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Helix Cup This site requires Javascript to function correctly. Please enable Javascript in your browser ! Helix Cup Most 8th graders in South San Francisco think science is cool. Let’s make science amazing. Privacy Policy Privacy Policy Genentech, Inc. ("Genentech") respects the privacy of visitors to its websites, and we recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of personally identifiable information you share with us (any information by which you can be identified, including but not limited to, name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number). We have established this Online Privacy Policy so that you are informed about how we treat any personally identifiable information that you provide to us in the course of using this website. This Online Privacy Policy will inform you of: How you will be informed of updates to this Privacy Policy What personally identifiable information of yours we may collect from you through our website How we may use your personally identifiable information Limits on how we would share and disclose your personally identifiable information Our policy regarding links to third party websites Security of our website How you can correct and update your personally identifiable information Please note that the Genentech websites are directed towards users who reside in the United States of America. It is not our intent to gather personally identifiable information from individuals residing outside the U.S. Online Privacy Policy Updates From time to time, Genentech may revise this Online Privacy Policy. Any such changes to this Online Privacy Policy will be promptly reflected on this page. Genentech encourages you to review this Online Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Your continued use of this website will be subject to the then-current Online Privacy Policy. The effective date of this Online Privacy Policy is February 17, 2015. Information Collection and Use We (along with our third party partners engaged to provide marketing and advertising on our behalf) collect personally identifiable information about you only if you voluntarily provide it to us and you have the option not to provide any personally identifiable information to us. The following is personally identifiable information that you may voluntarily provide to us and how we use it: Registration. Information obtained from you on registration forms used to process your requests for services and information, such as contact information (name, address, e-mail address), password, username or code. We may use this information to send you a welcoming e-mail to verify your username and password, website updates, special offers, or other information responsive to the data that you provide to us. Additionally, we may refer to your personally identifiable information to better understand your needs and how we can improve our website. Genentech is the owner of all information collected on this website. In addition to the purposes described above, any information we collect may also be used for analytics purposes (e.g., evaluating site usage patterns, assessing throughput) so that we can gauge the effectiveness of our programs and improve the usefulness of information presented to users. Minors Our websites are not intended for or designed to attract children under the age of 13. 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