Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 June 2023

1. Introduction

The privacy notice of Forbio (“we,” “us,” or “our”) demonstrates our dedication to safeguarding your privacy and the protection of your personal data. By using the Forbio web app application (“the App”) or visiting www.forbio.app (“our website”), regardless of your location, you will be informed about the manner in which we manage your personal data. This notice also outlines your privacy rights and the legal provisions that ensure your protection.

2. Important Information and Who We Are

The Forbio product, developed by RL Greenway LLC, is registered at 8 The Green, Dover, Delaware 19901, United States. We manage the website located at www.forbio.app as well as the Forbio web app application.

3. Purpose of This Privacy Notice

As mandated by data protection legislation, we must offer specific information about our identity, the methods we use to process personal data, the purposes behind it, and your rights concerning your personal data, along with instructions on exercising those rights. You can find this information in our Privacy Notice, and it is crucial that you read it.

We do not design our website or the App for children, nor do we intentionally gather data about them.

Please ensure you read this privacy notice in conjunction with any other privacy notices or fair processing notices we may supply during specific instances of collecting or processing your personal data. This will help you fully comprehend how and why we use your data. This privacy notice supplements, rather than overrides, any other notices.

4. Controller

Forbio serves as the controller and assumes responsibility for personal data collected from you through our website and the Web App.

For inquiries about this privacy notice, including exercising your legal rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

5. Contact Information

To obtain further details, email us at: hello@forbio.app

If you are a data subject in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), you can file a complaint with your data protection supervisory authority at any time (in the United Kingdom (“UK”), this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) at www.ico.org.uk). However, we would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact a supervisory authority, so please reach out to us first.

6. Privacy Notice Updates and Your Responsibility to Inform Us of Changes

We routinely review our privacy policy. The latest update to this notice was on 12 June 2023.

It is crucial that we maintain accurate and up-to-date personal data about you. If your personal data changes during your association with us, kindly keep us informed.

7. Third-Party Links

Our website and the App may feature links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. By clicking on these links or activating these connections, you may permit third parties to gather or disseminate data about you. We have no control over such third-party websites and do not assume responsibility for their privacy policies. Upon leaving our website, we advise you to review the privacy notice of each website you visit.

8. Data We Collect About You

Under EU legislation, personal data or personal information refers to any details about an individual that allows for their identification. It does not encompass data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

We may gather, utilize, store, and transfer various types of personal data about you, which we have categorized as follows:

  • Identity Data: first name, last name, username or similar identifier, title, date of birth, and gender.
  • Contact Data: billing address, email address, and telephone numbers.
  • Financial Data: bank account and payment card details.
  • Transaction Data: details about payments to and from you and other purchase details.
  • Technical Data: IP address, login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use.
  • Profile Data: username and password, purchases or orders made by you, feedback, and survey responses.
  • Usage Data: information about how you use our website and the App.
  • Marketing and Communications Data: your preferences for receiving marketing from us and third parties and your communication preferences.
  • Special Categories of Personal Data: details about your religious or philosophical beliefs (including your place of worship) and information about your physical and mental health.

We also gather, utilize, and share Aggregated Data, such as statistical or demographic data, for any purpose. Aggregated Data is not considered personal data by law as it does not directly or indirectly disclose your identity.

9. Special Categories of Personal Data

Special Categories of Personal Data pertain to sensitive personal data that necessitates increased protection, such as religious beliefs or health data.

We gather details about your religious or philosophical beliefs (including your place of worship) and information about your physical and mental health to offer certain features of the website and the App.

Our lawful basis and condition for processing these Special Categories of Personal Data is your explicit consent, which we will obtain before you use those specific functions.

10. Failure to Provide Personal Data

If we are required to collect personal data by law or under a contract and you do not provide that data when requested, we may be unable to fulfill the contract with you and may need to cancel your account.

11. Methods of Personal Data Collection

We collect data through:

  • Direct interactions (forms, emails, App logins);
  • Automated technologies (usage and Technical Data while you browse);
  • Third parties (e.g. analytics providers, payment processors, app stores).

12. Using Your Personal Data

We will use your personal data only when permitted by law, typically to perform a contract with you, for our legitimate interests, or to comply with legal obligations. We generally do not rely on consent except for Special Categories of Personal Data and some marketing communications.

13. Cookies

Currently, our website and the App do not use cookies. If this changes, we will notify you.

14. Marketing

We aim to give you choices about how we use your personal data in marketing and will obtain your consent where required.

15. Promotional Offers from Us

We may use Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage, and Profile Data to decide what products and offers may be relevant for you, and send you marketing communications if you have not opted out.

16. Third-Party Marketing

We will obtain your explicit opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.

17. Opting Out

You can request that we or third parties stop sending you marketing messages at any time by following opt-out links in communications or contacting us.

18. Change of Purpose

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider another purpose compatible with the original one, or we are required by law.

19. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We may share your data with business partners, suppliers, analytics providers, prospective buyers, or where required by law, always limiting the data disclosed to what is necessary.

20. International Transfers

We may transfer your data within the EEA but do not transfer your personal data outside of the EEA.

21. Data Security

We use appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and limit access to those with a business need to know.

22. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or longer if required for legal or regulatory reasons.

23. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances you have rights under data protection laws, including rights of access, correction, erasure, objection, restriction, data portability, and withdrawal of consent.

24. No Fee Usually Required

You will not usually have to pay a fee to access your personal data or exercise your rights, although we may charge for unfounded, repetitive, or excessive requests.

25. What We May Need from You

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or exercise any of your other rights).

26. Time Limit to Respond

We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month, or longer if requests are complex or numerous.

27. Glossary

Legitimate interest: Our business interest in conducting and managing our operations to provide you with the best service and a secure experience, balanced against your rights and interests.

Performance of contract: Processing your data when necessary for a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

Comply with a legal obligation: Processing your data when necessary to comply with a legal obligation we are subject to.