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At the very least, a credible precommitment that Heap won't transfer data to other companies in the event of a merger, and that if Heap goes out of business tha
by danShumway 7y ago
At the very least, a credible precommitment that Heap won't transfer data to other companies in the event of a merger, and that if Heap goes out of business that data will be destroyed.
Here's what Heap's privacy policy says:
> We may share or transfer your information in connection with a prospective or actual sale, merger, transfer or other reorganization of all or parts of our business.
You're banking on Heap being an ethical company forever, yet your privacy policy basically gives you carte-blanch rights to sell my data to any other company in the event of a merger. Heap runs into tough times and Oracle/Google buys them out? Any privacy guarantee you make here is immediately out the window.
You're asking people here to trust you, while your privacy policy explicitly states in legal language that you're allowed to stab us in the back. If you're not planning to stab us in the back, then why is that language necessary?
- codezero 7y agoThis is a great idea. I’m going to try to find if any other companies have language like you describe. I understand that you are assuming any acquisition will lead to some malicious or unethical intent, but I’m not so cynical, that said, it’s be nice to have some protections.
- saagarjha 7y agoFYI: many other companies do have this exact language in their privacy policy and treat their data as an asset during acquisition negotiations.