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We may send personally identifying information to other companies who work on behalf of RateMyEquipment.com to provide a product or service to you. (Unless we advise you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us.) In addition, RateMyEquipment.com may disclose personally identifying information, without first notifying you or obtaining your consent, upon receiving receipt of legal process seeking such information, or if RateMyEquipment.com determines that disclosure of such information: (i) is otherwise required by law; (ii) or is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of RateMyEquipment.com, its users or other persons or entities.

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