Your Profile & Security settings include options related to how WeTransfer processes certain types of data. You can manage these data processing settings from Account Settings > Profile & Security on the WeTransfer website.
Research Purpose
You can choose whether to authorize WeTransfer to access and use your transfer data for research purposes.
Enabling this option allows WeTransfer to use transfer data for research purposes as described in our data processing terms.
Health-related data
Some files you upload may contain health-related information. Depending on applicable privacy laws, we need your consent before we can process transfers that include this type of data.
Why do we ask for consent?
Your transfers may include files that contain medical or health-related information, such as .dcm files. These files may qualify as health data under applicable data protection laws.
WeTransfer does not access, read, or inspect the content of your files, and we do not process medical information contained within your files. However, because you may upload and share files that include health-related data, we need your explicit consent to provide the file transfer service and to confirm that you are authorized to share this data, including when it relates to another person.
What happens when you upload health-related files?
- This option is disabled by default.
- The first time you upload files that may contain health-related data, you’ll be asked to review and provide consent.
- If you do not provide consent, uploads containing this type of data cannot be processed and will be blocked.
- Transfers containing health-related files will automatically expire after a maximum of 60 days and cannot be extended, including on paid plans.
Managing your consent
Once provided, your consent preference will be saved. You can review or withdraw your consent at any time in your account settings.
Choosing to allow WeTransfer to use your transfer data for research purposes does not change how we handle health-related files. We still do not read or inspect your file content, and you remain the owner of the data included in your transfer.