TikTok states that in the event of a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your personal information may be shared with or transferred to the parties involved in that transaction.
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This provision establishes the operational framework under which user data may be transferred to successor entities or acquirers during corporate restructuring events. It clarifies that information collected under the privacy policy may be treated as a transferable business asset subject to the same privacy obligations.
The updated policy changed the controlling entity from TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC to TikTok Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-registered company. The U.S.-specific privacy policy language was replaced with terms covering "other regions." Users previously governed under U.S. privacy protections are now subject to different jurisdictional terms.
View change record →Your personal information collected by TikTok may be transferred to another company as part of a corporate sale, merger, or bankruptcy proceeding, including during preliminary negotiations, under this provision.
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This provision establishes the operational framework under which user data may be transferred to successor entities or acquirers during corporate restructuring events. It clarifies that information collected under the privacy policy may be treated as a transferable business asset subject to the same privacy obligations.
Your personal information collected by TikTok may be transferred to another company as part of a corporate sale, merger, or bankruptcy proceeding, including during preliminary negotiations, under this provision.
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