The statement is headed "As of August 28, 2025". The text does not say whether that is an effective date, a last-updated date or a review date, and it announces no later version.
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As of August 28, 2025
Qualifications & exceptions
The date appears as a bare line under the title.
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What the August 28, 2025 date marks (effective date, last update or review date) is not stated.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Bloomberg reviews each request and challenges ones it finds unlawful
Bloomberg says it reviews the legality of all such requests before responding, to make sure they are valid and that it is legally obligated to comply. If, after careful assessment, it concludes a request exceeds the agency's authority or is otherwise unlawful, it says it challenges the request, including through court challenges and appeals where necessary, and would seek interim measures to suspend the request's effects until a competent court rules.
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Bloomberg reviews the legality of all such requests prior to responding to ensure they are valid and that Bloomberg is legally obligated to comply.
Bloomberg challenges requests, including, where necessary, through court challenges and exercise of available appellate rights
Bloomberg would seek interim measures with a view to suspending the effects of the request until competent judicial authority has ruled on its merits.
Qualifications & exceptions
Challenges happen only if Bloomberg concludes after careful assessment that the request exceeds the agency's authority or is otherwise unlawful.
Court challenges and appeals are described as "where necessary"; seeking interim measures is stated as what Bloomberg "would" do when challenging.
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The text does not say how many requests are reviewed, challenged or won.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
The statement covers any agency asking Bloomberg entities for client and user data
The FAQ says the statement is for any law enforcement, governmental or regulatory agency (a "Requesting Agency") that asks Bloomberg Finance L.P., its operating agent Bloomberg L.P., or any affiliate (together, "Bloomberg") for access to or disclosure of client and user data that Bloomberg holds. The FAQ names "client and user data", while the main statement's promises are written about "client data" and notify "its client".
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Any law enforcement, governmental or regulatory agency (“Requesting Agency”) making a request to Bloomberg Finance L.P., its operating agent Bloomberg L.P., or any affiliate (collectively, “Bloomberg”) for access to or disclosure of client and user data that Bloomberg holds.
Qualifications & exceptions
The FAQ defines "Requesting Agency" and "Bloomberg" (Bloomberg Finance L.P., its operating agent Bloomberg L.P., and any affiliate).
The FAQ covers "client and user data"; the main statement defines only "client data".
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The text does not say whether the main statement's disclosure and notice promises reach individual users' data held by Bloomberg, or only data of its clients.
The text does not say whether "Bloomberg" in the main statement has the same entity scope as in the FAQ.
Cross-references
related (model-proposed): Bloomberg will not hand over client data to agencies unless the law requires it — defines: The FAQ defines "Requesting Agency" and "Bloomberg" (Bloomberg Finance L.P., Bloomberg L.P. and affiliates) for the statement, but names "client and user data" while the main rule is written about "client data".
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Agencies are expected to follow legal process rules and read Bloomberg's product descriptions
The FAQ answers "Yes" to whether Requesting Agencies must follow all applicable legal process rules before Bloomberg responds to a request to produce client data. It adds that Bloomberg encourages agencies to review its product and service descriptions before preparing legal process for client data held in connection with a specified product or service, or in internal systems.
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Are Requesting Agencies required to follow all applicable legal process rules prior to Bloomberg responding to a request to produce client data?
Yes. Bloomberg encourages Requesting Agencies to review our product and service descriptions before preparing legal process seeking client data held by Bloomberg in connection with its provision of the specified product/service and/or in internal systems.
Qualifications & exceptions
The answer is "Yes" to following all applicable legal process rules before Bloomberg responds.
Reviewing product and service descriptions is encouraged, not required.
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The product and service descriptions are not part of this statement, so their content and location are not shown here.
The text does not say which legal process rules apply.