Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 01, 2021
Apnimed Inc. (“Apnimed,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to maintaining your privacy, and recognizes the importance of providing protection for any personally identifiable information that you choose to share with us (“Personal Information”). We have established this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to inform you about how we treat any Personal Information that you provide to us in the course of using our website, located at https://apnimed.com/ (“Website”).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Website, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not disclose any Personal Information through this Website. Should you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data collection and use practices, please see our contact information below.
Collection of Personal Information
It is not necessary to provide any Personal Information to use this Website. You can visit much of our Website without telling us who you are or submitting any Personal Information. However, in order to take advantage of certain features available through this Website, it may be necessary to provide Personal Information. We may ask for some Personal Information when you send us a comment or question, or when you request information through our Website’s “Contact Us” webpage. This Personal Information may include your name, e-mail address, and any other information you may provide to us through our “Contact Us” webpage. Such Personal Information is stored electronically. If you do not want to give us any Personal Information, you can choose not to use these features of our Website.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
We use Personal Information:
- to provide you with the information and services that you request, including to follow up with you if you have expressed interest in connecting to Apnimed and adding you to our “Friends of Apnimed” e-mail list when you request us to do so;
- to provide the Website to you and to improve the Website;
- to operate, improve, and personalize the products and services we offer, and to give each user a more consistent and personalized experience when interacting with us;
- to provide you with information about products and services that we may provide that we think may be of interest to you;
- for security, to detect fraud or illegal activities, and for archival and backup purposes in connection with the provision of the Website;
- for research and analysis purposes; and
- to communicate with you.
We may provide Personal Information to any affiliate entity of Apnimed and to our service providers to perform the functions for which we engage them. For example, we may provide your Personal Information to our service providers to host the Website, assist us in providing functionality on the Website and send out e-mail updates about the Website and/or our products and services. We will also disclose information if we reasonably believe we are required to do so by law, regulation or other government authority request. We will also disclose information if we believe it is necessary to protect our company or our Website visitors. Additionally, we may transfer or assign Personal Information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, liquidation, change in control or other sale by or of us or any affiliated entity (in each case whether in whole or in part).
Collection and Use of Non-Personal Information
We may automatically collect information through this Website that, alone, cannot be used to identify you (referred to as “non-personal information”). Examples may include IP host address, web pages viewed, browser type, referring website, geolocation, usage and browsing habits on the Website and similar data. We may also aggregate demographic information collected from our users (such as the number of users in a particular geographic location) in a manner which does not identify any one individual. We may use this non-personal information in aggregate form for product and service development, for market analysis, and to understand how to improve the quality of our websites. In doing so, we may provide it to third parties.
Receiving Promotional Materials
We may send you information or materials such as newsletters by e-mail or postal mail when you submit your e-mail or postal mail address via the Website. You may “opt-out” of receiving the e-mails from us by using the unsubscribe feature included in the e-mails we send. Also, if you do not want to receive this information or materials, you can send an email with your name, mailing address and email address to info@apnimed.com. When we receive your request, we may take reasonable steps to remove your name from our address lists.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website or use an online service. When you visit the website or use the service again, the cookie allows that website or online service to recognize your browser or device. Cookies may store unique identifiers, user preferences and other information. . The Website may use cookies to help personalize your experience on the Website. Although most web browsers accept cookies automatically, usually you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies. Most mobile devices also offer settings to reject mobile device identifiers. If you decide to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully use the features of the Website. Cookies may also be used at certain sites accessible through links on the Website.
We also use other data collection tools (such as web beacons and server logs) to help improve your experience with the Website. For example, we use Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the Website. These tools use cookies to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including IP address) is transmitted to our data collection tool service providers. This information is then used by us to evaluate visitors’ use of the Website and to compile statistical reports on Website activity for us. If you would like to opt-out from the use of your information by Google analytics, you may use Google’s analytics opt-out browser add-on designed for this purpose.
Children’s Information
The Website is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under 13 years old through the Website.
Links to Other Sites
Some of our Website features may contain links to third party websites or services that are not under our control. Such links do not constitute an endorsement of those third-parties or the content displayed on their sites. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and any information you provide to those third parties will be used as described by the third parties in their own privacy policies.
Security Used & Retention of Personal Information
Apnimed uses reasonable security measures designed to prevent unauthorized intrusion to the Website and the alteration, acquisition or misuse of Personal Information. However, the security of information transmitted over the internet cannot be guaranteed. You agree we are not be responsible for loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition or misuse of Personal Information that you provide through the Website that is stored by us, or for any damages resulting from such loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition or misuse.
Do Not Track
This Website does not currently take any action when it receives a Do Not Track request. Do Not Track is a privacy preference that you can set in your web browser to indicate that you do not want certain information about your webpage visits collected across websites when you have not interacted with that service on the page. For details, including how to turn on Do Not Track, visit www.donottrack.us.
Location of Data
Your Personal Information may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States or any other country where we have facilities, and by providing us with your information, you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of such information outside of your state and/or country.
Updates to Privacy Policy
The Effective Date of this Privacy Policy is set forth at the top of this webpage. Apnimed reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes at this webpage. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Your continued use of this Website will be subject to the then-current Privacy Policy.
Contact Information; Questions and Changes in Information
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your Personal Information, please contact us at:
Apnimed
39 John F. Kennedy Street, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 500-8880