Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-08-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001097149-25-000064
Chunk: 69

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 4
Chunk 69
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, networks, technologies, products and standards we do not control, such as the Android and iOS operating systems, and mobile browsers. Changes in such systems that degrade or eliminate our ability to target or measure the results of ads or increase costs to target audiences could adversely affect our campaigns. Operating systems could also include data privacy settings that may limit our ability to interpret, target and measure ads effectively. 

Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risks

We are subject to antitrust and competition regulations, litigation and enforcement that may result in fines, penalties, restrictions on our business practices, and product, services or operational changes which could materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We currently are and may in the future be subject to antitrust, competition or unfair competition-related investigations, enforcement actions or claims by governmental agencies, competitors, consumers, customers and others which, even if unfounded, could cause us to incur substantial costs, enter into settlements, consent decrees, be subject to judgments, involve negative publicity and divert management time and attention, which may materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. Resolving these matters may require us to change our business practices in materially adverse ways. Governments and regulators are actively developing new competition laws, regulations and actions aimed at the technology sector, AI and digital platforms, and global activities and expansion, including in large markets such as the United States, the European Union, and China. Government regulatory actions and court decisions may result in fines or hinder our ability to provide certain benefits to our customers and consumers, reducing the attractiveness of our products, services and the net revenue derived from them. These actions and decisions may also hinder our ability to pursue certain mergers, acquisitions, business combinations, investments or other transactions.

Failure to obtain or maintain approvals or comply with regulations and government actions regarding our products or services or those of our suppliers could materially harm our sales, result in substantial penalties and fines, interrupt our supply chain and cause harm to our reputation.

We and many of our healthcare provider customers, suppliers and commercial intermediaries are subject to extensive and frequently changing regulations and government actions under numerous federal, state, local, and foreign laws, including those regulating:

•the access, storage, transmission, disclosure, and other processing of, and security measures with respect to, personal, financial and medical information as well as healthcare records, including children’s personal and health data; 

•websites and application advertising, including that involving the use of cookies or involving the collection, use, disclosure, or other processing of data relating