Last Updated
09 September 2024

Privacy Policy for Polaroid Therapeutics

At Polaroid Therapeutics, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, PolaroidTherapeutics.com. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please refrain from using our website. The Polaroid wordmark and Polaroid Therapeutics logo are registered trademarks of Polaroid. Polaroid Therapeutics operates under a Polaroid license.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit polaroidtherapeutics.com, we may collect certain information from you:

a. Personal Information
We do not directly collect personal information unless you voluntarily provide it to us (for example, through contact forms or email inquiries). Personal information may include your name, email address, and phone number, which are collected when you reach out to us.

b. Non-Personal Information
We automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our website. This may include your IP address, browser type, access times, and referring URLs. This information is used to improve the performance of our website and provide a better experience to visitors.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To operate and improve our website.
  • To respond to your inquiries or requests.
  • To analyze and understand how our website is used.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

In the context of our business activities and in line with the purposes of the data processing set out in this Privacy Policy, we may transfer information to third parties, insofar as such a transfer is permitted and we deem it appropriate, for them to process data for us (acting as ‘controller’) by such third parties (acting as ‘processor’). In particular, the following categories of recipients may be concerned:

  • Our service providers and subcontractors (e.g. PR agency, IT provider, cloud storage provider or analytics services provider).
  • Affiliates of Polaroid Therapeutics.

Certain recipients may be within Switzerland, but they may be located in any country worldwide. In particular, you must anticipate your data to be transmitted to countries of the EU, EFTA and/or EEA, the UK and the USA where some of our service providers are located. If a recipient of personal information is located in a country without ‘adequate’ statutory data protection, we require the recipient to undertake to comply with appropriate data protection standards (for this purpose, we use the revised European Commission’s standard contractual clauses, which can be accessed here), unless the recipient is subject to a legally accepted set of rules (like the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework) to ensure data protection, unless we can rely on an exception.

3. Use of Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze visitor behavior on our website. Google Analytics collects data, such as the pages you visit, how long you stay on the site, and what links you click. This information helps us understand how our website is used and identify areas for improvement.

We may share this data with third parties (as explained in the preceding section), for purposes of improving our communications, enhancing public relations strategies, and better understanding website performance. All information shared is used for analytical purposes only.

Google Analytics uses cookies to track these activities. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information on how Google collects and processes data, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

As outlined in our Cookie Policy, we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. You can control your cookie settings through your browser, but please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on our site.

5. Retention Periods for your Personal Information

We process and retain your personal information as long as required for the purposes pursued with the processing as well as beyond this duration in accordance with legal retention and documentation obligations. As soon as your personal information is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will be deleted or anonymized, to the extent possible. In general, retention periods of no more than twelve months apply for operational data (e.g. system logs).

6. Data Security

We take appropriate measures to protect the security of your data. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot

7. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated or controlled by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party sites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under data protection laws:

  • The right to access – You can request copies of your personal information.
  • The right to rectification – You can request that we correct any inaccurate information.
  • The right to erasure – You can request that we delete your personal information, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing – You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing – You can object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability – You can request that we transfer your data to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we will respond within one month. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided below.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we update this policy, we will post the updated version on this page and update the effective date above.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Polaroid Therapeutics AG
Grabenstrasse 11, 8952 Schlieren (ZH, Switzerland)
contact@polaroidtx.com
+41 76 205 19 70