If you use Fitbit outside the United States, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in the US, where privacy laws may offer fewer protections than in your home country.
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The provision establishes Fitbit's operational framework for cross-border data transfers and explicitly discloses the potential variance in legal protections across jurisdictions. This disclosure addresses the regulatory requirement to inform users of the adequacy or inadequacy of data protection safeguards in destination countries.
EU and UK users should be aware their sensitive health data is processed in the United States; Fitbit should be using Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards, but users have limited visibility into these arrangements.
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If you are a resident in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK, then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. We may transfer Personal Information from the EEA, Switzerland or the UK to the U.S. and other third countries ...
We may share or transfer 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 the event that we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your personal information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction. This Privacy Policy will apply to your personal information as transferred to the new entity, although the new ...
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"We operate internationally and transfer information to the United States and other countries for the purposes described in this policy. Please note that the countries where we operate may have privacy and data protection laws that differ from, and are potentially less protective than, the laws of your country.— Excerpt from Fitbit's Fitbit Privacy Policy
Cross-border transfers of special category health data to the US must comply with GDPR Chapter V requirements, including adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, or Binding Corporate Rules — the policy's lack of specificity about transfer mechanisms is a due diligence concern for institutional buyers.
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The provision establishes Fitbit's operational framework for cross-border data transfers and explicitly discloses the potential variance in legal protections across jurisdictions. This disclosure addresses the regulatory requirement to inform users of the adequacy or inadequacy of data protection safeguards in destination countries.
EU and UK users should be aware their sensitive health data is processed in the United States; Fitbit should be using Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards, but users have limited visibility into these arrangements.
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