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Business Transaction Data Sharing

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What it is

If Databricks is sold or merges with another company, your personal data could be transferred to the new owner, who may use it under different terms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data — including contact details, behavioral data, and platform usage information — may be transferred to a new corporate owner who could use it under different terms, with only notice (not consent) required.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

A merger or acquisition could transfer your data to a company you've never interacted with and whose privacy practices may differ significantly from Databricks'.

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We may share your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company. In such cases, the acquirer may use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Notice or a revised privacy notice of which you will be given notice.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Business transaction data sharing implicates GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests as legal basis for transfer in M&A), Art. 14 (notification obligations when data is obtained from another controller), CCPA §1798.140(d) (business purpose exception may cover asset transfers), and FTC guidance on successor liability in data transactions. In the US, the FTC has specifically addressed M&A data transfers (Toysmart consent order; Radio Shack bankruptcy asset sale) where consumer data was treated as a corporate asset.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC has historically intervened in M&A and asset sale scenarios where consumer data is transferred contrary to original privacy representations, under FTC Act Section 5
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Databricks Privacy Notice
Entity
Databricks
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004414
Document ID
CA-D-00458
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Entity: Databricks | Document: Databricks Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-004414
Captured: 2026-04-30 10:03:00 UTC | SHA-256: c2601098042d922e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-privacy-notice/business-transaction-data-sharing/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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