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Personal information, including financial account details like Wallet balances, may transfer to entirely new corporate entities — including prospective buyers who may not complete a transaction — without individual user consent.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears truncated after 'merger'; additional transaction types may be listed in the full clause. The canonical claim covers only what the provided excerpt establishes.
Previously, Shein asked users to explicitly agree or disagree with account persistence for future logins. The updated terms remove this choice entirely. Instead of a consent decision, users now see a promotional discount offer in that location. This means users lose direct control over whether Shein maintains their login session across device visits, which affects convenience and privacy preferences around authentication persistence.
View change record →Your personal information, Wallet balance, and points data may be disclosed to outside parties in connection with a merger, including to prospective buyers who may not ultimately acquire Shein.
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Personal information, including financial account details like Wallet balances, may transfer to entirely new corporate entities — including prospective buyers who may not complete a transaction — without individual user consent.
Your personal information, Wallet balance, and points data may be disclosed to outside parties in connection with a merger, including to prospective buyers who may not ultimately acquire Shein.
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