PRIVACY POLICY

Updated: January 4, 2018

Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This privacy statement explains the Company’s data collection and use practices with respect to its website at verrica.com (the “Site”). By using the pages in the Site, you agree to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to the terms set forth herein, do not use the Site.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may ask you for information that personally identifies you or provides information about yourself (“personal information”) or allows us to contact you to provide a service or a product or carry out a transaction that you have requested (such as requesting information about our company). The personal information we collect may include your name, your address, your telephone number, your email address and other contact information, and other information about services requested through the Site. You are not required to provide the personal information that we have requested, but, if you choose not to do so, in many cases we will not be able to provide you with our services or respond to questions you may have.

The Site may also collect certain non-personal information about your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to the Site. This information is used, among other reasons, to help improve the Site, analyze use trends, and administer the Site.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Except as otherwise required by law, the personal information collected on the Site will be used solely to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) and/or product(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized. In support of these purposes, the Company may use personal information to provide you with more effective customer service, send promotional or advertising materials to you (see opt-out provisions below), to improve the Site and any related Company products or services, and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for your repeated entry of the same information. In order to offer you a more consistent experience in your interactions with the Company, information collected by the Site may be combined with information collected in connection with other Company products and services.

The Company may occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as website hosting, website design or technical support, mailing/shipping, answering customer questions about products and services, and sending information about our products, special offers, and other services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

The Company may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the Site; or (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company and the Site. The Company may also disclose personal information about you if we determine that disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our Terms and Conditions, or protect other users of the Site.

CONTROL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Statement, your personal information will not be shared outside of the Company without your permission.

For persons over the age of 13, providing information about yourself through the Site is free and completely voluntary. No information should be submitted to or posted to the Site by any person under the age of 13 years. The Company does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are under 13 years old, you may not attempt to provide your information through the Site. If the Company determines that contact information has submitted by a person under age 13, such information will be removed. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you may use the Site only with your parent or guardian’s consent; the Company reserves the right to request verification of such parent or guardian’s consent. Personal information of persons between ages 13 and 17 will be collected as described in this privacy statement. By submitting your contact information through the Site, you represent that you are age 13 or over.

SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Company is strongly committed to protecting the security of your personal information. When you submit personal information on the Site, the Company will take all reasonable efforts in order to protect your personal information. The Company uses certain security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure once it is received.

COOKIES

We may collect information about your visits to the Site without you actively submitting such information through the use cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server and that helps the Site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. The use of cookies simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, eases Site navigation, and provides other similar benefits to users of the Site. When you return to the Site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Site’ features.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of the Site.

CHOICE/OPT-OUT

The Site provides you with the opportunity to choose to receive updates about the Company and any information we may want you to know about. You may be added to the Company’s mailing lists and signed up for certain notifications from the Company when you submit your contact information through the Site. If you would like to be removed from this list and/or opt out of these notifications, please unsubscribe using the instructions in the email or call or write us at the physical address, email address or telephone number listed below. Please allow five (5) business days for processing of your opt-out request.

If you need to correct or update your contact information, or you no longer desire our services, you can do so by contacting us using the contact information set forth below.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The Site may contain links to other sites that are not affiliated with the Company. Any such link is not, and is not intended to be, an endorsement of such other website or its content and you should review the terms of use and privacy policy of such other website. These websites operate independently of the Company and the Company is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

We reserve the right to update this privacy statement from time to time and without notice to you. All such updates shall be effective immediately unless otherwise stated. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement, as amended from time to time.

COORDINATION WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This Privacy Statement is intended solely to clarify the Company’s practices with respect to personal information and shall not in any way modify or limit the legal effect of the Terms and Conditions to the use of the Site. In the event of any conflict between this privacy statement and the Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions shall control. In particular, the Company will not be liable for any damages or injury (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) that result from your use of the Site or your submission of personal information through the Site, even if there is negligence on the part of the Company or its employees. In addition, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your submission of personal information to the Site or your unlawful collection of personal information of others through use of the Site.

GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

This Privacy Statement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.  Any dispute relating to this Privacy Statement shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in the State of Delaware.

LIMITATIONS OF PRIVACY STATEMENT

This Privacy Statement explains only data collection and use practices related to the Company’s website; it does not apply to other products or services of the Company. Please be aware that this Privacy Statement and any choices you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to the Company in the context of other, separately provided, products or services.

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Company welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe that the Company has not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please contact us electronically or via postal mail at the following address, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Email: info@verrica.com

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