Privacy

Cayuga Biotech Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 7/24/2024

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Cayuga Biotech Inc. (collectively, “Cayuga Biotech,” “we” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses and otherwise processes the personal information described below, as well as the rights and choices you have regarding such personal information.

You can review more detailed information about our privacy practices and your rights and choices below in our Policy, which is organized into the following sections:

Scope
Personal Information Collection
Purposes of Collection and Use
Disclosure of Information
Aggregate and Non-identifiable Information
Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics
Your Privacy Choices
Information About Children
Third-Party Sites and Services
Security
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
Contact Us

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information that Cayuga Biotech processes regarding:

Users of our websites where this Policy is posted, including cayugabiotech.com (“Site”) and the services we provide through our Site, and where we display or include a link to this Policy (collectively, the “Services”);
Potential partnerships and collaborations interested in investment, development, licensing or other partnership discussions or other interactions with us;
Individuals who register for and/or apply to participate in our webinars, other events, and programs;
Individuals who are subscribed to receive news, information and marketing communications from us; and
Individuals that communicate with us or otherwise engage with us related to our Services.

Not In Scope. Note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to job applicants and candidates who apply for employment through our job application portal, or to employees and non-employee workers, .

Your use of our Services and Site, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, including its applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. Our Terms of Use are incorporated by reference into this Policy.

2. Personal Information Collection

We collect information directly from you, from third parties, and by automated means as set out below.

A. Personal Information Collected Directly.

The personal information that we collect and process will vary depending upon the circumstances and how you interact or engage with us, but generally includes:

Communications and interactions. When you communicate or interact with us, whether through the Site, Services, via email or otherwise, we collect and maintain a record of your contact details, contact preferences, communications, and our responses. Interactions may include when requesting a product or filling out a ‘Contact Us’ form, requesting additional information about our Services, signing up for our mailing lists, or otherwise providing us information through the Site or Services.

Events and other programs. For example, if you register for or attend an event that we host or sponsor, including summits and webinars, we may collect information related to your registration for and participation in such an

Promotions and surveys. If you participate in sweepstakes, contests, and promotions that we offer, we will collect your name, email address, and other registration information related to contests, sweepstakes, and promotions. We may also conduct surveys, which may help us evaluate, develop and improve our Services and better respond to audience preferences. If you respond to surveys or similar requests, we will collect your personal information, including name and contact information and survey responses.

B. Personal Information from Third Parties Sources.

We collect information about you from other sources, such as public sources, partners, and other third parties. For example, we may collect information such as:

Vendors and service providers. We outsource some of our operations to our service providers and vendors in order to provide and operate our Services. They may collect and provide us with IP address and unique identifiers.
Lead information. We may receive lead and prospect information from third parties, about prospective partners that may be interested in our Services. We may also engage with third parties to enhance or update our partner information.
Social media and other third-party platforms. If you post information about us or engage with us on social media or other third-party platforms, we may collect personal information about you from that third-party platform. These third-party platforms and services control the information they collect and share about you. For information about how they may use and disclose your information, including any information you make public, please consult their respective privacy policies.

C. Personal Information We Collect Automatically or Derive.

We automatically collect personal information related to your use of our Services and interactions with us and others, including information we collect automatically (e.g., We may also derive information about you and your use of the Services. Such information includes:

Device and browsing information. We may use cookies, third-party SDKs, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to automatically collect personal information when you use our Site and other Services. This information may include IP address and other unique identifiers, general location information, browser type, domain names, access times, pages views, date/time stamps, operating system, language, scrolling activity, device type, unique ID, Internet service provider, referring and exiting URLs, and similar device and usage information. For more information about our use of cookies and other online tracking tools, please see the “Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics” section below.
Activities and usage. We collect activity information related to your use of our Site and Services, such as information about the links clicked, searches, features used, pages viewed, time spent, and files uploaded. We also collect activity information related to your use of our Site and Services, such as data logs, as well as data used to: identify the source and destination of a communication; optimize and maintain performance of the Site, Services, and our products; and monitor, investigate and prevent and detect fraud, system abuse, security incidents, unauthorized activities and access, and other misuses of the Site and Services.

3. Purposes of Collection and Use

In general, we use personal information for the purposes set forth below:

Providing Services, Site, and support. To provide and operate our Site and Services, communicate with you about your use of the Site and Services, provide troubleshooting and technical support, respond to your inquiries and requests, communicate with you, and for similar service and support purposes.
Communicating with you about the Services. For example, to send notices, updates, security alerts and other administrative messages. We may also send user surveys and questionnaires, such as for market research.

Analytics and improvement. To better understand how users access and use the Site and Services, and our other products and offerings, and for other research and analytical purposes, such as to evaluate and improve our services and business operations, to develop new services and features, and for internal quality control and training purposes.

Our advertising services. To promote Cayuga Biotech’s products and services on third-party websites or newsletters, as well as to measure and understand the reach and effectiveness of these ads and provide analytics and reporting to advertisers and ad partners.

Marketing and promotional purposes. For marketing purposes, including to send you newsletters, updates, alerts, and promotional information we think may interest you, as well as to evaluate, measure, and improve our marketing.

General business operations. To consider and implement mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other business transactions, and where necessary to the administration of our general business, accounting, recordkeeping, and legal functions.
Security and protection of rights. To protect the Services and our business operations, including to prevent and detect fraud, misuse and unauthorized activities, as well as where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety or legal rights of any person or third party, or violations of our Terms of or this Policy.
Complying with legal obligations. To comply with the law or legal proceedings. For example, we may disclose information in response to subpoenas, court order, and other lawful requests by regulators and law enforcement, including responding to national security or law enforcement disclosure requirements.

4. Disclosure of Information

We may disclose the information, including personal information, that we collect to others, as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above and as otherwise directed or authorized to by you, which may include:

Vendors and service providers. To vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who process such information on our behalf, in order to provide services to us or perform functions on our behalf, including IT service providers, analytics providers, and data providers that we work with to enhance our data.
Affiliates and subsidiaries. To ; however, if we do so, their use and disclosure of your personal information will be subject to this Policy.

To advertising measurement providers and other service providers that help us and ad companies understand information about the content and ads viewed, and the effectiveness of ad campaigns, including the audience that saw the ads and how they responded. These measurement providers collect or receive information about your viewing of or interaction with content and ads within the Site and Services and through our advertising services on other websites, and platforms.

Protecting rights and interests. To law enforcement and others where we believe doing so is necessary to protect the Services, our rights and property, or the rights, property and safety of others. For example, in order to (i) prevent, detect, investigate and respond to fraud, unauthorized activities and access, illegal activities, and misuse of the Services, (ii) situations involving potential threats to the health, safety or legal rights of any person or third party, or (iii) enforce, and detect, investigate and respond to violations of our Terms of Use. We may also disclose personal information, related to litigation and other legal claims or proceedings in which we are involved, as well as for our internal accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.

Legal compliance. To regulators, law enforcement and other third parties in order to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including as part of a judicial proceeding, in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order or other legal process, or as part of an investigation or request, whether formal or informal, from law enforcement or a government official.

Business transfers We may disclose your information to another entity in connection with an acquisition or merger, sale or transfer of a business unit or assets, bankruptcy proceeding, or as part of any other similar business transfer, including during negotiations related to such

5. Aggregate and Non-identifiable Information

We may collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process aggregate and non-identifiable information for marketing, advertising, research, compliance, or other purposes.

6. Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics

We and our third-party service providers use cookies, pixels, java script, and other mechanisms to automatically collect information browsing, activity, device and similar information within our Site and Services. We use this information to, for example, analyze and understand how users access and use the Services, how they interact with others through our Services, as well to identify and resolve bugs and errors in our Services and to assess secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Services.

Cookies. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your device’s hard drive through the Site and Services for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Services, while others allow us to track your activities in our Services, support the security and performance of the Services, or allow us to track activity and usage data within Service. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or how to disable cookies altogether.

Pixel Tags. Pixel tags (sometime called web beacons or clear GIFs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your device, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on web pages and online content. We may use these, in connection with our Site and Services to, among other things, track the activities of Site visitors, help us manage content, and compile statistics about Site usage. We and our third-party service providers also use clear GIFs in HTML emails to our customers, to help us track email response rates, identify when our emails are viewed, and track whether our emails are forwarded.

Third-Party Analytics. We may use non-affiliated analytics companies, for example Google Analytics (see privacy policy and opt-out), to evaluate use of our Services. We use these tools to help us understand use of, and to improve, our Services, performance, ad campaigns, and user experiences. These entities may use cookies and other tracking technologies, such as web beacons or local storage objects (LSOs), to perform their services.

Do-Not-Track. Currently, our systems do not recognize browser “do-not-track” requests. You may, however, disable certain tracking as discussed in this section (e.g., by disabling cookies); you also may opt out of targeted advertising by following the instructions in the “Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics” section.

Advertising and TargetingAs described above, we work with third parties, such as third-party ad networks, analytics and measurement services and other third-party ad companies to personalize content and display advertising within our Services, as well as to manage our advertising on third-party sites and online services. We and these third-party ad companies may use cookies, pixels tags, and other tools (which we may refer to collectively as “targeting cookies”) to collect activity information within our Services (as well as on third-party sites and services), as well as IP address, location information, unique ID, cookie and advertising IDs, and other identifiers, as well as browsing information. We and these third-party ad companies use this information to provide you more relevant ads and content within our Services and other online services and on third-party sites and apps, and to evaluate the success of such ads and content.

Preferences. We make available several ways for you to manage your preferences regarding third-party advertising and cookies within our Site and Services. Many of these are browser and device specific, which means that you need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Site and Services. In addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences. Further, opting out of cookies and advertising as discussed below does not mean that you will no longer receive advertising content from us. You may continue to receive generic or “contextual” ads from us.

Browser settings. To prevent cookies from tracking your activity on our Site or visits across multiple websites, you can set your browser to block certain cookies, notify you when a cookie is set or delete cookies. Visitors to our Site and other online services who disable cookies will be able to browse the Site, but some features may not function.
Industry ad choice programs. You can control how participating third-party ad companies use the information that they collect about your visits to our Sites and those of third parties, in order to display more relevant targeted advertising to you. For more information and to opt out of receiving targeted ads from participating third-party ad networks go to:
- https://aboutads.info/choices (Digital Advertising Alliance)

Please note that opting out of participating ad networks does not opt you out of being served advertising. You may continue to receive generic or contextual ads on our Services. You may also continue to receive targeted ads on other websites, from companies that do not participate in the above programs.

7. Your Privacy Choices

Users have several choices regarding their personal information and privacy preferences, as described in this section.

Marketing Communications. We may send periodic promotional emails to you. You may opt out of such communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in the email or emailing us at info@cayugabiotech.com . Please note that it may take up to ten (10) business days for us to process opt out requests. If you opt out of receiving promotional emails about recommendations or other information we think may interest you, we may still send you emails about your account or any Services you have requested or received from us.

Cookie and Targeted Advertising. Described in the “Cookies, Targeting, and Analytics” section above, you can manage your preferences for cookies (including targeting cookies) on our Site and Services by adjusting your cookie settings or other preferences.

8. Information About Children

Our Site is not intended for minors under the age of 13. We do not knowingly or specifically collect information about minors under the age of 13. If you believe we have unintentionally collected such information, please notify us at info@cayugabiotech.com and we will take action as necessary to securely delete such information.

9. Third-Party Sites and Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites. Any access to and use of such linked websites is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third-party websites. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third-party websites.

10. Security

We have implemented safeguards and technical measures to protect the personal information that we have under our control from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. However, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. You should take steps to protect against unauthorized access to your password, phone, and computer by, among other things, signing off after using a shared device.

11. Changes to our Privacy Policy

This Policy is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any changes to this Policy on our Site. If we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices with regard to the personal information we have previously collected from you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change, such as via email or prominent notice on the Site.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns regarding the way in which your personal information is being processed or this Policy, please email us at info@cayugabiotech.com.