If Garmin is sold, merged, or restructured, your personal data including health and location history may be transferred to the new company, which would then apply its own privacy policy.
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This clause establishes the mechanism by which personal data may be transferred during corporate restructuring events and specifies that privacy policy governance transfers to the successor entity. The provision operationalizes data continuity during ownership changes while providing notice to users of the policy change.
In the event of a Garmin acquisition or merger, the full history of your health data, GPS routes, and fitness activity could pass to the acquiring company under whatever privacy policy that company adopts, which may differ materially from Garmin's current commitments.
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"In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other similar events, certain information in our possession may be transferred to our successor or assign. If such a transfer occurs, the acquiring company's privacy policy will apply to your personal data and we will post a notice on our website.— Excerpt from Garmin's Garmin Privacy Statement
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Transfer of personal data in a corporate transaction is generally permissible under GDPR where the transfer is necessary for legitimate interests and users are informed, though where the transaction results in a material change to data processing purposes, a new legal basis and potentially new consent may be required. The FTC has pursued enforcement actions where companies transferred personal data in acquisition contexts contrary to prior privacy representations made to consumers. CCPA and CPRA require updated privacy disclosures when data practices change materially. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low to Medium. The provision is standard in consumer privacy policies and discloses the possibility of transfer, which partially mitigates regulatory risk. The key risk arises if an acquiring entity uses the transferred data for purposes materially different from those disclosed by Garmin, which could trigger FTC deceptive practices liability or GDPR purpose limitation violations. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users are protected by GDPR purpose limitation principles meaning an acquiring entity cannot simply repurpose health or location data without a new legal basis. California users may have rights under CPRA to opt out of any new sale or sharing arrangement that arises from the transaction. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: M&A due diligence processes should include review of Garmin's data processing obligations, particularly regarding special category health data, and assessment of whether the target's privacy commitments create ongoing obligations that bind the acquirer. Data room disclosures of user personal data in M&A processes should be assessed against applicable data protection law. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: If Garmin undergoes a corporate transaction, it should assess whether the acquiring entity's privacy policy materially changes data use for existing users and whether additional consent or notification is required under GDPR, CCPA, or other applicable frameworks. A website notice alone may be insufficient for GDPR-compliant notification of material changes to data processing.
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This clause establishes the mechanism by which personal data may be transferred during corporate restructuring events and specifies that privacy policy governance transfers to the successor entity. The provision operationalizes data continuity during ownership changes while providing notice to users of the policy change.
In the event of a Garmin acquisition or merger, the full history of your health data, GPS routes, and fitness activity could pass to the acquiring company under whatever privacy policy that company adopts, which may differ materially from Garmin's current commitments.
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