Privacy Policy
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Last updated: February 04, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection,
use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You
about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the
Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with
this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
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Interpretation
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The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under
the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same
meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
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For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
* Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or
parts of our Service.
* Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or
more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote
for election of directors or other managing authority.
* Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this
Privacy Policy) refers to Wareham Lab.
* Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or
any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing
history on that website among its many uses.
* Country refers to: Tennessee, United States
* Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a
cell phone or a digital tablet.
* Personal Data (or "Personal Information") is any information that relates
to an identified or identifiable individual.
We use "Personal Data" and "Personal Information" interchangeably unless a
law uses a specific term.
* Service refers to the Website.
* Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data
on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or
individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide
the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the
Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
* Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the
use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example,
the duration of a page visit).
* Website refers to Wareham Lab, accessible from
<https://www.warehamlab.com/>.
* You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company,
or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or
using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
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Types of Data Collected
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Personal Data
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While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally
identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You.
Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Usage Data
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Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol
address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our
Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on
those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect
certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of
mobile device You use, Your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of Your
mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet
browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our
Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
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We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our
Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies We use include
beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and
analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
* Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your
Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate
when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You
may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on
Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session
Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.
Where required by law, we use non-essential cookies (such as analytics,
advertising, and remarketing cookies) only with Your consent. You can withdraw
or change Your consent at any time using Our cookie preferences tool (if
available) or through Your browser/device settings. Withdrawing consent does
not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its
withdrawal.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
* Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services
available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its
features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of
user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for
cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with
those services.
* Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies
on the Website.
* Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use
the Website, such as remembering your login details or language
preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more
personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences
every time You use the Website.
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding
cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of Our Privacy
Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
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Wareham Lab may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
* For other purposes : We may use Your information for other purposes, such
as data analysis and identifying usage trends.
We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:
* With Your consent : We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other
purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
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The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary
for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your
Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations
(for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable
laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Where possible, We apply shorter retention periods and/or reduce
identifiability by deleting, aggregating, or anonymizing data. Unless
otherwise stated, the retention periods below are maximum periods ("up to")
and We may delete or anonymize data sooner when it is no longer needed for the
relevant purpose. We apply different retention periods to different categories
of Personal Data based on the purpose of processing and legal obligations:
* Usage Data
* Website analytics data (cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers): up
to 24 months from the date of collection, which allows us to analyze
trends while respecting privacy principles.
* Server logs (IP addresses, access times): up to 24 months for security
monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.
Usage Data is retained in accordance with the retention periods described
above, and may be retained longer only where necessary for security, fraud
prevention, or legal compliance.
We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above for different
reasons:
* Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain specific data (e.g.,
financial records for tax authorities).
* Legal claims: Data is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal
claims.
* Your explicit request: You ask Us to retain specific information.
* Technical limitations: Data exists in backup systems that are scheduled
for routine deletion.
You may request information about how long We will retain Your Personal Data
by contacting Us.
When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data
according to the following procedures:
* Deletion: Personal Data is removed from Our systems and no longer actively
processed.
* Backup retention: Residual copies may remain in encrypted backups for a
limited period consistent with our backup retention schedule and are not
restored except where necessary for security, disaster recovery, or legal
compliance.
* Anonymization: In some cases, We convert Personal Data into anonymous
statistical data that cannot be linked back to You. This anonymized data
may be retained indefinitely for research and analytics.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
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Where required by applicable law, We will ensure that international transfers
of Your Personal Data are subject to appropriate safeguards and supplementary
measures where appropriate. Wareham Lab will take all steps reasonably
necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with
this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to
an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place
including the security of Your data and other personal information.
Delete Your Personal Data
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You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the
Personal Data that We have collected about You.
Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You
from within the Service.
You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to
Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that
allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to
request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Data that You have provided
to Us.
Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we
have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
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Law enforcement
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Under certain circumstances, Wareham Lab may be required to disclose Your
Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by
public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
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Wareham Lab may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such
action is necessary to:
* Comply with a legal obligation
* Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
* Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
* Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
* Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
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The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no
method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is
100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect
Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children's Privacy
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Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly
collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16.
If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided
Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have
collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification
of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our
servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information
and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's
consent before We collect and use that information.
Links to Other Websites
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Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us.
If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's
site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You
visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy
policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
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We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any
changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this
page.
Contact Us
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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
* By email: lauren.wareham@vumc.org