If Grammarly is sold, merged, or goes through a major business change, your personal data including your account and content history could be transferred to a new company.
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In a corporate transaction, your data could move to a new owner whose privacy practices may differ from Grammarly's, and the policy does not guarantee that the new entity will honor the same commitments.
In the event of a sale, merger, or acquisition, your personal data may be transferred to a successor entity as a business asset, and the privacy protections you relied on when signing up with Grammarly may not automatically carry over to the new operator.
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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 Grammarly is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.— Excerpt from Grammarly's Grammarly Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Corporate data transfers in M&A transactions engage GDPR Article 6 lawful basis requirements and may require notification to supervisory authorities or data subjects depending on the scope of the transfer. CCPA and CPRA impose notice and opt-out obligations in certain sale-of-assets scenarios. The FTC has historically scrutinized data transfers in bankruptcy and acquisition contexts where consumer expectations were set by prior privacy commitments. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision is standard in industry privacy policies but creates material exposure if a successor entity materially changes data use practices without adequate notice. The phrase 'as permitted by law and/or contract' provides some constraint but does not specify consumer-protective commitments the successor must honor. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA users would require lawful basis for any onward transfer to a non-EEA successor entity, and supervisory authority notification may be required. California users may have CPRA rights that survive a business sale. Cross-border asset sales involving US and EU user data create heightened regulatory complexity. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Due diligence teams assessing Grammarly as an acquisition target or in procurement should evaluate the data asset scope and associated regulatory obligations. Successor entities should confirm whether existing data processing agreements and privacy commitments survive transaction close. This provision is a standard M&A data risk trigger. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Privacy teams should monitor for any Grammarly corporate transaction announcements that would trigger this clause and assess whether successor entity privacy practices require updated user notice or consent. Users wishing to limit exposure may consider exercising data deletion rights prior to any announced transaction.
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In a corporate transaction, your data could move to a new owner whose privacy practices may differ from Grammarly's, and the policy does not guarantee that the new entity will honor the same commitments.
In the event of a sale, merger, or acquisition, your personal data may be transferred to a successor entity as a business asset, and the privacy protections you relied on when signing up with Grammarly may not automatically carry over to the new operator.
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