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Authorizing a broad category of affiliates—rather than named third parties—for core service functions means customer data may be accessed by multiple related entities for operational purposes.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not name specific affiliates or specify geographic scope, which limits precision. The canonical claim reflects only what the excerpt states about the scope of authorized processing activities.
Customer data may be accessed or processed by Snowflake's affiliates in the course of technical support, service management, and maintenance activities.
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Authorizing a broad category of affiliates—rather than named third parties—for core service functions means customer data may be accessed by multiple related entities for operational purposes.
Customer data may be accessed or processed by Snowflake's affiliates in the course of technical support, service management, and maintenance activities.
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