This privacy policy (Policy) relates to your personal information in connection with your use of and access to the Ori Biotech website (https://oribiotech.com/) (the Ori Biotech Website).
We are committed to protecting your information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our Policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us via privacy@oribiotech.com.
When you use the Ori Biotech Website, you trust us with your information and we take your privacy very seriously. We seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this Policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue your use of the Ori Biotech Website.
We review this Policy regularly and it is your responsibility to check regularly and determine whether you still agree to comply with the Policy. If you do not agree to any changes to this Policy then you must immediately stop using the Ori Biotech Website. In the event we make any significant changes to this Policy we will use our reasonable endeavours to inform you of such changes in advance in writing.
It is important that the personal information we hold about you is true, complete, accurate and current. Accordingly, you must notify us of any changes to your personal information (for example, if you change your email address).
The Ori Biotech Website is owned and operated by Ori Biotech Limited (trading as “Ori Biotech”) a company registered in England and Wales with company number 09757696 and whose registered office is situated at 35 Beaufort Court Admirals Way, South Quay Waterside, London, E14 9XL. Ori Biotech (Ori Biotech/we/us/our). Ori Biotech is the controller (also known as a data controller) of, and is responsible for, your personal information. The term “you” refers to the user wishing to access and/or use the Ori Biotech Website.
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us including information such as your name, address and contact information.
(a) Where and how we collect personal information
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering to use and actually using the Ori Biotech Website, or otherwise contacting us.
(b) The types of personal information we may collect
When you use the Ori Biotech Website and/or when you otherwise deal with us, we may collect the following information about you (the Information):
In Short: We may receive information about you from third parties, and we may use this information to provide, improve and personalise the Ori Biotech Website.
Occasionally we may receive information about you from other sources, which we will add to the information we already hold about you in order to help us provide, improve and personalise the Ori Biotech Website. If you apply for a job with us, we may also receive information from those who provide references relating to your prospective or actual engagement or employment.
In Short: Some Information – such as IP addresses and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you use the Ori Biotech Website.
We automatically collect certain Information when you visit, use or navigate the Ori Biotech Website. This Information does not reveal your specific identity (unless your device name is the same as your name) but may include device and usage Information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, Information about how and when you use the Ori Biotech Website and other technical Information. This Information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of the Ori Biotech Website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect Information through cookies and similar technologies. You can find out more about this in our Cookies Policy.
In Short: We process your Information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.
We use your Information collected via the Ori Biotech Website for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your Information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests (Business Purposes), with your consent (Consent), and/or for compliance with our legal obligations (Legal Reasons). We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.
We may process your Information for the following purposes:
We only share and disclose your Information in the following situations:
We may disclose aggregated, anonymous Information (i.e. Information from which you cannot be personally identified), or insights based on such anonymous Information, to selected third parties, including (without limitation) analytics and search engine providers to assist us in the improvement and optimisation of the Ori Biotech Website. In such circumstances we will not disclose any Information which can identify you personally.
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your Information in countries other than the UK, but will take all reasonable steps to ensure it is protected.
Whenever we transfer your Information outside of the UK, we will take all reasonably practicable measures to protect your Information in accordance with this Policy and applicable laws. To the extent that any transfer requires approved safeguards to be in place we will only transfer your Information to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data. Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved for use in the UK which give personal data the same protection it has in the UK. Please contact us if you want further information on the specific mechanism(s) used by us when transferring your personal data out of the UK.
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any Information that you share with third party providers who feature or advertise, but are not affiliated with, the Ori Biotech Website.
The Ori Biotech Website may feature links to third party websites or social media channels, or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this Policy.
We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Ori Biotech Website. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly if you have any related questions.
In Short: We keep your Information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is permitted or required by law.
We will only keep your Information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax law, accounting requirements, or other legal or regulatory requirements).
When we have no ongoing Business Purpose to justify the processing of your Information, we will either delete or anonymise it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your Information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your Information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
In Short: We aim to protect your Information through a system of organisational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any Information we process. For example, data is stored on secure encrypted disks when not in use.
We have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable supervisory body of a suspected data breach where we are legally required to do so.
However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the Internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will use our reasonable endeavours to protect your Information, we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of personal Information that is transferred from you or to you via the Internet. Transmission of personal Information to and from the Ori Biotech Website is therefore at your own risk. You should only access our services within a secure environment.
In Short: We take steps to ensure that the Ori Biotech Website are only used by those over 18 years of age and we do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Ori Biotech Website, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age. If we learn that Information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the relevant account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under 18 years of age, please contact us immediately via privacy@oribiotech.com.
You will be required to give Consent to certain processing activities before we can process your Information. Where applicable, we will seek Consent from you when you first submit Information to or through the Ori Biotech Website.
If you have previously given your Consent you may freely withdraw such Consent at any time. You can do this by emailing privacy@oribiotech.com. or, where applicable, clicking the ‘Unsubscribe’ button that appears in mailing list communications.
If you withdraw your Consent, and if we do not have another legal basis for processing your Information, then we will stop processing your Information. If we do have another legal basis for processing your Information, then we may continue to do so subject to your legal rights.
Please note that if we need to process your Information in order for you to use the Ori Biotech Website and you object or do not provide Consent to us processing your Information, you accept that the Ori Biotech Website will no longer be available to you.
If you have given Consent to marketing we may contact you about our products, services, promotions and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive such Information, you can withdraw your Consent at any time by sending an email to info@oribiotech.com or unsubscribing from the communications.
If you have given Consent, we may share your Information with carefully selected third party organisations and business partners and they may contact you directly. If you would prefer to no longer receive direct marketing communications from third parties and partners after previously giving your Consent, please contact those third parties and partners directly to withdraw the Consent.
In Short: You have certain rights in respect of your Information.
You have certain rights in relation to the Information that we hold about you. Details of these rights and how to exercise them are set out below. Please note that we will require evidence of your identity before we are able to respond to any requests. This is a security measure to ensure that your Information is not disclosed to a person who does not have the right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further Information in relation to your request to speed up our response. To exercise or discuss any of your rights, please contact us via info@oribiotech.com.
You may also have the right to restrict our use of your Information, for example during a period in which we are verifying the accuracy of your Information in circumstances where you have challenged the accuracy of that Information.
In such circumstances, you can ask us to transmit your Information to you or directly to a third-party organisation on your behalf.
While we are happy for such requests to be made, we are not able to guarantee technical compatibility with a third-party organisation’s systems. We are also unable to comply with requests that relate to personal Information of others without their consent.
If we are relying on Consent to process your Information, you have the right to withdraw your Consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing that occurred before the withdrawal of such Consent.
We welcome your feedback and questions on this Policy. If you wish to contact us about this Policy or have any other questions, please email us via privacy@oribiotech.com.
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (https://ico.org.uk/concerns). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.