TikTok states it may share all collected user data with third parties during or in anticipation of a merger, acquisition, asset sale, or bankruptcy proceeding.
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This provision states that user data may be transferred to a new or acquiring entity even during negotiation stages, before any transaction is completed, and without individual user notice or consent at the time of transfer.
Under this provision, collected data including account information, content, biometric data, and behavioral profiles could be shared with a potential acquirer during transaction negotiations; users cannot prevent this transfer under the terms stated.
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"We may share Information We Collect in connection with or during negotiations of a corporate transaction, such as a merger, acquisition in full or in part, reorganization, asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.— Excerpt from TikTok's TikTok Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Corporate transaction data transfer provisions are standard in consumer privacy policies but engage FTC requirements regarding notification when a company's data practices materially change following a transaction. CCPA and CPRA may require that any acquirer honor outstanding consumer rights requests and that privacy practices of the acquiring entity be disclosed. State AG offices have taken enforcement interest in data practices following corporate acquisitions. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low to Medium. This provision uses standard industry language for corporate transaction data transfers. The specific concern for TikTok relates to the national security and regulatory context in which any corporate transaction would occur, including potential CFIUS review requirements, which could affect the practical scope of permissible data transfers. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California CCPA and CPRA may require notification to consumers if a corporate transaction results in materially different privacy practices. Other state comprehensive privacy laws have similar notification provisions. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B partners and advertisers with data-sharing agreements with TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC should assess whether their contracts address data handling obligations in the event of a corporate transaction, including representations about data use by any successor entity. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should assess whether any corporate transaction involving TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC would trigger consumer notification obligations under applicable state privacy laws and whether outstanding data rights requests would be honored by a successor entity.
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This provision states that user data may be transferred to a new or acquiring entity even during negotiation stages, before any transaction is completed, and without individual user notice or consent at the time of transfer.
Under this provision, collected data including account information, content, biometric data, and behavioral profiles could be shared with a potential acquirer during transaction negotiations; users cannot prevent this transfer under the terms stated.
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