BiondVax.com Privacy policy.

We respect your privacy. This privacy policy describes the online information practices of BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“BiondVax”) and the way your information is collected and used at the BiondVax.com website (the “Site”).

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this document shall have the meanings set forth in the BiondVax.com Terms of Use.

  1. Information Collection and Use.
    a. The Site logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from Users to the Site. This data is used to personalize the Site, manage the Site, track usage and improve the Site services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services to Users. User IP addresses may be recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
    b. Information collected through the Site may be stored and processed in any of the countries where we or our service providers maintain facilities. You therefore understand and consent that your information may be transferred outside of the country in which you reside.
    c. Except as otherwise described in this privacy policy, BiondVax will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; to enforce the BiondVax.com Terms of Use or to protect BiondVax’s rights; or to protect the safety of members of the public and Users of the service.
    d. BiondVax reserves the right to transfer information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of BiondVax or any of its assets.
    e. Please do not send BiondVax any confidential or proprietary information and material by email, through the Site or in any other way. Any information or material submitted or sent to BiondVax, will be deemed non-confidential, and BiondVax shall be entitled to use such information as it deems fit.

  2. Use of Cookies. BiondVax may use cookies to store Users’ preferences and to record session information, for purpose of customization of content. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on the Site. You may configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. However, you may have to enable cookies from BiondVax in order to use some functions on the Site. BiondVax’s website uses a Google Analytics tracking code which sets cookies. Every user is registered with a unique but not-personally identifiable ID, to provide BiondVax with aggregate, anonymous insights such as how many unique visitors visit the web site, and how many users return. You may learn more about about Google’s privacy policies on https://policies.google.com/privacy. Please note that BiondVax is not responsible for changes to Google’s policies and practices. With Google Analytics, one can survey how often any single user has visited the website, what pages they visited, for how long they stayed and how they interacted with the site.

  1. Links. The Site contains links to other websites. BiondVax is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other websites, nor will it be liable for any content related claim related to the access of third party websites. When linking to another website a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site.

  2. Security. BiondVax takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private, and uses reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database.

  3. Changes in Our Privacy Policy. From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes that are materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will publish any such changes in a visible place on the Site. A User is bound by any changes to the privacy policy when using the Site after those changes have been posted.

BiondVax cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at: info@BiondVax.com

BiondVax Personal Information Privacy Policy

We may collect certain information or data about you when you subscribe to our email list, or share information online (e.g. direct communication with a BiondVax employee or representative, website and social media channels) and offline (e.g. at face-to-face meetings, and by providing your business card).

Personal information that we may collect and retain includes:

  • Your name, email address, telephone numbers, address, and other information you provide (e.g. Information on your business cards such as Employer, title, and location).

  • Records of face-to-face meetings

  • Records of online and offline communications with BiondVax employees and representatives

  • Your email address and subscription preferences when you sign up to our mailing list

  • How you use our emails – for example whether you open them and which links you click on, your IP address, and details of which version of web browser you used.

This data can be viewed by people on the BiondVax team to:

  • Improve the site by monitoring how you use it

  • gather feedback to improve our services, for example, our communications and use of third-party services, e.g. Eventbrite

  • respond to any feedback you send us if you’ve asked us to

  • send emails to users

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data with any third party.

Where your data is stored: BiondVax stores all data collected on our website on secure servers located in the State of Israel.

BiondVax routinely personally identifiable data to MailChimp, our third-party email provider for the purposes of creating, adding to and maintaining our mailing lists which we use to communicate with you. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this.

When you sign up to our email mailing list: We use a third-party email service, MailChimp, to manage our regular email communications to members and MailChimp act as a data-processor on behalf of BiondVax. MailChimp is a US company and has staff based outside the EEA, and may store your data in the US. When you sign up to our email alerts, you agree to your data being stored in this way. You can find out more about how MailChimp collects and stores your information from MailChimp at https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

Keeping your data secure: Sending information over the internet is generally not completely secure, and we can’t guarantee the security of your data while it’s in transit.  BiondVax does not accept liability for any data in transit and any data you send is at your own risk.

We take reasonable steps to secure your Personal Data and have operational procedures and security features in place to keep your data secure once we receive it.

Disclosing your information: We may pass on your personal information if we have a legal obligation to do so, or if we have to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements. This includes exchanging information with government agencies for legal reasons.

We won’t share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes, and we don’t pass on your personal details to other websites.

Your rights: You can find out what information we hold about you, and ask us not to use any of the information we collect. For users in jurisdictions covered under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) you (the data subject) have several rights in respect of your data and how BiondVax processes it:

  • You have the right to request whether or not your personal data is being processed by BiondVax

  • If your personal data is being processed you have the right to access this data and the following information:

    • The purposes of the processing

    • The type of personal data concerned

    • The recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed

    • The envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored

    • If your personal data has not been collected directly from you, the source

    • The existence of any automated decision-making or profiling and information about the logic involved

    • The appropriate safeguards in place where your data is transferred to any third country

    • You also have the right to have any inaccurate data corrected, or incomplete data completed. You also have a right to obtain a copy of any incomplete or inaccurate data.

    • You have the right to request that BiondVax ceases to process your data and the “right to be forgotten” where, upon your request, BiondVax will delete all personal data held about you.

    • You also have the right to request that BiondVax restricts the processing of your data and the right to object, at any time, to the use of your data for direct marketing purposes or profiling.

If you’ve signed up for email alerts, you can unsubscribe or change your settings at any time. Alternatively you may contact the BiondVax via email to request that you be unsubscribed, or to exercise any of your rights listed above.

To exercise these rights, or ask for clarifications, please contact:

BiondVax relies on the consent those who have opted into receiving communications from BiondVax or provided personal contact information as the legal basis for processing personal data.

Links to other websites: The BiondVax website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to BiondVax and doesn’t cover other sites that our website links to. If you go to another website from this one, read the privacy policy on that website to find out what it does with your information.

Additional services used by, but not controlled by BiondVax includes:

  • MailChimp is used to administer our mailing list. You are advised to review MailChimp’s privacy policy which is currently available at https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

  • Google Analytics. Google Analytics may be used to record certain details of visitors to our website at www.biondvax.com in order to optimise the website, its content, and ensure we can provide a reliable service.

[Last updated 19 June 2018]