BENITEC BIOPHARMA INC. PRIVACY NOTICE
LAST UPDATED: July 26, 2024
Benitec Biopharma Inc. and its affiliated companies ("Benitec”, “Us”, “We”, “Our”) are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) outlines Benitec’s practices with respect to personal information we may collect when you visit this website www.benitec.com and any other website or online service where this Notice is posted (collectively, the “Website”). This Notice also describes how we may use and share this information and how you can opt out of some of our uses and disclosures of your information.
This Privacy Notice only applies to the Website where this Privacy Notice is posted.
Disclosure of Your Information
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you interact with the Website, we collect information you provide us as well as information about your use of the Website. Below we describe the different types of information we collect from you and the devices you use when you interact with the Website.
Information You Provide to Us
We collect and store information you provide directly to us through the Website. For example, when you provide information on the “Contact Us” form, we collect information you provide us such as your name and email and any other information you choose to provide us.
Information we Collect Automatically when You Interact with Us
When you access our Website, certain information about your use of the Website is automatically collected.
- Device and Usage Information: We collect information about how you access our Website, including data about the device and network you use, such as your IP address, operating systems and browser type, hardware model, and unique device identifiers. We also collect information about your activity on our Website, such as access times, pages viewed, links clicked, and the page you visited before navigating to our Website. We can derive certain information from device and usage information, such as determining your general (non-precise) location through your IP address.
- Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on computer hard drives by websites that you visit. They serve various purposes, including helping users navigate websites more efficiently and providing information to the website operator about how the website is being used. When you visit our Website, we may place a cookie or other online tracking technology such as a pixel tag (also known as a “clear GIF” or “web beacon”) in order to understand your use of the Website and improve your experience. These cookies or similar tracking technologies may collect information about your device and how you use the Website, including your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and links clicked. These tracking technologies may be deployed by us and/or by our service providers or partners on our behalf. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, see the Your Choices section below.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We and our service providers use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us to:
- Provide, maintain and improve the Website;
- Respond to your inquiries and other communications you send to us;
- Provide technical or other support, including to understand and resolve technical issues with the Website;
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Website;
- Detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents and other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity on our Website; and
- Fulfill our legal obligations and carry out any other purpose described to you when your personal information was collected.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Notice:
- To our subsidiary and affiliated companies;
- To vendors, service providers, professional advisors and consultants we use to operate this Website and support and manage our business;
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it such as to respond to your inquiries, or for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
- With your consent and at your direction;
- In connection with a corporate change or dissolution, including for example a merger, acquisition, reorganization, consolidation, bankruptcy, liquidation, sale of assets or wind down of business;
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; and
- If we believe that your actions are inconsistent with our terms of use, if we believe that you have violated the law, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of Benitec, our community, visitors, the public, or others.
We also may share aggregated or de-identified information that is no longer linked to you or your device with third parties.
YOUR CHOICES
Email Communication Preferences
You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email. You also may tell us that you do not want to receive our promotional messages by emailing us at privacy@benitec.com. Please understand that it may take us a few days to process any opt out request and that even if you opt out of receiving promotional correspondence from us, we may still contact you in connection with your relationship, activities, transactions and communications with us.
Cookie Management
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You can, however, change your browser to prevent this or to notify you each time a cookie is set. To learn more about how to manage cookies on different types of browsers, you can visit the website www.allaboutcookies.org.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 16. We request that individuals under the age of 16 do not access or provide personal information through the Website.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
You may be afforded, in accordance with applicable law, the right to: (i) obtain information about the personal information we have collected about you and to request a copy of it; (ii) delete certain personal information we have about you; (iii) request correction of inaccurate personal information we have about you; (iv) object to or request the restriction of processing of your personal information; and (v) withdraw your consent.
To exercise any of these rights please send an email to privacy@benitec.com.
Once we receive your request, we may verify it by requesting information sufficient to confirm your identity. We reserve the right to deny requests as allowed by applicable law, such as where we have a reasonable belief that the request is fraudulent, where your identity cannot be confirmed, or where we must retain your Information consistent with applicable law. To appeal a decision regarding a consumer rights request please email us at privacy@benitec.com.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights and choices, although some of the functionality and features available to you may change or no longer be available to you.
SECURITY
The security and confidentiality of your personal information is very important to us. We have implemented measures designed to appropriately protect your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. Unfortunately, no security measures can guarantee that information will never be accessed in an unauthorized way.
DATA RETENTION
When deciding how long to keep your personal information, we take into account how long we need to retain the information to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Notice and to comply with our legal obligations. We may also retain personal information to investigate or defend against potential legal claims in accordance with the limitation periods of jurisdictions where legal action may be brought.
CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time as our business evolves. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our Website or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, or to exercise your rights outlined above, please contact us at
Benitec Biopharma, Inc.
3940 Trust Way
Hayward, CA. 94545
United States