Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: https://buildsbio.org. Builds Bio+ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting all segments of the life science ecosystem in major regional clusters, through events, research, industry reports and educational programs.
When you provide Builds Bio+ with your name and personal contact information, Builds Bio+ or its affiliates may use the provided information to alert you to industry updates, new services, events, technology developments and related information. Beyond its affiliates, Builds Bio+ does not offer or sell any user-provided information to third parties. If you do not want Builds Bio+ or its affiliates to contact you, you may “opt out” of this preference at any time.
Cookies
We use cookies to analyze user activity in order to improve the Site. For example, we can use cookies to look at aggregate patterns like the average number of case studies that users review. We can use such analysis to gain insights about how to improve the functionality and user experience of the Site.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.
Blogs, forums, and other social media
The Website may host various blogs, forums, and other social media applications or services that allow you to share content with other users (collectively Social Media Applications). Any personal information or other information that you contribute to any Social Media Application can be read, collected and used by other users of that Social Media Application over whom we have little or no control. Therefore, we are not responsible for any other user’s use, misuse or misappropriation of any personal information or other information that you contribute to any Social Media Application.
Builds Bio+ reserves the right to report any wrongdoing or illegal acts on Your part, of which we become aware, to applicable government and law enforcement agencies or otherwise, and to respond to lawful subpoenas and other requests from government agencies or law enforcement bodies seeking personal information of our Site users.
Contact information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy while using the Website or upon receipt of a Communication, please contact us at info@buildsbio.org.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Builds Bio+ Membership platform securely stores the data you input in your membership dashboard.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also contact us by email to request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Privacy Policy updated Jan 16, 2023