legitimate interest

plural legitimate interests

1. lawA type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
2. lawA type of clause included in some contracts to allow access to private data.

   The legitimate interest, also know as the 'balance of interest clause' allows a relatively more flexible area (when compared with the other bases of legitimation) within which data controllers can process data lawfully.

   2022, Noah Vardi, Creditworthiness and 'Responsible Credit':, page 122

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see legitimate, interest.