any person in connection with litigation or other legal proceedings, to obtain legal advice or to establish, exercise of defend legal rights;</li> <li>competent authorities (including any national and/or international regulatory or enforcement body, agency, court or other form of tribunal or tax authority) or their agents where BlackRock is required or allowed to do so under applicable law or regulation;</li> <li>credit reference agencies or credit bureaus and/or criminal records bureaus when conducting background checks and where allowed by law;</li> <li>