legitimate interests
Legal basis evaluated by purpose, necessity, and balancing.
Definition
An interpretive legal basis under PIPA the Guide emphasizes for processing publicly available personal data, which must be demonstrated through a documented assessment of purpose legitimacy, necessity of processing for that purpose, and a balancing test weighing the controller's interests against data subject rights. The Guide requires organizations to record Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs) with versioning and executive sign-off when relying on this basis.
Related Terms
recognised legitimate interests
Prescribed legitimate processing purposes treated as a lawful basis....
publicly available personal data
Personal data lawfully accessible to anyone without circumvention....
re-use
Use of public-sector-held data for purposes beyond original tasks....
Data concerning a natural person
Personal data relating to an identified or identifiable person....
notification duty
Point‑of‑collection obligation to inform data subjects....