Netflix can change the Terms of Use with one month's notice for material changes, and can transfer its contract with you to another company at any time without needing your approval.
Netflix can assign your subscription contract to any third party at any time without your individual consent, meaning a corporate acquisition or restructuring could transfer your account and associated personal data to a new company that you did not choose to contract with.
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The unilateral assignment right means Netflix could transfer your subscription agreement to a new entity — including following an acquisition — without your consent, potentially exposing your data and account to a new company under different practices.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The unilateral assignment clause engages GDPR Art. 13/14 (transparency about data controller changes) and Art. 28 (processor obligations in the event of assignment to a new data controller). Under Singapore's PDPA, transfer of personal data obligations must be maintained post-assignment. The EU's Unfair Contract Terms Directive (93/13/EEC) Annex 1(p) identifies clauses allowing unilateral assignment without consumer consent as potentially unfair. FTC Act Section 5 is engaged if post-assignment practices materially degrade consumer experience without adequate disclosure. (2)
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