This Privacy Policy describes our policies and practices. We urge you to read this Privacy Policy so that you will understand both our commitment to you and your privacy and how you can participate in that commitment. Our mission is to improve human health by unlocking the power of biological data. As a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function, our products and services serve business and individual customers in research, clinical, and applied markets.
We have updated our privacy notice effective September 2022
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how Integrated Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “GenomeBeans”) handle Personal Data provided to us on websites and other digital services and products controlled by GenomeBeans that link to this Privacy Policy.
We believe it is important to protect and respect the privacy of our customers and the users of the genomebeans.com web site, and its associated websites, applications, API, software, plug-ins, links, and other related elements (collectively, the "Site"). We are committed to ensuring your privacy as a guest and a customer as set forth below, and we understand your concern about how your information is collected, used, and shared.
In general, you can use the Site without providing Personally Identifiable Information, but to access certain portions of the site, you will be required to provide Personally Identifiable Information. "Personally Identifiable Information" is information that can be used to locate you, contact you, or determine your specific identity.
Information you provide
Personal Data you provide when registering for our products and services, responding to questionnaires or surveys, or contacting GenomeBeans customer service.
Information collected automatically
Your IP address and non-identifying information about your use of GenomeBeans sites may be collected automatically using tracking technologies, such as cookies. Your website browser software can be set to reject all cookies; however, cookies can allow you to take advantage of some of the site’s essential features, which may not work if you reject cookies.
Information collected from other sources
We may combine information about you from GenomeBeans site, information collected offline or from external parties.
Account Registration
If you register for an account, we will request certain Personally Identifiable Information from you, including your contact information (such as name, email, etc.)
Purchases
If you purchase a service on the Site, you may be required to provide additional personal information and/or financial information. This information is used solely to facilitate transactions relating to the Site.
Correspondence
If you send us personal correspondence, such as an email or personal information, we may collect such information into a file specific to you.
Sponsored Events
Events with multiple sponsors, such as seminars, The events collect personally identifiable information from all attendees and distribute this data in whole or in part to all the event sponsors.
Notification of Change
Reserves the right to change this policy at any time. GenomeBeans' privacy policy will be kept up-to-date and clearly posted on our Web site. Your continued use of the Site or the Services following the posting of an amendment to this policy on the site shall be deemed your consent to the change.
How we use your information
The following purposes use the information we collect:
To provide you with the GenomeBeans product and services.
To offer and provide information about similar and/or related products and services.
To customize and improve your experience on GenomeBeans site.
To generally improve our products and GenomeBeans site and for other internal business purposes.
There are legal obligations to notify and report to authorities.
To provide our products and services, GenomeBeans may collect, receive, and process biological samples for sequencing data analysis. We may then store the resulting biological data information, use information to provide our products and services, and share relevant transcriptomics information with an authorized research partner or customer when necessary to enable the partner or customer to validate a test finding and in accordance with rights granted to GenomeBeans, such as under the relevant products or services terms.
In some cases, GenomeBeans may provide or facilitate interpretations of biological information on behalf of its customers, including clinicians, business partners, and research partners. This is only done pursuant to a written contract or a test request form with a patient’s informed consent and is subject to applicable legal and ethical safeguards.
Intended for processing
To provide support and maintenance services to customers who use our products and services for data sequencing.
To provide sequencing services and analysis for our customers, including clinicians, business partners, and research partners.
To conduct sequencing services and analysis for research.
To conduct sequencing services and analysis for quality control, process and product development and improvements, and optimization to reflect quality improvements and advances in our sequencing data analysis technology.
Legal basis for processing
To meet the requirements of a contract.
To meet the requirements of a contract or as allowed by informed consent.
Under a contract and/or informed consent subject to applicable legal requirements and/or legal and ethical safeguards.
Third party organizations with which it is shared
Under a contract and/or informed consent subject to applicable legal requirements and/or legal and ethical safeguards, we may share Tranmscriptomics information with authorized partners and experts.
Sharing of Personal Information
We will not share personal information with any third parties for the purposes of marketing, unless we have express consent. We use third-party data processors to provide elements of our services for us. Contracts with our data processors restrict their access to and use of personal information. A valid court order, a judicial proceeding, subpoenas, warrants, or in connection with any legal process. We will not disclose any information without a valid summon or search warrant, without otherwise being satisfied that we have a sufficient legal basis on which to share the information. Beginning in 2022, GenomeBeans will publish a transparency report to inform the public of how many requests we have received and how we have responded to those requests.
Your privacy choices
You have the right to see and get a copy of the personal data about you that we maintain, as well as to ask us to make corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal data about you. You have the right to receive the data you have provided to us in a machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller. You may also request the erasure of your personal data or the restriction of its processing, or object to the processing of your personal data about you. To seek access to personal data about you, to file a concern, complaint, or request for correction, or to opt-out of particular programs, please contact our Privacy Leader by emailing us.
Data security
GenomeBeans maintains reasonable technical, administrative, and physical controls to secure any personal data collected through the GenomeBeans site. However, there is always some risk that an unaauthorized third party could intercept an Internet transmission or that someone will find a way to prevent our security systems. We urge you to exercise caution when transmitting personal data over the Internet, especially your financial-related information. GenomeBeans cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not gain access to your Personal Data.
Payments
Payments are handled by Payment Vendor, who receives and transmits sensitive information from you but does not access, review, or store credit card numbers, bank accounts, Tax IDs, or social security numbers. When an online transaction is completed through a payment vendor, credit card information is used solely for the purpose of completing that specific transaction and is not shared with nor transmitted.
Aggregate Information
Demographic and profile data (i.e., age, gender, browser usage) may also be collected via services. data to improve marketing and promotional efforts; statistically analyze site usage; improve content and product offerings; and customise site content, layout, and services. Additionally, GenomeBeans does not share personally identifiable information with third parties, except to a court or governmental agency if required by law and as stated above in the section titled "The Information We Collect."
A cookie is a small text file a web site places on a site visitor's computer hard drive. Its purpose is to let the site know when a user visits and to perform certain functions such as saving passwords and personal preferences. Cookies help evaluate visitors' use of a web site, such as what viewers want to see and what they never read. This information allows GenomeBeans to better improve the customer experience of online information sequencing platform. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. If you would like to turn this feature off, you will need to change the settings of your internet browser.
GenomeBeans also protects the account information we store as allowed by this Privacy Policy by placing it on a secure portion of our system that is only accessible by certain qualified employees or contractors of GenomeBeans. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. GenomeBeans strives to protect your information, however cannot ensure or warrant the security of such information.
GenomeBeans is not responsible for the content of any linked website, or any link contained in a linked website, or any changes or updates to such websites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by GenomeBeans of that web site. In addition, please be aware that GenomeBeans is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites.
Our services are not directed at children, and you may not use our services if you are under the age of 13. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data. GenomeBeans will comply with all regulations set forth by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Security
GenomeBeans maintains controls to protect and secure personal data, but when you share personal data online, there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party could gain access to your information.
In addition, there exist malicious programs, typically called computer viruses or Trojan horses, which can be used to capture information off your computer's hard drive or while you are entering it into a web form or sending it by email. You should always use the appropriate anti-virus and personal security technology to protect yourself.
Lastly, if you have been assigned a username and/or password for use on services, you should never give out that information to others. The site that you use to access the Site or Services, you should never give out that information to others.
Accessing our sites globally
By using this site, you understand that your personal data will be collected, stored, and processed in the United States and in any country to which we may transfer your information in the course of our business operations. GenomeBeans may send personal information about you to affiliated companies around the world. These affiliates may in turn transmit personal data about you to other related affiliates. Some affiliates may be in countries that do not ensure an adequate level of data protection. Nevertheless, all related affiliates are required to treat personal data in a manner consistent with this privacy notice. To obtain additional information regarding the safeguards we have in place for cross-border transfers of personal data, please contact us using the information provided in the "Your Privacy Choices" section.
Because things naturally change over time and we want to ensure our Privacy Policy accurately Check this Privacy Notice regularly, as we may change or update portions of this Privacy Policy from time to time, subject to any applicable consent requirements. Any changes will be promptly posted to this page and accompanied by a new effective date at the top of this page reflects our practices and the law, it may be necessary to modify this privacy policy from time to time.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the service, please contact us. You can contact GenomeBeans for more information related to the privacy of the information you provide online: info@genomebeans.com. Your request will typically be answered within 2-3 business days.
Thank You!
Thank you for reading our Privacy Policy. We hope you enjoy using the GenomeBeans sites and appreciate your participation in building, maintaining and continuously working to improve the repository in the world.
