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Privacy at Variant Bio

We take privacy seriously. Please review the information below to learn more.

This privacy policy (“Policy”) explains how Variant Bio, Inc. (“Variant Bio”, “we” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes Personal Information (defined below) in connection with its Website (defined below) and related services (the “Services”) and explains the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their Personal Information. This Policy does not apply to the extent that we process Personal Information on behalf of a third-party partner (such as a research institution, university, or biorepository) or for the purposes of a research study.

For the purpose of this Policy, “Personal Information” means any information related to an identified or identifiable individual. This includes Personal Information you provide or generate when you access our website at https://www.variantbio.com/ and other affiliated websites (together, the “Website”).

When you use the Website, you accept and understand we collect, process, use and store your Personal Information as described in this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, you must not access the Website. If you change your mind in the future, you must stop using the Website and you may exercise your rights in relation to your Personal Information as set out in this Policy.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect the following categories of Personal Information from you from the following sources. Where applicable, we indicate whether and why you must provide us with your Personal Information, as well as the consequences of failing to do so. If you do not provide your Personal Information when requested, you may not be able to use our Services if that Personal Information is necessary to provide you with our Services or if we are legally required to collect it:

  • Your Communications with Us. We may collect Personal Information when you contact us through the Website, via email or phone calls, or otherwise, and you provide us with information such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide as part of your communication.
  • Job Applications. If you apply for a job with us, you may provide us with certain information, including your name, contact details, professional credentials, educational and work history, your resume, and similar information.
  • Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. We may collect Personal Information from individuals and other third-parties to assess and pursue potential business opportunities.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use your Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • To Provide, Maintain, Improve, and Enhance Our Services.
  • To Communicate with You and Provide Support. We may use your communication information to contact you to respond to your comments or answer your questions.
  • To Further a Business Endeavor with You. If you contact us expressing an interest in a partnership, project, or other business endeavor, we will use your communication information and any other information you subsequently provide in order to consider the business endeavor, further such endeavor if appropriate, and manage our relationship with you.
  • To Process Applications for Employment. We may use your Personal Information to evaluate and process your application for employment.
  • To Prevent Fraud, Defend Variant Bio Against Legal Claims or Disputes, Enforce Our Terms and to Comply with our Legal Obligations. We protect our interests through (1) monitoring the use of the Website to detect fraud or any other user behavior which prejudices the integrity of our Website, (2) taking steps to remedy aforementioned fraud and behavior, (3) defending ourselves against legal claims or disputes, and (4) enforcing our terms and policies. When doing so, we will process the Personal Information relevant in such a case which includes information you provide us and information which is provided to us by third-parties.
  • Other. For other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time the information is collected.

LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING EUROPEAN PERSONAL INFORMATION

If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), we only process your Personal Information when we have a valid “legal basis,” including as set forth below.

  • Consent. We may process your Personal Information where you have consented to certain processing of your Personal Information. For example, we may process your Personal Information to send you marketing communications.
  • Contractual Necessity. We may process your Personal Information where required to provide you with the Services. For example, we may need to process your Personal Information to respond to your inquiries or requests.
  • Compliance with a Legal Obligation. We may process your Personal Information where we have a legal obligation to do so. For example, we may process your Personal Information to comply with tax, labor and accounting obligations.
  • Legitimate Interests. We may process your Personal Information where we or a third party have a legitimate interest in processing your Personal Information. Specifically, we have a legitimate interest in using your Personal Information for product development and internal analytics purposes, and otherwise to improve the safety, security, and performance of the Services. We only rely on our or a third party’s legitimate interests to process your Personal Information when these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

WHO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH

We may share your Personal Information with the following categories of third-parties for a variety of business purposes, including to support the functioning of the Website, protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction, as described below.

  • Vendors and Service Providers. We may share any Personal Information we receive with vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of our Services.
  • Disclosures to Law Enforcement Agencies, Public Authorities, or Judicial Organizations. We will disclose Personal Information if we are legally required to do so, or if we have a good faith belief that such use is reasonably necessary to comply with a legal obligation, process, or request; to enforce agreements, terms of service, policies, and standards, including investigation of any potential violation thereof; detect, prevent or otherwise address security, fraud or technical issues; or protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users, a third party or the public as required or permitted by law (including exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection).
  • Disclosure in Connection with Subsequent Corporate Ownership. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganization, partnership, asset sale, or other similar transaction, we may disclose or transfer your Personal Information as part of that transaction, as permitted by law or contract.
  • Consent. We may also disclose your Personal Information with your permission.

YOUR EUROPEAN PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are located in the EEA or the UK, you have the rights described below.

  • You may request access to the Personal Information we maintain about you, update, and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information, restrict or object to the processing of your Personal Information, have your Personal Information anonymized or deleted, as appropriate, or exercise your right to data portability to easily transfer your Personal Information to another company. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, including in your country of residence, place of work or where an incident took place.
  • You may withdraw any consent you previously provided to us regarding the processing of your Personal Information at any time and free of charge. We will apply your preferences going forward and this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before you withdrew your consent.

You may exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details at the end of this Privacy Policy. Before fulfilling your request, we may ask you to provide reasonable information to verify your identity. Please note that there are exceptions and limitations to each of these rights, and that while any changes you make will be reflected in active user databases instantly or within a reasonable period of time, we may retain Personal Information for backups, archiving, prevention of fraud and abuse, analytics, satisfaction of legal obligations, or where we otherwise reasonably believe that we have a legitimate reason to do so.

THIRD PARTIES

Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Policy does not apply to your activities on these third-party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Our Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use the Services from the EEA, the UK or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your Personal Information outside of those regions to the United States for storage and processing. We may transfer Personal Information from the EEA or the UK to the U.S. and other third countries based on European Commission-approved or UK Government-approved Standard Contractual Clauses, or otherwise in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Also, we may transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Services. By providing any information, including Personal Information, on or to the Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing. For more information about the tools that we use to transfer Personal Information, or to obtain a copy of the contractual safeguards we use for such transfers (if applicable), you can contact us as described below.

RETENTION

When you request that we do so, we take measures to delete your Personal Information or keep it in a form that does not permit identifying you when this Personal Information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which we process it, unless we are required by law to keep this information for a longer period. When we process Personal Information for our own purposes, we determine the retention period taking into account various criteria, such as the type of services provided to you, the nature and length of our relationship with you, possible re-enrollment with the Services, the impact on the Services we provide to you if we delete some Personal Information from or about you, and mandatory retention periods provided by law and the statute of limitations.

DATA SECURITY

We use certain physical, managerial, and technical safeguards that are designed to improve the integrity and security of the Personal Information that we collect and maintain. However, the transfer of Personal Information through the internet will carry its own inherent risks and we do not guarantee the security of your data transmitted through the internet. You make any such transfer at your own risk.

THIRD PARTIES

The Website provides links and plug-ins to websites operated by third parties. Any information you provide to third party websites is provided directly to the operators of such websites and subject to their policies governing privacy and security, even if accessed via our Website. We are not responsible for the content, privacy and security practices and policies of such third parties. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security policies before providing them with your Personal Information.

CHILDREN

The Website is not targeted at children, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If you learn that a child has provided us with Personal Information in violation of this Policy, please contact us as indicated below.

CHANGES

Where required, we will update this Policy from time to time. When we do so, we will make it available on this page and indicate the date of the latest revision. If we materially change the ways in which we use or share Personal Information previously collected from you through the Services, we will notify you through the Services, by e-mail, or other communication.

CONTACT US

Variant Bio is responsible and the data controller for processing your Personal Information. We welcome questions, comments and requests regarding this Policy. If you have any questions, comments or complaints about how we process your Personal Information, please contact us at privacy@variantbio.com and we will endeavor to respond to you as soon as possible. Alternatively, please write to us at 1150 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 1000, Seattle, WA 98109.

Our representative in the EU (as required under Article 27 GDPR) is: DataRep. You can reach DataRep by emailing datarequest@datarep.com with “Variant Bio” included in the subject line or by using the DataRep webform, which is available online at: www.datarep.com/data-request

Last modified: April 11, 2025