GDPR Privacy Policy
Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to Apollo Endosurgery. Therefore, Apollo Endosurgery Inc. and its subsidiaries (“APOLLO ENDOSURGERY”) operate its websites in compliance with applicable laws on data privacy protection and data security.
In the following, we provide information on the kinds of data we collect on APOLLO ENDOSURGERY’s websites, the purposes for which we use such data, and the parties with which we share such data, where applicable.
BY USING OUR WEB SITES, APPLICATIONS, OR SERVICES YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS DATA PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU SUBMIT INFORMATION TO US YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF THAT INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS DATA PRIVACY POLICY.
Collected data and purpose of processing
We employ cookies on Apollo Endosurgery websites. You will find additional information on this subject in our Cookie Policy.
In addition, we collect personal data (e.g., names, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses) in connection with the operation of APOLLO ENDOSURGERY’s websites and business only when you have voluntarily provided such data to us (e.g., through registration, contact inquiries, surveys, etc.) and when we are entitled to process or use such data by virtue of permission granted by you or on the basis of a statutory provision.
As a general rule, we use such data only for the purpose for which you released the data to us, such as to answer your inquiries, grant you access to certain information or offerings, or provide you with information about our products or related services.
Sharing of data
Insofar as you have provided your consent or when we are otherwise legally entitled to do so, we will share your personal data with other APOLLO ENDOSURGERY subsidiaries, where applicable, for the purposes indicated above.
In connection with the operation of its website and the services provided by way of the website, APOLLO ENDOSURGERY works with service providers such as hosting or IT maintenance service providers, for example.
These recipients may possibly be located in countries outside of the European Economic Area, in which applicable laws do not offer the same level of data privacy protection as in your home country. In such cases, APOLLO ENDOSURGERY takes measures to ensure an appropriate level of data privacy protection. Data is shared only in connection with and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We do not sell or otherwise market your personal data to third parties.
Links to Other Websites
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY’s websites may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other websites.
Questions and comments
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY will respond to all legitimate requests for information and where applicable, to correct, amend, or delete your personal data.
If you wish to make such a request or if you have questions or comments about this Data Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
GDPR@ApolloEndo.com.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://apolloendo.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
This Cookie Policy applies to the present website operated by Apollo Endosurgery Inc. and its subsidiaries (“APOLLO ENDOSURGERY”).
When you visit our website or use our mobile applications, APOLLO ENDOSURGERY collects certain information by automated means, using technologies such as cookies, pixel tags, browser analysis tools, server logs and web beacons.
For example, when you visit our website, we place cookies on your computer. Cookies are small text files that websites send to your computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings in your browser. Cookies allow us to recognize you when you return. They also help us provide a customized experience and may enable us to detect certain kinds of fraud. As a general rule, we do not collect personal data via cookies, unless you have given us your express permission to do so.
Pixel tags and web beacons are tiny graphics placed on website pages or in our emails that allow us to determine whether you have performed a specific action. When you access these pages or open or click an email, the pixel tags and web beacons generate a notice of that action. These tools allow us to measure response to our communications and improve our web pages and promotions.
We collect many different types of information from cookies and other technologies. For example, we may collect information about the device you use to access our website, your operating system type, browser type, domain, and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located. APOLLO ENDOSURGERY or its service provider’s server logs the IP address of the device you use to connect to the Internet. An IP address is a unique identifier that devices use to identify and communicate with each other on the Internet. We may also collect information about the website you were visiting before you came to Apollo Endosurgery and the website you visit after you leave our site.
In many cases, the information we collect using cookies and other tools is only used in a non-identifiable way, without any reference to Personal Information. For example, APOLLO ENDOSURGERY or its service providers use information collected about all website users to optimize its websites and to understand website traffic patterns.
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY has relationships with third party advertising companies (e.g., Google) to place advertisements on this website and other websites, and to perform tracking and reporting functions for this website and other websites. These third party advertising companies may place cookies on your computer when you visit our website or other websites so that they can display targeted advertisements to you. We do not give any personal information to them as part of this process. However, this Cookie Policy does not cover the collection methods or use of the information collected by these vendors.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.