Privacy Policy

Welcome to MetaCell. On this page you will find our Privacy Policies which are effective 25th May 2018.

We respect your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out details of the information that we may collect from you and how we may use that information. This Privacy Policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, the Terms of Use.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used have the same meaning as in the Terms of Use.

1. About Us

1.1 In this Privacy Policy, references to “we” or “us” are to MetaCell Ltd., a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 08755591) whose registered address is at 30 Millbank Mill Street, Oxford, OX2 0HJ, United Kingdom, who will be the controller of any personal data processed as described in this Privacy Policy.

1.2 If you have any questions about your personal information, please email info@metacell.us .

2. Use of the Website and Content

2.1 This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of the Website and Content. Curated sources or other Linked Sites found on the Website may also gather information and you should consult those other parties’ privacy policies as appropriate and applicable.

3. Collection of Information

3.1 When you access the Website via any means, download the Content, fill a web form, attend a webinar, respond to or participate in any survey or questionnaire sent to you by us, we may collect, store and use certain of your personal information in line with this policy. We may also ask you for information if you report a problem with the Website or the Content.

3.2 We may also collect data relating to your visits to the Website that cannot identify you but records your use of our Website and Content including, for example, details of how long you have used the Website and the Content for.

3.3 We may also collect your computer’s IP address in order to help us tailor the service to your location.

4. Use of Your Information

4.1 When you access the Website via any means, download the Content, fill a web form, attend a webinar, respond to or participate in any survey or questionnaire sent to you by us, you agree that your personal information may be collected, stored, used and shared by us and our partners, or third parties we work with, for any of the following purposes:

4.1.1 to provide, maintain, protect and improve the quality of the Website and the Content we offer, including by conducting anonymised market research, and to protect us and our users;

4.1.2 to send you email notifications and updates you may be interested in; unless you opt out as described at paragraph 9.1.3 below. You can control your email preferences via the emails we send you;

4.1.3 if you have signed up to take part in an online webinar , to send you details of our other webinars which we think may interest you;

4.1.4 to comply with legal and regulatory requirements;

4.1.9 to contact you occasionally in order to invite you to share your opinions and experiences of MetaCell.

5. Storage of Information

5.1 All information is stored on our secure servers. Servers used by our Website are located in the UK and Ireland. We have put in place technical and organisational security measures to prevent the loss or unauthorised access of your personal information. However, whilst we have used our best efforts to ensure the security of your data, please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted over the Internet.

6. Legal Basis for Processing Your Information

6.1 Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.

6.2 However, we will normally collect personal information from you only (i) where we have your consent to do so, (ii) where we need the personal information to perform a service for you (e.g. send you a material you have downloaded on the Website, the link to access a webinar you have signed up to), or (iii) where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights. In some cases, we may also have a legal obligation to collect personal information from you.

6.3 If we ask you to provide personal information to comply with a legal requirement or to perform a contract with you, we will make this clear at the relevant time and advise you whether the provision of your personal information is mandatory or not (as well as the possible consequences if you do not provide your information).

6.4 Similarly, if we collect and use your personal information in reliance on our legitimate interests (or those of any third party), we will make clear to you at the relevant time what those legitimate interests are.

7. Disclosure of Your Information

7.1 We may disclose your personal information to third parties when permitted by law including:

7.1.1 with your consent;

7.1.2 to our suppliers in order for them to help us provide our services to you, this includes:

7.1.2.1 organisations that help us deliver Content for us such as HubSpot, QuickMail, Eventbrite, Zoom and GoToWebinar;

7.1.2.2 our provider of customer relationship management services (which allows us, for example, to send personalised email communications to you);

7.1.2.3 our provider of file storage and management services if you email us directly;

7.1.2.4 our customer service software if you contact our support team.

7.1.3 Pursuant to clause 7.1.2, the suppliers’ use of your personal data may be subject to their own privacy policies, which are available on their websites, and which we suggest you familiarise yourself with in the relevant circumstances set out above.

7.1.4 if we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets, provided that they continue to use your information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy;

7.1.5 if all, or substantially all of our assets, are acquired by a third party provided that they continue to use your information substantially in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, in which case information held by us will be one of the transferred assets; and

7.1.6 if we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms and other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, or safety, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

8. Data Retention

8.1 We retain personal information we collect from you where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements).

8.2 When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

9. Your Rights

9.1 You have the following data protection rights:

9.1.1 You can edit your personal details by emailing info@metacell.us . We maintain a procedure in order to help you confirm that your personal information remains correct and up-to-date or choose whether or not you wish to receive material from us or some of our partners;

9.1.2 In addition, you can object to processing of your personal information, ask us to restrict processing of your personal information or request portability of your personal information. Again, you can exercise these rights by emailing info@metacell.us ;

9.1.3 You may unsubscribe from email communications by following the Unsubscribe link in the email communication itself.

9.1.4 Similarly, if we have collected and process your personal information on the basis of your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

9.1.5 You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your personal information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.

9.1.6 The Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal information to these websites.

10. Children

10.1 We strongly believe in protecting the privacy of children. In line with this belief, we do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of the Website is directed to persons under 13 years of age.

10.2 If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the Website at any time or in any manner. We will take appropriate steps to delete any personal information of persons less than 13 years of age.

11. Updating this Privacy Policy

11.1 We may update or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, to comply with law or to meet our changing business requirements. When we update our Privacy Notice, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. Any updates or amendments will be posted on the Website. By continuing to access the Website, using the Content or providing content in connection with the Content, your access and use will be subject to these updates and amendments.

12. Contacting MetaCell

12.1 If you have any questions, comments or complaints about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@metacell.us.