Privacy Policy

How CJ Biomaterials collects, uses and protects your information when you visit our sites or engage with our offerings. This notice explains your choices and the rights available to you.
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CJ Biomaterials, Inc., its affiliates and respective brands (collectively, “CJ”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with applicable laws and this Privacy Notice (“Notice”).

This Notice describes how CJ collects, uses, discloses, transfers, stores, retains or otherwise processes your information when you (whether in your individual or business capacity) access or use, in any manner, any content, products, or related activities (collectively, “Offerings”), through the internet domains owned or operated by CJ or through other channels. The internet domains owned and/or operated by CJ include, but are not limited to:

https://www.cjbiomaterials.com/

We refer to the above website(s) and all related websites collectively as “sites” and to each of them as a “site.” When we refer to “we,” “us,” or “our,” we mean CJ, or the specific division, subsidiary, or affiliate that operates a site, provides its content, or processes information received through it, each as appropriate and applicable. When we refer to “you” or “your,” we mean the person accessing the site. If the person accessing the site does so on behalf of, or for the purposes of, another person, including a business or other organization, “you” or “your” also means that other person, including a business organization.

This Notice applies to your use of our Offerings, and covers information collected in connection with your access to and use of our Offerings, including those Offerings provided through sites on which this Notice appears, which are owned and/or operated by CJ on its own behalf or on behalf of one or more of its affiliates. Please read this Notice carefully. By continuing to interact with our Offerings, you are consenting to the practices described in this Notice.

Please note, however, that this Notice does not apply to employment-related personal information collected from employees, job applicants, contractors, or similar individuals.

I. TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  • GENERAL DISCLOSURES
  • WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT
  • HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
  • DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS
  • LINKING SITES
  • SOCIAL MEDIA
  • HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION
  • MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
  • CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA) COMPLIANCE AND RELATED INFORMATION
  • SECURITY
  • YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
  • CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
  • CONTACT INFORMATION

II. GENERAL DISCLOSURES

This site is hosted in the United States. If you are visiting the sites from outside of the United States, please note that by providing your information it is being transferred to, stored or processed in the United States and other countries, where our data center and servers are located and operated. This section sets forth CJ’s general privacy practices with respect to consumer information for the United States. By using the sites or engaging with the Offerings, you unambiguously consent to the transfer of your personal information and other information to the United States and elsewhere for the purposes and uses described in this Notice.

Depending on your state or country of residence, applicable privacy laws may provide you the ability to request access to, correction of or deletion of your information, as further outlined below. If you are outside the United States and do not wish to allow the transfer of your personal information to the United States, you should not use these sites and you should opt-out of the collection of cookies. View our COOKIES NOTICE.

We take your privacy and the protection of your personal information seriously. We will only store, process and disclose your personal information in accordance with applicable law. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it. We do our best to protect your privacy through the appropriate use of information security measures.

III. WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1. Types of Information that May Be Collected

CJ may collect and process information about you for the following reasons:

  • Because you voluntarily provide us with such information;
  • Because such information is necessary to take steps at your request prior to providing you with access to and use of our Offerings;
  • Because such information is of particular importance to us and we have a specific legitimate interest under the law to process it;
  • To comply with a legal obligation; or,
  • Where necessary, to protect the vital interests of any person.

CJ may collect different information from or about you depending on the manner in which you use our sites or services. The following examples are provided to help you better understand the information we may collect through your access or use of the Offerings, including the sites.

  • Identity and Demographic Information - includes first name, middle initial, last name,.
  • Usage Information – includes information about how you use our sites and products, including usage statistics about your interaction with our sites, including pages accessed, referring website address(es) time spent on pages, pages visited, search queries, click data, date and time and other information regarding your use of our sites.
  • Contact Information – includes personal mailing address, email address, telephone number.
  • Social Media Information – includes information gathered from a search of your social media accounts.
  • User-Generated Content – includes information and content that you create and then share with us on third party social networks or by uploading it to one of our sites or apps, including through the use of third-party social media apps such as Facebook. Examples include photos, videos, personal stories, or other similar media or content.
  • Technical Information – includes your internet protocol (IP) address, other information about your computer or wireless device, browser type and version, geolocation data, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the sites.
  • Marketing and Communications Information – includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
  • Other Brand Interaction Information – includes information about how you interact with our Offerings outside of social media accounts (e.g., on blogs or other internet websites or with our consumer service team).

2. Information You Provide to Us Directly

The ways we collect information from you directly include, but are not limited to:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our sites. This includes, but is not limited to, information provided: (a) when submitting a request on a site; (b) at the time of when you enter a sweepstakes, contest or other promotion sponsored by us; and, (c) when you report a problem with a site.
  • Information that you provide to us offline, such as during a CJ sponsored event.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence and/or claims (including email addresses and telephone numbers), if you contact us.
  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
  • Your search queries on our sites.

You also may provide User-Generated Information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of the site, transmitted to other third-party websites, or posted on third party websites. Your User-Generated Information is posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users of our sites or of third-party websites with

whom you may choose to share your User-Generated Information. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User-Generated Information will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

You also may provide us information that we may use for consumer care and for legal purposes. This may include information regarding your complaints or evaluations of our Offerings, including, but not limited to: (a) allergy or related medical information; (b) information describing your user experience with one of our Offerings; and (c) your thoughts, opinions and mental impressions of an Offering.

3. Information Received Through Third-Party Platforms (Including Social Media)

You may access our sites through third-party platforms, such as Facebook or other social media platform. If you use our sites on or through a third-party platform, including via any mobile and/or other Internet connected devices (“Wireless Devices”), or click on third-party links, the collection, use, and disclosure of your information and your use of the sites will also be subject to the privacy policies and other terms of such third parties or third-party platforms. You should review such privacy policies, terms and other agreements. In addition, if you submit a review, recommendation, endorsement, or other content that could be deemed User-Generated Content (defined above) through other websites such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, Yelp, and other similar channels, we may collect and share that review, recommendation, endorsement, or content publicly on the Offerings.

4. Information We Collect from Third Parties

From time to time, we may collect commercially available demographic information, customer preferences data, and/or third-party business contact information collected from other sources. This includes, but is not limited to, entities we engage to provide services to us ("Service Providers") and social media websites. We may combine information collected offline, information collected through our sites or from other CJ affiliates, and/or from third-party providers if that third-party has the right to provide the information.

5. Information Collected Through Automated Data Collection Technologies

When you access CJ sites, we automatically collect certain information. This information may include, without limitation, Technical Information and Usage Information (as such terms are defined in Section 1 of this Section III). This Technical Information and Usage Information, which may be linked to your personal information, is collected through the use of server logs and tracking technologies, including: (i) cookies, which are small pieces of code that websites send to your computer or wireless device to uniquely identify your browser or mobile device or to store information in your browser setting; and (ii) pixel tags and web beacons, which are tiny graphic images placed on website pages or in our emails that allow us to determine whether you have performed a specific action. When you access these pages or open or click an email, the pixel tags and/or web beacons generate a notice of that action. These tools may allow us to measure response to our communications and improve our career sites. For more detailed information regarding how

we use cookies and other technology, please review the additional information in our COOKIES NOTICE.

IV. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use information about you for a number of purposes, including:

1. Providing, Improving, and Developing Our Offerings

  • Providing you with the Offerings you choose to use;
  • Maintaining and improving our Offerings (e.g. from your feedback and website usage);
  • Developing new products and Offerings; and
  • Improving, personalizing, and facilitating your use of our Offerings.

2. Communicating With You About Our Offerings

  • Responding to questions or concerns;
  • Sending you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us about our Offerings and the industry we serve;
  • Sending push notifications to your desktop or wireless device to provide updates on relevant Offerings, which can be managed through your computer or smartphone browser; and
  • Conducting surveys and collecting feedback about our Offerings; and
  • Contacting you to resolve disputes and provide assistance with our Offerings.

3. Protecting Our Offerings and Maintaining A Trusted Environment

  • Enforcing our Terms of Use or other applicable agreements or policies;
  • Verifying your identity;
  • Complying with any applicable laws or regulations, or in response to lawful requests for information from the government or through legal process;
  • Fulfilling any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Offerings; and
  • Analyzing trends and user traffic, tracking purchases and usage information.

4. Advertising and Marketing

  • Marketing our Offerings; and
  • Communicating with you about opportunities, products, promotions, discounts, incentives and rewards offered by us and select partners.

5. Other Uses

  • Auditing, detecting security incidents, debugging, internal research, quality control; and,
  • For any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Offerings from time to time.

V. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not sell your personal information to third parties, and we also do not allow the third parties with whom we disclose your personal information to sell it. For the avoidance of doubt, CJ does not sell the personal information of minors under 16 years of age.

We may disclose the personal information we collect or you provide as described in this Notice:

  • To fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information;
  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates;
  • For testing, research, analysis, and product development, including to develop and improve our Offerings, including the sites;
  • To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the assets of CJ or its subsidiaries, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by CJ about site users is among the assets transferred. We will require any such purchaser, assignee, or other successor business entity to honor the terms of this Notice to the extent possible;
  • To respond to law enforcement requests, to bring a legal action, and as required by applicable law, judicial proceedings, court order, or governmental regulations;
  • With your consent;
  • In an aggregated, anonymized or de-identified information for any purpose. Aggregated, anonymized or de-identified information is information that can no longer reasonably identify a specific individual. Although such information may be derived from your personal information, it can no longer directly or indirectly reveal your identity; and
  • To third parties for a business purpose, including to Service Providers. When we disclose personal information for a business purpose, we enter into a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract.

In order to synthesize some of the information provided above, below is a table listing the general categories of consumer personal information that CJ currently collects, the sources from which that information may be collected, the categories of third parties to which CJ may disclose such personal information, and the business purpose for which the information may be disclosed to third parties. This table is intended to be read in conjunction with the information provided above.