Privacy Policy

(1) About this policy

Loam Bio Pty Ltd ACN 636 407 639 (Loam Bio) is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in it as may be reformed and amended from time to time, which regulate how government agencies collect, use, store and disclose personal information, and how individuals may access and correct personal information held about them.  In addition, Loam Bio subsidiaries in the United States (US) are bound by state privacy laws and certain federal and provincial regulations and subsidiaries in Canada are bound by federal, state and provincial Data Privacy Laws.

Loam, Loam Bio, Loam Carbon, CarbonBuilder, and SecondCrop are all brands of Loam Bio Pty Ltd and comply with this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy sets out our commitment to protecting the privacy of personal information provided to us. It outlines the personal information handling practices of Loam Bio, including how we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information to carry out our functions and activities, such us providing our services to you (Services).

(2) What is personal information?

The Privacy Act defines personal information as information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether the information or opinion is: (i) true or not; or (ii) recorded in a material form or not.  What constitutes personal information will depend on whether an individual can be identified or is reasonably identifiable in the particular circumstances. An individual’s name is not required for the information to be personal information. For example, personal information could include: photos or videos, information about an individual’s traits, their opinions or workplace, or the combination of a date of birth and post code.

In the US and Canada, there are Data Privacy Laws with alternative definitions of personal information or criteria.  For example, in the US, personal information is generally defined as information that can be used to trace an individual’s identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual.  For purposes of this Privacy Policy, in addition to the Australian Privacy Act, data privacy laws reflected in this policy include California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut and Utah with enforceable laws and in Canada there is a federal law, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and provincial laws in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec with more coming online in each country in the near future (Data Privacy Laws). 

(3) What is Sensitive information?

Sensitive information is a subset of personal information with additional requirements under the Data Privacy Laws. Sensitive information might include information about an individual’s age, health, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, association memberships, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, criminal history, genetic or biometric information, and financial information.

(4) Types of personal information collected and held

Loam Bio will, at all times, only collect the personal information needed to perform its legitimate functions and activities. The types of personal and sensitive information we collect about you are set out below:

Personal Information

• Identity Data including name, date of birth, gender, marital status, occupation, education details and images of you.
• Contact Data including business mailing address, phone number, email address and fax.  This may be provided for the purpose of providing you with access to our website or to administrate your user account.
• Background Verification Data including country of birth, passport details, visa details and drivers license.
• Farm Data including data produced by an agribusiness or farmer relating to operations, conditions or characteristics of a particular farm such as production data, soil data, environmental data.
• Transaction Data including details about payments to you from us and from you to us and other details of products and services you have purchased from us or we have purchased from you.
• Clickstream Data including Internet Protocol (IP) address of our website visitors, date and time of the visit to the website, web pages accessed and documents downloaded, previous site visited, and web browser and operating system used.
• Profile Data including support requests you have made, content you post, send/receive and share through our platform, information you have shared with our social media platforms, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses.
• Interaction Data including information you provide to us when you participate in any interactive features of our Services, including surveys, contests, promotions, activities or events.
• Marketing and Communications Data including your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. 
• Geolocation Data including grower or agribusiness data enriched by analytics.
• Carbon Credit Data including Clients’, Client employees’ or their agent’s data who visit or interact with the Loam Bio website to trade carbon credits, and,
• Professional Data including where you are a worker of ours or applying for a role with us, your professional history such as your work history, referee comments and remuneration.

Sensitive Information

The types of sensitive information we collect about you may include (for either recruiting or employment purposes only):

• Racial or ethnic origin 
• Membership of trade or professional associations or unions
• Criminal Record
• Health information
• Financial data including payment card details (through our third-party payment processors accessed through Weblinks only, including but not limited to, Stripe and PayPal, bank account details, and ABN).

Unless otherwise permitted, we will not collect sensitive information about you without first obtaining your consent.

(5) How Loam Bio collects your personal information

Directly

Loam Bio collects personal information which you directly provide to us at the time of engagement. For example, when you:

1. contact us to make a request in person, by phone or in writing (e.g. via email or electronic forms);
2. participate in any Loam Bio activities (e.g. research projects) or events (e.g. registering to participant in farmer events);
3. enter into agreements with Loam Bio;
4. attend a meeting or webinar run by Loam Bio;
5. sign up to receive newsletters and updates;
6. submit online enquiry forms, respond to our Grower Interest Survey, or utilise the online data collection forms for carbon project registration;
7. apply for a job vacancy at Loam Bio and complete employment documentation;
8. if you open an account on our website or receive Services from us.

From other third-parties who collect data 

Loam Bio may also collect personal information through other individuals or organisations acting on its behalf, including its contracted service providers as well as financial institutions and government agencies. If this occurs, such collection will be in accordance with the APPs and Data Privacy Laws.

See also our Cookie Policy below.

Consequences if personal information is not collected

If you do not, or are unable to, provide us with the requested personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the Services or with information, goods or services which you have requested or allow you to participate in Loam Bio’s programs, research projects or events.

(6) Data Privacy Laws: How to access and seek correction of personal information 

In Australia 

Individuals may request access to their personal information and request its correction if it is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. Requests for access to, or correction of, personal information should be directed to our Privacy Officer via the contact details below. We will process your request within 30 calendar days, unless we consider there is a reason under the Privacy Act or other relevant law to withhold the information, or not make the changes. If we deny your request, it will provide reasons for doing so.

Access

An administrative fee may be payable for the provision of such information. Please note, in some situations, we may be legally permitted to withhold access to your personal information. If we cannot provide access to your information, we will advise you as soon as reasonably possible and provide you with the reasons for our refusal and any mechanism available to complain about the refusal. If we can provide access to your information in another form that still meets your needs, then we will take reasonable steps to give you such access.

‍Correction

We take reasonable steps to promptly correct any information found to be inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. Please note, in some situations, we may be legally permitted to not correct your personal information. If we cannot correct your information, we will advise you as soon as reasonably possible and provide you with the reasons for our refusal and any mechanism available to complain about the refusal. Loam Bio should be promptly notified if there are any changes to an individual’s personal information by:

1. in the case of employees, advising Finance or Human Resources Department using the ‘change of details’ form; and
2. in all other cases, contacting our Privacy Officer via the contact details below.

How to make a complaint

You can make a complaint if you believe we have breached the APPs or mishandled your personal information. Complaints should be directed to our Privacy Officer via the contact details below.

Our Privacy Officer (in Contact Us below) will investigate all privacy complaints. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take in response to your complaint. Each complaint will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine the steps we need to take to resolve it. We will contact you if we require more information and will notify you in writing of the outcome of the investigation. If you are not satisfied with our determination, you can contact us to discuss your concerns and you also have the right to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

In Canada

You have certain rights to access, update and correct the personal information we have collected from you.  If you wish to access the personal information we have about you or you believe that any personal information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, please Contact Us.

Federal Laws: The Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and its new updated law with overlap to PIPEDA, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), grant Canadian consumers the right to:

• Access the personal information Loam Bio holds about you
• Correct any inaccurate or outdated personal information Loam Bio holds about you
• If Correction is not possible, Loam Bio will Delete the inaccurate personal information about you
• Withdraw consent for any activities for which you have previously consented (e.g. direct marketing or cookies)

To exercise the above rights, please Contact Us.

You may also Contact Us to request that Loam Bio delete your user account or to withdraw their consent for Loam Bio to use any user-generated content provided to Loam Bio.

Provincial Laws: if you are a resident or work in British Columbia, Alberta or Quebec, more information may be found by following the applicable links below.  

British Columbia: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03063_01

Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/personal-information-protection-act-overview

Quebec: https://iapp.org/news/a/new-privacy-requirements-under-quebecs-law-25-now-in-force/

In the United States 

Additional information for Customers located in California

This section applies only to California residents. For purposes of this section, “Personal Information” has the meaning given in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) but does not include information exempted from the scope of the CCPA and CPRA. Please note that the Loam Bio website is designed for businesses and not intended for personal or household use. Accordingly, we treat all personal information about any visitors to www.Loam Bioap.com as pertaining to individuals acting as business representatives, rather than in their personal capacity.  We do not sell your personal information. Like most companies, we use cookies and other tracking tools to analyze website traffic and facilitate advertising. If you would like to opt out of Loam Bio’s (and Loam Bio’s third-party partners) that may use cookies and other tracking technologies, please review the instructions provided in the Online Tracking Opt-out Guide in (8) below.

Your California privacy rights. The CCPA/CPRA laws grant individuals whose information is governed by the CCPA/CPRA the following rights:

• Information. You can request information about how we have collected and used your Personal Information during the past 12 months. We have made this information available to California residents without having to request it by including it in this Privacy Policy.
• Access. You can request a copy of the Personal Information that we have collected about you during the past 12 months.
• Deletion. You can ask us to delete the Personal Information that we have collected from you.
• Opt-out of sales. If in the future we sell your Personal Information, you can opt-out. In addition, if you direct us not to sell your Personal Information, we will consider it a request pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light” law to stop sharing your personal information covered by that law with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination.

Please note that the CCPA/CPRA acts limit these rights by, for example, prohibiting us from providing certain sensitive information in response to an access request and limiting the circumstances in which we must comply with a deletion request. If we deny your request, we will communicate our decision to you.

California access, delete or correct your data

To exercise the access, data portability and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request for your:

• Right to information, access and deletion. You can request to exercise your information, access and deletion rights by sending a data subject access request or other inquiry to the information in the Contact Us section of this Privacy Policy.

After receipt of your request, we may require: 

• Identity verification. You will be asked to verify your email address. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information that relates to you.

Authorized agents. If you are an “authorized agent” empowered to submit requests on behalf of a third party, we will require additional evidence showing authorization.

Here is more information about the California laws: https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.

Virginia Privacy Rights

If you are a Virginia resident, you have rights similar to the California-specific privacy practices above, except with different procedures and some additional  rights.  You may file claims with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office and they will investigate and process claims directly with the company on your behalf.  In addition, Virginia has a process granting you the right to appeal decisions.  For Virginia residents, more information may be found by following this link:  https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title59.1/chapter53/

Emerging US jurisdictions’ Privacy Rights

Colorado and Connecticut have data privacy laws that became effective beginning July 1, 2023.  In general, Privacy specialists liken the Colorado law to the CCPA/CPRA, while the Connecticut law is considered very similar to Virginia’s law.  Utah has a law that will become effective December 31, 2023.  All US jurisdictions with active data privacy laws use the concept of data subject access requests. If you are a Colorado, Connecticut or Utah resident, more information may be found by following the applicable links below.  

Colorado:  https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-190

Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Sections/Privacy/The-Connecticut-Data-Privacy-Act

Utah: https://iapp.org/news/a/utah-becomes-fourth-state-to-enact-comprehensive-consumer-privacy-legislation/

(7) Cookie Policy 

We may use cookies on our website from time to time. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to and if you block them it may impact your experience on the site or the Services we are able to offer.  Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information. However, they do recognise you when you return to our online website and allow third parties, such as Google and Facebook, to cause our advertisements to appear on your social media and online media feeds as part of our retargeting campaigns. If and when you choose to provide our online website with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Use and disclosure of your personal information

Use of personal information

Loam Bio collects, uses and discloses personal information for the purpose of performing its legitimate business functions and activities.

Unless an exception applies, we will only use or disclose personal information for the primary purpose it was collected. This purpose will be made clear at the time of collection, or as soon as practicable after collection. We will only use or disclose personal information for another secondary purpose if permitted under the APPs or applicable Data Privacy Laws.

The main purposes for which we collect, use and disclose personal information include:

• to provide our Services to you, including:
  i. co-ordinating and/or funding research activities;
  ii. disseminating, commercialising and facilitating dissemination, commercialisation and adoption of results of R&D activities;
  iii. monitoring and evaluating our activities and reporting to the Loam Bio Board of Directors and investors;
  iv. assessing applications and managing contracts, service providers and funding;
  v. assessing eligibility of farm business to participate in Loam Bio’s Carbon Projects;
  vi. managing carbon projects on behalf of businesses;
• dealing with correspondence and enquiries and providing support to stakeholders;
• investigating complaints (including privacy complaints);
• to assess whether we can work with you, including to perform anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, sanction screening, fraud and other background checks on you;
• to contact and communicate with you about any enquiries you make with us via our website;
• performing our internal business functions including internal record-keeping, administrative, invoicing and billing purposes;
• for analytics, market research and business development, including to operate and improve our Services and associated applications;
• for advertising and marketing, including sending communications about our upcoming activities and events that we consider may be of interest to you;
• to run promotions, competitions and/or offer additional benefits to you; and
• assessing job applications and managing the employment of staff, consultants and contractors.

Use of sensitive information

Loam Bio will only collect, hold, use and disclose sensitive information for the following purpose:

1. for the primary purpose that it was collected, including to provide the Services;
2. for secondary purposes that are directly related to the primary purpose for which it was collected, including disclosure to the below listed third parties as reasonably necessary to provide our Services to you;
3. to process your employment application or when you are an employee or subcontractor at Loam Bio; 
4. to contact emergency services to speak with your family, partner or support person where we reasonably believe there is a serious risk to the life, health or safety of you or another person and it is impracticable for us to obtain your consent;
5. any purposes you consent to i.e. if consent has been given for such use and disclosure (provision of that information is taken as consent); and
6. if otherwise required or authorised by law.

Disclosure of personal information

Loam Bio may disclose personal information to:

• third party service providers such as IT service providers, data storage, web-hosting and server providers such as FarmLab, CiboLabs, Webflow, WordPress, and Humaan
• marketing or advertising providers such as Salesforce and MailChimp;
• payment system operators such as Stripe and PayPal;
• sponsors or promoters of any promotions or competitions we run;
• our employees, contractors, agents and/or related entities in order to carry out its functions and activities or operates its business;
• our existing or potential agents or business partners;
• professional advisors, bankers, auditors, our insurers and insurance brokers;
• anyone to whom our business or assets (or any part of them) are, or may (in good faith) be transferred;
• report to the Commonwealth and comply with its legislative obligations;
• a third party where you have consented to the disclosure or it is required or permitted by law (e.g. if disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life, health or safety and it is unreasonable or impracticable to obtain consent);
• courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities, in the event you fail to pay for goods or services we have provided to you;
• courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and law enforcement officers, as required or authorised by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights;
• third parties to collect and process data, such as Google Analytics (To find out how Google uses data when you use third party websites or applications, please see www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ or any other URL Google may use from time to time), Meta Pixel or other relevant analytics businesses; and
• any other third parties as required or permitted by law, such as where we receive a subpoena.

We use the following cookie types: 

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the website. In general, these cookies are only set in response to actions you take in response to a service request, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies or to notify you about these cookies. However, some areas of the website may not function properly.

Performance cookies

These cookies enable us to count visits and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us by answering questions about which pages are most popular, which are least used and how visitors move around the website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we cannot know when you visited our website.

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. To do so, please Contact Us.

Functional cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third parties whose services we use on our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. To do so, please Contact Us.

Cookies for marketing purposes

These cookies can be set via our website. They may be used by our marketing partners to profile your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. To do so, please Contact Us.

What types of cookies and similar tracking technologies does Loam Bio use on its Website?

On the Sites, we use cookies and other tracking technologies in the following categories described below.

Type: Advertising
Description: These cookies are used by advertising companies to collect information about how you use Loam Bio’s website and other websites over time. These companies use this information to show you ads they believe will be relevant to you within our services and elsewhere, and to measure how the ads perform.
Which companies are known to serve Advertising cookies: Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and LinkedIn.
How to control these cookies: See ‘Your Choices’  below.

Type: Analytics
Description: These cookies help us understand how our services is performing and being used. These cookies may work with web beacons included in emails we send to track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients.

Examples of companies that serve cookies: Google Analytics

How to control them: See ‘Your Choices’ below.

Google Analytics uses its own cookies. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of Loam Bio’s website by downloading and installing a browser plugin.

Type: Essential
Description: These cookies are necessary to allow the technical operation of Loam Bio’s services (e.g., they enable you to move around on a website and to use its features).
Who serves the cookies: Google Manager
How to control them: See ‘Your Choices’ below.

Type: Functionality/performance
Description: Enhance the performance and functionality of services.
Who serves the cookies: Google Analytics
How to control them: See ‘Your Choices’ below.

 

YouTube Videos

We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on the YouTube platform and can be played directly from our website. YouTube is a service of Google LLC, D/B/A YouTube. 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter as ‘Google’). The videos are all embedded in the so-called ‘2-click-mode’, which means that no data about you as a user is being transferred to Google if you do not activate the video function. Before the video function’s activation, only a preview image loaded from our own web server is being displayed.

Data will only be transferred to Google if you activate such video functions. Once it is activated, we have no influence on this data transfer. The data transfer is carried out regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in at Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.

Automatic collection via website or online services

Loam Bio automatically collects a variety of information when you use our website and any online Services, some of which may be personal information, such as Clickstream Data.

Our website also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Incorporated (Google). Reports from Google Analytics are used to help improve our website.

Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’ to analyse how users use our site and this information will be transmitted to, and stored by, Google on servers in the United States of America. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

By using our website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Please refer to Google’s privacy policy for further information.

Opting out of Google Analytics

You can opt-out of Google Analytics Advertising Features including using a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser add-on found here. 

To opt-out of personalised ad delivery on the Google content network, please visit Google’s Ads Preferences Manager here.  If you wish to opt-out permanently even when all cookies are deleted from your browser you can install their plugin here.  

Opting out of Interest-based ads on your mobile devices

To opt out of interest-based ads on mobile devices, please follow these instructions for your mobile device: 

On android open the Google Settings app on your device and select “ads” to control the settings. 

On iOS devices with iOS 6 and above use Apple’s advertising identifier. 

To learn more about limiting ad tracking using this identifier, visit the settings menu on your device. 

(8) Online Tracking Opt-Out Guide

Like many companies online, we use services provided by Google and other companies that use tracking technology. These services rely on tracking technologies – such as cookies and web beacons – to collect directly from your device information about your browsing activities, your interactions with websites, and the device you are using to connect to the Internet. There are a number of ways to opt out of having your online activity and device data collected through these services, which we have summarized below:

• Blocking cookies in your browser. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies, including cookies used for interest-based advertising. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

• Using privacy plug-ins or browsers. You can block websites including ours from setting cookies used for interest-based ads by using a browser with privacy features, like Brave, or installing browser plugins like Privacy Badger, Ghostery or uBlock Origin, and configuring them to block third party cookies/trackers.

• Advertising industry opt-out tools. You can also use these opt-out options to limit use of your information for interest-based advertising by participating companies:
  • Digital advertising Alliance: http://optout.aboutads.info 
  • Network Advertising Initiative: http://optout.networkadvertising.org

Note that because these opt-out mechanisms are specific to the device or browser on which they are exercised, you will need to opt-out on every browser and device that you use.

Unsolicited personal information

On occasion, individuals or organisations may provide personal information to Loam Bio without it being requested. In such circumstances, we will determine whether or not we could have collected that information because it is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, one or more of our functions or activities. If this is the case, the information may be used and handled in accordance with this policy. If not, the information collected will be destroyed or de-identified provided it is not in a Commonwealth record and it is lawful and reasonable to do so.

(9) Your Choices 

Your choices

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you provide personal information to us, you understand we will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you do not, it may affect our ability to provide our Services to you and your use of our Services.

Information from third parties

If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.

Anonymity

Where practicable we will give you the option of not identifying yourself or using a pseudonym in your dealings with us.

Restrict and unsubscribe

To object to processing for direct marketing/unsubscribe from our email database or opt-out of communications (including marketing communications), please Contact Us using the details below or opt-out using the opt-out facilities provided in the communication.

Please also refer to (6) Data Privacy Laws: How to access and seek correction of personal information for specific rights associated with your jurisdiction above.

(‍10) Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other party’s websites. We do not have any control over those websites and we are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any personal information which you provide whilst visiting those websites. Those websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy.  

Financial Links. Here are the privacy policies on websites Loam Bio may link to for financial payment processing. Note, Paypal has country pages that may have different terms for different jurisdictions.

https://stripe.com/privacy

https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full

Your bank’s privacy policy 

Social Media Links:  We have included hyperlinks to the following social media services on our website: LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, and Instagram.

These hyperlinks are designed in the form of the corresponding logos and are stored on our own server. This means that when our website is loaded for the first time, no data about you as a user are transferred to the respective provider. You will be directed to the respective website only if you click on the logos. Note, further data about you may be processed on our website.

Again, we have no influence on the data processing on the respective linked websites.

(11) Storing and securing personal information

We are committed to ensuring that the personal information we collect is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures, to safeguard and secure personal information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure, including by:

• safeguarding our IT systems against unauthorised access and securing paper files;
• only granting access to those with a legitimate right to access the information by restricting access to electronic and hard copy storage;
• including privacy clauses in all legal documents and agreements to ensure third parties Loam Bio deals with are contractually required to handle personal information in accordance with the APPs; and
• deleting or destroying personal information that is no longer required in a secure manner, unless we are required to maintain it because of a law (such as the Archives Act 1983 (Cth)), or court or tribunal order.

While we are committed to security, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that is transmitted to or by us over the Internet. The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk.

(12) Overseas Disclosure

While we store personal information in Australia, where we disclose your personal information to the third parties listed above, these third parties may store, transfer or access personal information outside of Australia, including the United States of America and Canada. We will only disclose your personal information overseas in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles and Data Privacy Laws governing data transfers, utilizing encryption during transfer and at rest.  

(13) Amendments

We may, at any time and at our discretion, vary this Privacy Policy by publishing the amended Privacy Policy on our website. We recommend you check our website regularly to ensure you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.

(14) Contact Us and Who Is Loam Bio’s Privacy Officer?

Our Privacy Officer is:

Name: Gabriel Gamboa

Title: Data Privacy Officer

Address: Loam Bio, Inc.

640 8 Ave SW 

Calgary, AB T2P 1G7, Canada

For any privacy related correspondence, please contact our Privacy Officer via:

Loam Bio Pty Ltd ACN 636 407 639
Building 1120, 346 Leeds Parade, Orange NSW 2800
E: [email protected]

(15) Data Privacy for Minors

This website is intended for persons who are at least 16 years old. If a minor submits personal data via this website, we will delete this data and not process it further as soon as we become aware of this fact.

Last Updated 27 February 2024