legitimate interest

English

legitimate interest (plural legitimate interests)

(law) A type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
(law) A type of clause included in some contracts to allow access to private data.
- 2022, Noah Vardi, Creditworthiness and 'Responsible Credit':, page 122:
  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.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see legitimate,‎ interest.