Our Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

Genomics Academy .org  is committed to protecting your privacy. Our privacy policy is based on the principles that:

1. You (The client) own your own data, so Genomics Academy .org is only to use it and hold it as long Genomics Academy .org  (and its’ third parties) has your permission (Consent) to do so, and

2. Genomics Academy .org strives to comply with the privacy laws of the country of the student.

This Privacy Policy applies to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by Genomics Academy .org in connection with your use of the Content accessed through the Genomics Academy .org websites or software applications, and any and all products, software, services, mobile applications, features, tools, reports, action plans and web applications (including but not limited to text, graphics, images, and other material and information) as accessed from time to time by the user, regardless if the use is in connection with an account or not.

Please read also our Terms of Use of the Website.

1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

1.1 Subject to your consent, Genomics Academy .org collects identifiable information about you as is required to provide the Content to you. This “Personal Information” includes: (i) information you provide about yourself when registering for and/or purchasing our Content (e.g. name, email, address, user ID and password, and payment information (collectively, the “Registration Information”).

1.2 Personal Information does not include de-identified versions of the Registration Information, with your identity removed; for avoidance of any doubt, information about you is de-identified (your identity is removed) when personal identifiers about you are removed from the applicable information.

1.3 You can access and update your Personal Information in your account profile through the Genomics Academy .org website anytime. If need be, you may request that corrections be made to your Personal Information on file with Genomics Academy .org. Any requests to view your Personal Information on file with Genomics Academy .org or to make corrections to your Personal Information on file with Genomics Academy .org can be directed to Genomics Academy .org ’s privacy officer at privacy@genomicsacademy.org.

2. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

2.1 Personal Information that we collect may be uploaded, moved, stored, processed in, backed up, transmitted and/or transferred between any of the countries in which we operate or do business (including across international borders), in our discretion, in order to enable us to use the Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and you consent to the same.

3. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

3.1 Any Personal Information provided by you, or that is derived by or through the Genomics Academy .org Site is not sold, traded, rented, shared or otherwise transferred by us with any third party without your consent, except as described in this Privacy Policy and any agreement between you and us.

3.2 We may disclose your Personal Information on a need-to-know basis to our employees, officers, agents, Third Party Service Providers, Research Partners or subcontractors, to the extent that such disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in Section 2.1 of this Privacy Policy. We may also disclose your Personal Information to the extent required by law.

4. AUTOMATICALLY GATHERED INFORMATION

4.1 We may receive and store certain types of computer information whenever you interact with the Genomics Academy .org Site. Examples of the information that we may automatically receive and store may include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; and the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) click stream to, through, and from our Genomics Academy .org Site, including date and time information relating to your visits.

4.2 Such automatically gathered information may be used by Genomics Academy .org for the operation of the Content provided to you via the Genomics Academy .org Site or otherwise, to maintain the quality of the content provided through the Genomics Academy .org Site or otherwise, and to provide Genomics Academy .org with general statistics relating to use of the Genomics Academy .org Site. We may use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, and track user’s movement, to determine what Content are the most popular, advertise, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Although we do receive IP addresses, we do not use them to identify you personally or disclose them to others.

4.3 The Genomics Academy .org website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Genomics Academy .org pages, or register with the Genomics Academy .org website, a cookie helps Genomics Academy .org to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Genomics Academy .org website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Genomics Academy .org features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Genomics Academy .org website you visit.

5. SECURITY AND RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

5.1 Genomics Academy .org secures your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure by third parties. We use a variety of physical, electronic, and managerial procedures in order to protect the Personal Information that we collect. This includes maintaining computer equipment, networks, programs, and documentation to a high standard and restricting access to equipment and information to appropriate staff. 

5.2 Genomics Academy .org’s database security and procedures are reviewed regularly to ensure that they are properly administered and remain effective and appropriate for the sensitivity of the information.

5.3 There are always risks associated with providing Personal Information and sensitive data, whether in person, by phone, mobile, or tablet device, via the Internet or via other technologies. You acknowledge that the transmission of information and data over the Internet is inherently insecure, and there are no security systems that are completely safe or fool-proof against hacking or tampering. Genomics Academy .org endeavours to take commercially reasonable precautions to prevent and minimize such risks in connection with your Personal Information, but Genomics Academy .org offers no (and hereby expressly disclaims any) guarantee, representation, warranty, or covenant of any kind with respect to securing your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure by third parties.

5.4 You are solely responsible for controlling access to your accounts associated with the Genomics Academy .org Site, and maintaining the confidentiality and security of your accounts and related password information.

5.5 Personal Information shall not be kept by Genomics Academy .org for any longer than is necessary for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy. Personal Information that is no longer required to fulfil the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy will be destroyed, erased, or converted to De-Identified Information.

6. THIRD PARTY PRIVACY POLICIES AND LINKS

6.1 The Genomics Academy .org Site may include hyperlinks to, and details of, third party web sites or Internet resources. Genomics Academy .org does not endorse, approve of, verify, attest to, or offer any representation or warranty with respect to, the accuracy of the content of such web sites that are linked. If you decide to leave the Genomics Academy .org Site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

6.2 When you click on one of these links, you are contacting another web site or Internet resource that may collect information about you including Personal Information, voluntarily or through cookies. The privacy policies of such third parties may not mirror those of Genomics Academy .org. Genomics Academy .org has no control over other web sites or Internet resources or their policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and Genomics Academy .org accepts no responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of third parties, including any unauthorized collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information through third party web sites or Internet resources. Use of these web sites is at your own risk.

7. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

7.1 Our Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. We encourage you to review the current Privacy Policy from time to time. The collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information by Genomics Academy .org will be governed by the version of this Privacy Policy in effect at that time. All new, amended, or otherwise modified terms take effect immediately. We will alert you and ask for your consent if at any time there are changes that could affect the use of your Personal Information.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 This Privacy Policy and all matters relating to your use of the Genomics Academy .org Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the governing laws of the countries our students reside, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Genomics Academy .org welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you would like more information on this Privacy Policy or Genomics Academy .org’s organizational privacy policies, if you believe that Genomics Academy .org has not adhered to the terms of this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to view and/or request that corrections be made to your Personal Information on file with Genomics Academy .org, please contact Genomics Academy .org’s Privacy Officer at privacy@genomicsacademy.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly identify and remedy any failure by Genomics Academy .org to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

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