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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 June 2026

OrganoidIntelligence.com ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

OrganoidIntelligence.com is operated as an independent publication and talent platform for the organoid intelligence industry, based in the United Kingdom.

For any data-related enquiries, contact us at: privacy@organoidintelligence.com

2. What Data We Collect

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

Talent Profile Submissions
Name, job title, location, professional bio, skills, LinkedIn URL, email address
Job Listing Submissions
Company name, contact name, email address, job details
Newsletter Sign-ups
Email address only
General Enquiries
Name and email address
Website Usage
Anonymous analytics data (pages visited, time on site) — no personally identifiable information

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To display your talent profile publicly on our website (name, role, location, bio, skills only — contact details are kept private)
  • To review and publish job listings submitted by companies
  • To send you our newsletter if you have subscribed
  • To respond to your enquiries
  • To improve our website and services

We will never sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Contact Details & Privacy

Your email address and private contact details submitted through our talent profile or job listing forms are never displayed publicly on our website.

Contact details are only shared with verified companies or recruiters who have been approved by us and have agreed to our terms. We will always notify you before sharing your contact information.

5. Third Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Formspree
Processes form submissions. Data is transmitted securely and stored in accordance with Formspree's privacy policy (formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy)
Cloudflare
Hosts our website and provides security services. See Cloudflare's privacy policy at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy
GitHub
Stores our website code. No personal user data is stored on GitHub
PubMed / NCBI
Our Research page fetches publicly available paper data from PubMed's public API. No personal data is sent to PubMed

6. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent — when you submit a talent profile or sign up for our newsletter, you give explicit consent for us to use your data as described
  • Legitimate interests — for website analytics and improving our services
  • Contract — when processing job listing submissions from companies

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

  • Talent profiles — retained until you request removal
  • Job listings — retained for 90 days after the listing expires
  • Newsletter subscriptions — retained until you unsubscribe
  • General enquiries — retained for 12 months

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data
  • Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data
  • Right to data portability — request your data in a portable format
  • Right to object — object to our processing of your data
  • Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@organoidintelligence.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Cookies

Our website uses only essential cookies necessary for the site to function. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies. We do not use Google Analytics or any other third-party tracking services.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website is served over HTTPS and hosted on Cloudflare's secure infrastructure.

11. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

ico.org.uk — 0303 123 1113

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Privacy Enquiries

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at:

privacy@organoidintelligence.com