To answer this question, please select the legal bases under which you process the personal information that you collect. Certain privacy laws generally prohibit the collection, use, and sharing of personal information unless an exception, also called a “legal basis” applies. To answer this question, please select any of the following legal bases: 

  • The user has provided consent to the processing of their information: this legal basis applies when the individual has agreed to give you their personal information. For example, this legal basis is used when a consumer submits their personal information on a contact form and agrees to your Privacy Policy when doing so; 

  • Processing is necessary to perform a contract with the user: this legal basis applies when you need to use the individual’s personal information to fulfill an agreement (or a contract) with that individual. For example, if the individual purchased shoes from your website, you will need to process that individual’s shipping address to send them the shoes as agreed; 

  • Processing is necessary in order to take steps that the user has requested prior to entering into a contract: this legal basis applies when you need to take certain steps to enter into a contract with the individual. For example, you need the user’s email to send them the contract for your goods or services; 

  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation: this legal basis applies when you need to process the personal information to comply with a legal obligation that you are subject to. For example, you are required by law to report any transaction over $10,000 to a government entity;

  • Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the user or of another person: this legal basis applies to interests which are essential for life such as monitoring epidemics and their spread, natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies; 

  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us: this legal basis applies to public (government) authorities or tasks carried out in the public interest such as the processing of personal information in order to catch a criminal; 

  • Processing is necessary for the purpose of a legitimate interest pursued by us or by a third party: this legal basis is flexible and could apply to any type of processing for any reasonable purpose. However, if you select this legal basis, you must prove that you have balanced your legitimate interests and the rights and freedoms of the individual taking into account the particular circumstances. 

  • Other: if you process personal information based on a legal basis not listed above, please select “other” and input the relevant legal basis in the empty field provided. 

Related Privacy laws

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); 

  • United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018 (UK DPA 2018).