Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 28, 2025
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited (“Arrowhead”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information (as defined below) when you visit this website (lowertryglycerides.eu) (the “Website”) or otherwise provide Personal Information to us. The Privacy Policy also describes your privacy rights in connection with Personal Information we collect about you. We are the controller of Personal Information processed in the context of this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy will not apply to Personal Information collected and processed by us:
- should you participate in a clinical trial that we sponsor;
- if you are a healthcare professional and the processing of your Personal Information falls within scope of the Privacy Notice for Healthcare Professionals;
- should you apply for a job with us; or
- in the course of your employment with us.
By accessing the Website, you agree to our Terms of Use.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. The term does not include aggregated information that is maintained in a form that is not reasonably capable of being associated with or linked to an individual.
Personal Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of Personal Information:
- Personal identifiers: Name, email address, home address, telephone numbers, IP address.
- Medical information: Self-reported medical conditions or diagnoses.
- Internet and other electronic activity information: Device and browser type and version, operating system; your use and interaction with our Website.
- Professional information: Job title and related information, information about your employer.
Retention Periods
We retain the categories of Personal Information we collect for as long as we need for a legitimate purpose. The criteria used to determine the retention periods include: (i) how long the Personal Information is needed to provide the Services and operate the business; (ii) the type of Personal Information collected; and (iii) whether we are subject to a legal, contractual or similar obligation to retain the Personal Information (e.g., mandatory data retention laws, government orders to preserve data relevant to an investigation, or data that must be retained for the purposes of court orders, regulatory investigations, or legal proceedings).
Sources From Which We Collect Personal Information
We may collect your Personal Information through the Website, your interactions with us, and when you voluntarily provide us with your information. We may also collect your Personal Information from data brokers, ad networks and social media providers, and data aggregators
Sensitive Personal Information
From time to time, we may use and disclose your Sensitive Personal Information (also known as special categories of personal data) in order to create profiles or infer characteristics about you so that we can let you know about products that we believe will be of interest to you. In the UK and EEA, we will only use your Sensitive Personal Information (including health data) for these purposes where you have given us your explicit consent. You may withdraw this consent at any time by emailing [email protected] or the data privacy representative for your region listed in "Contact Us", below.
Automated Decision-Making / Profiling
We do not process your Personal Information on the basis of any automated decision-making including profiling.
Cookies and Other Technologies
We use “cookies” and other similar technologies, some of which are essential for our Website to function. Cookies are small, sometimes encrypted, text files that are stored on computer hard drives by Website that you visit. They are used to help users navigate Website efficiently as well as to provide information to the owner of the website, and for digital advertising. For non-essential cookies (including analytics and advertising cookies), we will only use these if you provide your opt-in consent through our cookie banner or preference tool. For detailed information on the cookies we use on the Website and the purposes for which we use them, please see our Cookie Policy.
Additionally, we use Google Analytics (only where you have consented to the use of non-essential cookies) to evaluate the use of our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies and other identifiers to collect information, such as how often users visit a website, what webpages they visit on a website, and what other Website they visited prior to visiting a website. To learn more about how Google Analytics collects Personal Information, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.
How We Use The Personal Information We Collect
We have set out below is a description of the ways we use your Personal Information (referred to as “processing purposes” below), and, we explain which of the legal bases we rely on for such processing purposes.
| Categories of Personal Information | Processing Purposes | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Personal identifiers; Internet and other electronic activity information. | To provide you with information concerning Arrowhead: notify you about
changes to our Website and/or the services and products we provide. You may not opt-out of service-related communications (e.g., updates to features of the Website, technical and security notices). | For service-related communications: To pursue our legitimate interests to operate our business, and to manage and administer our relationship with you. |
| Personal identifiers; medical information; Internet and other electronic activity information. | Direct advertising and marketing via an online form submission. With your
consent, to provide you with news and information about the services and products we provide. Where required by applicable law, when you voluntarily provide your Personal Information via an online form on the Website, we will send you a confirmation email requiring you to confirm your agreement to receive marketing communications (double opt-in) and only after confirmation will you begin receiving marketing communications. You can withdraw your consent at any time and stop receiving promotional email communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link provided in such communications or by contacting us. You may not opt-out of service-related communications (e.g., updates to features of the Website, technical and security notices). | With your consent (to the extent required by applicable law). |
| Personal identifiers; Internet and other electronic activity information. | Personalisation: administer, analyse, improve and personalise our Website (including, testing, trouble-shooting and research) | To pursue our legitimate interests to provide the Website and process Personal Information to see if and how our Website can be improved, so that we can offer you a better user experience in the future. |
| Personal identifiers; Internet and other electronic activity information | Network and Information Security: to ensure network and information security, including monitoring users’ access to our Website for the purpose of preventing cyber-attacks, unauthorised use of our systems and Website, prevention or detection of crime and protection of Personal Information. | To pursue our legitimate interests to ensure our systems / Website are secure and that individuals are using our systems / Website correctly and in compliance with our Terms of Use. |
| Personal identifiers | Transactions: To enable any due diligence and other appraisals or evaluations for any actual or proposed merger, acquisition, financing transaction or joint venture contemplated by Arrowhead. | To pursue our legitimate interests to administer the management of our business. |
| Personal identifiers; Internet and other electronic activity information. | Legal Claims: To defend and enforce our rights including, against legal claims that involve us, and to manage regulatory matters, investigations, data breaches, and/or data subject requests. |
To comply with our legal obligations. In such cases, if you do not provide this
Personal Information when requested, we may not be able to comply with our legal
obligations and we may have to terminate our relationship with you. To pursue our legitimate interests to enforce or defend our rights and interests. |
You have a right to object to the processing of your Personal Information where that processing is carried out for our legitimate interests. Please note, however, that we may not be able to fulfil such requests in all instances.
Disclosure of Your Personal Information
We may disclose Personal Information to the following third parties in connection with the processing purposes:
- our affiliates;
- service providers that manage website visitor information, facilitate email communications, provide security services and cloud-based data storage, host our Website and assist with other IT-related functions, advertise and market our products and services (including educational offerings), provide market research and analytics information, and provide legal and accounting services;
- to third parties as required or permitted by law to comply with a court order, regulatory request, or other legal process or similar legal process or government request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is legally required or otherwise necessary to protect our rights and property or the rights, property or safety of others, including to law enforcement agencies, and judicial and regulatory authorities;
- third parties to help detect and protect against fraud or data security vulnerabilities; and
- third parties in the event of an actual or contemplated sale, merger, reorganization of our entity or other restructuring.
Security
We take reasonable steps, consistent with generally accepted industry standards, including technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect Personal Information we process from loss, misuse and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. However, please note that, as no system is fully secure, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information.
International Transfers of Personal Information
All Personal Information collected via the Website may be processed in the U.S., where our corporate group headquarters are located. Where we disclose Personal Information originating in the EEA/UK to a third party (e.g., a service provider) located outside of the EEA/UK we will as deemed necessary, enter into an appropriate data transfer agreement (e.g., the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and, for the UK, the International Data Transfer Agreement or UK Addendum to the Standard Contractual Clauses) with that third party, seek to rely on the third party’s Binding Corporate Rules or otherwise make the transfer in reliance on a derogation under EEA/UK data protection laws (e.g., where the transfer is necessary for the defence of legal claims). Intra-group transfers of Personal Information are made in reliance on an appropriate data transfer agreement (e.g., the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and, for the UK, the International Data Transfer Agreement or UK Addendum to the Standard Contractual Clauses). If you would like further information in relation to, or a copy of, the relevant safeguards, you can contact us using the details set out below.
Children’s Privacy
The Website is not directed to minors under the age of 18. We do not have any actual knowledge that we collect Personal Information from minors.
Third Party Links
Our Website may contain social media buttons or links to third-party Website, which may have privacy policies that differ from our own. We are not responsible for the activities and practices that take place on those social media platforms or third-party Website.
Your Data Privacy Rights
You have the following data privacy rights which may be subject to certain limitations / restrictions:
- The right to request access to your Personal Information;
- The right to request that your Personal Information be corrected or deleted;
- The right to request that we restrict our processing of your Personal Information;
- The right to object to the processing of your Personal Information where it is carried out (i) for our legitimate interests – unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing; and/or (ii) for direct marketing purposes;
- The right to withdraw consent to the processing of your Personal Information; and
- The right to request that Personal Information be provided to you or a third party in a machine-readable format.
Please contact us using the details set out below in case you wish to exercise any of the above rights.
You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent data protection authority if you have any reason to believe we have not properly handled your Personal Information or have not respected your rights.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may revise or supplement this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use or share your Personal Information, we will notify you by posting a notice on our Website prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to refer to this Privacy Policy on an ongoing basis, so you understand our current privacy practices.
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible to people with disabilities. To make accessibility-related requests or report barriers, please contact us at [email protected].
Contact Us
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy are welcomed, including requests relating to exercising any of your data privacy rights. Please use the following contact details:
Phone: +1 (626)304-3400 (in English language only)
Email: [email protected]
Address: 177 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 700, Pasadena, CA 91105 USA
Attn: Data Protection Officer
If you reside in the EEA, please contact our EEA Data Protection Representative using the following contact details:
Kaleidoscope Data Privacy Consultants Limited
The Black Church, St Mary’s Place, Dublin DO7 P4AX
Call: +353-1531-4464
Email: [email protected]
If you reside in the UK, contact details for our UK Data Protection Representative are as follows:
Kaleidoscope Consultants Limited
East Side, Kings Cross, London N1C 4AX
Call: +44 (0)20 3637 1111
Email: [email protected]