Kudo Biotechnology Inc. and its affiliates (collectively referred to as "Kudo Bio") prioritize the privacy of its users and the protection of their personal information. This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") outlines how Kudo Bio collects, uses, shares, and safeguards personal information in relation to the services offered, including through this website (the "Services"). For more details about Kudo Bio and our affiliates, visit www.kudobio.com.
Purpose
The aim of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about how Kudo Bio manages your personal information. This includes data collection, usage, sharing, and protection practices, as well as your options regarding your personal information. Our processing activities are designed to enhance customer experience, provide relevant information about our products, services, and promotions, support recruitment efforts, and address your feedback, questions, and concerns. By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that your information will be handled according to this Policy and our Terms of Use.
Scope of Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to our interactions with customers and visitors, including but not limited to:
Consent and Legal Basis for Processing
If Kudo Bio intends to use your personal information in ways not covered by this Privacy Policy, we will try to notify you and obtain your consent when required by applicable data protection laws. In some cases, we may process your information without consent under other lawful bases, such as compliance with legal obligations or to protect vital interests. Full details of the lawful bases we may rely on are listed in GDPR Article 6.
Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, or services. These third-party providers, such as those offering credit card registration or payment services, have their own privacy policies. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party services, and Kudo Bio disclaims any responsibility for them. Examples of third parties we work with include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Categories of Personal Information
Kudo Bio may collect the following categories of personal information (PI):
Sharing Personal Information
We may share personal information with:
Employment Applications
If you apply for a job with us, your information will be used to process your application and for recruitment statistics. If hired, further details will be provided regarding employee data management. We may retain candidate information for up to one year unless you request otherwise.
Data Collection and Use
Kudo Bio collects personal information when you create an account, request information, order products, or use our Services. This includes contact information, professional information, transaction details, survey responses, and data collected via cookies.
Additionally, whenever you send an email to Kudo Bio, Kudo Bio may retain that email so that Kudo Bio can investigate and respond to your concerns. We may also use publicly accessible information to verify information we have been provided and to manage and expand our business.
Personal Information collected through this website is utilized by Kudo Bio only as set forth in this Privacy Policy and in order to fulfil your requests for products and services, to contact you, to conduct research, and to provide Services to users, including, without limitation, delivering enhanced Services and demonstrating functionality of the Services. Kudo Bio may also use Personal Information submitted to send you information on products and promotions, provided that you have subscribed to Kudo Bio's news updates on any of its website(s).
Data Security and Retention
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or destruction. Our security measures include firewalls, password protections, and restricted access. Users are also responsible for maintaining the security of their accounts and personal information.
Kudo Bio does not sell, rent or trade any of your Personal Information to third parties without your consent except as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Personal Information is not transferred to third parties unless provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy. Kudo Bio may store Personal Information with a third party in encrypted form on secure servers.
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as we think it necessary for processing purposes for which they were collected, processed and/or used and any other associated purposes (for example certain transaction details and correspondence may be retained until the time limit for claims in respect of the transaction has expired or in order to comply with regulatory requirements regarding the retention of such data). Therefore, if information is used for two purposes, we will retain it until the purpose with the latest period expires; but we will stop using it for the purpose with a shorter period once that period expires. We restrict access to your Personal Information to those persons who need to use it for the relevant purpose(s). Our retention periods are based on business needs and your Personal Information that is no longer needed is either irreversibly anonymized (and the anonymized information may be retained) or securely destroyed.
Rights and Choices
You have rights regarding your personal information, including access, correction, deletion, restriction, and data portability, subject to legal conditions and exceptions.
If you have given permission, we may contact you by mail, telephone, SMS, text/picture/video message, fax, or email about products, services, promotions, special offers, events, webcasts, conferences and other communications that may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive any direct marketing communications from us, you can opt out at any time.
In addition, to the extent permitted by the laws of your country, you may have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes. Further, to the extent permitted by the laws of your country, you may also have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, be forgotten, or object to processing of, or request data portability of the Personal Information collected about you subject to some conditions and exceptions. For more details of the rights in the EU, visit the GDPR or the UK Information Commissioner’s website. You can exercise these rights by contacting us at info@kudobio.com.
Cookies
We use cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or our consent mechanism. However, disabling cookies may affect website functionality.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16 without parental consent.
Google Analytics - Statement
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16 without parental consent.
Kudo Bio websites use Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the websites analyse how users use such sites. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Kudo Bio also uses various Google services including Google Maps to give directions to our offices and YouTube to show videos. Google may aggregate data from our websites with other data that they hold about you. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more information, please visit Google’s privacy page.
Updates and Contact Information
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. For questions or concerns, contact us at info@kudobio.com.
Last update: July 2, 2024