Chegg · Chegg Privacy Policy

Business Sale or Merger Data Transfer

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What it is

If Chegg is sold or merges with another company, your personal data — including your academic and behavioral records — will be transferred to the new owner, though you will be notified.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your academic usage data and personal information collected by Chegg could be transferred to an unknown acquiring company in a merger or sale, potentially changing how your data is used without requiring your new consent.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

A data transfer in a business sale could expose your educational and behavioral records to a new entity whose privacy practices you have not agreed to, with limited ability to prevent the transfer.

View original clause language
In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other sale of all or a portion of our assets, any information we hold may be transferred to the acquiring entity or successor. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Business asset transfers involving student education records implicate FERPA (20 U.S.C. §1232g), which restricts disclosure of education records to third parties without student or parental consent; a successor entity would need to establish an independent FERPA-compliant basis for retaining such records. COPPA (16 C.F.R. Part 312) requires that any new operator of a service collecting children's data obtain fresh verifiable parental consent before using that data in ways materially different from those consented to by the original operator. CCPA §1798.140 and CPRA provisions require that the successor entity honor existing consumer opt-outs and privacy rights.

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Applicable agencies

  • Doe
    The transfer of student educational records in a business sale may implicate FERPA, which is enforced by the Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office.
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  • FTC
    The FTC enforces against successor entities that fail to honor prior privacy commitments, including those affecting children's data under COPPA.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Chegg Privacy Policy
Entity
Chegg
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 24, 2026
Last verified
April 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003832
Document ID
CA-D-00395
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
428ddcc20313367b65d55484c1d59c1a629728a2b3afba2c723bff8d40481729
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Chegg | Document: Chegg Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-003832
Captured: 2026-03-24 07:57:12 UTC | SHA-256: 428ddcc20313367b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/chegg/chegg-privacy-policy/business-sale-or-merger-data-transfer/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
Classification
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