Privacy Policy
Encoded Therapeutics Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 16, 2022
Encoded Therapeutics, Inc. (“Encoded”, “we”, “us” and/or “our”) respects the privacy of visitors to our website located at www.encoded.com (“Website”). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share information from visitors to our Website (“Users”) or their devices. By using or accessing our Website, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, sharing, and procedures this Privacy Policy describes. Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of our Website is also subject to our Terms of Use.
1. Information We Collect
We collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.
If you contact us directly, we collect any information that you choose to provide to us, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, organization, information about your areas of interest, the contents of a message or attachments that you may send to us, and any information you choose to provide.
If you decide that you wish to apply for a job with us, you may submit your contact information and information about your work experience and education online. We will collect the information you choose to provide in connection with a job application, including information contained in a cover letter, resume or other supporting documentation.
We may also automatically collect certain technical information from your computer or mobile device as you navigate through our Website. Such information includes internet protocol (“IP”) address, web browser type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and usage details, such as which Users visit our Website, how often they visit, what parts of our Website they visit most, time spent interacting with content, and the dates, times, and durations of your visits.
Our Website may also use a technology called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters placed on the hard drive of your computer for identification purposes. Cookies help provide additional functionality to our Website and help us analyze usage of our Website more accurately. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our Website. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate settings on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website or you may not be able to utilize the features of our Website to their fullest potential.
We may receive additional information about you from third parties such as data or marketing partners and combine it with other information we have about you.
2. Use of Information We Collect
If you provided us with information for a particular purpose, you hereby consent to our use of that information for the purpose for which you submitted it to us, for example, responding to your inquiry or for processing your job application.
We may use the information we collect:
- To provide, maintain, improve, and enhance our Website;
- To communicate with you, provide you with updates and other information relating to our Website or services, provide information that you request, respond to comments and questions, and otherwise provide customer support;
- To provide a customized experience on our Website;
- To analyze how our Website is used and how Users interact with our Website;
- To de-identify and/or aggregate information collected through our Website and use it for other purposes;
- To find and prevent fraud, and respond to trust and safety issues that may arise;
- For compliance purposes, including enforcing our legal rights, or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency; and
For other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time the information is collected.
3. Disclosure of the Information We Collect
We may share or otherwise disclose information we collect from or about you as set forth below or as otherwise disclosed to you at the time of collection.
We may disclose deidentified and/or aggregated information about our Users without restriction.
We may disclose any information that we receive to our subsidiaries or affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
We may disclose and transfer information about you to service providers, advisors, potential transaction partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of an acquisition, merger, sale or transfer of all of a portion of our assets. We may also share any information we receive with contractors, service providers, vendors and other partners we use to support our business. .
We use analytics services such as Google Analytics to collect and process certain analytics data. These services may also collect information about your use of other websites, apps, and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt-out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We may also disclose your personal information to (i) comply with any law, regulation, court order, subpoena, or legal process, (ii) respond to any request from a government or regulatory authority, (iii) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety, (iv) protect against legal liability, or (v) enforce or apply our Terms of Use.
4. Security
We make reasonable efforts to implement measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet and methods of electronic storage of information are not 100% secure and reliable. Although we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security or privacy of any information provided to us. Any transmission of information is at your own risk.
5. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. Encoded does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, and no part of our Website is directed to children. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13, we will endeavor to delete that information. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information in violation of this Privacy Policy, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
6. International Visitors
Our Website hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use our Website from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring information from or about you or your devices outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. Also, we may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating our Website. By providing any information, including information from or about you or your devices, on or to our Website, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.
7. Exclusions
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information collected by us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by any third party.
There is no accepted standard on how to respond to Do Not Track signals, and we do not respond to such signals.
8. Updating Your Information
If you have provided us with your information through our Website and would like that information corrected or deleted, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may not accommodate a request to change or delete information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by Encoded. The policies and procedures described in this Privacy Policy do not apply to those sites. Links to other websites located on our Website do not imply that Encoded has reviewed or endorsed those other sites. Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk. You are responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms of usage, privacy policy and other conditions posted on those websites.
10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Encoded may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes to our Privacy Policy are effective immediately after posting. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically, and especially before providing any personal information to us. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. If we materially change the ways in which we use or share information from or about you or your devices previously collected from you through our Services, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the changes through our Services, by email, or other communication. Your continued use of this Website after any changes or revisions to our Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of our Website, or our privacy practices, please contact us at contact@encoded.com.
If you are a citizen of an EEA country, please fill in this form to get in touch with our GDPR Representative.
If you are a citizen of the UK, please fill in this form to get in touch with our UK GDPR Representative.