privacy policy | Eczema Research Info

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is presented by the Sponsor of the eczema research study (“Study Sponsor,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”), which is being conducted by the University of California, San Francisco. We value the privacy of individuals who visit and complete our eczema research study screening questionnaire available at https://www.eczemaresearch.info/ (our “Services”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information from users of our Services (“Users”).

Information We Collect

We may collect a variety of information from or about you or your devices from various sources, as described below.

A. Information You Provide to Us.

Screening questionnaire. If you voluntarily choose to complete our eczema research study screening questionnaire, we will collect any information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, phone number, age, history of eczema, medication and treatment history, referral source, and other information related to the study. We use this information to pre-screen you as a potential candidate for the eczema study, as more fully described in the screening questionnaire. Please note that any information the University of California, San Franciso or its research coordinators, partners, collaborators, and contractors (collectively, “UCSF”) collects from you directly is not subject to this privacy policy and is subject to UCSF’s privacy policies, notices, and disclosures.

Other information you provide us. We will collect any additional information you choose to provide us when you reach out to communicate with us, for example when you contact us by phone, SMS text message, or email via the contact information provided on the Services.

B. Information We Collect When You Use Our Services.

Device Information. We receive information about the device and software you use to access our Services, including IP address, device type, device identifiers, web browser type and version, and operating system version.

Usage Information. We automatically receive information about your interactions with our Services, like the pages or other content you view, referrer information (the website you visited before coming to our Services), and the dates and times of your visits.

Information from Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. We and our third-party partners collect information about your activities on our Services using cookies, pixel tags, SDKs, or other tracking technologies.

How We Use the Information We Collect

We use the information we collect:

To provide, maintain, improve, and enhance our Services, mainly to prescreen you for the eczema research study;
To understand and analyze how you use our Services;
To communicate with you, provide you with updates and other information relating to our Services, provide information that you request, respond to comments and questions, and otherwise provide customer support;
To call you and send you text messages;
To find and prevent fraud and abuse, and respond to trust and safety issues that may arise;
For compliance purposes, including enforcing our Terms of Service or other legal rights, or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency; and
For other purposes for which we provide specific notice at the time the information is collected.

How We Disclose the Information We Collect

UCSF. We may disclose the results of the screening questionnaire with UCSF. They will use this information to determine whether you may be eligible to participate in the eczema research study. Any other uses of your information by UCSF that we collect and disclose to UCSF in accordance with this Privacy Policy is subject to UCSF’s privacy policies, notices, and disclosures and not this Privacy Policy.

Affiliates. We may disclose any information we receive to our current or future affiliates for any of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Vendors and Service Providers. We may disclose any information we receive to vendors and service providers retained in connection with the provision of our Services.

As Required By Law and Similar Disclosures. We may access, preserve, and disclose your information if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: (a) comply with law enforcement requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; (b) respond to your requests; or (c) protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of your information may occur if you post any objectionable content on or through the Services.

Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers. We may transfer your information to service providers, advisors, potential transactional partners, or other third parties in connection with the consideration, negotiation, or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company or we sell, liquidate, or transfer all or a portion of our assets. The use of your information following any of these events will be governed by the provisions of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time the applicable information was collected.

Consent. We may also disclose your information with your permission.

Third Parties

Our Services may contain links to other websites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your activities on these third-party services or any information you disclose to these third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any information to them.

Security

We make reasonable efforts to protect your information by using physical and electronic safeguards designed to improve the security of the information we maintain. However, because no electronic transmission or storage of information can be entirely secure, we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information.

Minors’ Privacy

We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from minors under 18 years of age, and no part of our Service(s) is directed to children.

International Visitors

Our Services are hosted in the United States and intended for visitors located within the United States. If you choose to use the Services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the U.S. for storage and processing. We may also transfer your data from the U.S. to other countries or regions in connection with storage and processing of data, fulfilling your requests, and operating the Services. By providing any information, including personal information, on or to the Services, you consent to such transfer, storage, and processing.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We will post any adjustments to the Privacy Policy on this page, and the revised version will be effective when it is posted. If we materially change the ways in which we use or disclose personal information previously collected from you through the Services, we will notify you through the Services, by email, or other communication.

Last Updated: October 9, 2026