If Wealthfront is sold, merged, or goes through bankruptcy, your personal financial data may be transferred to the new company or acquirer as part of that deal.
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A corporate transaction could result in your detailed financial profile, including account history, investment data, and Social Security number, being transferred to a new entity whose privacy practices you have not reviewed or agreed to.
In the event of a Wealthfront acquisition or bankruptcy, consumers' personal financial data, including sensitive financial and identity information, may be transferred to a successor entity under that entity's governance, with no opt-out mechanism specified in this provision.
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Where required by law, we provide adequate protection for the transfer of personal data in accordance with applicable law, such as by obtaining your consent, relying on the European Commission's adequacy decisions, or executing Standard Contractual Clauses. Where relevant, you may request a copy of ...
In connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets, we will transfer information, including personal information, provided that the receiving party agrees to respect your personal information in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy.
We may transfer to and process your personal information in countries outside of the jurisdiction where you are located for the various purposes described above. When required by law, we will ensure that we rely on an appropriate legal mechanism for the transfer, such as your consent, standard contr...
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"Disclosure in the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, then your Personal Information may be transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.— Excerpt from Wealthfront's Wealthfront Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GLBA, which requires financial institutions to protect nonpublic personal information even during corporate transactions, and CCPA, which requires that data transferred in a business transfer remain subject to the original privacy commitments unless consumers are notified and given opt-out rights. The FTC has issued guidance on the treatment of consumer data in business acquisitions. SEC and FINRA may also have requirements regarding client record transfers for registered investment advisers and broker-dealers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision is standard boilerplate across the industry but carries meaningful exposure because of the sensitivity of the financial data involved and the potential for the acquiring entity to operate under a materially different privacy regime. The 'as permitted by law and/or contract' qualifier is appropriate but does not fully resolve questions about how CCPA or GLBA would apply to successor entities. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California creates heightened exposure because CCPA requires businesses to inform consumers when data is transferred in a business transaction and, in some interpretations, to provide opt-out rights. The FTC has historically challenged asset transfers that violate prior privacy commitments made to consumers. Bankruptcy proceedings create a specific legal context in which the bankruptcy court may approve data transfers that override ordinary privacy commitments. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Any merger or acquisition due diligence should include a privacy data room review to assess data transfer obligations and whether acquiring entities can lawfully receive the full scope of Wealthfront's consumer data under applicable law. Data transfer agreements in M&A contexts should include successor privacy commitment obligations. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should ensure that any future transaction triggers a consumer notification process consistent with CCPA and GLBA requirements, and that successor entities contractually agree to honor existing privacy commitments. Pre-transaction data mapping is essential to identify which data categories require specific regulatory handling during transfer.
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A corporate transaction could result in your detailed financial profile, including account history, investment data, and Social Security number, being transferred to a new entity whose privacy practices you have not reviewed or agreed to.
In the event of a Wealthfront acquisition or bankruptcy, consumers' personal financial data, including sensitive financial and identity information, may be transferred to a successor entity under that entity's governance, with no opt-out mechanism specified in this provision.
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