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It conditions the existence of key data subject rights on applicable law and legal exceptions, meaning the rights are not universally guaranteed by this clause alone.
Interpretive note: The clause uses 'may have the right', which is doubly conditional—on applicable law and legal exceptions. Both qualifiers are preserved in the canonical claim.
Your ability to access, port, update, change, or delete your personal information depends on whether applicable law grants those rights and whether legal exceptions apply.
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Access information about you consistent with legal requirements. In addition, you may have the right in some cases to receive or have your electronic information transferred to another party.
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"Where applicable law requires (and subject to any relevant exceptions or obligations under law), you may have the right to access, port, update, change or delete personal information.Excerpt from Squarespace's Privacy Policy
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It conditions the existence of key data subject rights on applicable law and legal exceptions, meaning the rights are not universally guaranteed by this clause alone.
Your ability to access, port, update, change, or delete your personal information depends on whether applicable law grants those rights and whether legal exceptions apply.
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