Last revised: January 11, 2024
Flagship Pioneering, Inc. (“Company”, “We”, or “Our”) respects your privacy. This privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website flagshippioneering.com (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information. It also describes your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GPDR”), and the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 2018 (“UK DPA”).
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect on this Website or in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
It does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us or any third party (including our affiliates); or any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see “Changes to Our Privacy Policy”). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 16
Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age, and no one under age 16 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at privacy@flagshippioneering.com.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:
- By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline (“personal information”);
- That is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or
- About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details.
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us.
- Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies.
- From third parties, for example, our business partners.
Information You Provide to Us
The information we collect on or through our Website may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses) if you contact us.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). We do not currently respond to web browser signals that enable consumers to exercise choice about behavioral tracking.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. For more information about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our Website and its contents to you.
- To provide you with information that you request from us.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- To notify you about changes to our Website.
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
Under some circumstances we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you. We reserve the right to use such anonymous and de-identified data for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you or your consent.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:
- To our affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With your consent.
We may also disclose your personal information:
- To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
Email Communications. We may send you marketing emails if you have signed up to receive such emails. Should you wish to stop receiving marketing emails from us, you may opt-out using the link provided in the email or by contacting us as described in the “Contact Information” section.
Tracking Technologies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Individuals in the European Union, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Please see the “Your GDPR Rights” section for more information.
Sale of Personal Information
We do not sell the personal information we have collected.
Your GDPR Rights
Data Controller
Flagship Pioneering, Inc. is the data controller for this Website. Our contact information may be found in the “Contact Information” section.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:
- You have provided your consent.
- Processing your data is necessary for our compliance with a legal obligation.
- Processing your data is necessary for purposes of our legitimate interests.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
We may transfer the personal data we collect about you to the United States and other jurisdictions that may not be deemed to provide the same level of data protection as your home country, as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We have implemented appropriate physical, technical, and organizational security measures designed to secure your personal data against accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. In addition, we limit access to personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties that have a legitimate business need for such access.
Data Retention
Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, we retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting obligations, or resolving disputes.
Rights of Access, Correction, Erasure, Restriction, and Objection
You have the right to request access to, correct, and erase the personal data that we hold about you, or restrict or object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to request that we transfer your personal data to another party. If you want to review, verify, correct, or request erasure of your personal data, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal data to another party, please contact us as described in the “Contact Information” section. Any such communication must be in writing.
We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and your right to access, and to provide you with the personal data that we hold about you or make your requested changes. Applicable law may allow or require us to refuse to provide you with access to some or all of the personal data that we hold about you, or we may have destroyed, erased, or made your personal data anonymous in accordance with our record retention obligations and practices. If we cannot provide you with access to your personal data, we will inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Where you have provided your consent to the collection, processing, or transfer of your personal data, you may have the legal right to withdraw your consent under certain circumstances. To withdraw your consent, if applicable, contact us as described in the “Contact Information” section.
Right to Complain
If you have any questions about our processing of your personal data or would like to make an access or other request, please contact us as described in the “Contact Information” section. If you are unsatisfied with our response to any issues that you raise, you have the right to make a complaint with the data protection authority in your jurisdiction. A list of data protection authorities in the EU may be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm. The data protection authority for Switzerland may be found here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/the-fdpic/task.html. The data protection authority for the United Kingdom may be found here: https://ico.org.uk.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will seek to notify you beforehand, for example by posting a notice on our Website. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, please contact us at privacy@flagshippioneering.com.