Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (“Verve”) respects the privacy of visitors to its website, www.vervetx.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy is provided to describe to you how Verve may collect, use, protect, and in some cases, disclose, personally identifiable information, such as your name or contact information (“Personal Data”) you may submit through the Website. The provisions of this Privacy Policy apply only to Personal Data collected via the Website.
By using the Website, and in particular when you submit information through the Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Verve may change this policy from time to time without notice by updating the Privacy Policy on the Website. Your use of the Website after any change indicates your continued understanding of, and agreement to, the revised policy, so please review the Privacy Policy periodically to be sure you are familiar with our current policy, especially before you submit any Personal Data through the website.
Personal Data and Uses and Disclosures
Verve collects and uses Personal Data that you provide to us voluntarily, such as when you submit a question or comment online or apply for a job through our careers page. You do not have to provide any Personal Data to visit the Website, but Verve may be limited in the ability to provide certain information to you in that case.
Verve may use your Personal Data to respond to your inquiry, consider your application for employment, to develop a business or professional relationship with you, to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements such as to follow-up and report on adverse events, to enforce our rights such as under the Terms of Use, or for everyday business purposes such as website management, research and product development. Verve does not sell any of your Personal Data for marketing or advertising purposes.
Verve may share your Personal Data with its agents, contractors or partners in connection with services that these individuals or entities perform for, or on behalf of, Verve in connection with such Personal Data.
Non-Personal Data
This Privacy Policy places no restriction on the use of non-personally identifiable information Verve collects from your visit, or de-identified or aggregated information. Verve has no obligation to, and will not, treat as confidential any information that you provide that is not personally identifiable, such as questions, comments, ideas, or suggestions. By providing such information to us, you understand and agree that Verve has no obligation to you whatsoever regarding that information and is free to disclose it through any means and use it for any purpose and without compensation to you.
Web Tools
To enhance the Internet experience on the Website, Verve may use various Internet technologies such as but not limited to ‘cookies,’ ‘action tags,’ ‘web bugs,’ ‘.gif tags,’ and ‘JavaScript’ (together, “Web Tools”). Web Tools are files or tools that are placed on your computer in order to identify your Web browser and the activities of your computer on the Website. Verve may use these technologies to customize and enhance the Internet experience of individual users. When you revisit the Website, Verve may recognize you by a Web Tool and customize your experience accordingly. For example, once you have completed the careers page registration process, a cookie may be used to avoid having you register again. You may be able to decline Internet cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of your Web browser software. If cookies are disabled, however, features of the Website may not operate as intended.
Security
Please note that while Verve has endeavored to create a secure and reliable website for users, the confidentiality of any communication or material, including any Personal Data contained within it, transmitted to or from Verve via the Website or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. There is always some risk involved when submitting data over the Internet. Verve cannot guarantee that the Website is 100% safe from illegal tampering or “hacking.” Verve maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your Personal Data once received. However, no system is completely secure or error-free and third-party bad actors may still compromise these measure even if performed diligently and without error. Verve does not, and cannot, guarantee the complete security of your Personal Data.
Storage, Processing Location, and Consent
This Website is owned and operated by Verve in the United States, but the Personal Data you provide may be accessible to our affiliates, vendors, business partners, and/or suppliers, who may be located in other countries. If you are visiting the Website from a country other than the United States, your Personal Data collected through the Website will be transferred outside of your country. The level of legal protection for Personal Data is not the same in all countries and the laws may be more protective in your country than in countries where we process your information; however, we will take the efforts and security measures as described in this Privacy Policy in an effort to keep your Personal Data secure.
If you do not consent to having your Personal Data or other personal information processed and stored in the United States, please do not provide it to us. By using the Website, and in particular when you submit Personal Data through the Website, you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your Personal Data in the United States and in any country to which we may transfer your information in the course of our business operations.
Children
The Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. Verve does not knowingly collect Personal Data from any person under the age of 13. If Verve becomes aware it has inadvertently collected such information, it will take steps to delete it.
Other Sites
The Website may contain links to other sites not owned or operated by Verve that we believe may offer useful information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites. You should refer to information provided directly by those sites to learn about their privacy policies and data collection/distribution procedures.
Data Retention
We may keep the information we collect, including Personal Data, for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for as long as allowed or required by applicable law.