Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY / STATEMENT (PERSONAL DATA)

We, at SYNDERMIX AG (“SYNDERMIX”) and its affiliates, take your privacy seriously. Our mission is to acquire or in-license the intellectual property rights to innovative life science assets, conduct limited initial development and then house them within asset-centric subsidiary companies. By doing so, we enable targeted growth, while overseeing value-driven development, and facilitate eventual transactions for the benefit of our shareholders; we can’t do that without your trust. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect about you, why we collect the information, as well as how we collect and use the information so that we can ensure your best interest.

This Privacy Policy is intended for individuals in Switzerland and the European Union. If you live outside of these regions and choose to use the Sites connected with this Privacy Policy, you do so at your own risk and understand that your information will be sent to and stored in Switzerland and the EU. By using any of our websites that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, “Sites”) or otherwise providing Personal Information to us, you agree to this Privacy Policy. Note that there may be other websites that reference the SYNDERMIX name and title but may be subject to a different privacy policy.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information We Collect

“Personal Information” generally means any information that can reasonably identify you as an individual, and any other information we associate with it. We collect categories of information, from different sources.

1. Profile information and other content you voluntarily provide us, which may include:

  • User name and password
  • Contact information when you register on our Sites or do business with us, such as your name, street address, demographic information (such as your gender), date of birth, phone number, and/or email address. You may also provide us information about other people, such as when you direct us to send a gift on your behalf. If you submit any Personal Information relating to other people in connection with the Sites, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  • Similar professional contact information if you interact with us in the scope of your employment. This may include your employer, job title, work address, phone and/or email, and similar such information.
  • Any content or contributions you post in a public space on the Sites. This includes comments, videos and photos that you might submit. If you contact us through a social media site, we may collect your social media identifier.
  • Any information you provide in communications with us, such as via social media, e-mail or our customer call center.

2. Information that is passively collected when you use the Sites, such as by our web servers and by third party analytics tools we use:

  • Our system logs may record certain information about visitors to our Sites, including the web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device and mobile ad identifiers, browser information, interaction with the Sites, pages viewed, app usage, and other such information; we may collect similar information from emails you receive from us that can help us track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients.
  • We use certain cookies, pixel tags and other technologies to help us understand how you use the Sites and enable us to personalize your experience. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. To learn more about SYNDERMIX’s use of cookies, please see our cookie policy.
  • We may detect the physical location of your device by, for example, location information shared by your web browser. We collect this information for purposes of enhancing or facilitating our services. We may use your device’s physical location to better understand how our Sites and other services and functionality are being used and to provide you with relevant and personalized location-based services and content, including advertising. Should you wish to opt out of the collection of this information, please adjust the settings of your device so that information about your physical location is not sent to us or third parties by (a) disabling location services within the device settings; or (b) denying certain websites or mobile applications permission to access location information by changing the relevant preferences and permissions in your mobile device or browser settings. Please note that your location may be derived from your WiFi, Bluetooth, and other device settings. Please consult your device settings for further information.

How We May Use Personal Information
We may use Personal Information as permitted by law, for the following business purposes:

  • to respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests
  • to communicate with investors for purposes related to their shares and ownership
  • to perform analytics, quality control, market research, and determine the effectiveness of our websites, and develop new products and services

We may also use Personal Information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate for certain essential purposes, including:

  • to comply with applicable law and legal process
  • to respond to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence
  • to detect, prevent, or investigate potential security incidents or fraud
  • to facilitate the functionality of our mobile applications and websites
  • to provide important product safety information and notice of product recalls
  • to enforce our terms and conditions
  • to protect our operations or those of our affiliates
  • to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, security and/or that of our affiliates, you or others
  • to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain

How Personal Information May Be Disclosed

1. To the extent permitted by law, all of your Personal Information may be disclosed with the following categories of third parties:

  • to our affiliates for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy
  • to our third-party service providers who provide services such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, order fulfillment, infrastructure provision, IT services, customer service, email delivery services, and other business services, to enable them to provide services
  • to a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings)
  • in connection with the essential purposes described above (e.g., to comply with legal obligations)

2. To the extent permitted by law, information that is passively collected when you use the Sites may be disclosed with the following categories of third parties:

  • our online and email advertisers or other third-party vendors we use who may provide cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs or other similar technologies for use on our Sites or other websites to manage and improve our online and email advertising campaigns.

THIRD PARTY SITES AND INTEGRATIONS

Our Sites may integrate third party video streaming services offered by certain partners, where indicated, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Daily Motion etc. Please be aware that we do not control the content or privacy practices of such streaming services and you should be aware that such third party functionality may be subject to the privacy statements of such parties.

The Sites may also link to third party websites, mobile applications, and other online services or platforms. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over such third parties and are not responsible for the content, availability, or security of third parties.  Third parties may use your information for their own purposes, including behavioral or advertising purposes. If you decide to access any of the third party links available on the Sites, or if you provide Personal Information through these third party sites, app, or platforms, you do so subject to the privacy policies and terms and conditions of use of the owner or operator, and not this Privacy Policy.

RETENTION PERIOD

We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by for legal, auditing, or compliance purposes.

SECURITY

We use standard physical, technical, and administrative measures designed to reduce the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of your Personal Information. Unfortunately, no system or network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.  If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us through the “Contact” tab  (note that physical mail notification will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the problem).

DATA ACCESS RIGHTS & RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN

How you can access or delete your Personal Information

  • You may request a copy of the following:
    • The categories of Personal Information we collected about you;
    • The categories of sources from which the Personal Information is collected;
    • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling (if applicable) the Personal Information;
    • The categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information and the categories of Personal Information shared; and
    • The specific pieces of your Personal Information we have collected, used or disclosed (if applicable).
  • You may request that we delete your Personal Information.  Note that deletion requests are subject to certain limitations, for example, we may retain Personal Information as permitted by law, such as for tax or other record keeping purposes.

To request a copy of Personal Information we have collected about you, or to request that your information be deleted, please contact us at info@syndermix.ch.

OUR OBLIGATIONS

1. For your convenience we aim to review our privacy and security processes every 6 months.

2. We have processes in place such as this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use, online user notices on this website, training and detailed documentation which ensure that users, management and third parties confirm their understanding of the company’s privacy policy and procedures.

3. We are legally obliged to notify the authorities of any personal data breaches promptly. You can always notify us of possible Privacy Policy breaches at info@syndermix.ch.

COOKIES

This website may place and access certain cookies on your computer. SYNDERMIX uses cookies to improve your experience of using the website. We have carefully chosen these cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

  • All cookies used by this website are used in accordance with current Swiss and EU privacy laws.
  • Before the website places cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of cookies, you are enabling SYNDERMIX to provide a better experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of cookies; however certain features of the website may not function fully or as intended.
  • This website may place cookies that may fall into one or more of the categories set below (you can find a comprehensive list of the cookies we use here.

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

Analytical/performance cookies

They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Functionality cookies

These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Third party cookies

Some of the website’s functionality is implemented by our partners on our behalf. These partners have integrated their services into our website to provide you with the best experience possible, and might use cookies in order to do so.

Test cookies

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

You can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu of your internet browser.

You can choose to delete cookies at any time; however you may lose any information that enables you to access the website more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, personalisation settings.

Ιt is recommended that you ensure that your internet browser is up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

TRANSFERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

1.Data which we collect from you may be stored and processed in and transferred to to our sub-contractor servers which are currently located in Switzerland.

2. In the future, if for any reason your data is transferred outside of Switzerland due to a relocation of servers or for legally binding purposes, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy and according to the EU-Swiss law.

CHANGES IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the website following the alterations.