PRIVACY POLICY 

Your privacy is important to TFI Lodestar Ltd. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that TFI Lodestar Ltd. collects, and the ways in which TFI Lodestar Ltd. uses that personal information.   

Personal Information Collection 

TFI Lodestar Ltd. may collect and use the following kinds of personal information for activities relating to the Congress and future conferences only: 

  • information about your use of this website (including pages visited, click-throughs); 

  • information that you provide using for the purpose of registering with the website (including full name, address, job title); 

  • information that you provide for the purpose of submitting an abstract (including full name, address, job title); 

Using Personal Information 

TFI Lodestar Ltd. may use your personal information to: 

  • administer this website; 

  • personalize the website for you; 

  • enable your access to and use of the website services; 

  • supply to you services that you purchase; 

  • send to you statements and invoices; 

  • collect payments from you; and 

  • send you marketing communications. 

Where TFI Lodestar Ltd. discloses your personal information to its agents or sub-contractors for these purposes, the agent or sub-contractor in question will be obligated to use that personal information in accordance with the terms of this privacy statement. 

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, TFI Lodestar Ltd. may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights. 

Securing Your Data 

TFI Lodestar Ltd. will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. 

TFI Lodestar Ltd. will store all the personal information you provide on its secure servers. 

Information relating to electronic transactions entered into via this website will be protected by encryption technology. 

Cross-Border Data Transfers 

Information that TFI Lodestar Ltd. collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which TFI Lodestar Ltd. operates to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy policy. 

In addition, some personal information (abstracts, name) that you submit for publication on the website may be published on the internet and may be available around the world. 

You agree to such cross-border transfers of personal information. 

Updating This Statement 

TFI Lodestar Ltd. may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website. 

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes. 

Other Websites 

This website contains links to other websites. 

TFI Lodestar Ltd. is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party. 

PRIVACY POLICY MODEL FOR ECB2024 MOBILE APPLICATION 

This privacy policy governs your use of the software application Biotechnology Congress 2024 (“Application”) for mobile devices that was created by TFI Lodestar. The Application is the official conference application for the Biotechnology Congress 2024. 

What information does the Application obtain and how is it used? 

User Provided Information 

The Application obtains the information you provide when you download and register the Application. Registration with us is optional. However, please keep in mind that you may not be able to use some of the features offered by the Application unless you register with us. 

When you register with us and use the Application, you generally provide (a) your name, email address, age, user name, password and other registration information; (b) transaction-related information, such as when you make purchases, respond to any offers, or download or use applications from us; (c) information you provide us when you contact us for help; (d) credit card information for purchase and use of the Application, and; (e) information you enter into our system when using the Application, such as contact information and project management information. 

We may also use the information you provided us to contact your from time to time to provide you with important information, required notices and marketing promotions. 

Automatically Collected Information 

In addition, the Application may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Application. 

Does the Application collect precise real time location information of the device? 

This Application does not collect precise information about the location of your mobile device. 

Do third parties see and/or have access to information obtained by the Application? 

Only aggregated, anonymized data is periodically transmitted to external services to help us improve the Application and our service. We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement. 

We may disclose User Provided and Automatically Collected Information: 

  • as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process; 

  • when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request; 

  • with our trusted services providers who work on our behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them, and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement. 

  • if TFI Lodestar is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Web site of any change in ownership or uses of this information, as well as any choices you may have regarding this information. 

What are my opt-out rights? 

You can stop all collection of information by the Application easily by uninstalling the Application. You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network. You can also request to opt-out via email, at ecb@tfilodestar.com.  

Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information 

We will retain User Provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. We will retain Automatically Collected information for up to 24 months and thereafter may store it in aggregate. If you’d like us to delete User Provided Data that you have provided via the Application, please contact us at ecb@tfilodestar.com and we will respond in a reasonable time. Please note that some or all of the User Provided Data may be required in order for the Application to function properly. 

Children 

We do not use the Application to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at ecb@tfilodestar.com. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable time. 

Security 

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our Application. Please be aware that, although we endeavor provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches. 

Changes 

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy here and informing you via email or text message. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes. You can check the history of this policy by clicking here.   

Your Consent 

By using the Application, you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. "Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United Kingdom. If you reside outside the United Kingdom your information will be transferred, processed and stored there under United Kingdom privacy standards. 

Contact TFI Lodestar Ltd. 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or TFI Lodestar Ltd’s treatment of your personal information, please write: 

  • by email to ecb@tfilodestar.com; or 

  • by post to TFI Lodestar Ltd., Lower Ground, Cranmer House, 39 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6DZ

Credit: This document was created using a Contractology template available at http://www.freenetlaw.com.

     

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Please note: All information requested on the website and registration process is strictly for the use of the Congress in compliance with international privacy legislation. By completing this registration form you will agree that the Congress will use this data to keep you fully informed of the Congress in 2024. The data will then be retained by the Congress secretariat for the purposes of informing you about activities and future meetings. On the registration form, You will also have the opportunity to agree separately to allow key data (Name, Company, Email Address) to be shared with sponsors and exhibitors who are participating in the Congress in 2024. We will not pass any details to any companies not participating in the Congress in 2024.