If Whatnot is sold, merged, or acquires financing, your personal data may be transferred to the new owner as part of the deal, even before the transaction is finalized.
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This clause means your personal information could end up with a different company, potentially with different privacy practices, if Whatnot undergoes a business change, and this can occur during negotiations before a deal closes.
The updated Influencer Engagement Agreement now requires all disputes between influencers and Whatnot to be resolved through binding arbitration under the Terms of Service Section 21, rather than through California state or federal courts. This replaces the previous language permitting influencers to pursue legal claims in Los Angeles courts and waives jury trial rights. The agreement also removes language that explicitly limited dispute resolution to claims arising solely from the Influencer Agreement, extending arbitration to disputes relating to Whatnot Platform use and the influencer-platform relationship.
View change record →Under the updated agreement, Australian sellers can no longer resolve disputes through court proceedings in Los Angeles. Instead, all disputes related to the Whatnot platform or the seller relationship must be resolved through mandatory individual arbitration under Whatnot's main Terms of Service. The updated terms eliminate the jury trial waiver provision and replace court access with binding arbitration, with limited exceptions only as expressly permitted in the main Terms of Service.
View change record →The updated terms require all disputes arising from the Strategic Seller Agreement or a seller's relationship with Whatnot to be resolved through arbitration as defined in the main Terms of Service, rather than through litigation in California courts. Previously, sellers could bring claims in federal or state courts located in Los Angeles; under the revised language, this option is eliminated except where the Terms of Service arbitration section expressly permits court proceedings. The change applies to the relationship between individual sellers and Whatnot, affecting how contract disputes, payment disagreements, or other claims are processed and adjudicated.
View change record →The removal of this provision eliminates disclosure about data sharing in M&A scenarios, potentially reducing user awareness about data transfers during corporate restructuring.
View full change record →Personal data including purchase history, payment information, and behavioral profiles may be transferred to third parties during corporate transactions, and the receiving entity may not be bound by the same privacy commitments as Whatnot.
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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.— Excerpt from Whatnot's Whatnot Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision is standard in commercial privacy policies but engages GDPR Article 6 requirements that any transfer of personal data in a corporate transaction must have a valid legal basis, and Article 13/14 transparency obligations regarding new data controllers. CCPA requires that the successor entity honor existing consumer rights requests. The FTC has previously taken enforcement action where acquired data was used in ways inconsistent with prior privacy representations. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The inclusion of 'negotiations' as a trigger for potential data sharing expands the window during which data may be disclosed to third parties beyond a completed transaction, which may create exposure under GDPR's data minimization and purpose limitation principles. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users face heightened exposure because GDPR imposes strict requirements on the transfer of personal data to new controllers, including notification obligations. California CPRA requires that successor entities honor opt-out and deletion requests. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: M&A due diligence teams and acquirers should assess whether data assets transferred include GDPR-regulated personal data requiring specific transfer mechanisms, and whether consent or legitimate interest bases are portable to the acquiring entity. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should ensure that any data room or due diligence process involving personal data is governed by appropriate confidentiality and data processing agreements. Post-transaction, a review of privacy notice updates and user notification obligations may be required.
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This clause means your personal information could end up with a different company, potentially with different privacy practices, if Whatnot undergoes a business change, and this can occur during negotiations before a deal closes.
Personal data including purchase history, payment information, and behavioral profiles may be transferred to third parties during corporate transactions, and the receiving entity may not be bound by the same privacy commitments as Whatnot.
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