Website Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 1, 2024

We ask that you read this website privacy policy carefully, as it contains important information on who we are, how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data, your rights in relation to your personal data, and how to contact us if you have any questions or want to raise a concern.

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Introduction

This privacy policy tells you how we collect, use, and share your personal data when you browse our websites or use other services that include an authorized link or reference to this privacy policy, or if you otherwise contact us through our services.

The following topics are covered in this privacy policy:

• Who we are
• Our website
• The personal data we collect
• How we collect personal data  
• Why we collect and use personal data
• How we share personal data
• Cookies and similar technologies
• Children
• International transfers of personal data
• How long we retain personal data
• Keeping personal data secure
• Your rights and choices
• How to contact us or submit a question or complaint
• Changes to this website privacy policy
• Notice for residents of the European Union and United Kingdom
• Notice for residents of California

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Who we are

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates this website. We are a pharmaceutical company that develops drugs designed to treat infectious diseases and other difficult-to-treat conditions. You can find out more about us at paratekpharma.com/about.

Our offices are located at 1000 First Avenue, Suite 200, King of Prussia, PA 19406.

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Our website

This privacy policy applies to your use of our website and services that include an authorized link or reference to this privacy policy.

Throughout our website we may link to other websites owned and operated by third parties, for example, to provide our website to you. These other third-party websites may also gather information about you in accordance with their own separate privacy policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their privacy policies as appropriate. Paratek is not responsible for the content or practices of any linked third parties and we provide third party links merely for the convenience and information of visitors to our website.

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The personal data we collect

We may collect, use, store and/or transfer various kinds of personal data about you.

The personal data we collect about you includes the following, depending on our interaction with you:

• Basic personal data to identify you such as your name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, occupation, and date of birth;
• Your contact information including your email address, address and phone number(s);
• Information included in your CV or resume, such as your qualifications, skills, experience and other role-related information and professional or employment-related information (or any other information you choose to disclose), such as when you complete a job application via our website;
• Information that you send to us or through the services, which may include health information if you elect to send it to us.
• Online information and online activity based on your interaction with us, our websites and applications, such as your internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types, searches, site visits and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website; and usage data, including statistical data about how you use our website and services and Internet or other electronic network activity.
• Other information relevant to feedback regarding our website.
• Inferences based on the information described above.

Certain personal data we collect may be considered “sensitive” under applicable laws. To the extent we process sensitive personal data, we do so in accordance with applicable law.

Please keep us informed if your personal data, such as your contact information, changes over the course of your relationship with us. It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current.

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How we collect personal data

Your personal data comprises personal data provided to us including:

1. data we collect directly from you, such as when you:

• contact us directly via phone, email, or postal mail;
• use our online customer support forms, contact forms, or apply for a job with us online;
• search for our services;
• request services electronically or otherwise;
• request marketing material to be sent to you;
• give us feedback or contact us;

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2. information we learn about you when you interact with us, such as information we collect through your access to and use of our website.

In some cases, we also collect personal data from third parties, including research partners and companies that maintain information about health care providers and their specialties.

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Why we collect and use personal data

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

1. To provide information, products, or services that you request from us, such as to contact you regarding such products and services;
2. To use data analytics to improve our website, products, services, client relationships and experiences;
3. To operate our business, including for troubleshooting, testing, research, and statistical and survey activities;
4. To register you as a customer lead and contact you about your potential interest in our products and services;
5. To register you as an employment candidate and communicate with you regarding your job application in accordance with our recruitment process;
6. To protect the safety and security of the services, business, and users;
7. To comply with applicable law and regulatory obligations;
8. To manage our relationship with and communicate with you including:
   • notifying you of changes to our website;
   • notifying you of changes to this privacy policy;
   • asking you to leave a review;
   • answering any queries or helping to resolve any problems or complaints you may have.

Please note that if you do not agree to provide personal data requested, our interactions with you and delivery of certain aspects of our service to you may be affected. For instance, we may not be able to assist you with your request, or our website may have more limited functionality.

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How we share personal data

We may, from time to time, share your personal data with the following organizations:

1. Authorized third-party vendors and service providers that provide services to us such as data hosting and processing, customer service, advertising and marketing, administrative and website support. This may include sharing for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising, including information about your online activity based on your interactions with us, our websites and applications, and inferences in relation to the same;
2. Among our affiliates;
3. Law enforcement agencies, judicial bodies, fraud prevention agencies, governmental entities, or regulatory bodies, or where otherwise required by law or to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security of Paratek, our affiliates, users, or the public;
4. In the event of any actual or proposed sale, reorganization, transfer, financial arrangement, asset disposal, initial public offering, or other transaction relating to our business and/or business assets;
5. Anyone else at your direction or with your permission.

We do not sell your personal information. No mobile information will be shared with third parties and/or affiliates for marketing and/or promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

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Cookies and Similar Technologies

When you use our services we, and our third party partners, use cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies to collect information about your browser or device. We provide further detail about the types of cookies and other tracking technologies we use in our Cookie Policy.

Certain web browsers and other programs may be used to signal your preferences to Paratek about how or whether Paratek, or third parties, may collect information about your online activities. We do not currently respond to do not track (DNT) signals.

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Children

This website is not intended for use by children as defined by local law and we do not knowingly collect or use personal data relating to children. If we learn that a child has provided us with personal data, we will delete it or otherwise comply with applicable law.

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International transfers of personal data

From time to time, we may share or receive your personal data in a jurisdiction other than where you reside.

Where appropriate and necessary to comply with applicable law, we will employ appropriate safeguards when we share or receive your personal data in such scenarios, which may include entering into standard contractual clauses to ensure that any transferred information remains protected and secure. Where that is the case, a copy of these clauses can be obtained by contacting us at the address listed below.

If you would like further information, please email us at privacy@paratekpharma.com.

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How long we retain personal data

We may retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out above, in accordance with applicable laws. The time periods for retaining data are determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the nature and type of data, the nature of the business activity, the product or service and any applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

Our retention periods may be subject to change from time to time, based on commercial, legal or regulatory requirements.

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Keeping personal data secure

We maintain security measures designed to help safeguard personal data from being accidentally lost, disclosed, or accessed such as by limiting access to your personal data to those who need the information or the purposes set out above. You should keep in mind, however, that no data storage system or transmission of data over the internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure, accurate, complete, or current. We are not responsible for protecting the security of information collected by third parties  

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Your rights and choices

You may have certain rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.  Depending on where you live, these may include rights:

• to be given information on how we use your use personal data;
• to access to your personal data, including, where applicable, specific pieces of personal data;
• to request that we update or correct your data which we hold;
• to request the deletion of personal data concerning you in certain situations;
• to receive personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to a third party in certain situations;
• to object or opt out of our processing of your personal data in certain situations;
• to otherwise restrict our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances; and
• to withdraw consent to processing your personal data.

If you would like to exercise any of those rights, please:

• contact us at privacy@paratekpharma.com, Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1000 First Avenue, Suite 200, King of Prussia, PA 19406; or 1-833-239-7724;
• provide enough information to identify you or an agent acting on your behalf, including name and the nature of your relationship with Paratek. We may request information to verify your identity (or the identity and authority of any agent acting on your behalf) before responding; and
• provide us additional information regarding the nature and scope of your request.

Please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to exemptions or exceptions under applicable law. For example, we may not delete information we are required to retain for regulatory reasons, certain internal business purposes, or where otherwise provided by law. In addition, we will not respond to a request if we cannot verify your identity or the identity of an agent acting on your behalf. We will not discriminate against you when you exercise your personal data rights.  If you feel we have denied your request in error, you may have rights to appeal the handling of your request by contacting us at privacy@paratekpharma.com.

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How to contact us or submit a question or complaint

If you wish to contact us, please send an email to privacy@paratekpharma.com, write to us at: Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1000 First Avenue, Suite 200, King of Prussia, PA 19406, or call 1-833-239-7724.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

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Changes to this website privacy policy

We keep this privacy policy under regular review. Any changes to this privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page, as indicated by the “effective date” specified at the top. We encourage you to review this page regularly to identify any updates or changes to our Policy.

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Notice for residents of the European Union and United Kingdom

Legal Bases for Processing

We will use your personal data to carry out our business activities pursuant to one or more of the following legal bases:

1. Performance of a contract – we may need personal data to deliver our products in services to you in accordance with a contractual agreement;
2. Legal obligation –we may need personal data to comply with applicable laws, such as in the area of tax and accounting;
3. Legitimate interest –we may need your personal data for our legitimate interests, such as to offer our products and services and/or carry out our daily business activities, provided that such interests are not outweighed by your own interests, rights, and freedoms;
4. Consent –in certain circumstances, we will ask for your agreement before using your personal data. Where we rely on consent as the legal basis to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us where indicated in this privacy policy.

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Our EU Representative

We have appointed IT Governance Europe Limited to act as our EU Representative. If you wish to exercise your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or have any queries in relation to your rights or privacy matters, generally please email eurep@itgovernance.eu or post your request or query to the Head of Data Privacy Manager Service, IT Governance Europe Limited, The Mill, Newtown Link Rd, Stagreenan, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 CD3D, Ireland.

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Notice for residents of California

This section includes certain disclosures to California residents whose personal data Paratek processes pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Please note that these disclosures do not apply to information that is not processed under the CCPA.

During the preceding 12 months, Paratek has collected, used, and shared the categories of personal data described above in this privacy policy. For example, depending on the services you use, this may include identifiers (e.g., email addresses), professional or other employment-related information, and internet or other electronic network activity information. This may also include inferences we draw from that personal data or other information we collect.

You may be entitled to make requests with respect to your personal information as described in the section on “Your rights and choices” above. Consistent with California law, if you choose to exercise your rights, we will not charge you different prices or provide different quality of services unless those differences are related to your information or otherwise permitted by law. You or your authorized agent may submit your request by using the information provided in the section on “your rights and choices” above.

We share information for the business purposes that are described above and allow third parties to access information about your use of our services through cookies and other tracking technologies.