Privacy Policy

1. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through vesobio.com and related communications involving:

• website visitors;
• prospective customers and business contacts;
• vendors, partners, and service providers;
• job applicants;
• individuals who communicate with us by email, web form, or other channels.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, or services that may be linked from our website. If you follow a link to a third-party site, that site's privacy practices will apply.

2. Personal Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

A. Information You Provide Directly

When you contact us, request information, submit an inquiry, or apply for a position, we may collect:

• name;
• company name;
• job title;
• email address;
• phone number;
• mailing address;
• project, product, or inquiry details;
• resume, CV, employment history, education, qualifications, and other recruiting-related materials;
• any other information you voluntarily provide.

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use our website, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:

• IP address;
• browser type and version;
• device type and identifiers;
• operating system;
• referring URLs;
• pages viewed;
• date and time of access;
• clickstream and usage data;
• approximate geographic location derived from IP address;
• cookie, tag, and analytics information.

C. Information from Other Sources

We may receive personal information from other sources, including:

• your employer or organization;
• recruiters, references, or referral sources;
• service providers or business partners;
• publicly available professional sources.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information for legitimate business purposes, including to:

• operate, maintain, and improve our website;
• respond to inquiries and provide requested information;
• communicate with customers, prospective customers, partners, vendors, and other business contacts;
• manage our business relationships and internal operations;
• process and evaluate job applications;
• send newsletters, product updates, event invitations, and other marketing communications, where permitted by law;
• analyze website usage and improve website functionality and user experience;
• protect the security, integrity, and availability of our systems and information;
• detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, misuse, or other unauthorized activity;
• comply with applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and contractual obligations;
• establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

4. Cookies, Tags, Analytics, and Similar Technologies

We and our service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand user activity, improve performance, and support communications and advertising.

These technologies may collect information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring URLs, time and date of visits, and interactions with our website.

We may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies:

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for core website functionality and security. They help the website operate properly and cannot generally be switched off through our systems.

B. Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and how users move through the site. We use this information to improve website functionality, content, and performance.

C. Functional Cookies

These cookies help remember preferences and improve the user experience.

D. Advertising and Social Media Technologies

We may use advertising-related technologies, including the LinkedIn Insight Tag, to help measure campaign effectiveness, understand website conversions, develop audience insights, and support retargeting or similar advertising activities.

When installed on a website, the LinkedIn Insight Tag may place cookies on a visitor's browser and create a first-party pseudonymous identifier sometimes referred to as a LinkedIn Ads ID. These technologies may allow LinkedIn and similar providers to collect information about visits to our website, including page views, URL information, referrer information, IP address, device and browser characteristics, and timestamps, and to provide us with aggregated reports and advertising-related services.

5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies and Tracking

You may have choices regarding cookies and similar technologies, including:

• adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies;
• using available browser controls or device settings;
• adjusting privacy or advertising settings through third-party platforms such as LinkedIn, where available;
• contacting us at info@vesobio.com with questions or requests relating to your privacy choices.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or functionality of some portions of our website.

6. How We Disclose Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

We may disclose personal information to:

• our affiliates, including VesoBio California Inc.;
• service providers that help us host, secure, analyze, maintain, or operate our website and business systems;
• recruiting, IT, analytics, communications, advertising, or administrative support providers;
• legal, accounting, insurance, and other professional advisers;
• government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement where required by law or legal process;
• parties involved in a corporate transaction, such as a merger, financing, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets.

In addition, our use of advertising and analytics technologies, including the LinkedIn Insight Tag, may involve disclosure of certain identifiers and internet or network activity information to third-party providers for analytics, advertising, audience measurement, and related purposes. Depending on applicable law, such disclosures may be considered "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Where we use service providers or contractors to process personal information on our behalf, we require them to handle such information only for authorized purposes and in accordance with appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.

7. Job Applicant Information

If you apply for a job with Vesobio, we may collect and use your application materials, including your resume or CV, employment history, education, qualifications, references, and related correspondence, for recruiting, candidate evaluation, interview management, hiring, and related internal human resources purposes.

Where permitted by law, we may also retain applicant information for consideration in connection with future opportunities.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

• respond to your requests;
• maintain business and legal records;
• evaluate job applicants;
• comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations;
• resolve disputes and enforce agreements.

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we will delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, as appropriate.

9. Data Security

We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee absolute security of personal information.

10. Cross-Border Processing

Our website and business operations are based in the United States. If you provide personal information to us, you understand that your information may be collected, stored, processed, and maintained in the United States.

We do not currently target customers in the European Union or the United Kingdom through this website.

11. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have certain rights under applicable California privacy laws, subject to statutory exceptions, including the right to:

• request to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you;
• request information about the categories of sources from which personal information is collected, the business or commercial purposes for collecting, using, or disclosing it, and the categories of third parties to whom it is disclosed;
• request deletion of certain personal information;
• request correction of inaccurate personal information;
• opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, as those terms are defined under California law;
• not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable privacy rights.

We do not sell personal information for money. However, as described above, our use of certain analytics or advertising technologies may constitute "sharing" under California law.

To submit a privacy request or an opt-out request, please contact us at info@vesobio.com with the subject line "California Privacy Request." We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, subject to verification requirements and applicable law.

12. Marketing Communications

You may opt out of receiving marketing or promotional emails from us at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those communications or by contacting us at info@vesobio.com.

Please note that we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as responses to your inquiries or communications related to an existing business relationship.

13. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we may review the matter and, if appropriate, delete the information.

14. No Clinical Trial Participant or Patient Data

Our public website is not intended for the submission of clinical trial participant data, patient information, or protected health information. Please do not submit such information through website forms, general inquiry channels, or ordinary email unless expressly requested through an approved secure process.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, legal requirements, or privacy practices. Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

Your continued use of the website after any revised Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise an applicable privacy right, please contact us at: