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The trigger is Windsurf's own belief that disclosure is 'reasonably necessary,' meaning the threshold for disclosure is internal and subjective rather than requiring a confirmed legal mandate.
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Your information may be accessed, preserved, and disclosed to legal or governmental authorities based on Windsurf's judgment that doing so is reasonably necessary.
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The trigger is Windsurf's own belief that disclosure is 'reasonably necessary,' meaning the threshold for disclosure is internal and subjective rather than requiring a confirmed legal mandate.
Your information may be accessed, preserved, and disclosed to legal or governmental authorities based on Windsurf's judgment that doing so is reasonably necessary.
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