How We Collect and Use Your Personal Data

General Inquiries and Contact Requests

When you contact us via email or telephone, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and the reason for your inquiry. This information is used to respond to your request and maintain records of our communication.

Clinical Research Activities

In the context of our clinical trials, we receive pseudonymized patient data. This means data we receive cannot identify participants directly and is coded by the clinical trial site. We use this data strictly for research and scientific analysis to evaluate trial outcomes.

Job Applications

If you apply for a position at Protego, we collect your resume, contact information, and other relevant professional details. This data may be obtained directly from you, recruitment partners, or referrals (with your consent). We use it to assess your qualifications and manage the recruitment process.

Our Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data

We only process your Personal Data when a lawful basis applies, including:

• Your explicit consent.
• Fulfillment of contractual obligations or pre-contractual steps.
• Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations.
• Legitimate interests that do not override your fundamental rights.

Who Has Access to Your Personal Data?

We may share your Personal Data only under specific circumstances:

• With authorized Protego personnel to fulfill your request or support clinical/research activities.
• With service providers and clinical trial sites who support our operations.
• With regulatory authorities or law enforcement when legally required.
• In the event of a corporate transaction (e.g., merger or acquisition), where permitted by law.

How We Safeguard Your Data

We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access or disclosure. 

International Data Transfers

Your Personal Data may be transferred for processing to countries such as the United States. Where required, we implement appropriate safeguards, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent mechanisms, to ensure lawful data transfers.

Retention of Your Personal Data

We retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose it was collected for, and in accordance with legal/regulatory requirements.

Your Privacy Rights

You may have the following rights regarding your Personal Data:

• Right to access, correct, or delete your data.
• Right to restrict or object to processing.
• Right to receive your data in a portable format.

Please note: During clinical trials, some rights may be limited to preserve scientific validity, as permitted by applicable law.

How to Exercise Your Personal Data Rights

To submit any request about your Personal Data you may contact us via email at privacy@protegobio.com.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – EU Representative

Pursuant to Article 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Protego has appointed European Data Protection Office (EDPO) as its GDPR Representative in the EU. You can contact EDPO regarding matters pertaining to the GDPR by:

• Using EDPO’s online request form: https://edpo.com/gdpr-data-request/ 
• Writing to EDPO at Regus Paris- Champs Elysées, 12/14 rond-point des Champs Elysées, Paris, 75008, France.

EU Residents – Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

If you reside in the EU and want to lodge a complaint with a Supervisory Authority (Data Protection Authority) you may do so in the country where you reside, where you work or where you may have experienced an issue with the processing of your Personal Data.

You may find the contact of the EU Supervisory Authorities here. 

Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Notice or how we process your Personal Data, please contact us at privacy@protegobio.com. 

EU Data Protection Representative