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Effective Date: November 13, 2024
This privacy notice (“Corporate Privacy Notice”) applies to personal information processed by Juul Labs, Inc. (“Juul Labs,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) when engaging with us on our corporate websites including www.juullabs.com, www.juullabsretailer.com, or www.juullabsscience.com (collectively, the “Corporate Sites”), or other online informational offerings owned or operated by Juul Labs (collectively, the “Services”). Our Corporate Privacy Notice is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, process, and share your personal information when you engage with us through the Corporate Sites and to help you understand and exercise your privacy rights.
As used in this Corporate Privacy Notice, “personal information” has the meaning given to it under the law where you live, but typically refers to information that can be used to identify you as an individual; meanwhile our activities taken with respect to your personal information are referred to as “processing.” For residents of California and other US states with specific privacy rights, additional disclosures are available below.
You can also download a copy of the policy.
This privacy notice (“Corporate Privacy Notice”) applies to personal data processed by Juul Labs, Inc. (“Juul Labs,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) when engaging with us on our corporate websites including www.juullabs.com, www.juullabsretailer.com, www.juullabsscience.com and www.juullabs.co.uk (collectively, the “Corporate Sites”), or other online informational offerings owned or operated by Juul Labs that link to this Corporate Privacy Notice (collectively, the “Services”). Our Corporate Privacy Notice is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, process, and disclose information that could reasonably be used to identify you (“personal data” or “personal information”). Juul Labs is the controller of the personal data we process under this Corporate Privacy Notice.
Our Corporate Sites provide information about our work to offer smokers who are legally eligible to purchase our products in the jurisdiction in which they are offered (“Adults”) viable noncombustible alternatives and reduce the harm associated with combustible cigarettes. The Corporate Sites also provide information about, and our Services support, our work to combat the serious problem of underage use of vapor products directly, and through our authorized retailers.
We have independent, age-restricted websites through which we offer our products to eligible Adult smokers and other users (the “E-Commerce Sites”). Data we process through our E-Commerce Sites is described in our Global Privacy Notice.
If you work for Juul Labs or apply for a job with us, our Worker and Applicant Privacy Notice describes how we process your personal data. For residents of the UK, EU and other jurisdictions and certain US states with comprehensive privacy laws, additional disclosures about the information we collect are contained in the SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES section of this Corporate Privacy Notice.
The categories of personal data we collect depends on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect information that you provide to us directly, information we obtain automatically when you use our Services, and information from other sources as described below. If we are required by applicable law or by the terms of a contract to collect your personal data, and you fail to provide the necessary information to us, we may not be able to provide you with Services you requested or otherwise perform under our contract with you.
Information You Provide to Us Directly
Information We Collect Automatically. We as well as third parties that provide content, analytics, or other functionality on our Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies (collectively, “Tracking Technologies”) to automatically collect information through your use of our Services. This includes information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns.
Information We Collect from Third-Party Services and Other Sources. Where permitted by law, we may obtain personal data about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations. For example, if you access our Services through a social networking site, we may collect personal data about you from that third-party application that you have made available via your privacy settings. If you are a research professional who has submitted a proposal to our IIR Program, we may collect or validate personal data if and as applicable, such as your institutional affiliation, license information, past publications, and other due diligence related information from various sources. Finally, we may also obtain personal data about you from other individuals, for example, a spouse or family member who contacts us to report a potential Adverse Experience you may have experienced when using our products.
We will only use your personal data for lawful purposes. Specifically, we may use your personal data for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, for administrative purposes, and to market our products and Services, as described below. More information about the legal basis for each of these purposes under applicable data protection laws is set forth in our Supplemental Disclosures.
We will only use your personal data for the purpose for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose as specified in applicable data protection laws. If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that we have not specified in this Corporate Privacy Notice, we will notify you where we are required by applicable data protection laws to do so and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so, or seek your consent, as required.
Provide Our Services. We use your information to fulfil our contract with you and provide you with our Services, such as:
Administrative and Business Purposes. We use your information for various administrative purposes, such as:
We may disclose your personal data to third parties for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer, as described below. We may also disclose your information to third parties as appropriate and permitted by law. We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers that process your personal data on our behalf to use your personal data for their own marketing or any other purposes, and we only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
The categories of third parties with whom we may share your personal data are described below:
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order or subpoena; protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
If we are involved in an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another commercial entity, your information may be disclosed, sold, or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.
We as well as third parties that provide content, analytics, or other functionalities in relation to our Services, may use Tracking Technologies to automatically collect information through your use of our Services and distinguish you from other users of the Services.
We may use Tracking Technologies in various ways, as described by the following categories:
The privacy choices you may have about your personal data are determined by applicable law and described below.
The privacy rights you may have about your personal data are determined by applicable law and described below. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please Contact Us at any time, or as otherwise instructed in SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES below. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws and will not discriminate or retaliate against you for the exercise of any of these rights. Note that to protect your privacy, we will take steps to reasonably verify your identity before fulfilling your request. These steps may involve asking you to provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal data or an authorized representative of that person.
We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Corporate Privacy Notice. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or loss of your personal data.
The Corporate Sites may contain links to other Juul Labs websites or terms which govern those sites or activities. In addition, the Corporate Sites may link to, or be referenced by websites/applications that are operated by third parties and not controlled by us. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of each website or application you visit. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of any third-party website or application. Providing personal data to third-party websites or applications is at your own risk.
All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
We store the personal data we collect as described in this Corporate Privacy Notice for as long as you use our Services, or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, or based upon other criteria, including, but not limited to, the sensitivity and volume of such data in each case in line with our data retention policies.
The Services are directed exclusively at Adults, are designed to discourage non-Adults from engaging with our Services and from accessing the Corporate Sites, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from, or otherwise interact with, non-Adults. Protecting underage individuals is important to us. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your underage child has submitted personal data through the Corporate Sites without your consent, and you wish to have that information modified or deleted, or you may Contact Us at any time as set forth below. If we become aware that an underage individual has provided us with personal data in violation of our policies, compliance obligations or applicable law, we will delete any personal data we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.
We may revise this Corporate Privacy Notice from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Corporate Privacy Notice, we will notify you as required by applicable law.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Corporate Privacy Notice, or to exercise your rights as detailed in this Corporate Privacy Notice, please:
Make an online request by visiting our Privacy Center
Email us at dataprivacy@juul.com
Call us at 1-855-509-5885
Write to us at:
Juul Labs, Inc.
Attn: Chief Compliance Officer
1000 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Category of Personal Information Collected by Juul Labs: Identifiers. For example, real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers.
Category of Personal Information Collected by Juul Labs: Personal information categories For example, name, address, telephone number or professional information.
Category of Personal Information Collected by Juul Labs: Internet or other electronic network activity. For example, browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
Category of Personal Information Collected by Juul Labs: Sensitive personal information. Any information concerning a consumer’s health, medical history, physical or mental condition or treatment.
Category of Personal Information Collected by Juul Labs: Sensory data: Audio or similar information.
United Kingdom and European Union. The information below contains a list of the legal bases on which we rely when processing personal data that is subject to applicable data protection laws in Europe, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “EU GDPR”) and the EU GDPR as it forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom, (the “UK GDPR”). Please also note that if your personal data is subject to the EU GDPR or UK GDPR, you may receive a copy of the safeguards we use to protect your personal data when it is transferred internationally on request.
Processing Purpose: Providing our Services
Processing Purpose: Administrative and Regulatory Purposes
Processing Purpose: Marketing Purposes