This Privacy Policy (Policy) sets forth THE START CENTER privacy practices regarding the collection and use of personal data relating to all START/STOH websites (Sites) addressing the US and Europe.

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The Start Center is dedicated to treating people with respect, transparency, and integrity; therefore, we don’t sell or lease your personal data to a third party. This Policy also describes your choices regarding our use of your personal data and how you can access and update your information. When we refer to THE START CENTER, we mean South Texas Oncology and Hematology, PA, South Texas Accelerated Research and Therapeutics LLC, START Midwest LLC & START Mountain Region LLC.

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International users who access our international site(s) and applications or provide information to THE START CENTER, understand and agree with THE START CENTER ’s legitimate interest to collect, use, disclose, retain and transfer your personal data to the United States and other countries and territories for the purposes stated in this Policy. This includes, but is not limited to, the transfer of personal data between THE START CENTER ‘s third parties, and affiliates located in the United States and globally.

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The START Center complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union to the United States, respectively. START has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles.  If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF Principles, the EU-U.S. DPF Principles shall govern.  To learn more about the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.

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The START CENTER remains accountable for onward transfers of EU personal data to third-party agents acting on the START Center’s behalf, where those parties have processed personal data in a manner inconsistent with the Principles unless the START Center proves it is not responsible for the event. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over the START Center’s compliance with EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF Principles. If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that START has not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider, JAMS Data Privacy Program, (free of charge). Under certain conditions, more fully described on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF website, you may be entitled to invoke binding arbitration when other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted.

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The Start Center protects any EU  information transferred to other third countries by introducing privacy provisions to our contracts with online providers or by ensuring the providers adopt the EU standard model clause of the European Commission to ensure information is protected in an adequate manner.

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Information Collection & Use

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• We may also collect the following voluntarily from you:

• Contact information such as email address and phone number

• Language preference

• Regional based location

• We use this information to:

• Respond to your questions

• Optimize user experience

• Display personalized content

• Enable you to post your resume, search job postings, and contact or be contacted by prospective THE START CENTER representatives or agents.

• Notify you of Policy updates