If FanDuel is sold, merges with another company, or goes bankrupt, your personal information may be transferred to the new owners or creditors without your consent.
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The clause establishes the operational framework under which user personal information may transfer to a successor entity during corporate restructuring events. This provision defines the scope of permissible data transfers when FanDuel's control or ownership structure changes, without requiring separate user consent at the time of such transfer.
The updated privacy policy no longer explicitly covers the FanDuel Fantasy Picks platform (www.fanduel.com/picks) and its mobile app. Previously, the policy stated it applied to the DFS Site, Skill Games Site, and Picks Site together. Now only the DFS Site and Skill Games Site are listed in the policy scope. This creates ambiguity about what privacy rules, data collection practices, retention periods, and user rights apply to your Fantasy Picks account. You should review FanDuel's website to determine whether a separate privacy policy governs Fantasy Picks data, or contact FanDuel directly to clarify what privacy terms apply to that service.
View change record →All of your personal data held by FanDuel, including financial details and government ID documents, may be transferred to a new company if FanDuel is acquired or becomes insolvent, and you have no opt-out right in this scenario.
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"In the event that FanDuel is involved in a merger, acquisition, sale, bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, or other change of control, there may be a disclosure of your personal information to another entity related to such event.Excerpt from FanDuel's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Transfer of personal data in M&A transactions implicates FTC Act Section 5 (FTC has challenged post-acquisition privacy practice changes, e.g., FTC v.
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The clause establishes the operational framework under which user personal information may transfer to a successor entity during corporate restructuring events. This provision defines the scope of permissible data transfers when FanDuel's control or ownership structure changes, without requiring separate user consent at the time of such transfer.
All of your personal data held by FanDuel, including financial details and government ID documents, may be transferred to a new company if FanDuel is acquired or becomes insolvent, and you have no opt-out right in this scenario.
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