uniQure N.V. (“uniQure”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) respects the privacy of visitors to its website and is committed to the protection of your personal information. Please read uniQure’s Privacy Statement for important information regarding the use of your personal data on this website and your rights in relation to this. We have developed this Privacy Policy to summarize how we collect, maintain and use personally identifiable information through this website (the “Website”). By using the Wbsite you agree to abide by and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.
When you visit our site, a cookie (text file) is placed on your machine, to provide you with a personalized experience and to assist in the collection of site statistics. Cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on your computer or other device. If you would like to receive more information on this, please contact us through info@uniQure.com.
Information we collect
You generally are not required to provide information about yourself when you visit or use our Website or use the services we offer by means of this Website (“the Services”). However, we may ask you for some or all of the following types of information when you register with our Services on our Website or directly contact us with questions or feedback:
- Contact information, such as name, e‑mail address, postal address, and telephone number;
- User name and password;
- Demographic information, such as age information and gender;
- Communications preferences;
- Search queries;
- Health-related information;
- Correspondence and other information that you send to us; and
- Additional information as otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.
We collect this personal information from you to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and personalized experience while using our services. This allows us to provide Services and features that most likely meet your needs, and to customize our Service to make your experience easier and faster. We use this information to do internal research on our users’ demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand and serve our users. We use Google Analytics to analyze site usage, how our users arrive at our site, what they do on the site, what browser they are using and on what operating system etc. However, this analytics data, collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site, is not tied to personally identifiable information.
Use of Information
We may use information that we collect through the services for a variety of purposes, including to:
- Provide you with the products, promotions, services, and information you request;
- Contact you via email and otherwise about products, services, and events that we think might be of interest to you;
- Maintain or administer the Services, perform business analyses, or for other internal purposes to improve the quality of our business, the Services, and other products and services we offer;
- Publish stories, comments, photos, and other information posted in our interactive online features;
- Process employment applications and inquiries;
- Customize and personalize your use of the Services;
- and as otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.
Please note that we may transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area, but only to the extent that this is in conformity with the legal requirements related to data transfers.
We will not sell your personal information to any third parties. uniQure does also not share information that it collects with third parties for the third party’s direct marketing purposes.
You may receive emails from us. You can unsubscribe by clicking on the links available in our emails. On our Website, you can choose to use a “Share” service to send content from the Website to someone else. In such case we may ask you for information such as their email address as well as your name and email address. The information you provide will be used to send a single message by us on your behalf. This information will not be collected or stored for any additional purpose.
Allow, block or delete cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. Our websites use technical and functional cookies to ensure that certain functionalities of the site work properly. We also use Session ID cookies to distinguish you from other users of our websites. The use of cookies helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use our websites and also allows us to improve the Services. You can allow, block or delete cookies installed on your computer by setting the browser options installed on your computer. Please read the help section of your browser carefully to learn more about how to activate the “Private mode” or unlock certain cookies. Here are some examples from well-known browsers to change your settings:
- Internet Explorer
Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Configuration
For more information, please consult Microsoft support or browser help - Firefox
Tools > Options > Privacy > History > Custom Settings
For more information, please consult support Mozilla browser or Help - Chrome
Settings > Show Advanced Options > Privacy > Content Settings
For more information, please consult Google support or browser help - Safari
Preferences > Privacy
For more information, please consult Apple support or browser help
Data Security
We maintain reasonable security procedures to protect the information you provide to us against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for any access to or use of the Services using your password, whether or not authorized by you. Please notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.
Social Media Features (Widgets)
Our Services includes social media features, such as the ‘Facebook Like button’ and widgets, such as the ‘Share this button’ or interactive mini-programs that run on our site. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our website(s). Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
External web services
We use a number of external web services on our corporate website, we refer to external patient organizations, for example. The privacy and cookie policy of these websites may apply. Make sure you consult those particular websites before using the embedded content.
Modifications to this Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement from time to time without prior notice. Such changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this Service. Your continued use of the Services after any modification to the Privacy Statement will constitute your acceptance of the new terms and conditions. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, you may contact us at:
uniQure N.V.
Paasheuvelweg 25a
1105BP Amsterdam