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The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by law or legal process, on condition that the Receiving Party (unless prohibited by law or legal process): (a) gives the Disclosing Party prior written notice of such disclosure to afford the Disclosing Party a reasona...
as such disclosure may be required by the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body, subject to the Receiving Party providing to the Disclosing Party reasonable written notice...
California's Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Training Data Transparency Act requires developers of GenAI systems available to California residents to post details on the data used for training their systems on their websites.
"We may at times be legally required to disclose your Personal Data (for example, if we receive a valid court order).Excerpt from Shopify's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We may at times be legally required to disclose your Personal Data (for example, if we receive a valid court order).”
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