Privacy Notice

1. Who we are

Science Enabled is a clinical insights service operated by Branding Science Group. In this Privacy Notice, 'Science Enabled', 'we', 'us' and 'our' refer to Branding Science Group and its associated entities, which act as the data controller for personal information collected through this website.

2. What personal information we collect

When you use this website or contact us, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Identity data: your name and job title
• Contact data: your email address, telephone number and company name
• Enquiry data: information you provide in contact forms or correspondence
• Usage data: information about how you use our website, including IP address, browser type, pages visited and time spent on pages
• Cookie data: information collected via cookies and similar technologies (see Section 7)

3. How we use your information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries and provide information about Science Enabled services
• To send you relevant communications, where you have opted in or where we have a legitimate interest in doing so under applicable law
• To improve the performance and content of this website
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations

We will not sell your personal information to third parties, and we will not use it for any purpose incompatible with the purposes set out above.

4. Our legal basis for processing

We process your personal information on the following legal bases:

• Consent: where you have provided explicit consent, for example by ticking an opt-in checkbox
• Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as responding to enquiries or improving our services, and those interests are not overridden by your rights
• Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with a legal requirement

5. How long we retain your information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact enquiry data is typically retained for up to three years. Website usage data may be retained for shorter periods in accordance with our analytics provider's data retention settings.

6. Sharing your information

We may share your personal information with:

• Branding Science Group entities globally, for the purposes of service delivery and business operations
• Trusted third-party service providers who process data on our behalf (for example, our website hosting provider and CRM platform), subject to appropriate data processing agreements
• Regulatory authorities or law enforcement agencies, where required by law

We do not sell personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

7. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and help us understand how visitors use the site. Cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers (such as analytics services).

When you first visit our site, you will be asked to consent to non-essential cookies. You can withdraw or manage your consent at any time via the cookie settings available on the site. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy. [LINK: Cookie Policy — to be developed]

8. International data transfers

Branding Science Group operates globally. Personal information collected through this website may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence, including countries that may not offer the same level of data protection as your home jurisdiction. Where such transfers occur, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection law.

9. Your rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal information:

• The right to access: to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• The right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• The right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
• The right to restriction: to request that we limit the processing of your information in certain circumstances
• The right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests
• The right to data portability: to receive your information in a structured, machine-readable format
• The right to withdraw consent: to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: [PLACEHOLDER: insert data privacy contact email]

10. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or about how we handle your personal information, please contact [email protected]. We will respond to your request no later than 21 calendar days.

11. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority in your country. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk

12. Changes to This Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised ‘last updated’ date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

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