Aurion Website Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 2025
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) covers the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by [Aurion Biotech] and our subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Aurion”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) through our website, www.aurionbiotech.com or through any other websites that we own or control and that links to this Privacy Policy (the “Website”).
Aurion respects the privacy of our Website users (“you” or “your”) and is committed to the protection of their personal information. All information contained within the electronic communications, attached documents, forms, newsletters, surveys and documents you may use or compose through the Aurion site are governed by the Aurion Terms and Conditions.
Personal information we collect
Information you submit to us:
- Contact information, such as your first and last name, and email address you may provide when you contact us through the Website or otherwise.
- Marketing information, such as your preferences for receiving our marketing communications and our newsletter, and details about your engagement with them.
- Feedback or correspondence, such as information you provide when you contact us with questions, feedback, or otherwise correspond with us online.
- Other data not specifically listed here, which we will use as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
Information we obtain from third parties: We maintain pages on social media platforms, such as LinkedIn. When you visit or interact with our pages on those platforms, the platform provider’s privacy policy will apply to your interactions and their collection, use, and processing of your personal information.
Automatic data collection. We and our service providers may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your interactions over time with our Website, our communications and other online services, such as:
- Device data, such as your computer’s or mobile device’s operating system type and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, RAM and disk size, CPU usage, device type (e.g., phone, tablet), IP address, unique identifiers, language settings, mobile device carrier, radio/network information (e.g., WiFi, LTE, 4G), and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.
- Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, browsing history, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, duration of access, and whether you have opened our marketing emails or clicked links within them.
For more information, please read the “Cookies” section below.
How we use your personal information
To provide, operate, maintain, and secure our Website. We use personal information to operate, maintain, and provide you with access to our Website. In particular, we use personal information to perform our contractual obligations under our Terms and Conditions.
To communicate with you, including to respond to your requests, provide support, and otherwise communicate with you about our services, including by sending announcements, surveys, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
Improve, monitor, and personalize our Website, including by understanding your needs and interests, and personalizing your experience with the Website and our communications.
For research and development. We may use your personal information for research and development purposes, including to analyze and improve our services and our business. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified, or other anonymous data from personal information we collect. We may use this data and disclose it to third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve our services and promote our business.
For direct marketing. If you sign up for our newsletters, we may from time-to-time send you direct communications as permitted by law, including updates on news and events. You may opt out of our marketing emails as described in the “Opt out of marketing communications” section below.
Interest-based advertising. We engage advertising partners, including third-party advertising companies and social media companies, to display ads around the web. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interaction over time across our Website, our communications, and other online services, and use that information to serve online ads that they think will interest you. We may also share information about our users with these companies to facilitate interest-based advertising to those or similar users on other online platforms. You can learn more about your choices for limiting interest-based advertising in the “Limit online tracking” section below.
Compliance and protection. We may use personal information to:
- Comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities.
- Protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims).
- Audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies.
- Enforce the terms and conditions that govern our Website.
- Prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft.
How we disclose your personal information
We may share your personal information with the following parties and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:
Affiliates. We may disclose your personal information to our subsidiaries and affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Service providers and professional advisors. We may disclose your personal information to third party companies and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate our services (such as lawyers, bankers, auditors, insurers, customer support, hosting, analytics, email delivery, marketing, and database management).
Authorities and others. We may disclose your personal information to law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, as we believe in good faith to be necessary or appropriate for the compliance and protection purposes described above.
Business transfers. We may sell, transfer or otherwise share some or all of our business or assets, including your personal information, in connection with a business transaction (or potential business transaction) such as a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy or dissolution. In such a case, we will make reasonable efforts to require the recipient to honor this Privacy Policy.
Your privacy rights and choices
Opt out of marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing-related communications by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions contained in the marketing communication we send you or by contacting us as provided in the “Contact Us” section below. You may continue to receive services-related and other non-marketing emails.
Use of Information
Cookies
We use the following tools for automatic data collection:
- Cookies, which are text files that websites store on a visitor‘s device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser for the purpose of helping the visitor navigate between pages efficiently, remembering preferences, enabling functionality, helping us understand Website user activity and patterns, and for advertising purposes. For example, Google Analytics collects information about how users use our Website, which we then use to compile reports that disclose trends without identifying individual visitors, and help us improve our Website. For more information on Google Analytics, click here.
- Local storage technologies, like HTML5, that provide cookie-equivalent functionality but can store larger amounts of data, including on your device outside of your browser in connection with specific applications.
- Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, which are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked.
We refer to all these technologies and other types of tracking technologies used through our Service, collectively as “cookies”.
We use both persistent cookies and session cookies. Persistent cookies stay on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them, while session cookies are deleted once you close your web browser. We use persistent cookies, for example, to record your choice of language and country location. The cookies placed through your use of our Website are either set by us (first-party cookies) or by a third party at our request (third-party cookies).
We use the following categories of cookies:
- Essential cookies: These cookies are required to enable basic Website functionality. They cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website may not work.
- Functional cookies. These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Analytics cookies. We use analytics cookies, for example for Google Analytics. These cookies help us understand how the Website performs, how visitors interact with the Website, and whether there may be technical issues. This storage type usually doesn’t collect information that directly identifies a visitor.
- Advertising cookies. These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests and to track your behaviour across different websites. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited our Website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.
You can also limit online tracking by:
- Blocking cookies in your browser. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Use the following links to learn more about how to control cookies and online tracking through your browser:
Please be aware that if you disable or remove tracking technologies some parts of the Website may not function correctly.
Note that because these opt out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised, you will need to opt out on every browser and device that you use.
Children
The Website is not intended for use by children under 18 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal information through the Services from a child under 18 without the consent of the child’s parent or guardian as required by law, we will delete it.
Retention of personal information
Where required under applicable laws, we retain personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and processed, in accordance with our retention policies, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory obligations or until you withdraw your consent (where applicable). To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of personal information, the purposes for which we use personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.