Thank you for visiting helixis.com, a Helixis, Inc. Web site. As your privacy is important to us, we have provided below a policy notice, which explains in detail our online information practices and the choices you, as a visitor, can make about the way your information is collected and used on this Web site. For purposes of this policy, references to "Helixis," "Helixis, Inc.," "helixis.com," "the Company," "we," "our," and "us" means Helixis, Inc. Policy effective April 23, 2008.

ONLINE APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMEN

If you are applying online for employment, Helixis, Inc. may ask for voluntary self-identification information, such as nationality or sex. Completion of this information is voluntary and is not a requirement of employment. This information will in no way affect the decision regarding your employment application. This information will be kept confidential and maintained separate from your application for employment. We hope that you will complete this information to assist us in recording data for statistical reports that we are obligated to file periodically with various government agencies. Additionally, Helixis, Inc. will ask for your education background, which is a requirement for the application process. Finally, the online application process will allow you an opportunity to post your current resume in text form. The information submitted is for our own recruitment use. Helixis, Inc. does not sell the information you provide at this Web site to any third party. Helixis, Inc. and/or the companies that we hire will use this information to comply with your request for potential employment. Helixis, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ONLINE REQUEST FOR LITERATURE

Helixis, Inc. will only collect personally identifiable data, such as your name, address and telephone number, when it is voluntarily submitted to us via this Web site. Helixis, Inc. and/or the companies that we hire will use this information to comply with your request for information or as otherwise disclosed to you at the page which you submit your information or for our own use. Helixis, Inc. does not sell the information you provide at this Web site to any third party.

SITE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

This Helixis, Inc. Web site also uses cumulative data to track the total number of visitors to our site, the number of visitors to each page of our site, and the domain names of our visitors' Internet service providers. No personally identifiable information is available in this process.

FEEDBACK INFORMATION

We, at Helixis, Inc. will continue to add and enhance the content on our site. Your feedback and comments regarding our company, products and services are valuable to us. The online inquiry form facilitates all site feedback, which is located in the contact us section of this site. Any e-mails submitted to Helixis, Inc. are not secure.

COOKIES

To enhance your experience with our site, many of our Web pages use "cookies." Cookies are text files we place in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites.

We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our Web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site).