The confidentiality commitment in the agreement includes a catch-all exception permitting Webull to disclose user information in any situation Webull itself determines disclosure is necessary, without a defined standard or scope for that determination.
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This provision reserves a broadly worded unilateral discretion to disclose user information beyond the enumerated exceptions, the operational boundaries of which are not defined in the document, creating potential tension with statutory data protection requirements in multiple jurisdictions.
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Compare across platforms →"Webull promises not to disclose any personal or other information provided to Webull in confidence, including information provided during the account registration process or collected by Webull while the user was using the Products, except for the following situations: [...] 4.6 other situations in which Webull determines such disclosure is necessary.Excerpt from Webull's Customer Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under GDPR Articles 5 and 6 for EU/EEA users, which require a lawful basis for each category of personal data disclosure and prohibit open-ended discretionary disclosure.
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This provision reserves a broadly worded unilateral discretion to disclose user information beyond the enumerated exceptions, the operational boundaries of which are not defined in the document, creating potential tension with statutory data protection requirements in multiple jurisdictions.
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