Hugging Face · Hugging Face Privacy Policy

Data Sharing with Affiliates and Merger Transfers

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What it is

Hugging Face can share all your personal information with any company it merges with or acquires — or that acquires it — without requiring your separate consent at the time of the transaction.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal data, including account information and any content you've shared with Hugging Face, could be transferred to a new corporate owner in a merger or acquisition without additional notice or consent beyond this policy.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

In the event Hugging Face is acquired or merges with another company, your personal data (including private content, email address, and payment information) automatically transfers to the new entity, which may have materially different privacy practices.

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The Company may share User Information and Personal information collected by the Services with businesses that are legally part of the same group as the Company, or that become part of that group in the event of a change of control, merger, acquisition or sale ('Affiliates').

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 6 (lawful basis for processing following corporate restructuring) and GDPR Art. 14 (obligation to notify data subjects when personal data is obtained indirectly, including via corporate transfer). It also implicates CCPA §1798.100 regarding consumer rights following business transfers. The FTC has enforcement authority over misleading representations about data transfer practices under Section 5. (2)

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over data transfers in corporate mergers and acquisitions where consumer data is a material asset and where privacy representations may not survive the transaction.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Privacy Policy
Entity
Hugging Face
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 28, 2026
Last verified
April 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003742
Document ID
CA-D-00332
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Entity: Hugging Face | Document: Hugging Face Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-003742
Captured: 2026-04-28 05:39:29 UTC | SHA-256: 497c505a01512caf…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-privacy-policy/data-sharing-with-affiliates-and-merger-transfers/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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