“We process your personal data on the ground that such processing is necessary to further our legitimate interests (including: (1) providing effective and innovative Services...”
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The legitimate interests basis is a specific legal justification under data protection law that does not require user consent, meaning Telegram does not need your permission to process data on this ground.
Interpretive note: The excerpt includes additional enumerated legitimate interests beyond the one captured in the canonical claim. Those are noted in omitted_material.
Telegram processes your personal data without requiring your consent, relying instead on a legitimate interests justification.
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When we process personal information about you, we do so with your consent or as necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; to provide the products and services you use...
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We process your data for necessary purposes as described in the main Policy, and for secondary purposes. We use both human and automated means to process your data.
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The legitimate interests basis is a specific legal justification under data protection law that does not require user consent, meaning Telegram does not need your permission to process data on this ground.
Telegram processes your personal data without requiring your consent, relying instead on a legitimate interests justification.
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