California Consumer Privacy Act, transfer in a merger, acquisition or bankruptcy is not a sale (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ad)(2)(C))
Only a transfer where the buyer takes over all or part of the business escapes the sale definition; a licence of data alone to an AI buyer, in or out of bankruptcy, does not.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“The business transfers to a third party the personal information of a consumer as an asset that is part of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other transaction in which the third party assumes control of all or part of the business, provided that information is used or shared consistently with this title.”
Where it was read
Also read from the same source
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of sell (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ad)(1))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of deidentified (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(m))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of service provider (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ag)(1))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, right to opt out of sale or sharing (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.120(a))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.121(a))
- California Consumer Privacy Act, definition of sensitive personal information (contents of messages) (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.140(ae)(1)(E))
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