PRIVACY POLICY

Thank you for your interest in Atlas Clinical Research, LLC. (“we,” “our,” “us”) and www.atlas-clinical.com (the “Website”). The purpose of this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is to explain our online information practices and the choices you have about the information we collect from you.

To make this Privacy Policy easy to find, we make it available on every page of our site, particularly at every point where you may opt to provide us with your personally identifiable information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our online information practices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use our Website. By using our Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect About You

This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected or submitted on our Website. We collect information in several ways, which are described below:

  • On some pages, you can register to receive information on an automated, “alert” basis. The type of information that you can register to receive includes general health or clinical research information such as:  Clinical research opportunities or health news and information.

    The personal information collected when you register to receive this type of information includes your name and email address. Each time you receive an email alert, you have the option of canceling your registration and removing your email address from the database by simply clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email alert message.

  • On some pages, you may opt to provide us with information about yourself if you are interested in (a) serving as an investigator in a clinical study; or (b) being contacted for a future clinical research opportunity by enrolling as a clinical trial volunteer.

    The personal information requested from you in these instances will be based on your area of interest, but will include at a minimum your name and contact information. We can serve you better, however, if you also choose to provide your email address, phone number, mailing address, zip code, gender, sex at birth, age, race, company affiliation (if any), medical record, medical information or other information that may be used to qualify you for a clinical trial.

  • On some pages, you can register to receive customized information. This information is generally collected on “Contact Us” forms where you can ask a representative to contact you in order to answer questions or provide specific information. You will need to provide at a minimum your name and email address in order for us to meet your request. We can serve you better, however, if you also choose to provide your phone number, state of residence, and company affiliation (if any).
  • On some pages, you can choose to register to receive access to webcasts, periodic newsletters, or information on a specific type of study. Generally, the personal information collected when you register to receive this type of information is your name and email address.
  • We also use cookies on our Website. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the hard drive of your computer when you visit certain websites and can be used to record your preferences. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.
  • We collect some information automatically through various analytics technologies, such as Google Analytics, including information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, such as IP address, location data, and referral website. We use this information to help improve our Website and provide services to you. You may activate “Do Not Track Signals” on various web browsers, however, our Website does not currently respond to or take any action with respect to web browser “Do Not Track” signals.
  • We may collect personal information about you from publicly available sources, or third parties, such as data brokers, including, but not limited to your name, home address, email address, phone number, age or birth year, gender, number of children, marital status, demographic information, financial information, academic information, or hobbies.  In addition, we may combine non-personal information collected automatically to personally identifiable information about you that we collect from other sources or that you provide to us.

 

How We Use Information

We use the information collected from our Website or that you provide about yourself in order to provide you with the information, products, and/or services you request. The information we collect is stored in secure databases for only the time period necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected, including provision of the services and to comply with law, as applicable, unless you request that it be removed.

The information we collect from you may also be used to:

  • Operate our website and present its contents to you
  • Verify your identity
  • Communicate with you
  • Carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between us and clinical trial sponsors or contract research organizations
  • Determine your eligibility to participate in a clinical trial
  • Maintain a profile of you, including your demographic information and signed consent forms
  • Prevent unauthorized, improper, fraudulent, or illegal activity
  • For any other purpose with your consent

Operation of Our Website

We may use cookies and other analytics technologies on our Website in order (a) to allow site visitors to personalize their experience by accessing information, products, and services relevant to their areas of interest, (b) to track a user session within a subscribed product, and (c) to prevent duplication in voting or participation in surveys.

Aggregated Information

We may use non-identifying and aggregate information relating to the provision, use and performance of various aspects of the Website and related systems and technologies to (a) improve and enhance the Website and for other development, operational, diagnostic and corrective purposes in connection with the Website and other offerings from us, and (b) disclose such information and data solely in aggregate and de-identified form.

You hereby grant us the following perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, paid-up, royalty free, worldwide licenses: (a) a license, with right to sub-license to our service providers, to reproduce, internally distribute, internally display, create derivative works of, and use your data for the analytical purposes described above and to generate aggregated or de-identified data; and (b) a license, with right to sub-license, to make, have made, sell, offer for sale, use, import, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, and make derivative works of aggregated or anonymized data. No rights or licenses are granted except as expressly set forth herein.

Some Exceptions

Except as described above, we will not otherwise use or disclose any of your personally identifiable information provided to us online for purposes other than those you requested without also providing you an opportunity to agree or otherwise limit such unrelated purposes, except to the extent reasonably necessary to accomplish the following purposes:

  • To correct technical problems and malfunctions when we process your information;
  • To protect the security and integrity of our Website;
  • To protect our rights and property and the rights and property of others;
  • To take precautions against liability;
  • To comply with laws or to respond to judicial process;
  • To provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation on a matter as applicable or otherwise required or permitted by law.

How We Disclose Information

The personal information you provide to us will be disclosed to our employees to the extent necessary to accommodate your request.

For example, if you provide your name, telephone or email address and request more information about us, this information will be disclosed to our appropriate personnel to fulfill your request. This information will not be shared with any outside third parties unless you select the check box to opt in on the registration page. Again, you can change your preferences on the registration page at any time.

In addition, we will disclose your personal information collected from our Website and that you provide to us to:

  • Our subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • Third-party business partners that support our business, such as our Website content, and other partners, vendors and subcontractors, analytics providers, advertising and marketing agencies, and other third parties we engage to provide services to you.
  • Other contractors and services providers we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
  • A buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divesture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some of all of our assets.
  • Any other parties with your consent.

Data Security

In an effort to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have implemented commercially reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative, and organizational measures designed to help safeguard and secure the information we collect. Additionally, our systems are designed to ensure a level of confidentiality and security appropriate to the risks presented by the processing and nature of the information we collect, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we follow reasonable measures to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of your information transmitted online. Any transmission of information is at your own risk. We urge you to be careful when accessing and sharing information online.

Your Rights and Choices

We provide you with choices with regard to your personally identifiable information. For example, you can choose not to give us the personally identifiable information we request. However, in some cases, if you decide not to provide the information we request, we will not be able to provide the services or information you request from us.

Other examples of your choices include:

  • You have the option to (a) access the personally identifiable information we hold about you, (b) request the correction of incorrect personally identifiable information we hold about you, (c) request the deletion of the personally identifiable information we hold about you, (d) object to the processing of your personally identifiable information we hold about you, (e) request the restriction of processing your personally identifiable information we hold about you, (f) confirm whether we process your personal information.
  • You have the option of browsing our Website without registering or directly submitting any information to us (although we may still collect some limited information automatically, as described above).
  • You have the option of canceling your registration and removing your email address from the database by simply clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email alert message.
  • You have the option of changing your browser settings or to block, manage, or delete cookies. The means by which you can refuse cookies through your web-browser may vary from browser to browser and you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. In some cases, blocking or disabling cookies may cause the Website not to work as intended and some features may not be available.
  • Where we collect personally identifiable information based on your consent, you can withdraw your consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years of age, do not use any information on this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, without parental or guardian consent.

If we verify we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without parental or guardian consent, we will delete that information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personally identifiable information without your consent, please contact us at [email protected] and we will take steps to delete their personally identifiable information from our systems.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites and services. These links are not an endorsement, authorization or representation that we are affiliated with that third party. You should carefully review the privacy policies and practices of other websites or services you use, as we do not control and are not responsible for their privacy policies or practices.

Notification of Changes

As we provide more services on our Website and as privacy laws and regulations evolve, it may be necessary to revise or update our Privacy Policy. We will post those changes on our Website’s home page, so our users are aware of what information we collect, use and disclose. When we do so, we will update the Last Modified date of the Privacy Policy, above. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or if you would like to exercise any of your rights described in this Privacy Policy, please send us an email at [email protected]. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.