Slack shares personal data with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on its behalf, such as hosting, analytics, customer support, and payment processing.
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The clause establishes the operational framework under which Slack may transfer user information to external parties. It creates a category of authorized recipients beyond Slack's direct control, with the scope of sharing varying based on the specific service or partnership involved.
Slack shares your personal data with an undisclosed number of third-party service providers who support its operations, meaning your data is accessible to companies you have never interacted with or consented to separately. While Slack states these providers are contractually obligated to protect data, you cannot independently verify these arrangements.
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We may also share your personal information with third parties that assist us in providing our services, or where we are under an obligation to report to. But rest assured: we will only ever share your personal information in the limited circumstances described in this Policy.
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances: With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as data analytics, marketing, customer service, and technology services. With financial partners, including banks, brokerage firms, and payment pr...
We may share your information with third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your information with business partners who offer products or services that...
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"We may engage third-party companies or individuals as service providers or business partners to process Information and support our business. These third parties may, for example, provide virtual computing and storage services, assist Slack with verifying Owners and Customers, or we may share business information to develop strategic partnerships with Third-Party service providers to support our common customers. In this respect, depending on the Third-Party service provided, Slack may share your Information.— Excerpt from Slack's Slack Privacy Policy
Third-party processor arrangements must comply with GDPR Article 28 sub-processor requirements and CCPA service provider contractual limitations. Institutional buyers should request Slack's sub-processor list and assess whether downstream data flows are consistent with their own privacy obligations and data transfer restrictions.
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The clause establishes the operational framework under which Slack may transfer user information to external parties. It creates a category of authorized recipients beyond Slack's direct control, with the scope of sharing varying based on the specific service or partnership involved.
Slack shares your personal data with an undisclosed number of third-party service providers who support its operations, meaning your data is accessible to companies you have never interacted with or consented to separately. While Slack states these providers are contractually obligated to protect data, you cannot independently verify these arrangements.
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