Effective Date: January 1. 2022
Last Updated: January 1. 2022
About This Policy
Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Alaunos,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) respects your privacy and personal information. Accordingly, we have adopted the following privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) which applies to our website (alaunos.com) (the “Website”), online services that link or post to this website and any other information you provide to us directly. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide via the Website. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using or submitting information to us, through the Website. The Website is governed solely by applicable federal and state laws and governmental regulations in the United States. Use of the Website constitutes your consent to application of such laws and regulations and to our Privacy Policy.
Your Consent
By using this site, you agree that you have read and understood the terms of the Privacy Policy and consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit information via the Website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
I. Information Collection
Personal Information you Voluntarily Provide to Us
“Personal Information” is information that can be reasonably used to identify you as an individual person. We may collect the following types of Personal Information.
When you submit information by emailing [email protected] or subscribe to email alerts through the “Investors—Email Alerts” page, we may collect any contact information that you choose to give us, including your name, title, company, phone number, and email and physical addresses , which we will use to communicate with you and otherwise fulfill the purpose of the contact submission, such as sending you investor information if you request it.
If you submit a job application with Alaunos online or by emailing [email protected], we will collect Personal Information including your contact details, work history, employment needs and interests, and anything you submit in connection with the job for which you are applying.
Personal Information We May Obtain from Third Parties
We collect Personal Information from a few third party sources.
From Business Partners. We may partner with other companies and individuals with respect to particular products or services (“Partners”). Partners include our collaboration partners for services that we jointly develop or market. We may receive information from our Partners about your use of co-branded services.
Single Sign-On. Our investor resources site is managed through Notified, a third party provider. When you browse pages on our Investor Relations site, you allow us to access and collect any information from the privacy policy of that platform.
Third Party Sharing Tools. We may provide functionality on the Site that will allow others to share content with you through third party sharing tools, such as widgets, tools or buttons. If someone chooses to use sharing functions to refer our content, products or services to you, we will use your Personal Information and the information provided to share content only. We will not access, store or use the Personal Information of individuals who did not directly provide that information.
Information We May Collect Automatically
“Other Data” is information that is anonymous, aggregated, de-identified or otherwise does not reveal your identity. We do not consider Other Data to be Personal Information except to the extent it is defined as Personal Information under applicable law.
Additionally, if we link Other Data together in a way that allows us to identify individuals or combine it with Personal Information, we will treat the combined data as Personal Information.
We use certain types of technologies on the Website to collect Other Data.
Cookies and Other Technologies. We use cookies, tracking pixels, web beacons and other technologies to collect information about your device or your use of the Website to better understand, customize and improve on our user experience. For example, we are able to offer our visitors a more customized, relevant experience on the Website by remembering login information and cookies allow us to do that. There are two types of cookies that we track on the Website, Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies.
“Session Cookies” are temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your web browser window or otherwise turn your computer off. Session Cookies are used to improve navigation on websites and to collect aggregate statistical information.
“Persistent Cookies” are more permanent bits of information that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie. Persistent Cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you have previously provided (e.g., passwords), helping to determine what areas of the Website visitors find most valuable, and customizing the Website based on your preferences.
Most internet browsers allow you to remove or manage cookie functions and adjust your privacy and security preferences. For information on how to do this, access the “help” menu on your internet browser, or visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies. Please note, however, that disabling our cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of all of the features of the Website.
Logging Technology. Alaunos maintains web server logs that record data about visitors to the Website. As you use the Website, we may track certain Other Data, including total number of visits, length of visit, requests by page, internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, user statistics (browser and operating systems), sites you visited before and after visiting the Website, pages you view and links you click within the Website and referring sites . We use web server logs to analyze traffic, to help improve the Website, and to reach new and potential applicants for our clinical trials. We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our server, report aggregate information, determine the fastest route for your computer to use in connecting to our site, and administer and improve the site.
Website Analytics. We use third party analytics providers such as Google Analytics to help us evaluate and measure the use and performance of the Website. To opt-out of the aggregation and analysis of data collected about you on the Website by Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Internet Tags. “Internet tags” (also known as “single-pixel GIFs,” “clear GIFs,” “invisible GIFs” and “1-by-1 GIFs”) are smaller than cookies and tell the Website server information such as the IP address and browser type related to the visitor’s computer. The Website uses internet tags.
Log Files. “Navigational data” (”log files,” “server logs,” and “clickstream” data) are used for system management, to improve the content of the site, market research purposes, and to communicate information to visitors. The Website uses navigational data.
II. Use and Disclosure of Information
We may use the information we collect through the Website for a variety of purposes, including to:
If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may combine such information with other actively collected information unless we specify otherwise at the point of collection. We will take reasonable measures to prevent personally identifiable information from being combined with passively collected information, unless you consent otherwise.
We may disclose your personally identifiable information to other Alaunos’ affiliates worldwide that agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In addition, we may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties, located in the United States and/or any other country, but only to contractors we use to support our business (e.g., fulfillment services, technical support, delivery services, and financial institutions), in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy; in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of the business of this site to which the information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy; or where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations.
In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through the Website that is not in personally identifiable form.
Alaunos does not sell any of your personally identifiable information for marketing or advertising purposes.
III. Sharing of Information
Alaunos may share your Personal Information in the following ways.
In Connection with Business Transfers. If we sell or transfer all or part of our business or assets to another entity in connection with a sale, merger, divestment, spinoff or reorganization, we may share your Personal Information in that transfer, subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
With Service Providers. We may retain other companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf (“Providers”). Examples of Providers include data analytics firms, marketing or advertising providers, content and support providers, email vendors, web hosting and development companies. For Instance, we use Vericon and Orange Tree to manage our job application administration system and they may have access to our job applicant’s data. We require these Providers by contract to protect your Personal Information in accordance with applicable law.
With Business Partners. As above, Partners include our collaboration partners for services that we jointly develop or market. Some Partners may collect information on our behalf on the Website. Partners may be provided with access to Personal Information needed to perform their functions.
To Comply with Law or to Protect. Alaunos complies with legal, judicial and regulatory requests for information. Alaunos may disclose Personal Information to protect the safety, rights, or property of our customers, the public or Alaunos.
Other Parties With Your Express or Implied Consent. We may share information with third parties when you consent to such sharing.
As Aggregate Information: We may share aggregate information, such as demographic and usage statistics, with advertisers, sponsors, or other organizations.
As Geolocation Information: We may share your geolocation information with service providers that perform certain functions or services on our behalf. These companies are authorized to use precise geolocation information only as necessary to provide these services to us. We also may share your geolocation information with third parties so that they may provide you with geographically relevant advertising. If you wish to stop the further collection of your geolocation information, please opt-out using your device settings.
IV. Social Networking Services
Our website includes Social Media Features, such as the LinkedIn button and Widgets. These Social Media Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Social Media Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our website. Your interactions with these Social Media Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
[We have worked with certain third-party social media providers to offer you their social networking services through the Website. For example, you can use third-party social networking services, including but not limited to LinkedIn, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and others to share information about your experience on the Website with your friends and followers on those social networking services. These social networking services may be able to collect information about you, including your activity on the Website. These third-party social networking services also may notify your friends, both on the Website and on the social networking services themselves, that you are a user of the Website or about your use of the Website, in accordance with applicable law and their own privacy policies. If you choose to access or make use of third-party social networking services, we may receive information about you that you have made available to those social networking services, including information about your contacts on those social networking services.
You also may be able to link an account from a social networking service (e.g., Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) to an account on the Website. This may allow you to use your credentials from the other site or service to sign in to certain features on the Website. If you link your account from a third-party site or service, we may collect information from those third-party accounts, and any information that we collect will be governed by this Privacy Policy.]
V. About Children
The Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect Personal Information from Website visitors we actually know is under the age of 13. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the internet and the information they disclose to websites.
VI. Storage and Transfer of Information; Updating Your Information and Preferences
Storage and Transfer of Information
Alaunos may store Personal Information collected via the Website in an electronic database. In addition, Personal Information collected through the “Contact” Alaunos function on the Website may be stored by Alaunos. Alaunos may also exchange such data with you over the internet or over intranet systems for the purposes of processing the data, mailing information to you in response to your request, or otherwise carrying out the services described above. We may also release your Personal Information in response to a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or applicable law or regulation. Your information may be accessed by third party service providers who will process that information solely for our benefit and in accordance with our instructions.
Updating your Information and Preferences
We retain all personal information for the duration of the relevant business relationship or, where required, in accordance with our information management policies and schedules. You may update your Personal Information and your communications preferences in a number of ways.
If you have an account with us, please log into your account and make the appropriate updates.
If the information was provided in connection with a clinical trial, your information can be updated by sending an e-mail to us at.
You may always contact us for assistance at [email protected] if you have any issues updating your information or communication preferences.
VII. Security
We have adopted security procedures to protect your Personal Information as you transmit your information from your computer to the Website and to protect such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should keep in mind that no internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from the Website, or an e-mail provided on the Website, may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on the Website, it is your responsibility to safeguard them. As a result, while we strive to protect your information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant, and do not guarantee or warrant, the security of any information you disclose or transmit to the Website and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.
VIII. Links to Other Web Sites
The Website may contain links or references to other website. Please be aware that we do not control these third-party websites and that, in any case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
IX. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of the Website, please contact us as follows:
Alaunos Therapeutics
Attn: General Counsel
8030 El Rio St
Houston, TX 77054
[email protected]
X. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Should this Privacy Policy change, the revised policy will be posted on the Website. Any change will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy on the Website. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information.