legitimate interest

legitimate interest (plural legitimate interests)

1. (law) A type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
2. (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.

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