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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We may share your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, acquisition, or dissolution, transaction, or proceeding involving all or a portion of our business.
Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence, including the United States and Israel, which may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country. We rely on appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses ap...
When we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland to other countries that have not been found to provide an adequate level of data protection, we use legal mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission to h...
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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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