If Fitbit is sold or merged with another company, your personal health data can be transferred to the new owner as part of the deal.
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A change in ownership could mean your sensitive health and fitness data, collected under Fitbit's current privacy practices, is governed by a different company's policies, potentially with different sharing and retention practices.
In the event of an acquisition or restructuring, your heart rate, sleep, GPS, and menstrual health data may be transferred to a successor entity whose privacy practices and data use purposes you have not agreed to.
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Where required by law, we provide adequate protection for the transfer of personal data in accordance with applicable law, such as by obtaining your consent, relying on the European Commission's adequacy decisions, or executing Standard Contractual Clauses. Where relevant, you may request a copy of ...
In connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets, we will transfer information, including personal information, provided that the receiving party agrees to respect your personal information in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy.
We may share or transfer your 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 to another company.
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"If Fitbit is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.— Excerpt from Fitbit's Fitbit Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Corporate data transfer provisions engage GDPR requirements for lawful basis continuity and data subject notification, particularly where a change in controller would materially alter processing purposes. Under CCPA, a business combination transferring personal information must ensure the receiving entity honors opt-out requests and existing consumer rights. The FTC has historically scrutinized data transfers in acquisitions involving health data. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. This is a standard commercial provision, but its application to sensitive health data categories, including reproductive health and cardiac data, elevates its practical significance. The policy does not specify whether users will be notified of a transaction or given an opportunity to delete their data before transfer. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users may have rights to object to or restrict processing by a successor controller under GDPR, and any material change in processing purpose following an acquisition would require renewed consent or a new lawful basis. California users retain deletion rights that must be honored by successors. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations procuring Fitbit for enterprise wellness programs should include contractual provisions requiring notification and data return or deletion rights in the event of a corporate transaction. Successors in a Fitbit acquisition should conduct data inventory and consent mapping before continuing to process user health data. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should evaluate whether the policy provides adequate notice of transaction-related transfers to satisfy GDPR transparency requirements, and whether successor entities would be required to honor existing user rights requests. A review of whether users receive any notification or choice upon a qualifying transaction is warranted.
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A change in ownership could mean your sensitive health and fitness data, collected under Fitbit's current privacy practices, is governed by a different company's policies, potentially with different sharing and retention practices.
In the event of an acquisition or restructuring, your heart rate, sleep, GPS, and menstrual health data may be transferred to a successor entity whose privacy practices and data use purposes you have not agreed to.
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