Privacy Policy

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alexza”) takes the privacy and protection of your personal information very seriously. We have prepared this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to describe to you our practices regarding personal information we collect from users of this website (the “Site”).

WHAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVERS

“Personal Information” is information about you that is personally identifiable to you like your name, address, e-mail address, or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing.

“Anonymous Information” means information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information; Anonymous Information does not permit the identification of individual persons.

Alexza collects and uses Personal Information and Anonymous Information as described in this Privacy Policy from users of the Site.

If you are a non U.S. user of the Site, by visiting the Site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that your Personal Information may be processed for the purposes identified in the Privacy Policy.  In addition, your Personal Information may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.  By providing your data, you consent to such transfer.

PERSONAL INFORMATION ALEXZA COLLECTS

The Personal Information Alexza gathers from you helps Alexza to learn more about users of the Site and Alexza’s customers. Alexza collects the following Personal Information that you submit voluntarily:

  • When you request to receive information about Alexza, Alexza will collect at the information that is contained in your request and the fact that you are interested in receiving information about Alexza.
  • When you contact Alexza by sending an e-mail, Alexza will collect any information that is contained in your e-mail, including, without limitation, any attachments that you sent to Alexza.
  • When you submit information to Alexza about your employment history, publications lists or other Personal Information in connection with applying for employment at Alexza, we may use this information for purposes of determining your qualifications and may contact third parties to verify its validity.
  • We also collect other types of Personal Information that you provide to us voluntarily.  We may also collect Personal Information at other points in our Site that state that Personal Information is being collected.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED VIA TECHNOLOGY

When you use our Site, some information is automatically collected. For example, when you use our Site, your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit are all collected. This information is generally used to help us deliver the most relevant information to you and administer and improve the Site.

We gather certain information automatically and store it in log files, including IP addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to improve the content of the Site, market research purposes, to communicate information to visitors and to better tailor our Site to our users’ needs.

We may log information using Cookies. “Cookies” are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site.  This type of information is collected to make the Site more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs.

We use analytics services (including, but not limited to, Google Analytics) to help analyze how users use the Site. Analytics services use Cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site and we use the information to improve our Site. The analytics services’ ability to use and share information collected by them is restricted by their terms of use and privacy policy, which you should refer to for more information about how these entities use this information, and how you can opt-out of their use of such information.

PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES

Alexza may receive Personal Information about you from third parties. Alexza may add this information to the information it has already collected from you via the Site.

USE OF INFORMATION ALEXZA COLLECTS

In general, Personal Information you submit to Alexza is used by Alexza to respond to your requests, provide you with the information you have requested, send you administrative and promotional emails, provide you with product information, improve the Site and to better tailor the features, performance and support of the Site, offer you additional information or opportunities, and protect, investigate, and deter against fraudulent, unauthorized, or illegal activity.

Alexza may create Anonymous Information records from Personal Information by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the information personally identifiable to you. Alexza may use this Anonymous Information to analyze usage patterns so that it may enhance the Site. Alexza reserves the right to use and disclose Anonymous Information to third parties in its discretion.

FEEDBACK

If you provide feedback to Alexza, Alexza may use and disclose such feedback for any purpose, provided Alexza does not associate such feedback with your Personal Information. Alexza will collect any information contained in such feedback and will treat the Personal Information in it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We disclose your Personal Information as described below and as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy. Alexza may provide your Personal Information to third party service providers who work on behalf of or with Alexza to provide some of the services and features of the Site and to help Alexza communicate with the visitors of the Site and Alexza’s customers.

Alexza may share some or all of your Personal Information with its parent company, any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (collectively, “Affiliates”) it currently has or may have in the future, in which case Alexza requires and will require its Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.

In the event Alexza goes through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your Personal Information will likely be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Alexza or its assets may continue to use your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Regardless of any choices you make regarding your Personal Information (as described below), Alexza may disclose Personal Information if it believes in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (a) in connection with any legal investigation; (b) to comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on Alexza; (c) to protect or defend the rights or property of Alexza or users of the Site; and/or (d) to investigate or assist in preventing any violation or potential violation of the law, this Privacy Policy, or our Terms of Use.

CHOICES REGARDING PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may periodically send you free promotional emails related to Alexza and/or our Site.  When you receive such promotional emails from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further promotional emails from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below).  Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.

You can typically remove and reject Cookies from our Site with your browser settings. Many browsers are set to accept Cookies until you change your settings. If you remove or reject our Cookies, it could affect how our Site works for you.

You may send requests about Personal Information to our contact information below. You can request to change contact choices, opt-out of our sharing with others, and review, update, correct, or delete your Personal Information. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request. We may retain an archived copy of your records as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The Site may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by Alexza. The provision of such links is for your convenience and does not signify Alexza’s endorsement of such websites or locations or their content. Alexza has no control over, does not review and is not responsible for the privacy policies of or content displayed on such other websites. Please be aware that the terms of this Alexza Privacy Policy do not apply to any outside websites or content, or to any collection of data after you click on links to such outside websites.

PRIVACY OF MINORS

Alexza does not intentionally collect or maintain information from those visitors of the Site who are under 13 years old.

HOW WE RESPOND TO DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS

We do not currently respond to “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that might enable consumers to opt out of tracking on our Site.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time for any reason. If we make any changes, we will change the Last Updated date above and post the new Privacy Policy on the Site. You should consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.

CONTACT ALEXZA

If you have any questions regarding this Alexza Privacy Policy please contact us here.

Last Updated: August 2019