Effective Date: 26th March 2024

Our Commitment to Privacy

UCB Biopharma SRL is committed to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality regarding the personal information that we collect, use, maintain, and disclose. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle the personal information you provide to UCB Biopharma SRL (“UCB”) within the United States.

This Policy applies to this cosMOG Study website (“Website”) owned by UCB. As used in this Privacy Policy, “You” or “Your” refers to users of this Website. “We” or “Us” includes UCB and its related companies. For offline interactions with UCB, this policy supplements (but does not replace) any other policy or notice provided to You as part of Your offline interaction(s) with Us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites to which this Website may link.

UCB is not a healthcare provider (e.g., a doctor, hospital, pharmacist, etc.) and is generally not subject to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA, which imposes additional requirements on healthcare providers relating to protected health information.

Consent

Your use of this Website is subject to this Privacy Policy, any referenced Legal Notice, and any referenced Terms of Use. By using this Website, You agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy in addition to any other posted policy found on this Website. Whenever You submit information to UCB via this Website, You consent to the collection, use, disclosure and storage of Your information and other information received by Us as a result of such use in accordance with these policies and as permitted or required by applicable law.

About children

Unless specifically stated, this Website is not intended for persons under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect information from Website visitors unless You have indicated that You are age 13 or older by submitting information to Us. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose via the Internet.

Personal information

“Personal information” means information that identifies You or could reasonably be used to identify You, and which is collected and/or maintained by UCB in an accessible form. Although the types of personal information We collect and share depend on the nature of Your relationship with UCB, as well as requirements of applicable laws, below are general categories of personal information that we may collect (either directly or indirectly).

This Website does not collect your personal information when you visit the Website and does not use cookies through which it would be possible to directly or indirectly identify you.

In order to inform you about the study location nearest you, you need however to share your geolocation with the Google Map API, but only if you have given your consent to do so.

For more information on how Google processes your personal data within the framework of the Google Maps API, please consult the Google Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy.

The Google terms of use can be found at https://www.google.com/policies/terms/regional.html, and the additional Google Maps terms of use can be found at https://www.google.com/help/terms_maps/.

California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) gives California consumers the right to know what personal information is collected about them, how it will be used and to whom it is disclosed. In addition, the CCPA provides You (as a California resident) with specific rights subject to certain exceptions.

• The Right to Know. You have the right under the CCPA to request that We disclose what personal information We collect, use, disclose, and sell.
• The Right to Deletion. You have the right under the CCPA to request deletion of any personal information about You that We have collected from You.
• The Right to Opt-Out. You have the right under the CCPA to opt-out of the sale of Your personal information.
• The Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right under the CCPA not to be discriminated against for exercising Your rights.

Please note that some of the personal information may be exempt from the CCPA because it is regulated by other federal and state laws that apply to Us.

Nevada Privacy Law

We do not sell Covered Information as defined under Nevada law.

Links to other Websites

A UCB Website may contain links or references to other, non-UCB websites. Please be aware that We do not control other websites and that, in any case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites. We encourage You to read the privacy policy of every website You visit.

International users

Unless otherwise stated, UCB Websites are intended for use only by U.S. residents. Any personal information You voluntarily share with UCB may be delivered to servers located in the United States or other countries. By using the Website, You consent to the transfer of any and all personal information that You provide to Us and to our use and disclosure of such personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

How to contact us

If You have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this Website, You can contact Us at UCB Biopharma SRL, Allée de la Recherche 60, 1070 Brussels, Belgium, or contact Us by email (contactucb@ucb.com) or by telephone (+32 2 559 9999).

Changes to this privacy policy

Without prejudice to Your rights under applicable law, we reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy without prior notice to reflect technological advancements, legal and regulatory changes, and good business practices. If We change our privacy practices, an updated version of this Privacy Policy will reflect those changes and We will notify You of such changes by updating the effective date stated herein.