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A new company acquiring Upwork could have very different privacy practices, and you would have limited ability to prevent your sensitive data from being transferred to and used by that new entity.
Upwork's privacy policy previously disclosed that it complied with the U.S. Data Privacy Framework and certified adherence to its Principles regarding how it processes personal data from EU, UK, and …
Upwork collects a wide range of personal data including financial information, platform communications, work history, and device and usage data, and the policy authorizes sharing this information with other platform users, advertising partners, and third-party vendors. Users should be aware that profile information including work history and feedback may be visible to other platform participants, and that behavioral advertising cookies are used to track activity across the web. You can adjust your cookie preferences and submit data access or deletion requests through Upwork's privacy settings or by contacting privacy@upwork.com.
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We may share and/or transfer customer information in connection with the sale or merger of our business or assets (subject to local laws). Also, if we go out of business, enter bankruptcy, or go through some other change of control.
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"We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. In such transactions, user information generally is one of the transferred business assets.— Excerpt from Upwork's Upwork Privacy Policy
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A new company acquiring Upwork could have very different privacy practices, and you would have limited ability to prevent your sensitive data from being transferred to and used by that new entity.
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