Privacy Policy

Viking Therapeutics is committed to protecting your privacy. We have developed this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) to explain the ways in which we collect, use, and disclose your personal information on this website (“Site”). By visiting this Site or submitting your personal information, you accept the terms described in this Policy. If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please refer to the end of this Policy for information about how to contact us.

Information we collect

In general. You may visit this Site without providing us with any personal information. However, we will collect and store any information that you choose to submit through the Site. This includes personal information, such as your name, email address, and telephone number. We also collect information when you send us an email message or otherwise communicate with us.

Automatic information. When you visit this Site, we automatically collect and analyze certain information about your computer. This information may include your IP address, Web browser software (such as Internet Explorer), the web pages you visit, and the referring website address.

Cookies and Similar Technologies. We may use “cookies” or other similar technologies when you visit this Site. We use these technologies to facilitate access to this Site, to recognize you when you return to the Site, and to personalize your online experience. We also may use tracking technologies in emails that we send you to confirm that a message has been received. You may modify the settings of your web browser to reject all or particular types of cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is sent, but disabling cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

How we use this information

We may use the information we collect about you to:

Respond to your requests for information;

Provide you with information about Viking Therapeutics;

Perform business analyses or other activities related to our business, or to enhance your online experience;

Enforce our Terms of Use; and

As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.

With whom we share this information

We may share your personal information under certain circumstances, including:

With our partners;

With our authorized service providers that perform certain functions or services on our behalf (for example, we may share your information with entities that support our website functionality);

To respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process, in response to a request for cooperation from law enforcement or another government agency, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;

When necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or as otherwise required by law;

In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale;

In aggregated or another non-personally identifiable form to third parties for business analyses and various other business purposes;

To enforce our Terms of Use;

As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.

Links to other websites

As a convenience to our visitors, this Site may contain links to a number of other websites that we believe may offer useful information. The policies and procedures we describe in this Policy do not apply to those sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy, security, data collection and distribution policies.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we modify this Policy, we will revise the effective date below.

How to contact us

If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact investor relations.

Last updated December 2018.