Last Updated: June 2, 2025
Schrödinger, LLC and its affiliates (“Schrödinger,” “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) want you to be familiar with how we collect, use, and disclose Personal Information. This Privacy Statement describes our practices in connection with Personal Information that we collect through:
- Websites operated by us from which you are accessing this Privacy Policy, including http://www.schrodinger.com, schrodinger.co.jp, PyMOL.org, and the Schrödinger pages of chj.tbe.taleo.net (“Websites”);
- The software applications we make available for use on computers and mobile devices (“Apps”);
- Social media properties (“Our Social Media”), including:
- HTML-formatted email messages or other communications that we send to you that link to this Privacy Statement (“Emails”); and
- Any other offline business interactions you may have with us (“Offline Interactions”).
Click here for additional information for residents of the United States.
Collectively, we refer to the Websites, Apps, Our Social Media, Emails, and Offline Interactions as the “Services.”
CATEGORIES AND SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
“Personal Information” is information that identifies an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. We collect the following categories of Personal Information:
| Personal Information we receive from you: | |
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| Identifiers | Such as first and last name, title, company name, prefix, email address, telephone number, postal address, professional or trade-related information, chosen username, and password. |
| User Content | Such as reviews about our Services, your avatar, and other content you may create or share with us during our relationship, including posts on Our Social Media, and comment sections. |
| Preferences | Such as language, interests, and other feedback/preferences that you might express during your use of our Services. |
| Marketing Data | Such as your choices regarding our newsletters, surveys, and other marketing/advertising displayed or provided to you, and preferred methods of such promotional communication. |
| Visitor and Event Information | Such as dietary restrictions, travel and accommodation details, issued identification pass to access the premises, and other details specific to a particular event or conference that you share with us. |
| Commercial Information | Such as details of your communications with us, details of your claims, complaints, queries in general, transaction information, and purchase history, including purchases considered, credit or debit card, which includes details like the cardholder’s name, primary account number (PAN), and expiration date. |
| Employment Information | Professional or employment-related information, such as work history and prior employer. |
| Personal Information collected automatically through your use of our Services: | |
|---|---|
| Online Activity Data | Pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times and duration of access, and whether you have opened our marketing emails or clicked links within them. |
| Device Information | Your mobile device’s operating system type and version, manufacturer and model, screen resolution, RAM and disk size, CPU usage, device type (e.g., phone, tablet), IP address, language settings, mobile device carrier, radio/network information (e.g., WiFi, LTE, 3G), advertising ID, and general location information. This includes data obtained through cookies and similar technologies, as described in our Cookies Policy. |
| Audio/Visual Data | Audio, electronic, visual, and similar information, such as call and video recordings, photos and videos taken at one of our events/conferences, CCTV and site security information. |
| Geolocation Data | Such as device location and approximate location derived from IP address. |
| Other sources from which we collect Personal Information: | |
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| Social Media | Such as first and last name, title, company name, prefix, email address, telephone number, postal address, professional or trade-related information, chosen username and password. |
| Other Third Parties | Such as reviews about our Services, your avatar, and other content you may create or share with us during our relationship, including posts on Our Social Media and comment sections. |
We need to collect Personal Information to provide the requested Services to you. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide the Services. If you disclose any Personal Information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the Services, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
PERSONAL INFORMATION PROCESSING PURPOSES
We use Personal Information for legitimate business purposes, including:
| Purpose | Examples of Processing Activities | Personal Information Used |
|---|---|---|
| Administering the Services | Providing the Services’ functionality to you, such as arranging access to your registered account, verifying your information; responding to your inquiries and fulfilling your requests, such as when you contact us via one of our online contact forms or otherwise (e.g., when you send us questions or comments, or when you request other information about our Services); to send you administrative information, such as information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions and policies; to allow you to send Services-related content to another person through the Services if you choose to do so. We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or to comply with a legal obligation. | Identifiers; User Content; Preferences; Marketing Data; Commercial Information; Visitor and Event Information; Commercial Information; Employment Information; Online Activity Data; Device Information; Audio/Visual Data; Geolocation Data. |
| Operations and general business | Administering online Services (including troubleshooting and diagnostic testing, conducting performance analyses of our systems and Services, testing new system features to evaluate their impact, system and log maintenance, technical support, system debugging, and hosting data; and facilitating mergers, acquisitions and other reorganizations and restructurings of our business (including prospective transactions)). We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or based on our legitimate interest, such as maintaining and improving our Services. | Personal Information as relevant for the specific business operation. |
| Conferences, visits, and other events | Facilitating and participating in conferences and events, welcoming guests and visitors to our premises. We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or based on our legitimate interests, such as improving the quality of our events and responding to complaints and concerns relating to an event. | Identifiers; Preferences; Commercial Information; Device Information; Online Activity Data; Audio/Visual Data. |
| Marketing | Sending you newsletters, event invitations, and mailings that we think may be of interest to you; fulfilling your event registration requests; and providing services, including providing events. Where required under applicable law, we obtain your consent to send you direct marketing communications. Where permitted by applicable law, we also engage in marketing activities based on our legitimate interest, such as to promote our Services. | Identifiers; Commercial Information; Preferences; Marketing Data; Visitor and Event Information; Audio/Visual Data; User Content; Online Activity Data; Device Information. |
| Targeted advertising | Engaging advertising partners, including third-party advertising companies and social media companies, to display ads to you on other websites and online services. These companies may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interaction over time across the Services, our communications, and other online services, and use that information to serve online ads that they think will interest you. We may also share information about our users with these companies to facilitate interest-based advertising to our or similar users (known as a “lookalike audience”) on other online platforms. Where required under applicable law, we obtain your consent to send you direct marketing. Where permitted by applicable law, we also engage in targeted advertising based on our legitimate interest, such as providing tailored Services based on your preferences. | Identifiers; Commercial Information; Preferences; Marketing Data; Audio/Visual Data; User Content; Online Activity Data; Device Information. |
| Personalizing our Services | Personalizing our interactions with you and providing you with information and/or offers tailored to your interests, such as delivering content via our Services that we believe will be relevant and interesting to you. Where required under applicable law, we obtain your consent to provide personalized Services. Where permitted by applicable law, we also personalize the Services based on our legitimate interest, such as providing tailored Services based on your preferences. | Identifiers; Marketing Data; Commercial Information; Visitor and Event Information; Online Activity Data; Device Information; Preferences. |
| Improving and developing Services that we may provide to you | Conducting data analysis, for example, monitoring and analyzing Services use and using data analytics to improve the efficiency of our Services; developing new Services; considering ways to enhance, improve, repair, maintain or modify our Services; identifying usage trends, for example, understanding which parts of our Services are most interesting to users; determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users; and operating and expanding our business activities. We engage in these activities based on our legitimate interests, such as developing new Services, and with your consent to the extent required by applicable law. | Identifiers; Commercial Information; Preferences; User Content; Visitor and Event Information Online Activity Data; Device Information; Audio/Visual Data. |
| Relationship building and engagement | Facilitating and responding to any social sharing and posts on our Services, and other customer relationship building activities. We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or based on our legitimate interest, such as improving our Services. | Identifiers; Marketing Data; Visitor and Event Information; Online Activity Data; Device Information. |
| Aggregation and/or anonymization | Aggregating and/or anonymizing Personal Information so that it will no longer be considered Personal Information. We engage in these activities based on our legitimate interest, such as to generate anonymized data for our own business purposes which does not identify you or another individual. | Personal Information as relevant for the specific business purpose. |
| Security and fraud prevention | Conducting audits, verifying that our internal processes function as intended and are compliant with legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements; monitoring for and preventing fraud; and for security purposes, including maintaining system security and on-site security of our premises. We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or based on our legitimate interest, such as identifying and preventing fraudulent transactions and cyberattacks. | Identifiers; Device Information. |
| Legal and compliance | Fulfilling our legal and compliance-related obligations, including complying with applicable laws; complying with legal processes; responding to requests from public and government authorities; meeting national security or law enforcement requirements, compliance with requirements set by industry-specific supervisory bodies.
Enforcing our terms and conditions and standards; protecting our operations; protecting the rights, privacy, or property of Company; responding to auditors; and allowing us to pursue available legal remedies and make insurance claims, defend claims, and limit the damages that Company may sustain. We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or based on our legitimate interest, such as our interest in enforcing our terms and conditions and bringing and defending legal claims. |
Personal Information as relevant for the specific legal action, regulatory investigation, and/or legal processes in question. |
| Emergency and incident response | Ensuring the safety of on-site personnel and visitors; responding to, handling, and documenting on-site accidents and medical and other emergencies; actively monitoring properties to ensure adequate incident prevention, response, and documentation (including CCTV); requesting assistance from emergency services; and sending notifications and alerts in the event of incidents or emergencies (such as via SMS, email, call, audio-visual device prompts, etc.). We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to protect individuals’ vital interests, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or based on our legitimate interest, such as ensuring the safety of our premises. | Personal Information as relevant for the specific emergency or incident. |
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We disclose Personal Information to third parties and for the purposes described below, depending on each specific jurisdiction and applicable law:
| Recipients | Purpose |
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Schrödinger affiliates:
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For all the purposes listed above Schrödinger and the relevant affiliates are responsible for the management of any jointly used Personal Information. |
| Third-party service providers | Including service providers that provide website hosting, IT and related infrastructure, email delivery, analytics, and other services for the following purposes:
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| Advertising networks |
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| Analytics providers |
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| Law enforcement, public, regulatory and government authorities, courts, tribunals, or third parties where necessary to comply with applicable law and regulations |
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| Professional advisors, such as accountants, actuaries, auditors, experts, consultants, lawyers, banks, and financial institutions |
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| Business partners |
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| Third parties such as an acquiring entity and its advisors, in connection with a sale or business transaction | We may disclose or transfer your Personal Information in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings). You will be notified of any such business transaction and of possible changes to the processing of your Personal Information in accordance with applicable law and the “UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT’’ section. |
COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
Please read our Cookies Policy to learn how we use information that we and our service providers collect automatically, including through cookies, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies and to understand your choices with respect to such collection and use.
SECURITY
We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to protect Personal Information within our organization. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.
EMAIL MARKETING CHOICES
You have choices regarding marketing-related communications. Where required by applicable law, we will ask for your prior opt-in consent. If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may opt out by following the unsubscribe instructions in any such message or by contacting us by email at remove@schrodinger.com.
We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that if you opt out of receiving marketing from us, we may still send you important administrative messages, from which you cannot opt out.
RIGHTS AND REQUESTS
If you would like to request to access/review, correct, update, suppress/delete, object to, restrict or opt out of the processing of Personal Information, withdraw your consent where relied upon for processing (which will not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to the withdrawal), or if you would like to request to receive an electronic copy of your Personal Information for purposes of transmitting it to another company (to the extent these rights are provided to you by applicable law), please use our Company online form or feel free to contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law. If you are a resident of California, please refer to the “U.S. STATE CONSUMER PRIVACY SUPPLEMENT” section at the end of this Privacy Statement for more information about the requests you may make under applicable law.
In your request, please make clear what Personal Information you would like to have changed, whether you would like to have your Personal Information suppressed from our database or otherwise let us know what limitations you would like to put on our use of your Personal Information. For your protection, we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes and/or to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting a change or deletion (e.g., when you make a purchase or enter a promotion, you may not be able to change or delete the Personal Information provided until after the completion of such purchase or promotion). Further, certain Personal Information may be exempt from requests pursuant to applicable data protection laws or other laws and regulations.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may also lodge a complaint with a data protection authority for your country or region, or where an alleged infringement of applicable data protection law occurs. For example, a list of EEA data protection authorities is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm. Information regarding the UK data protection authority is available at: https://ico.org.uk/.
RETENTION PERIOD
We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained as outlined in this Privacy Statement unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
- The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Services to you (for example, for as long as you have a relationship with us or keep using the Services);
- Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records or communications for a certain period before we can delete them); or
- Whether retention is advisable considering our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
This Privacy Statement does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of any third parties. This includes any third party operating any website or service to which the Services link. The inclusion of a link on the Services does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.
In addition, we are not responsible for the information collection, use, disclosure or security policies or practices of other organizations, such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, or any other app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer, including with respect to any Personal Information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with the Apps or Our Social Media.
THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING
We use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements regarding goods and services that may be of interest to you when you access and use the Services and other websites or online services.
You may receive advertisements based on information relating to your access to and use of the Services and other websites or online services on any of your devices, as well as on information received from third parties. These companies place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser (including using pixel tags). They also use these technologies, along with information they collect about your online use, to recognize you across the devices you use, such as a mobile phone and a laptop. If you would like more information about this practice, and to learn how to opt out of it in desktop and mobile browsers on the device on which you are accessing this Privacy Statement, please visit our Notice of Right to Opt-Out page.
USE OF SERVICES BY MINORS
The Services are not directed to individuals under the age of sixteen (16), and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 16.
CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER
Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country or region where we have facilities or engage service providers. By using the Services, you understand that your Personal Information will be transferred to countries outside of your country or region of residence, including to the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country or region. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, or security authorities in those other countries or regions may be entitled to access your Personal Information.
Some countries outside of the EEA/UK are recognized by the European Commission and/or the UK government as providing an adequate level of data protection according to EEA/UK standards: the list of the EEA’s adequate jurisdictions is available here, and the list of the UK’s adequate jurisdictions is available here. For transfers from the EEA or the UK to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission or the UK government (as applicable), we have put in place adequate measures, such as the standard contractual clauses adopted by the relevant authority to protect your personal data. You may obtain a copy of these measures by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.
For transfers from Japan to countries not considered adequate by the Japanese government (as applicable), we have also put in place adequate measures, such as data transfer agreements containing provisions required under Japanese law, to protect your Personal Information.
For transfers from mainland China to abroad, we undertake such transfers in accordance with applicable local laws, including to base such transfers on a relevant transfer mechanism or exemption as provided for under local laws. If you would like to exercise your rights with respect to your Personal Information against us or recipients located outside of your country or region of residence, please contact us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.
SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Unless we request it, we ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive Personal Information (e.g., Social Security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, biometrics or genetic characteristics, criminal background, or trade union membership) on or through the Services or otherwise to us.
UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
The “Last Updated” legend at the top of this Privacy Statement indicates when this Privacy Statement was last revised. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Statement on the Services.
CONTACTING US
Schrödinger, LLC, located at 1540 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10036, is the company responsible for collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information under this Privacy Statement. If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us.
You can reach us at: personal@schrodinger.com
German residents may also contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at:
Prof. Dr. h.c. Heiko Jonny Maniero, LL.B., LL.M. mult., M.L.E.
DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH
Fraunhoferring 3
85238 Petershausen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0) 8131-77987-0
Fax: +49 (0) 8131-77987-99
Email: info@dg-datenschutz.de
Website: https://dg-datenschutz.de/
U.S. STATE CONSUMER PRIVACY STATEMENT
| Categories of Personal Information | Disclosed to Which Categories of Third Parties for Operational Business Purposes | Shared With |
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| Identifiers | Affiliates; service providers; analytics providers; law enforcement; professional advisors; business partners; third parties for business transactions | Advertising networks |
| Personal information as defined in the California customer records law, such as
name, contact information, signature, education and employment information |
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| Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as sex, race, primary language, and disability status, to the extent required or permitted by applicable law | ||
| Commercial Information | ||
| Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history, search history, and interactions with our online properties or ads | Affiliates; service providers; analytics providers; law enforcement; professional advisors; third parties for business transactions | Advertising networks |
| Geolocation Data | ||
| Audio/Video Data | ||
| Employment Information | Affiliates; service providers; analytics providers; law enforcement; professional advisors; third parties for business transactions | None |
| Education information subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, such as student records | ||
| Sensitive Personal Information
Such as account login and financial information, precise/specific geolocation information |
Affiliates; service providers; analytics providers; law enforcement; professional advisors; business partners; third parties for business transactions | Advertising networks |
We retain each category of Personal Information as described above under “RETENTION PERIOD“.
We do not sell Personal Information, as defined under applicable law. We have not engaged in such activities in the preceding 12 months. Without limiting the foregoing, we do not sell Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age.
We collect, use, and disclose Sensitive Personal Information for purposes of performing services for our business, providing goods or performing services as requested or reasonably expected by you, ensuring safety, security and integrity, countering wrong or unlawful actions, short term transient use, servicing accounts, providing customer service, verifying customer information, processing payments, activities relating to quality and safety control or product improvement, and other collection and processing that is not for the purpose of inferring characteristics about an individual. We do not use Sensitive Personal Information for additional purposes.
We collect, use, and disclose Personal Information for the purposes described above under “PERSONAL INFORMATION PROCESSING PURPOSES“.
We collect Personal Information from several sources as described above under “CATEGORIES AND SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED“.
Individual Rights and Requests
You may request that we:
- Disclose to you the following information:
- The categories of Personal Information we collected about you and the categories of sources from which we collected such Personal Information;
- The business or commercial purpose for collecting Personal Information about you;
- The categories of Personal Information about you that we shared and the categories of third parties to whom we shared such Personal Information; and
- The categories of Personal Information about you that we disclosed.
- Correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information.
- Delete Personal Information we collected from you.
- Provide the specific pieces of your Personal Information, including a copy in a portable format.
- Opt out of targeted advertising, including the “sharing” of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
To make a request, please use our online form or contact us in accordance with the “CONTACTING US” section.
You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under applicable law.
We will verify and respond to your request consistent with applicable law, considering the type and sensitivity of the Personal Information subject to the request. For your protection, we may need to request information (such as your name, email address, mailing address, and relationship with us) to verify your identity and protect against fraudulent requests. If you make a deletion request, we may ask you to verify your request before we delete your Personal Information.
To request to opt out of any targeted advertising, including the sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising, click here.
Opt-out Preference Signals
We also process opt-out preference signals, such as the Global Privacy Control. These signals set your opt-out preferences only for the particular browser or device you are using and any consumer profile that we associate with that browser or device, unless you are logged into your Company account, in which case we will honor the signal with respect to that browser or device and your account, including your offline consumer profile associated with that account. If you wish to set your opt-out preferences for offline uses of your Personal Information and you are not logged into your Company account, please click here or contact us as described in the “CONTACTING US” section above. For information about how to use the Global Privacy Control, please visit https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.
Appeals
To the extent the right is provided to you by applicable law and if we refuse to take action on your request, you may appeal this refusal within a reasonable period after you have received notice of the refusal. You may file an appeal by contacting us as described in the “CONTACTING US” section above.
Authorized Agents
If an agent would like to make a request on your behalf as permitted by applicable law, the agent may use the submission methods noted above. As part of our verification process, we may request that the agent provide, as applicable, proof concerning their status as an authorized agent. In addition, we may require that you verify your identity as described above or confirm that you provided the agent permission to submit the request.
Sharing your Personal Information with Third Parties for Direct Marketing Purposes
If you prefer that we discontinue sharing your Personal Information on a going-forward basis with our affiliates for their direct marketing purposes, you may opt out of this sharing by emailing us at remove@schrodinger.com. If you would prefer that we discontinue sharing your Personal Information on a going-forward basis with unaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes, you may opt out of this sharing by emailing us at remove@schrodinger.com.