We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of privacy and protection of your personal information. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance transparency and comply with legal requirements, we have recently made several updates to our Privacy Notices. These changes are designed to provide clearer explanations about how we handle your information and to ensure that our practices remain aligned with current regulatory standards and best practices.
Key Changes to Our Privacy Notices
- Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing Information: We have revised the sections outlining the purposes for which we collect and process your data. The updates clarify the legal bases under which we operate, ensuring you understand exactly why and how your information is used. This change helps in making our processing activities more transparent and emphasizes our commitment to lawful processing of personal data.
- Updates to Examples Across Various Sections: To make our Privacy Notices more relatable and easier to understand, we have updated examples throughout the document. These examples are intended to illustrate scenarios in which your personal data may be used, providing you with a clearer picture of our data-handling processes.
- Enhanced Clarity on Third-Country Transfers: Understanding the need for heightened transparency around the transfer of personal data across borders, we have updated the sections dealing with third-country transfers. This includes detailed information about the safeguards we employ to protect your data when it is transferred outside your country, in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
- Inclusion of Internal Review Board (IRB) Processes: We have now included detailed descriptions of our Internal Review Board (IRB) processes. The IRB plays a critical role in overseeing the ethical aspects of our data processing activities. By embedding these descriptions, we aim to provide you with an additional layer of assurance that your personal data is handled responsibly and ethically.
What These Changes Mean for You
The updates to our Privacy Notices are crafted with your interest in mind, ensuring that your personal information continues to be handled with care and respect. By clarifying our procedures and the legal basis for processing your data, as well as detailing our internal ethical oversights, we believe these changes will empower you to make more informed decisions about your interactions with us.
