Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Circuit Clinical® ("Circuit”) provides services and information via its primary website at https://www.circuitclinical.com (the "Site"). This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") summarizes how Circuit handles the information that you voluntarily provide when you use the Site and that we may automatically collect when you visit the Site ("Personal Information").

Our Site is controlled and operated by Circuit from its offices within the United States. Accordingly, this Privacy Policy, and how Circuit handles the information that you voluntarily provide when you use the Site and information that we may automatically collect when you visit the Site, is governed by federal and state laws, and not by the laws of any other country, territory, or jurisdiction. We make no representations that the Site is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Site from territories where its contents or purpose is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Site are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.

Your use of our Site will be deemed conclusively to constitute your acceptance of and agreement to this Privacy Policy and all portions hereof.

Circuit reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we change the Privacy Policy, we will post the changes in an appropriate place on the Site so that you are aware of the updated Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Site after the Effective Date for any such changes to the Privacy Policy will be deemed conclusively to constitute your acceptance of and agreement to the changed Privacy Policy.

If you are accessing, using or browsing our Site on behalf of an individual other than yourself, which may be either a natural person or an entity, you represent that you are legally authorized to engage in the activities that you conduct within the Site on behalf of that person or entity.

What Personal Information does Circuit collect?

You can access and browse our Site at any time without providing Personal Information that can be traced back to you.

To use some of its services and access certain areas of the Site, you must provide Personal Information that can be traced back to you, such as your first name, last name, email address and phone number. We collect this Personal Information that you voluntarily provide through the use of on-line data entry, survey, and registration forms. Circuit may also ask you for Personal Information at other times, including when you complete optional survey forms, fill out contact forms for additional information on particular clinical trials/studies or seek general information about clinical research. Accordingly, you remain in control of what Personal Information you wish to submit on a voluntary basis to Circuit.

Why does Circuit need Your Information?

Circuit regularly makes improvements to the Site to provide its many users with a more personalized, relevant and intelligent service. The collection of Personal Information greatly assists Circuit in this improvement process by identifying the interests and needs of the many users to the Site. Collection of Personal Information also assists Circuit by allowing it and its affiliates to inform the user of its services in a more efficient manner.

Through the use of Cookies, information we automatically collect when you use our Site, and the on-line data entry, survey, and registration forms, Circuit may monitor, in aggregate and individual form, Personal Information. Although our primary goal in collecting Personal Information is to deliver a customized and personalized service to the users of the Site, Circuit may also use personal Information to: (i) send users e-mail notification of new features or information available through the Site or that Circuit otherwise feels might be of interest to users of this Site; and (ii) allow Circuit and their affiliates, to offer services that Circuit thinks might be of interest to users, including study specific links to active studies, volunteer opportunities and research education. 

What should You know about Cookies?

When you visit the Site, Circuit may automatically collect your information with Cookies, and similar technology Information about your use of the Site. This technology Information cannot be traced back to you. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your web browser software on your computer's hard drive or temporarily in your computer's memory. Circuit also automatically collects the location of your computer on the Internet, known as your internet protocol address ("IP Address"), when you visit the Site.

We use Cookies on this website to enhance your experience. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site can use to send to your computer's browser to store information. We use Cookies to determine which of our pages are visited and how often. With the help of Cookies, we want to make our website more user-friendly and give you a better experience when you return to our site. Cookies allow us, for example, to personalize your experience so you get helpful and valuable content when you're visiting us.

Cookies are also used to collect statistical data. In addition to using our own Cookies, we work with partners in order to get access to even more features on the websites. They use the so-called third-party cookies which allow their functions to be used on our websites. This type of Cookie does not recognize you personally but can recognize your computer when you visit our Site and other websites and ensures that you get the best possible experience. You can set your browser to notify you when a website uses cookies. This allows you to refuse the use of cookies or set your browser to erase cookies at the end of your visit.

You can learn more about Cookies at https://allaboutcookies.org/.  Although most web browsers are initially set up to accept Cookies, if you prefer, you may decline the placement of a Cookie on your hard drive by using the appropriate feature(s) of your web browser software (if available) to delete the Cookie. But you should understand that certain areas within this Site may not function properly if the web browser will not accept Cookies.

Does Circuit disclose Your Personal Information to third parties?

Circuit may share your Personal Information: (i) with third parties who have agreements with us, including those in our network of clinical study sites; (ii) if Circuit is required by law to do so, including laws outside your country of residence; (iii) in the event of a transfer of ownership of Circuit, merger or other similar transaction; or (iv) as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy. Note, however, that Circuit is not and cannot be responsible for the activities or privacy policies of any third party with whom your Personal Information is shared.

What does Circuit do to keep Your Personal Information Secure?

On our Site and within Circuit, we seek to use appropriate administrative, technical and physical security measures to reasonably safeguard your Personal Information under our control from unauthorized use, release or access. For example, Circuit grants access to any stored Personal Information only to authorized personnel. [1] 

Please be advised, however, that although Circuit has endeavored to create a secure and reliable Site for its users, the confidentiality and security of any communication or material transmitted to or from Circuit via our Site or e-mail cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure at any time. When disclosing any Personal Information, you should remain mindful of the fact that it is potentially accessible to the public, and consequently, can be collected and used by others without your consent. Accordingly, you should consider carefully if you want to submit information that you would not want disclosed to the public and should recognize that your use of the Internet and this Site is solely at your risk. You, alone, are ultimately responsible for determining what Personal Information is submitted to the Site. Circuit has no responsibility or liability to anyone for the security of any of your Information transmitted via the Internet.

If you have any reason to believe that your interaction with Circuit through this Site is no longer secure, please immediately notify us of this problem as described in the "Further questions or comments?" section below.

What should You know about external web sites?

To the extent hyperlinks are utilized to access other, third party, websites, including links provided as automated search results, you should be aware that these third-party web sites are not controlled by Circuit and, therefore, are not subject to this Privacy Policy. You should review the applicable terms and policies of each linked site visited before providing any personally identifiable information. In those cases where Circuit has entered into agreements with third-parties, where useful items and other tools are made available to you, see the "What about information you enter into Third-Party Programs included in Circuit' Site?" section below.

Can You opt-out of Circuit's use and disclosure of Your Personal Information?

As described in the "Why does Circuit need your Information?" section above, the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information greatly assists Circuit in creating a more personalized, relevant and intelligent service for you. Without your Information, we could not deliver to you in the most beneficial way Circuit's content and services. As discussed above in the "What Personal Information does Circuit collect?" section, registration and provision of Personal Information that can be traced back to you is voluntary. In other words, you must "opt-in" to our use and disclosure of your Personal Information for the marketing and other purposes described in this Privacy Policy. If you opt-in to our use or sharing of your Information, you can later change your mind and opt-out. You may immediately opt-out from all future use and disclosure of your Personal Information for the marketing and other purposes described this Privacy Policy by requesting the removal of your Personal Information from Circuit’s database as described in the "Do You have the ability to access and correct your Personal Information?" section below.[2] 

Please note that if you opt-out as described above, Circuit will not be able to remove your Personal Information from the databases of our affiliates with whom we have already shared your Personal Information as of the date of your opt-out request. 

Do You have the ability to access, change or remove Your Personal Information?

At any time, you may contact Circuit via e-mail to request: (i) a summary of any of our Personal Information retained by Circuit; (ii) a change to your Personal Information maintained by Circuit; or (iii) removal of our Personal Information from Circuit’s database.[3] 

You should send your request to privacy@circuitclinical.com or by completing this form. In the event Circuit receives such a request, Circuit may require you to confirm or verify any change to your Personal Information.

What about information you enter into Third Party Programs included in Circuit's Site?

As an additional service to its users, Circuit has included in its Sites various programs and tools created and administered by third parties ("Third-Party Programs") whereby, as examples, you can receive useful information concerning potential diseases/conditions, drug alternatives, and tools whereby you can maintain records relating to your condition. Your use of these Third-Party Programs is entirely optional and at your sole discretion. If you do choose to use them, then some or all of these Third-Party Programs may require that you provide additional identifying information that can be traced back to you. If You elect to use one or more of these Third-Party Programs, then any identifying information that you provide as part of the Third-Party Program, as well as your Registration Information, will be available to the third-party administering that Third-Party Program. By using any Third-Party Program, you acknowledge that any identifying information and Registration Information that you provide to the third-party does not constitute a violation of Circuit's Privacy Policy. Circuit will maintain the privacy of your identifying information in Circuit's possession in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable state and federal privacy laws. Circuit cannot guarantee that any third-party will maintain the privacy of your personally identifying information under any circumstance.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this Privacy Policy you may contact us using the information below.

Circuit Clinical
1 W. Seneca Street,
Buffalo, NY 14203
privacy@circuitclinical.com
circuitclinical.com/opt-out

Version Date: 11/15/2023