Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of Sierra, Inc.

Sierra Neuropharmceuticals, Inc. ("Sierra", "us", or "we") takes the privacy and protection of your personal information very seriously. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the information you submit to us by visiting the Sierra Website, located at http://www.sierraneuro.com, and/or using any of our Services through the Website. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the meaning given in the Sierra Terms of Use, which is available at Terms of Use.

What This Privacy Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy describes Sierra"s use of Personal Information and Anonymous Information that we collect when you use our Sierra Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the use of your Personal Information by third parties that Sierra does not own or control, or to individuals that we do not control or manage.

"Personal Information" is information about you that is personally identifiable to you like your name, address, or e-mail address, 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.

We collect and use Personal Information and Anonymous Information as described in this Privacy Policy from the users of our Website ("Users").

By using the Sierra Services or submitting Personal Information through our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and you expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy.

Your Personal Information may be processed by us in the country where it was collected as well as other countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.

Personal Information We Collect

The Personal Information we gather from you helps us provide the Sierra Services to you. To respond to inquires you may have about the Sierra Services or Website, we require you to provide information such as your first and last name, place of business, business address, email address, phone number, and zip code.

Personal Information Collected via Technology

As you use the Sierra Services, we may collect certain information about you passively, including your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, and operation system.

Use of Information We Collect and Your Choices

In general, Personal Information that you submit to us is used by us to respond to your inquiries about the Sierra Services and to provide to you the Site Content and Services. We may use your Personal Information to improve the Sierra Services by tailoring the features, performance, and support of the Sierra Services, and to offer you additional functionality.

We may also use your Personal Information to contact you regarding our services, development efforts, and clinical trials. Out of respect for your privacy, we give you the option not to receive these types of communications. If you would like to cease receiving any such communications, you may notify us by sending an email to Privacy@SierraNeuro.com. After delivery of such notice to Sierra, you may not use or download any of the Site Content or use the Sierra Services unless you register on the Website and agree to receive such communications.

We may also send you administrative emails or other communications regarding our Services or notices of any updates to our Terms of Service or Privacy Policy. If you do not want to receive such e-mails, you must discontinue your use of our Website and/or Services.

We may create Anonymous Information records from Personal Information by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the information personally identifiable to you.

Feedback

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

Disclosure of Personal Information

Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not trade, rent, or share your Personal Information with third parties (except as described below) unless you ask or authorize us to do so.

We may provide your Personal Information to third party service providers who work on behalf of us or with us to provide some of the services and features of the Sierra Services. Examples of such services include sending email, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and providing customer service. However, these service providers do not have any independent right to share this information received from us in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

Although we do not currently have a parent company, any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control (collectively, "Affiliates"), we may in the future. We may share some or all of your Personal Information with these Affiliates, in which case we will require our Affiliates to honor, or agree to honor, this Privacy Policy.

In the event Sierra goes through a business transaction 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 acquiror of Sierra or its assets may continue to use your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. You hereby consent to Sierra sharing your Personal Information under the above circumstances.

We may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us or (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of us, visitors to our Website, Users using our Services, or third parties.

Links to Other Sites

The Sierra Website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by Sierra. The provision of such links is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such websites or location or contents of such websites. We have no control over, do not review, and are not responsible for the privacy policies of or content displayed on such other websites. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Policy do not apply to any outside websites.

Privacy of Minors

We do not intentionally collect or maintain information in the Services from those visitors of our Services who are under 13 years old.

Security and Confidentiality

Sierra has put in place commercially reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, no company, including Sierra, can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information.

Changes in this Privacy Policy

As part of the Sierra Terms of Use, this Privacy Policy is subject to occasional amendment, in accordance with the terms of the Sierra Terms of Use.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: 303-496-0141. This Privacy Policy was last updated in May 2008.