How We Collect and Use Information

We collect the following types of information about you:

Information You Provide Us Directly:
We ask for certain information such as your name, address, phone number and e-mail address when you request information from our website or if you correspond with us. We may also retain any messages you send through the web, and may collect information you provide in User Content you post to our website. We use this information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of our website.

Information We May Receive From Third Parties:
We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, if you access our website through a third-party connection or log-in, for example, through Facebook Connect, by “following,” “liking,” linking your account to the Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. website, etc., that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service to Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. This information could include, but is not limited to, the user ID associated with your account (for example, your Facebook UID), an access token necessary to access that service, any information that you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information you have made public in connection with that service. If you allow us access to your friends list, your friends’ user IDs, and your connection to those friends, may be used and stored to make your experience more social, and to allow you to invite your friends to use our Service as well as provide you with updates if and when your friends join Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or connecting them to the Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. website. You may also unlink your third party account from our website by adjusting your settings on the third party service.

Inviting a Friend to use Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.:
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. may, in its sole discretion, develop a feature that allows you to invite third parties to our website. If you choose to use our invitation service to invite a third party to our website through our “Invite friends” feature, you may directly choose a friend to invite through your mobile device’s native contact list – but we do not require that you import your contacts list to our website, and we do not retain the information contained in your contacts list. You understand that by inviting a friend to Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. website through the “Invite friends” feature, you are directly sending a text or email from your personal accounts and that we are not storing your contact list. In addition, you understand and agree that normal carrier charges apply to communications sent from you phone. Since this invitation is coming directly from your email or phone, we do not have access to or control this communication.

Finding Your Friends on Our Website:
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. may, in its sole discretion, develop a feature that allows you to locate your friends with Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. accounts through a “Find friends” feature. The “Find friends” feature allows you to choose to locate friends either through (i) your contact list, (ii) social media sites (such as Twitter or Facebook) or (iii) through a search of names and usernames on Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. If you choose to find your friends through your contact list, then you agree to provide Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. access to your contact list such that we can perform the search necessary to determine whether or not someone associated with the information you provide is using Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. If you choose to find your friends through social media sites, then you understand that the information these sites provide to use to conduct this type of search is governed by their privacy policies and your account settings on those sites. If you choose to find your friends through a search of names or usernames, then simply type a name to search and see if that name or username appears on our Service. Note that we do not retain any information contained in your contacts list, or information from social media sites about your contacts, and we do not use such information for any purpose other than to help you find your friends on Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.

Analytics Information:
We may directly collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools and services, to help us measure traffic and usage trends for our website. These tools collect information sent by your browser or mobile device, including the pages you visit and other information that assists us in improving our website. We collect and use this analytics information in aggregate form such that it cannot reasonably be manipulated to identify any particular individual user.

Cookies Information:
When you visit our website, we may send one or more cookies — a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. enhance your navigation through the site. A cookie may also convey information to us about how you use our website (e.g., the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take on our website), and allow BCI or our business partners to track your usage of our website over time. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser’s directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of our website may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled. Full details can be found on our Cookie Policy.

Log File Information:
Log file information is automatically reported by your browser or mobile device each time you access our website. When you use our website, our servers automatically record certain log file information. These server logs may include anonymous information such as your web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring / exit pages and URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with links on our website, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.

Clear Gifs/web Beacons Information:
When you use our website, we may employ clear gifs (also known as web beacons) which are used to anonymously track the online usage patterns of our Users. In addition, we may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients. The information is allows for more accurate reporting and improvement of our website.

Commercial and Marketing Communications:
We use the information we collect or receive, such as your email address, to communicate directly with you. We may send you emails containing newsletters, promotions, and special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you will be given the option to opt out or change your preferences. We may also use your information to send you Service-related emails (e.g., account verification, purchase and billing confirmations and reminders, changes/updates to features of our website, technical and security notices). You may not opt out of Service-related emails. You may also be able to be “found” on Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. based on information that you provide (see “Find friends on Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.”) above.

Use of Certain Service Type Information We Collect About You:
We use or may use cookies, log file, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) to provide and monitor the effectiveness of our Service; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and demographic patterns; (e) diagnose or fix technology problems; (f) help you efficiently access your information after you sign in; (g) to provide advertising to your browser or device, and (h) automatically update the Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. application on your mobile devices.

Sharing of Your Information:
We will not rent or sell your information into third parties outside Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. without your consent, except as noted below:


What Happens in the Event of a Change of Control: We may buy or sell/divest/transfer the company (including any shares in the company), or any combination of its products, services, assets and/or businesses. Your information such as customer names and email addresses, User Content and other user information related to our website may be among the items sold or otherwise transferred in these types of transactions. We may also sell, assign or otherwise transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations, liquidations, similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a portion of the company.

Instances Where We Are Required to Share Your Information:
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. will disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Use or to protect the security, quality or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Biotechnology Calendar, Inc., our Users, or others.

Sharing Certain Service Type Information We Collect About You:
We may share certain service type information, including information obtained through tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.): (i) with our third-party business partners for the purposes described in the section above on “How We Collect and Use Information.” We may also aggregate or otherwise strip data of all personally identifying characteristics and may share that aggregated, anonymized data with third parties.

Ads on Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.:
We may also share certain information such as your location, browser, and cookie data and other data relating to your use of our Service with our business partners to deliver advertisements (“ads”) that may be of interest to you. Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. may allow third-party ad servers or ad networks to serve advertisements on our website. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser or mobile device, the ads and ad links that appear on our website, and will automatically receive your IP address when they do so. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, device identifiers, location data, and clear gifs, see above) to compile information about your browser’s or device’s visits and usage patterns on our website and on other websites, and to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize the advertising content delivered to you.
For example, Google uses DART cookies in order to deliver ads to you. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our website and previous websites that you may have visited. Other advertising networks also use similar cookies, clear gifs, or other mechanisms to deliver targeted advertising to you through our website. You may opt out of use of Google’s DART cookie and cookies placed by Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) certified ad networks here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. Opting out of these cookies will be effective not only on our website, but on all websites with NAI certified advertising networks. However, these opt-outs will be ineffective on networks that are not NAI certified.
Please note that an advertiser may ask Biotechnology Calendar, Inc.to show an ad to a certain audience of Users (e.g., based on demographics or other interests). In that situation, Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. or our Partners determines the target audience and Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. serves the advertising to that audience and only provides anonymous data to the advertiser. If you respond to such an ad, the advertiser or ad server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach.
To enhance your user experience or help us improve and measure our effectiveness, Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. may embed code from third parties on our website. Examples of such parties may include Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google, YouTube, Howcast, VideoJug, AOL, and others. These third parties may collect information about you including IP address, cookies in ways Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. does not control.
The Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of third parties. Please consult the respective privacy policies of such third parties or contact such third parties for more information.


How We Store and Protect Your Information
Storage and Processing:

Your information collected through our website may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. or its subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers maintain facilities. Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. may transfer information that we collect about you, including personal information, to affiliated entities, or to other third parties across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or any other country in which Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers maintain facilities and the use and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.

Keeping your Information Safe:
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. cares about the security of your information, and uses commercially reasonable safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through our website. To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your account. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to your email communications from Biotechnology Calendar, Inc., at all times. However, Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. or guarantee that information on our website may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. Your privacy settings may also be affected by changes to the functionality of third party sites and services that you add to the Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. website, such as social networks. Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. is not responsible for the functionality or security measures of any third party.

Compromise of Information:
In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps, in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Your Choices about Your Information:
We make every effort to promptly process all unsubscribe requests. As noted above, you may not opt out of Service-related communications (e.g., account verification, purchase and billing confirmations and reminders, changes/updates to features of our website, technical and security notices). If you have any questions about reviewing or modifying your account information, you can contact us directly at biotech (at) biotech-calendar.com.

Opting Out of Collection of Your Information for Tracking/Advertising:
Please refer to your mobile device or browser’s technical information for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies, and other tracking/recording tools. Depending on your type of device, it may not be possible to delete or disable tracking mechanisms on your mobile device. Note that disabling cookies and/or other tracking tools prevents Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. or its business partners from tracking your browser’s activities in relation to our website, and for use in targeted advertising activities by third parties. However, doing so may disable many of the features available through our website. If you have any questions about opting out of the collection of cookies and other tracking/recording tools, you can contact us directly at biotech (at) biotech-calendar.com.

How Long We Keep Your Private Profile Information:
Following termination of your User account, Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. may retain your private profile information for a commercially reasonable time for backup, archival, or audit purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that you choose to make public on our website may not be removable.

Children’s Privacy:
Biotechnology Calendar, Inc. does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register as Users. Our website and its content are not directed at children under the age of 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at biotech (at) biotech-calendar.com.

Links to Other Websites and Services:
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our website, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. In addition, you agree that we are not responsible and we do not control over any third-parties that you authorize to access your User Content. If you are using a third-party website or service (like Facebook, Google groups, or an IRC chat room) and you allow such a third-party access to you User Content you do so at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through our website.