Privacy Policy

Whom this privacy statement applies to and what it covers?

This privacy statement applies to pergamon-labs.com in Hong Kong, with registered office addresses at Lu Plaza, 2 Wing Yip Street, Unit 502, 5F, Kwun Tong, and other entities owned or controlled by us and our affiliates in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Germany or elsewhere (“Pergamon”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information in an open and transparent manner.

This privacy statement sets out how we will collect, handle, store and protect information about you when you use:

  • Our Website (pergamon-labs.com)
  • downloadable applications accessed from mobile devices with respect to which this Privacy Statement is posted or linked (“Mobile Apps”)
  • any other mode of interacting with you relating to Pergamon communications, such as online or offline newsletters and magazines, that reference this Privacy Statement (“Communication”).

When we refer to “our Website” or “this Website” in this policy we mean the specific webpages of pergamon-labs.com.

This privacy statement also contains information about when we share your personal data with third parties (for example, our service providers).

In this privacy statement, your information is sometimes called “personal data” or “personal information”. We may also sometimes collectively refer to handling, collecting, protecting and storing your personal information as “processing” such personal information.

What information do we collect?

We may collect personal information when you interact with our Website or Mobile Apps, such as if you choose to register or create a user profile (e.g., to gain access to specific content, attend a hosted event, respond to a survey or request communications about specific areas of interest), or otherwise provide it to us.

Such information may include:

  • your name, job title, company address, email address, telephone and fax numbers
  • correspondence with you, including which newsletters you subscribe to
  • other information you voluntarily provide to us.

When using a Mobile App, we may also collect:

  • device model, operating system, browser type, unique device identifier, IP address, mobile phone number, mobile network carrier, location
  • details of how you use the Mobile App.

If you register via a social media account (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WeChat, Weibo), we may collect the username and any information/content you have permitted the network to share with us (profile picture, email, birthday, etc.).

We may also collect or obtain data from:

  • forms on our Website
  • your employer/advisers or third-party service providers
  • publicly available sources.

Additionally, our Website collects standard internet log information including IP address, browser type, language, access times, and referring website addresses. Cookies and Web beacons may also be used (see our Cookie Notice).

As a visitor, you do not need to submit personal information to use this Website. Only data you provide voluntarily is collected.

We may store and maintain any content you provide, including postings on blogs, forums, wikis, and other social media applications/services we may provide.

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy. Our Website, Mobile Apps and Communication are not designed for, or intentionally targeted at, children.

How we use information about you?

We may use your personal data collected via our Website, Mobile Apps and Communication to:

  • Manage and improve our Website, Mobile Apps and Communication
  • Tailor content for a personalized experience and draw your attention to relevant information
  • Manage and respond to your requests
  • Provide access to content, events, surveys, or specific areas of interest
  • Send promotional materials or communications regarding services provided by Pergamon
  • Seek feedback on services provided by Pergamon, or for market/research purposes
  • Execute corporate transactions (sale, divestiture, merger, acquisition, etc.)
  • Protect our rights, property, and users, or to comply with legal/regulatory processes.

The legal grounds we use for processing personal information

We use your personal data for the purposes outlined above because of our legitimate interests in the effective delivery of our Website, Mobile Apps and Communication to visitors or because you have given us your explicit consent to process that data. We do not usually seek sensitive information (e.g., data relating to race or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, criminal record, physical or mental health, or sexual orientation) from visitors. We will, where necessary, obtain your explicit consent to collect and use such information.  We will only provide you with certain marketing materials where we have obtained your explicit consent to provide you with such marketing materials.

Who we disclose your information to?

In connection with one or more of the purposes outlined in the “How we use information about you?” section above, we may disclose details about you to: third parties whether located within or outside our jurisdiction that provide services to us; competent authorities (including courts and authorities regulating us); our agents or subcontractors (whether located within or outside our jurisdiction) for the purpose of providing administrative, telecommunications, computer, infrastructure or other support services to us in connection with the operation of our business (as the case may be)  and other third parties that reasonably require access to personal data relating to you for one or more of the purposes outlined in the “How we use information about you?” section above.Our Website or Mobile Apps hosts various blogs, forums, wikis and other social media applications or services that allow you to share content with other users (collectively “Social Media Applications”). Importantly, any personal information that you contribute to these Social Media Applications can be read, collected and used by other users of the application. We have little or no control over these other users and, therefore, we cannot guarantee that any information that you contribute to any Social Media Applications will be handled in accordance with this privacy statement.Where the recipient is not a member of Pergamon, the adequate safeguard might be a data transfer agreement with the recipient based on standard contractual clauses (if applicable) for transfers of personal data to third countries. Further details of the transfers described above and the adequate safeguards used by Pergamon in respect of such transfers (including copies of relevant agreements) are also available from us by contacting us.We may also need to disclose your personal data if required to do so by law, a regulator or during legal proceedings.We may share non-personal, de-identified and aggregated information with third parties for several purposes, including data analytics, research, submissions, thought leadership and promotional purposes.By providing personal information through this Website, Mobile Apps or Communication, you are consenting to the disclosures described above.

Protection of your personal information

We use a range of physical, electronic and managerial measures to ensure that we keep your personal data secure, accurate and up to date. These measures include:- education and training to relevant staff to ensure they are aware of our privacy obligations when handling personal data- administrative and technical controls to restrict access to personal data on a ‘need to know’ basis- technological security measures, including firewalls, encryption and anti-virus software- physical security measures, such as staff security passes to access our premises.Although we use appropriate security measures once we have received your personal data, the transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure.  We endeavour to protect personal data, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us.

How long we keep your information for?

We will hold your personal data on our systems for the longest of the following periods: (i) as long as is necessary for the relevant activity; or (ii) any retention period that is required by law.

Your rights

You may have various rights in relation to your personal data. In particular, you may have a right to:obtain confirmation that we are processing your personal data and request a copy of the personal data we hold about you ask that we update the personal data we hold about you, or correct such personal data that you think is incorrect or incomplete ask that we delete personal data that we hold about you, or restrict the way in which we use such personal data object to our processing of your personal data.To exercise any of your rights, or if you have any other questions about our use of your personal data, please contact us.You may also use these contact details if you wish to make a complaint to us relating to your privacy.In all cases, we will treat your requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or you are unhappy with the way we have handled your personal data or any privacy query or request that you have raised with us, please contact webmaster services using the contact us link.

Changes to this privacy statement

We may modify or amend this privacy statement from time to time.To let you know when we make changes to this privacy statement, we will amend the revision date at the top of this page. The new modified or amended privacy statement will apply from that revision date. Therefore, we encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed about how we are protecting your information.