If Figma is sold, merged, or acquired, your personal data may be transferred to the new owner as part of the business transaction.
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In the event of a corporate acquisition or merger, your Figma account data, design files, and personal information could be transferred to a new company whose privacy practices may differ from Figma's.
The updated terms now restrict how Figma may use personal information from children. Children may only use the Services through a Figma for Education Enterprise agreement with their school, and Figma explicitly prohibits using children's personal information to train or improve AI services, serve targeted advertisements, or enable third-party tracking. Parents may contact Figma if they learn a child provided personal information without consent outside of an education agreement.
View change record →If Figma undergoes a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data, including design files and account information, may be transferred to a new corporate entity without requiring your consent, subject to notice requirements that may apply under applicable law.
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"We may share or transfer 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 transactions, personal information is generally one of the business assets that is transferred.Excerpt from Figma's Privacy Policy (Superseded URL)
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In the event of a corporate acquisition or merger, your Figma account data, design files, and personal information could be transferred to a new company whose privacy practices may differ from Figma's.
If Figma undergoes a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data, including design files and account information, may be transferred to a new corporate entity without requiring your consent, subject to notice requirements that may apply under applicable law.
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