{"id":13819,"date":"2025-12-22T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leo-foundation.org\/en\/?page_id=13819"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:34:26","slug":"data-ethics-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leo-foundation.org\/en\/data-ethics-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Ethics Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Data Ethics Policy<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

1. Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pursuant to Section 99d of the Danish Financial Statements Act, the LEO Foundation (“we”, “us”, or “the foundation”) is obliged to supplement the management’s report with an account of our data ethics policy under the \u201cfollow-or-explain\u201d principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our responsible data management, we have developed this written policy to describe how we organize our data practices and how we act when using data, whether it concerns personal data submitted by grant applicants, data about employees or non-personal data. This policy complements relevant legislation, our internal data policies, and our Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For us, data ethics concerns the fundamental ethical considerations that influence how data is collected and used. It goes beyond legislative requirements. We recognize that our use of data may create risks not fully addressed by legislation. Legislation may be challenged in keeping up with the technological development and does not always consider all conceivable issues arising in a technological context. There may also be situations where legislation allows a given use of data, where we, however, find such use incompatible with our purpose and values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Strategy and objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The LEO Foundation\u2019s overall objectives are to ensure the long-term continuation and success of LEO Pharma, and support independent scientific research through philanthropic grants. In pursuing these objectives, we collect and process data to support our strategic ownership, grantmaking, investment activities, communications, and knowledge sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We aim to handle all data with integrity, transparency, and responsibility. Our ethical approach to data management aims to support trust among our stakeholders incl. grant applicants, grantees, collaborators, and employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Ethical data principles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While our use of data and new technology is generally limited, we remain conscious of the risks that data processing can pose. We are committed to detecting and addressing such risks to ensure that our practices remain responsible and aligned with our values. Therefore, we have developed the following principles for how to handle data in an ethical way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n