Last Updated: April 2025
This California Privacy Notice at Collection (“Notice at Collection”) supplements the Aardvark Therapeutics (“Aardvark,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) Website Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice for collection of personal information through our website and online services.
This Notice at Collection applies to visitors or users of our websites located at:
https://aardvarktherapeutics.com/
https://ir.aardvarktherapeutics.com/
https://hero4pws.com [] (our “Sites”) and individuals with whom we interact regarding our products and services (our “Services”), who are residents of California, as required under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CCPA”). This California Notice at Collection provides key information about how we collect and use personal information. Terms used in this Notice at Collection have the meaning ascribed to them in the CCPA.
A PDF version of this California Privacy Notice at Collection is available here.
For additional information, including details regarding your privacy rights, please see our Website Privacy Policy and our California Privacy Notice.
Additional information about data collected in clinical trials including protected health information is in our internal GXP Policy.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect or use information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you or your household (“Personal Information”). The below chart describes the Personal Information we collect, our purposes for collecting and using it, whether it is sold or shared. Please note, we do not “sell” (as that term is defined under the CCPA) your Personal Information; however, we may share certain information with our service providers, advertising and marketing companies, our business parties, and other third-party vendors as directed by you. You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of Personal Information for certain purposes. For more information or to exercise your rights please see the below section, Your Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing.
| Category of Personal Information Collected | Types of Personal Information Collected | Business or Commercial Purposes for Collection and Use | Is Personal Information Sold or Shared? |
| Identifiers | Name, contact information (email address, mailing address, zip code, phone number), date of birth, gender, business contact information. | Fulfilling your requests, including providing you with information via electronic communications, and complying with applicable laws. | Yes, shared with the following categories of third parties: Service Providers Business Partners Marketing and Advertising Entities |
| Sensitive Personal Data | Health and medical information. | Fulfilling your requests, including determining your eligibility as a clinical trial participant, and complying with applicable laws. Processing complaints regarding clinical trials and products. | Yes, shared with the following categories of third parties: Service Providers Business Partners |
| Internet or Other Electronic Activity Information | IP address, browsing history, search history, your interactions with our Sites. | Providing and improving our Site and complying with applicable laws. | Yes, shared with the following categories of third parties: Service Providers Marketing and Advertising Entities |
| Inferences from Other Personal Information | Information used to generate a profile about you. | Fulfilling your requests, including determining your eligibility as a clinical trial participant, communicating with you, and complying with applicable laws. | Yes, shared with the following categories of third parties: Service Providers Business Partners Marketing and Advertising Entities |
Retention of Personal Information
We will only retain your information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.
Your Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing
We do not sell your Personal Information for monetary consideration or as that term is traditionally defined. However, we do engage in certain activities related to marketing, advertising and data analytics that could be a “sale” of Personal Information under the CCPA. You have the right to opt-out of the sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes by clicking on the link at the bottom of our homepage or through an opt-out preference signal. If you choose to exercise this right through an opt-out preference signal and we detect such a signal, it will be honored. If you submit a request to opt-out, including through an opt-out preference signal, after you have consented to our sale or sharing of Personal Information, we will opt you out of any further selling or sharing of Personal Information.
For Additional Information
For additional information, including details regarding your privacy rights, please see our Website Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Notice at Collection, please contact us at [email protected].
