This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how your information is collected and used when you visit the C2i website, www.c2i-genomics.com (the “Website”) operated by C2I Genomics Inc. (“C2I” or “we”, “us”, “our”). Your use of the Website is also governed by the Website’s Terms of Use (https://c2i-genomics.com/privacy-policy/) In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use, this Policy shall prevail.
We are committed to protecting and respecting data privacy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
We process information you provide us when you submit an inquiry on our Website.
When you visit our Website, you can contact us by email info@c2i-genomics.com. When you contact us, you will be asked to provide information such as your name, address, email address, phone number and the subject of your inquiry. We refer to this entire data as “Inquiry Information”.
We process your Job Application Information if you apply to any open positions through email.
When you apply for an open position posted on our Website, we collect and process the application you submitted through jobs@c2i-genomics.com , which typically includes your curriculum vitae (résumé) which may provide contact information, residential address, date of birth, photograph, details of professional qualifications and skills, employment history, and other information you provide in connection with your job application.
This information may also include names and contact details for references. Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain consent from your references before providing us their contact information.
We may also collect information about you as a candidate from other third-parties, such as references supplied by former employers, information from employment background check providers and information from criminal records checks where appropriate or required by law. We refer to this entire data as “Job Application Information”. You do not have a legal obligation to provide us with your Inquiry Information or Job Application Information; however, if you choose to not share this information with us we may not be able to respond to your inquiry, or process your application and consider you for an open position.
We also collect analytics information about your use of the Website.
When you visit the Website, we record and collect certain information about your interaction with the Website, including the IP address from which you access the Website, time and date of access, type of browser used, language used, links clicked, and actions taken while using the Website (“Analytics Information“).
To respond to and handle your inquiry.
We process your Inquiry Information to contact you about your inquiry and handle your inquiry.
To consider your candidacy for an open position at C2i
We process Job Application Information for the purpose of administering employment applications. We review your candidacy for and process the Job Application Information for various necessary recruitment purposes prior to making a hiring decision and, where relevant, entering into an employment agreement.
To send you information and marketing content of our services.
If you expressed interest in our products and services on your inquiry to us, we may use your Inquiry Information in order to provide you with information about our services that we think might interest you.
We may process your personal information to create a record of your interests and preferences.
We may process your personal information in order to create a profile that would help us to interact with you and provide you services and assistance in accordance with you needs at any given time. We refer to this overall data as “Profile Information“.
To maintain and develop the Website.
We process the Website Analytics Information to provide, maintain and improve your user experience when accessing our Website. We also will use the Analytics Information for quality assurance and for development and enhancement of the Website.
We will use the Website Analytics Information to prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our terms of use for the Website and take other actions otherwise permitted by law.
We will not share your information with third parties, except in the events listed below or when you provide us your explicit and informed consent.
We will process information with our service providers helping us to operate our business.
We will process personal information with the assistance of our service providers who assist us with the internal operations of the Website and our business. These companies are authorized to use your personal information in this context only as necessary to provide these services to us and not for their own promotional purposes.
We will share information with competent authorities, if you abuse your right to use the Website, or violate any applicable law.
If you have abused your rights to use the Website, or if you violated any applicable law, we will share information with competent authorities and with third parties (such as legal counsels and advisors), for the purpose of handling of the violation or breach.
We will share your information if we are legally required to do so.
We will share information if we are required to do so by a judicial, governmental or regulatory authority.
We will share your Information with third parties in any event of change in our structure.
If the operation of our Website is organized within a different framework, or through another legal structure or entity (such as due to a merger or acquisition), we will share information only as required to enable the structural change in the operation of the business.
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files, comprised of small amount of data, that are saved on your computer or other device (e.g. smartphone, tablet, etc.) when you use the internet and visit various websites. The information that the cookies maintain is read by the website you visit, during the session of your visit to the website (these are called ‘session’ cookies), and when you return to visit it again (these are called ‘persistent’ cookies). We also use techniques called web beacons and web pixels for purposes similar to the use of cookies.
We use cookies necessary to operate the Website, and for website statistics.
We use cookies for a number of purposes, as briefly explained below:
Necessary. Cookies that are strictly necessary for the functioning of the Website. The Website cannot operate properly without these cookies. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website may not function properly.Statistics. Analyticscookies that help us understand how you and other users interact with our Website by collecting data that does not directly identify you.
You can always delete or disable cookies.
You can always delete the cookies saved on your device through the settings of your computer browser or device. You can also disable cookies for future use through the settings of your computer browser or device.
We will retain your personal information for as long as we need it to operate the Website and interact with customers, and thereafter as needed for record-keeping purposes.
We will retain your personal information for the duration needed to support our ordinary business activities operating the Website and interacting with existing and potential customers and with job applicants. Thereafter, we will still retain your personal information for another ten (10) years to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, establish and defend legal claims and enforce our agreements.
We implement measures to secure your Information
We implement measures to reduce the risks of damage, loss of information and unauthorized access or use of information. However, these measures do not provide absolute information security. Therefore, although efforts are made to secure your personal information, it is not guaranteed, and you cannot expect that the Website will be immune from information security risks.
We will internationally transfer your Information only in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If we transfer your personal data for processing at locations outside your jurisdiction, we will abide by data transfer rules applicable to these situations.
C2I is the data controller of the information described in this Privacy Policy
C2I is the data controller of all the information explained in this Privacy Policy. We determine the purposes and means of processing that data as part of our Service.
The following is the contact information of C2I:
C2I Genomics
180 Varick St, 6th Fl
New York, NY 10014
Email: info@c2i-genomics.com
Legal basis under EU law for processing your personal data.
The legal basis under EU law for processing your Inquiry Information is our legitimate interests in handling your inquiry and provide you with our services.
The legal basis under EU law for processing your Job Application Information is our legitimate interests in considering your job application and the necessity of taking steps ahead of hiring workforce for employment.
The legal basis under EU law for processing your Inquiry Information to create your profile is our legitimate interests in operating our business and our interactions with you.
The legal basis under EU law for processing your information with authorities or where we are legally required to share it, is our legitimate interests in complying with mandatory legal requirements imposed on us. The legal basis under EU law for processing your information in the event of a change in our corporate structure is our legitimate interests in our business continuity.
You have certain rights to access, update or delete information, obtain a copy of your information, and object or restrict certain data processing activities.
If you are in the EU, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
Right to Access your personal data that we process and receive a copy of it.
Right to Rectify inaccurate personal data we have concerning you and to have incomplete personal data completed.
Right to Data Portability, that is, to receive the personal data that you provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You have the right to transmit this data to another service provider. Where technically feasible, you have the right that your personal data be transmitted directly from us to the service provider you designate.
Right to Object,based on your particular situation,to using your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest. However, we may override the objection if we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds, or for the establishment, exercise of defense of legal claims. You may also object at any time to the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Restrict the processing your personal data (except for storing it) if you contest the accuracy of your personal data, for a period enabling us to verify its accuracy; if you believe that the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request instead to restrict its use; if we no longer need the personal data for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, but you require them to establish, exercise or defense relating to legal claims, or if you object to processing, pending the verification whether our legitimate grounds for processing override yours.
Right to be Forgotten. Under certain circumstances, such as when you object to us processing your data and we have no compelling legitimate grounds to override your objection, you have the right to ask us to erase your personal data. However, we may still process your personal data if it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation we are subject to under laws in EU Member States or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If you wish to exercise any of your EU rights, please contact us at: info@c2i-genomics.com. We reserve the right to ask for reasonable evidence to verify your identity before we provide you with information. Where we are not able to provide you the information that you have asked for, we will explain the reason for this.
You have a right to submit a complaint to the relevant supervisory data protection authority.
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you are in the EU, then according to Article 77 of the GDPR, you can lodge a complaint to the supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or place of alleged infringement of the GDPR. For a list of supervisory authorities in the EU, click here.
Pursuant to Article 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), C2i Genomics has appointed European Data Protection Office (EDPO) as its GDPR Representative in the EU. You can contact EDPO regarding matters pertaining to the GDPR:
-by using EDPO’s online request form: https://edpo.com/gdpr-data-request/
-by writing to EDPO at 12/14 Rond-point des Champs Elysées, Paris, 75008, France
If we change this Privacy Policy, we will make efforts to proactively notify you of such changes.
From time to time, we may change this Privacy Policy. If we do so, we will make efforts to proactively notify you of such changes. In any event, the latest version of the Privacy Policy will always be accessible at: https://c2i-genomics.com/privacy-policy/
Last Update: August 9, 2021.