"legitimate interest" meaning in English

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        "A type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers."
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        [
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        "(law) A type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers."
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          "text": "The legitimate interest, also know as the 'balance of interest clause' allows a relatively mroe flexible area (when compared with the other bases of legitimation) within which data controllers can process data lawfully.",
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        "(law) A type of clause included in some contracts to allow access to private data."
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        "(law) A type of clause included in some contracts to allow access to private data."
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