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Respiragene™ provides valuable personal genetic risk information about susceptibility to lung cancer than can help individuals and their doctors act to improve and protect patient health.
This notice describes the privacy policy of Synergenz BioScience, Inc., its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (collectively, "Synergenz") as it pertains to information collected on the Respiragene™ website at http://www.respiragene.com (the "Website"). We may, from time to time, revise this privacy policy, and the date of last revision will be available at the top of this page, so please be sure to check back periodically.
What information we collect: Synergenz may request personally identifiable information from you in the event that you submit a screening test request form on the Website, or in certain other areas of the Website. The information requested depends on the purpose for which you provide it, but you may be asked to provide your name, address, phone number, social security number, email address, as well as certain health-related information. However, most areas of the Website are accessible without providing personally identifiable information.
Synergenz may combine the information you provide with information we collect from other sources for internal analytical purposes only. For clarity, the information we describe in this policy does not include your personal biological samples. Please see "Your DNA" section below and our policy for "Privacy & Security Concerning Your DNA and Biological Samples."
How Synergenz uses your information: Synergenz may use the information we collect on the Website for the following purposes:
• To process and respond to inquiries.
• To contact you about your Respiragene test request form or other requests you may make through the Website.
• For the purposes for which you provided the information.
• To improve the content and navigability of the Website.
• To alert you to new products, services, events, and Website features.
• To customize the advertising and content you see.
• To generate anonymous and/or aggregated reporting.
• To enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Website.
Persons who assist Synergenz in providing the functions described in the previous section may have authorized access to your personal information.
We may anonymize or aggregate your information for business purposes, including for reporting and research. Anonymous and/or aggregated data does not identify you, and Synergenz may use and disclose such information without limitation.
In the future, we may sell some or all of our assets. In such transactions, non-genetic customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. In the event of a sale of our assets including our database, customer information may be transferred.
Who Synergenz shares the information with: Synergenz may disclose your personal information, including your health-related information, to non-affiliated third parties, including Molecular Diagnostics Laboratories, LLC ("MDL"), when we have your consent to do so, including but not limited to when you ask us to forward a screening test request form to an affiliated physician; when we respond to a subpoena, legal order or official request; or when we believe you have acted in violation of the legal terms that govern your use of the Website. In addition, we may disclose non-health related information to selected partners or other third parties who offer products or services we think may be of interest to you, and you will have the opportunity to opt-out of such disclosure.
Other Data Collection: In addition to the information you knowingly provide, Synergenz may collect the domains and IP addresses of its visitors. We also may collect usage statistics such as web browser types and page requests. This data is used to more efficiently operate Synergenz, promote our services and administer the Website.
Your DNA: Neither Synergenz nor MDL, the performing laboratory which processes your test will assert ownership over your DNA. We pledge to use your DNA only for the purposes which you specifically authorize.
Synergenz and MDL will not store your DNA for any longer than is commercially necessary or for such time as required by applicable law.
Neither Synergenz nor MDL will sell, share or transfer, or hold with the intention of selling, sharing or transferring, your DNA or any data derived from tests or assays performed on it, to any other party for any reason apart from the purposes which you specifically authorized the performance of the Respiragene™ test on your sample.
Synergenz and MDL will require you to consent to the processing of your test as part of the test request process.
Cookies: "Cookies" are small elements of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. For example, some pages on our Website may use cookies so that Synergenz can provide you easier access to certain content, or track your preferences to improve your Website experience. Depending on your browser type, you can probably set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. However, please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from taking advantage of certain features on the Website.
Synergenz may allow ad networks, such as third party ad servers and ad agencies, to serve advertisements within our web pages. We may also place web beacons for these companies within our pages. Because your web browser must request these advertisements and web beacons from the ad network's servers, these companies can view, edit or set their own cookies, just as if you had requested a web page from their site.
How we protect information: Synergenz attempts to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your personal information. Our servers are protected by reasonable physical and electronic security measures.
How you can update your personal information or preferences: You can update your information at any time by emailing us at info@respiragene.com. We will use reasonable efforts to process any change you make, or your request for deletion. Under certain circumstances, we may be unable to delete information for legal or business reasons.
If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from Synergenz, please email us at info@respiragene.com or click the opt-out link in any marketing email you receive from us. If you wish to change your preference with regard to offers of products and services from third parties, please email us at info@respiragene.com.
Links: The Website may contain links to third-party websites. Synergenz is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
Your California Privacy Rights: If you are a California resident, you are entitled by law to request an Information Sharing Disclosure. If you provide notice to the address below, Synergenz will provide you with a notice of your right to prevent sharing of your personal information for third-party marketing purposes as well as a cost-free means of doing so. To receive such a notice, submit a written request to Synergenz BioScience Inc. 1718 Sherman Avenue, Suite 311, Evanston, IL 60201, specifying that you seek your "California Customer Choice Notice." Please allow thirty days for response.
Contacts: If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at info@respiragene.com.





















