Privacy Policy

NCare BioTech Inc.  ("NCare BioTech Inc.") has adopted this Privacy Policy ("Policy") to establish and maintain an adequate level of Personal Data privacy protection. This Policy applies to the processing of Personal Data that NCare BioTech obtains from Individuals and Clients.

NCare complies with the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the US Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from Individuals . NCare has certified that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Privacy Principles of notice, choice, accountability for onward transfer, security, data integrity and purpose limitation, access, recourse, enforcement and liability. If there is any conflict between the policies in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Privacy Principles, the Privacy Shield Privacy Principles shall govern.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has jurisdiction over NCare's compliance with the Privacy Shield. All NCare employees who handle Personal Data  are required to comply with the Principles stated in this Policy.

I. SCOPE

This Policy applies to the processing of Individual Personal Data that NCare receives .

II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND MANAGEMENT

NCare has designated the legal  Department to oversee its information security program, including its compliance with International rules.

 NCare will maintain, monitor, test, and upgrade information security policies, practices, and systems to assist in protecting the Personal Data that it collects. NCare personnel will receive training, as applicable, to effectively implement this Policy.

III. COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL DATA

NCare  might collect certain personal data from Individual Clients who visit our site.

 NCare may collect personal data from  Customers, and employees, and personal sensitive information  on general business activities. Ncare takes appropriate action where unsolicited confidential data is received to prevent / minimize the risk of recurrence.

The information that we collect from Customers /Visitors is used for exploring the potential benefit of NCare BioTech Inc.  pipeline of therapeutic product candidates.

Ncare does not disclose personal information to third parties for purposes that are materially different than what it was originally collected for. Should this change in the future, we will provide individuals with the option to opt-out.

IV. DISCLOSURES/ONWARD TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA

NCare also may disclose Personal Data for other purposes or to other Third Parties when a Data Subject has consented to or requested such disclosure. Please be aware that NCare may be required to disclose an individual's personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. NCare is liable for appropriate onward transfers of personal data to third parties.

V. SENSITIVE DATA

An organization is not required to obtain affirmative express consent (opt in) with respect to sensitive data where the processing is:

i. in the vital interests of the data subject or another person;

ii. necessary for the establishment of legal claims or defenses;

iii. required to provide medical care or diagnosis;

iv. carried out in the course of legitimate activities by a foundation, association or any other non-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade-union aim and on condition that the processing relates solely to the members of the body or to the persons who have regular contact with it in connection with its purposes and that the data are not disclosed to a third party without the consent of the data subjects;

v. necessary to carry out the organization’s obligations in the field of employment law; or

vi. related to data that are manifestly made public by the individual.

VII. DATA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY

NCare uses reasonable efforts to maintain the accuracy and integrity of Personal Data and to update it as appropriate. NCare has implemented physical and technical safeguards to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alternation, or destruction. For example, electronically stored Personal Data is stored on a secure network with firewall protection, and access to NCare's electronic information systems requires user authentication via password or similar means. NCare  also employs access restrictions, limiting the scope of employees who have access to Individual Patient Personal Data.

Further, NCare uses secure encryption technology to protect certain categories of personal data. Despite these precautions, no data security safeguards guarantee 100% security all of the time.

 VIII. ACCESSING PERSONAL DATA

NCare personnel may access and use Personal Data only if they are authorized to do so and only for the purpose for which they are authorized.

IX. RIGHT TO ACCESS, CHANGE OR DELETE PERSONAL DATA

A. Right to Access. Individuals have the right to know what Personal Data about them is included in the databases and to ensure that such Personal Data is accurate and relevant for the purposes for which it was  collected . Individuals may request to review their own Personal Data stored in the databases and request correction, erasure, or deletion of any data, as permitted by applicable law and NCare’s  policies. Upon reasonable request and as required by the Privacy Shield principles, Ncare allows Individual Customers  access to their Personal Data, in order to correct or amend such data where inaccurate. Individual Customer may request access by contacting  NCare by phone or email. To request access of Personal Data, Individual Customer  should submit a written request to Ncare by emailing privacy@NCare.ca.

B. Requests for Personal Data. NCare will track each of the following and will provide notice to the appropriate parties under law and contract when either of the following circumstances arise: (a) legally binding request for disclosure of the Personal Data by a law enforcement authority unless prohibited by law or regulation; or (b) requests received from the Data Subject or Individual.

C. Satisfying Requests for Access, Modifications, and Corrections. NCare will endeavor to respond in a timely manner to all reasonable written requests to view, modify, or inactivate Personal Data.

X. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Policy may be amended from time to time, consistent with the Privacy Shield Principles and applicable data protection and privacy laws and principles. We will make employees available of changes to this policy either by posting to our intranet, through email, or other means. We will notify Individuals if we make changes that materially affect the way we handle Personal Data previously collected, and we will allow them to choose whether their Personal Data may be used in any materially different manner.

XI. QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS

Customers  may contact NCare with questions or complaints concerning this Policy at the following address: privacy@NCare.ca

XII. ENFORCEMENT AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 In compliance with the US-EU and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Principles, NCare commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss individuals with questions or concerns about the use of their Personal Data should contact us at: privacy@NCare.ca.

XIII. DEFINED TERMS

 Capitalized terms in this Privacy Policy have the following meanings:

"Individual " means an Individual from EU or Switzerland. The term also shall include any individual Customer, or an individual connected with the collection of data where NCare has obtained his or her personal data as part of its business relationship with NCare.

"Data Subject" means an identified or identifiable natural living person. An identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to a name, or to one or more factors unique to his or her personal physical, psychological, mental, economic, cultural or social characteristics.

"Employee" means an employee (whether temporary, permanent, part-time, or contract), former employee, independent contractor, or job applicant of NCare  or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries

“Personal data” and “personal information” are data about an identified or identifiable individual that are within the scope of the Directive, received by an organization in the United States from the European Union, and recorded in any form.

"Sensitive Data" means Personal Data that discloses a Data Subject's medical or health condition, race or ethnicity, political, religious or philosophical affiliations or opinions, sexual orientation, or trade union membership.

"Third Party" means any individual or entity that is neither NCare nor an NCare employee, agent, contractor, or representative.

Effective Date: 20 October 2020