Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 25, 2025

1.  Information We Collect

We collect business contact information you provide directly to us, including:

  • Professional contact details (name, business email, phone number, job title, business address)

  • Organization information (company/institution name, department, address, research focus)

  • Project requirements and service interests

  • Professional preferences and communication history

  • Information from business inquiries, forms, and partnership discussions

We may also collect information automatically through cookies and similar technologies when you interact with our website or marketing materials.

2.  How We Use Your Information

We use your business contact information to:

  • Respond to inquiries about our services and capabilities

  • Provide information about our clinical research and development services

  • Facilitate business development discussions and partnership opportunities

  • Send relevant industry updates and service announcements

  • Evaluate potential collaboration opportunities with your organization

  • Improve our website, services, and business communications

  • Comply with legal obligations and protect our legitimate business interests

3.  Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your business contact data based on:

  • Your consent for marketing communications (which you may withdraw at any time)

  • Our legitimate business interests in business development, partnership exploration, and providing information about our services to relevant industry professionals

  • Performance of a contract or to take steps prior to entering a business agreement

  • Compliance with legal obligations

4.  Information Sharing

We do not sell your business contact information. We may share your information with:

  • Service providers (e.g., cloud platforms, CRM tools, analytics services) who assist with our business operations

  • Professional partners when exploring collaborative research opportunities

  • Professional advisors and legal counsel

  • Regulatory authorities or law enforcement when required by law or industry regulations

5.  Data Retention

We retain your business contact information as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. Given the long-term nature of business relationships in our industry and ongoing partnership opportunities, we may retain your business contact information indefinitely unless:

  • You request deletion of your information

  • Your contact information becomes demonstrably outdated or invalid

  • Legal or regulatory requirements mandate deletion

This extended retention allows us to maintain professional relationships, identify future collaboration opportunities, and provide continuity in our business communications over time.

6.  Your Rights

a.     GDPR Rights (EU residents):

  • Access, rectify, or erase your personal data

  • Restrict or object to processing

  • Data portability

  • Withdraw consent

  • Lodge a complaint with supervisory authorities

b.    CCPA Rights (California residents):

  • Know what personal information is collected

  • Delete personal information

  • Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell)

  • Non-discrimination for exercising rights

We aim to respond to all verified rights requests within 30 days, or as required by applicable law.

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@gsdhealthresearch.com.

7.  Do Not Track Signals

Our website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals sent by web browsers. We may use cookies and similar technologies for the purposes described in this policy regardless of any Do Not Track signal.

8.  Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Website functionality and user experience optimization

  • Analytics to understand how industry professionals engage with our content

  • B2B marketing platform integration

  • Performance measurement of our business development activities

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may limit website functionality.

9.  International Data Transfers

If you are located outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States and by our service providers in various locations. Our third-party service providers (including Google, Microsoft, AWS, LinkedIn, Slack, and Squarespace) implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, for example through Standard Contractual Clauses and other approved transfer mechanisms under applicable data protection laws.

10.        Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

11.        Children's Privacy

Our website and activities covered by this privacy policy are intended for professionals and not for use by individual consumers or minors; they are not intended for and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 years of age.

12.        Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. We will notify you of changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

13.        Contact Information

For questions about this privacy policy or to exercise your rights:

Data Controller: GSD Health Research Inc.
Email: info@gsdhealthresearch.com

California Consumer Requests: info@gsdhealthresearch.com