Privacy Statement
Your privacy on Edengene.com
This website is administered by Edengene Limited (who, for the purposes
of the Data Protection Act 1998 is the data controller).
The primary purpose of edengene.com is to be a dynamic
resource and business tool to help you create your future. We want you
to feel secure when visiting our site and are committed to maintaining
your privacy when doing so.
The
following provides an overview of how we protect
your privacy during your visit. By browsing and using
this website you consent to the collection, use and
transfer of your information under the terms of this
Privacy Statement.
What information do we gather?
Information on edengene.com is gathered in two ways: (1) indirectly (for
example, through our site's technology); and (2) directly (for example,
when you provide information on various pages of edengene.com).
One example of information we collect indirectly is through our Internet
access logs. When you access edengene.com, your Internet address is automatically
collected and is placed in our Internet access logs.
We collect information directly from you in a number of ways, some of
which we describe in this Privacy Statement. One way is through the use
of cookies. Cookies are small files of information which save and retrieve
information about your visit to edengene.com—for example, how you
entered our site, how you navigated through the site, and what information
was of interest to you. The cookies we use identify you merely as a number.
(If you are uncomfortable regarding cookies use, please keep in mind that
at any time you can disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings
in preferences or options menu in your browser.)
We also collect information when you voluntarily submit it to us. Throughout
our site, we provide the opportunity to register for an event or conference,
order a white paper, or participate in an online survey. When we collect
this type of information, we will notify you as to why we are asking for
information and how this information will be used. It is completely up
to you whether or not you want to provide it.
How do we use this information?
We analyze it to determine what is most effective about our site, to help us identify ways to improve it, and eventually, to determine how we can tailor edengene.com to make it more effective. In addition, we process personal information collected via this website for the purposes of:
- personalizing and improving your experience of our website through the use of cookies (see above)
- dealing with your inquiries and requests
- maintaining information as a reference tool or general resource
- carrying out market research campaigns
- providing you with information about our services
We may also use data for other purposes, which we would describe to you at the point we collect the information.
We will retain this information
for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.
Will we share this with outside parties?
Data we collect may be transferred internationally throughout Edengene's
organization to any of its affiliated companies.
We will not sell individual information and will share it only with our
advisors. There will be other times when we need to share information,
for example, in the case of an event where we need to provide our caterer
with meal preference information. But again, before you submit any information,
we will notify you as to why we are asking for specific information and
it is completely up to you whether or not you want to provide it. We may
also disclose your personal information to any successors in title to
our business and any suppliers that we engage to process data on our behalf.
Unless required by law to do so, we will not otherwise disclose your personal
information without your consent.
Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always have strong
data protection laws. However, we will always take
steps to ensure that your information is used by
third parties in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
What about sensitive personal data?
We do not generally seek to collect sensitive personal data through this
site. If we do seek to collect such data, we will ask you to consent to
our proposed uses of the data. We may also collect some sensitive personal
data incidentally. By providing us with unsolicited sensitive personal
data, you consent to our using the data subject to applicable law as described
in this Privacy Statement. The references to "sensitive personal
data" are to the various categories of personal data identified by
European and other data privacy laws as requiring special treatment, including
in some circumstances the need to obtain explicit consent. These categories
comprise personal identity numbers, personal data about personality and
private life, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, political opinions,
membership of political parties or movements, religious, philosophical
or other similar beliefs, membership of a trade union or profession or
trade association, physical or mental health, genetic code, addictions,
sexual life, property matters or criminal record (including information
about suspected criminal activities).
Do we give you access to your information?
You are entitled to know whether we hold information about you and, if
we do, to have access to that information and require it to be corrected
if it is inaccurate. You can do this by sending us an e-mail.
What about data security?
We take appropriate steps to maintain the security of your data on edengene.com.
You should understand that the open nature of the
Internet is such that data may flow over networks without security measures
and may be accessed and used by people other than those for whom the data
is intended.
Any amendments to this Privacy Statement will be posted on this site
and, where possible, through email notification.
Please ensure that you are familiar with the latest
version of this page.
That's it in a nutshell. The short of it is—we are interested in maintaining your privacy and creating a valuable resource for you to use. If you have any questions now or during your visit, please contact us.
