3. How we may disclose your personal information
We may disclose the personal information we collect for the purposes described above and as follows:
Affiliates, subsidiaries and business partners. We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates, subsidiaries and any company owned or controlled by ResMed. ResMed also partners with other businesses to offer products and services and we may disclose your personal information to those business partners.
Vendors and service providers. We may disclose your personal information to vendors and service providers who perform functions and provide services on our behalf, such as IT support services and website hosting, marketing and marketing research providers, customer support, data storage, data analytics providers, auditors, consultants and legal counsel.
Analytics providers. We may also disclose your personal information, such as device and browsing information and activities and usage information, with data analytics providers and other companies who provide analytics services on our behalf. For more information, see the "Our use of tracking mechanisms" section below.
Business transfers. If we or our affiliates are or may be acquired by, merged with or invested in by another company, or if any of our assets are or may be transferred to another company, whether as part of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or otherwise, we may disclose or transfer the personal information we have collected from you with or to the other company. We may also disclose certain personal information as necessary before the completion of such a transaction or other corporate transaction, such as a financing or restructuring, to lenders, auditors and third-party advisors, including attorneys and consultants, as part of due diligence or as necessary to plan for a transaction.
Compliance and legal obligations. We may disclose your personal information in response to legal processes, including if our legal or compliance obligations require us to do so. For example, we may disclose personal information in response to subpoenas, court orders and other lawful requests by regulators and law enforcement, including responding to national security or law enforcement disclosure requirements.
Security and protection of rights. We may disclose your personal information where we believe doing so is necessary to protect our Services, our rights and property or the rights, property and safety of others. For example, we may disclose personal information (i) to prevent, detect, investigate and respond to fraud, unauthorized activities and access, illegal activities and misuse of the Services, (ii) to respond to situations involving potential threats to the health, safety or legal rights of any person or third party or (iii) to enforce, detect, investigate and act in response to violations of our Terms of Use. We may also disclose personal information related to litigation and other legal claims or proceedings in which we are involved and for our internal accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping and legal functions.
Aggregate and de-identified information. We may use, disclose and otherwise process aggregate and de-identified, pseudonymized and anonymized information related to our business and Services with third parties for quality control, analytics, research, development and other purposes.
Other disclosures. We may disclose personal information to others and in ways not described above and will notify you and/or obtain your consent to the extent required by applicable law.