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Third-Party and Partner Data Sharing

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What it is

DocuSign can share your personal information with its vendors, business partners, and in the event of a sale or merger of the company.

This analysis describes what DocuSign's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Your personal data, including account details and potentially document metadata, can be transferred to third parties for business operations and in corporate transactions, which may expose your information to entities whose privacy practices differ from DocuSign's.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information may be shared with DocuSign's service providers, joint venture partners, and acquirers in a corporate transaction, and these transfers occur without individual notification in most circumstances.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Submit a data deletion or opt-out request through DocuSign's privacy portal to limit data sharing where permitted under applicable law.

How other platforms handle this

Lime Medium

We may share your information with third-party advertising partners to provide you with targeted advertising. We also work with third-party analytics providers who help us understand how users interact with our Services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technolo...

Oura Medium

We process personal data you provide to Oura to enable third party integrations, services, features, and offerings. For example, with your permission, our Services may integrate with third-party services like Google Health Connect and Apple HealthKit, or those of our partners. Oura takes measures to...

HubSpot Medium

We may share your personal data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. We may also share your personal data with advertising partners to display relevant advertising to y...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances: with service providers who perform services on our behalf; with business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services; in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business; and when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with applicable law or legal process.

— Excerpt from DocuSign's DocuSign Privacy Statement

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Articles 13 and 14 require disclosure of third-party recipients and their categories at the time of data collection. CCPA requires disclosure of categories of third parties to whom personal information is disclosed. Sharing with business partners for joint offerings may require analysis of whether this constitutes a sale or sharing under CPRA, triggering opt-out rights. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The breadth of sharing categories, particularly with business partners for jointly offered products, warrants scrutiny as to whether adequate data processing agreements or joint controller arrangements are in place. Corporate transaction sharing is standard industry practice but requires careful data room controls and transition agreements. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users have rights to know specific categories of recipients and may challenge transfers to third countries without adequate safeguards. California residents have the right to know categories of third parties receiving their data and, if sharing constitutes a sale or cross-context behavioral advertising share, to opt out. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Vendor management teams should maintain a current inventory of DocuSign's disclosed sub-processors and business partners receiving data. Due diligence in any M&A context involving DocuSign as a target or acquiree should include a full data transfer audit. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations embedding DocuSign in customer-facing workflows should disclose DocuSign as a data recipient in their own privacy notices to meet transparency obligations under GDPR and CCPA.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC oversees third-party data sharing practices for compliance with consumer protection and privacy standards.
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  • State AG
    State attorneys general, particularly in California, enforce CCPA and CPRA rights related to data sharing and sale opt-outs.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Privacy Statement
Entity
DocuSign
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008912
Document ID
CA-D-00198
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
abf1dbd66c3a271b9485e1a8df8054ad589206ec0ecf9e390fb45323aebd8925
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 12:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-008912
Captured: 2026-05-10 12:30:52 UTC
SHA-256: abf1dbd66c3a271b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-privacy-statement/third-party-and-partner-data-sharing/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DocuSign's Third-Party and Partner Data Sharing clause do?

Your personal data, including account details and potentially document metadata, can be transferred to third parties for business operations and in corporate transactions, which may expose your information to entities whose privacy practices differ from DocuSign's.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information may be shared with DocuSign's service providers, joint venture partners, and acquirers in a corporate transaction, and these transfers occur without individual notification in most circumstances.

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