If Pinecone is sold, merged, or goes through bankruptcy proceedings, your personal information may be transferred to a new owner or become subject to legal proceedings, potentially with limited control over how it is used.
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This provision authorizes disclosure of personal information to potential and actual acquirers, and separately acknowledges that in insolvency proceedings Pinecone may not be able to control how personal data is treated, which creates uncertainty about downstream data handling.
Personal information collected by Pinecone may be transferred to a new company in a merger or acquisition, and in insolvency scenarios the policy states Pinecone may not be able to control subsequent use of that data.
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"We may disclose personal information to a potential acquirer, merger partner, or other successor entity in connection with a contemplated or actual sale, merger, acquisition, or other transaction involving the transfer of some or all of our business assets. In the event of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.Excerpt from Pinecone's Privacy Policy
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This provision authorizes disclosure of personal information to potential and actual acquirers, and separately acknowledges that in insolvency proceedings Pinecone may not be able to control how personal data is treated, which creates uncertainty about downstream data handling.
Personal information collected by Pinecone may be transferred to a new company in a merger or acquisition, and in insolvency scenarios the policy states Pinecone may not be able to control subsequent use of that data.
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