If Character.AI is sold, merged, or undergoes another major business change, your personal data may be transferred to the new company, potentially before the transaction is complete.
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A change in corporate ownership could result in your personal data, including chat histories and voice recordings, being transferred to and processed by a different company with different privacy practices.
Previous version had no excerpt; current version now provides explicit details about when and how data may be disclosed during business transfers.
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If we're involved in a reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale of some or all of our assets or other business transaction, depending on the circumstances, we may disclose any of the information described in Section 2 above...
Whenever we transfer personal data internationally, we use tools and transfer agreements to: make sure the data transfer complies with applicable law; and help to give your data the same level of protection as it has in the EU...
disclosure is required by a third-party to complete a transaction initiated by the user
"We may disclose certain information, in connection with or during negotiations or closing of any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.Excerpt from Character.AI's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Business transfer data sharing provisions engage GDPR Article 6 lawful basis requirements for transfers to new controllers, CCPA disclosure requirements, and FTC guidelines on data transfer in M&A contexts.
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A change in corporate ownership could result in your personal data, including chat histories and voice recordings, being transferred to and processed by a different company with different privacy practices.
Your personal data including chat conversations and voice recordings could be disclosed to another company as part of a merger or acquisition, potentially changing how that data is used and protected.
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