02265732d48266b771396
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:05 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Samsung
Document: Samsung Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-049435
Captured: 2026-07-09 09:05:37 UTC
SHA-256: e01714c2c34eae93…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/samsung/samsung-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-049435/legal-exceptions-limit-privacy-rights/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Samsung's Legal Exceptions Limit Privacy Rights clause do?

The clause states: “there are legal exceptions and limitations to each of these rights, and we may need to retain information for backups, archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, compliance with legal obligations, or where we otherwise have a legitimate and legal reason to do so.”

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