Privacy Policy

Last updated May 20, 2025

Satellos Bioscience Inc. and its affiliated corporations (“Satellos”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) are committed to protecting the personal information you disclose to us, in accordance with applicable laws. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains the types of information Satellos may collect about you when you visit a Satellos Site (“Site”) and/or access or use other Satellos’ mobile or desktop applications and/or additional services offered by Satellos, whether online or otherwise (collectively the “Services”). It also outlines how Satellos may use and disclose your information, how you can control the use and disclosure of your information, and the ways Satellos protects your personal information. By accessing and/or using the Services, you accept and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. By continuing to use the Site and Services, you confirm that you understand how and why we collect, use, and disclose personal information, and you consent to these practices as described in this Privacy Policy.

Please note that the Site may include links to third-party sites, plug-ins, services, social networks, and/or other applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow the third-party to collect and share your data. If you click on a link to a third-party Site or engage a third-party plugin, the third-party privacy policies will apply. Satellos does not have any control over these third-parties and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the collection procession or use of your data by such third-parties.

This Privacy Policy is a part of Satellos Terms of Use. Both the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use are binding on all users of this Site and any Services. If you disagree with or do not accept any part of this Privacy Policy, consider refraining from use of the Site and any Services, since by your continued use you agree to be bound by them. If you have any questions, please contact us at the email address provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

1. WHO PROCESSES YOUR INFORMATION?

The company, Satellos Bioscience Inc. is located at 200 Bay Street, Suite 2800 Toronto, M5J 2J1, Canada and using the trade name Satellos, is responsible for processing your information when you use the Services.

For any information related to the processing of your information for the Services, you can contact Satellos at any time at the following address: privacy@satellos.com

Satellos is accountable for personal information under its control and has implemented internal policies, procedures, and training programs to ensure the protection of personal information. In addition, third-party service providers with whom we share your personal information are contractually obligated to adhere to comparable privacy standards.

2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Satellos collects and processes only the personal information strictly necessary to fulfill the specific legitimate purposes described in Section 3. of this Privacy Policy. In particular, Satellos may collect and process the following types of personal information:

Personal information you disclose to us

Satellos collects personal information that you provide during your interactions with us via the Site and Services, depending on the choices you make. The personal information we collect may include your first and last name, email address, phone number, and other similar contact data. This information is mainly collected through the contact form available on our Site.

Information automatically collected

We also automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Site. This information does not directly reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use the Site and other technical information. This information is primarily used to maintain the security and operation of the Site, and for internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, Satellos also collects information through cookies and similar technologies.

Information collected from other sources

We may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, and other third-parties. Examples of the information we may receive from other sources include: social media profile information; marketing leads and search results and links, including paid listings (such as sponsored links), depending on the device or application used to access the Site or Services.

Special note for individuals interested in participating in Satellos’ clinical trials

One of Satellos’ main activities in the current stage of development is conducting clinical trials in the area of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. If you or any of your family members are interested in participating in Satellos’ clinical trials, please refrain from contacting Satellos directly through the contact form available on the Site or any other means of communication, and from sharing private health information through these channels.

When conducting clinical trials, in accordance with international regulations and laws, sponsor companies such as Satellos are only permitted access to coded information related to the individuals enrolled in these trials. This is an important measure for protecting your privacy. By communicating with Satellos directly, your privacy will be unintentionally breached. Please make sure to refrain from such communication for the reasons explained in this section.

3. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

Satellos collects, processes and uses your personal information for specified, relevant, and legitimate business purposes (“Business Purposes”), with your consent and/or to comply with our legal obligations (“Legal Reasons”). We use the information we collect or receive:

In connection with our research and development of innovative products.
To send you information for Business Purposes. If you receive general emails from us, you can opt-out of our emails at any time using the unsubscribe feature at the bottom of any email, however in doing so it may limit the Services available to you.
To send administrative information to you for Business Purposes or Legal Reasons. We may use your personal information to send you clinical and product updates, and other information including about changes to or enforcement of our Site terms, conditions, and this Privacy Policy.
For other Business Purposes. We may use your information for other Business Purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Site, materials, products, services, and your experience. We collect and use personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances. Your information will not be used in a way that is incompatible with these purposes without first obtaining your consent.

4. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

Satellos shares and discloses your information in the following situations:

Compliance with Laws. We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
Vital Interests and Legal Rights. We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies (including the Terms of Use), suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for Satellos and who require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services. We may allow selected third-parties to use tracking technology on the Site, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the Site over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand activity on the Site. Unless described in this Policy, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third-parties for their promotional purposes.
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners in connection with our investigational products and to provide the Services.
With your Consent. We may disclose your personal information for other purposes with your consent.

Where personal information is transferred to third-party service providers located outside of Canada, it may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions and accessible to law enforcement or national security authorities in those countries. We ensure such service providers offer a comparable level of protection and implement contractual safeguards as required by applicable laws.

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since every browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you turn cookies off, it may affect your user experience.

6. DO WE USE GOOGLE?

Yes, we may use Google Analytics for the purpose of providing better service. We, along with third-parties such as Google, may also use cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies and DoubleClick cookies) or other identifiers together to compile data regarding traffic throughout the Site so we can improve the Site for the best user experience. Users can set preferences by using the Google Settings page or opt out by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on. All data collected through Google services is subject to Google’s own privacy policies.

7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

We keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize 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.

8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

Satellos implements technical and organizational security measures that are designed to protect the security of any personal information we collect and process. However, we cannot guarantee security or safety since the internet is not 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk. We recommend that you only access the Services within a secure environment.

You should also refrain from contacting Satellos directly, through the contact form available on the Site or any other means of communication, when you or your family members are interested in participating in clinical trials conducted by Satellos. For more information on this measure to keep your information safe, please read carefully the Special note for individuals interested in participating in Satellos’ clinical trials available in Section 2. above in this Policy.

In order to further safeguard your rights from the processing of your personal information, Satellos has appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) that can be reached at the following address: privacy@satellos.com

9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Site, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of the minor dependent, and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Site and/or Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected without consent, Satellos will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such information from our records. If you become aware that Satellos has collected information or data from children under age 18 without consent of a parent/guardian, please contact us at privacy@satellos.com.

10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

Under various privacy laws, you have a right to obtain details about the personal information that Satellos has about you, and to request correction and amendment, and possibly delete information in accordance with applicable laws.

If at any time you would like to know what personal information Satellos has collected and holds about you, if any, please email privacy@satellos.com. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and your right to access, and to provide you with the personal information that we hold about you or make your requested changes. Applicable law may allow or require us to refuse to provide you with access to some or all of the personal information that we hold about you, or we may have destroyed, erased, or made your personal information anonymous in accordance with Satellos’ record retention obligations and practices. If we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions. In addition, where disclosure might reveal personal information of another individual, confidential business information, information protected by solicitor-client privilege, or information that was collected in the course of a formal dispute resolution process or in relation to the investigation of a breach of an agreement or contravention of a law or regulation, Satellos may not provide access to all of the information available. We are committed to responding to access requests within 30 days from their receipt. If an extension is necessary, we will notify you and provide the reasons for the delay.

Where the processing of your personal information is based on your consent, you may also withdraw consent for Satellos to use your personal Information by contacting Satellos at the contact email below, however a withdrawal of consent is not retroactive. In addition, Satellos is obligated to retain certain information as prescribed by law. No personal information is made public by Satellos and nor does Satellos trade or sell your personal information. To exercise this right, you can contact Satellos at privacy@satellos.com

Satellos collects your email address for email subscriptions, when you provide it via the ‘contact’ form on the Site, in order to send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. It does not send unsolicited emails, and allows those who receive a news style of email to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, please follow the instructions at the bottom of an email and Satellos will promptly remove you from the relevant email list.

Moreover, you have the right to request the correction of an error or omission in your personal information that is under the control of Satellos. You can exercise this right by sending an email to privacy@satellos.com

If you believe that Satellos is not complying with applicable laws regarding the protection of your personal information, you have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). Instructions on how to do so are available here: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/report-a-concern/file-a-formal-privacy-complaint/

11. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The version will be indicated by the date at the top of the page, and the updated version is effective as soon as it is accessible. Your use of the Site indicates your knowledge and understanding of the version of the privacy policy in effect at the time of access. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

12. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

To access, change or modify your personal information or for additional information about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@satellos.com.

Special Section for Visitors from the EEA and the UK

This section of the Policy is relevant to you, if you are visiting our Site and using our Services from the EEA or the UK. Certain additional legal requirements apply in these jurisdictions, and those are outlined below. Except as otherwise stated in this section, the remainder of this Privacy Policy continues to apply regardless of your location. In the event of any conflict between this EU/UK-Special section and other parts of the Privacy Policy, the provisions in this section shall prevail for users in the EEA and UK.

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

The term personal information has the meaning of “Personal Data”, as defined by the applicable data protection laws in these territories, including, but not limited to, the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR), collectively understood as “Applicable Data Protection Laws” for this section of the Policy.

Accordingly, the term “process” or “processing” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Applicable Data Protection Laws.

DATA CONTROLLER

Satellos is the entity responsible for the processing of your Personal Data (as described in Section 1. of this Policy) and is therefore the Data Controller.

Satellos has appointed a Data Protection Representative in the EU and the UK, which can be reached at the following address: dpr@iliomad.fr

RECIPIENTS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The entities listed in Section 4. of this Policy shall have the meaning of “Recipients of your Personal Data”, as defined in the Applicable Data Protection Laws.

LEGAL BASES FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The legal basis for processing your Personal Data for Satellos’ Business Purposes (described in Section 3. of the Policy) is Satellos’ legitimate interest in conducting business and promoting its activities to the public.

Satellos uses the legal basis of consent to process any of your Personal Data, based on communication you have initiated with Satellos, through Satellos’ contact form or any other means of communication.

Finally, and as described in Section 3. of the Policy, Satellos may under certain circumstances collect and process your personal data to comply with its legal obligations.

YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT

Apart from the rights described in Section 10. of the Policy, you also have the following rights as a data subject:

Right to rectification of your inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data
Right to restrict the processing of your Personal Data
Right to object to the processing of your Personal Data
Right to data portability

In order to exercise any of your rights related to the processing of your Personal Data by Satellos, you can contact Satellos at the following address: privacy@satellos.com

Please bear in mind that some of your rights might be restricted in practice, if there are overriding legal reasons to do so, as described in Section 10. of this Policy. Anytime you exercise your rights, Satellos’ DPO carefully assesses your request and informs you of its progress and possible restrictions.

If, despite Satellos’ commitment to respecting your rights and protecting your Personal Data, you remain dissatisfied, it is possible to file a complaint with the competed supervisory authority:

For the EU:
National Commission on Informatics and Liberty
3 Place de Fontenoy
TSA 80715
75334 PARIS CEDEX 07
France
https://www.cnil.fr/fr/adresser-une-plainte

For the UK:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House Water Lane
Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF
United Kingdom
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/our-information/request-information-from-us/

CROSS-BORDER TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

As a Canadian-based company, Satellos might transfer your Personal Data to Canada, which is a country outside the EU or the UK. However, Canada is covered by an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission in the EU and by the Secretary of the State in the UK, meaning that it has been recognized as offering the same level of data protection as in the Applicable Data Protection Laws.

At the same time, some of the Recipients of your Personal Data of this Policy can be based outside the EU or the UK in countries not covered by an adequacy decision. For these cases, Satellos has put in place appropriate safeguards to ensure that your Personal Data will be protected adequately in these third countries, such as by signing Standard Contractual Clauses in its agreements with Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers, or by following any of the measures listed in Chapter V of the GDPR and the UK GDPR.

For data transfers to the US, some of these Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers might participate in the EU-US and UK-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), that is recognized as an appropriate mechanism for these transfers. You can find more information on the DPF here.

USE OF COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We only use non-essential cookies (such as analytics, performance and advertisement cookies) after obtaining your explicit consent through our cookie banner. You may choose to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences by selecting specific cookie categories. Your preferences are stored and respected for future visits, and you may change or withdraw your consent at any time. Please note that if you choose not to activate certain cookies, your overall user experience may be limited.

We categorize cookies as follows:

Essential Cookies: These are required for the site to function properly (e.g., session management, security). These are always active and do not require your consent.
Analytics Cookies: They help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
Performance Cookies: They help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services.
Advertisement Cookies: These are used to deliver personalized advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

Some of the cookies we use are provided by trusted third-party partners, such as Google Analytics. These third parties may collect information about your use of the site, subject to their own privacy policies.

Special Section for Visitors from Australia

This section of the Policy is relevant to you, if you are visiting our Site and using our Services from Australia. Certain additional legal requirements apply in this territory, and those are outlined below. Except as otherwise stated in this section, the remainder of this Privacy Policy continues to apply regardless of your location. In the event of any conflict between this Australian-Special section and other parts of the Privacy Policy, the provisions in this section shall prevail for users in Australia.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

As a general condition for the processing of your personal information, Satellos adheres to and complies with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) provided for in the Privacy Act 1988. Nothing in this Policy should be understood as contradicting to the APP.

As a Canadian-based company, Satellos might transfer your Personal Data to Canada, which is a country outside Australia. However, Canada is governed by data protection laws that have the effect of protecting your personal information in a way that, overall, is at least substantially similar to the way in which the Australian Privacy Principles protect your information.

For transfers of your personal information to other countries, such as the US, Satellos has implemented appropriate safeguards for the protection of your personal information through binding agreements.

In case you would like to know more on how Satellos is processing your information, you can contact Satellos at privacy@satellos.com. If you believe that the acts or practices of Satellos are in interference with your privacy, you can lodge a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner using the following details: https://www.oaic.gov.au/contact-us