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This means personal data may be processed outside normal rules whenever Segment determines it is necessary for fraud or abuse investigations, without specifying further limits on that determination.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify which standard processing rules are subject to exceptions, what triggers the determination of necessity, or who makes that determination. Confidence is medium because the scope of the exceptions is undefined in the excerpt.
Personal data may be processed outside standard rules when Segment deems it necessary to investigate fraud or abuse.
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This means personal data may be processed outside normal rules whenever Segment determines it is necessary for fraud or abuse investigations, without specifying further limits on that determination.
Personal data may be processed outside standard rules when Segment deems it necessary to investigate fraud or abuse.
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