Company: DARE
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0001401914-25-000018
Chunk: 223

Company: Dare Bioscience, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: ARS
Chunk 223
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 trainings. We also maintain an incident response plan designed to respond to, mitigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents according to a defined set of severity ratings based on the potential impact to our business, information technology systems, network or data, including data held or information technology services provided by third-party vendors or other service providers. As of the date of filing this report, we do not believe there are any risks from cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us or our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. For additional information regarding risks from cybersecurity threats, please refer to Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in this annual report on Form 10-K. Governance Our board of directors administers its cybersecurity risk oversight function through its audit committee. The audit committee is responsible for overseeing our policies, practices and assessments with respect to cybersecurity, and provides periodic updates to our board of directors. The audit committee receives periodic updates from management and our external third party information technology consultant regarding the effectiveness of the systems and processes we have implemented designed to safeguard our information assets and operational integrity from cyber threats, protect employee information from unauthorized access or attack, as well as secure our networks and systems, and regarding other cybersecurity matters, including the results from cybersecurity systems testing and any recent cybersecurity incidents and related responses. Our audit committee is also notified between such updates as soon as practicable regarding significant new cybersecurity threats or incidents. The audit committee also receives a report on cybersecurity matters and related risk exposures at least semi-annually from our Chief Accounting Officer. The chair of our audit committee has a National Association of Corporate Directors Carnegie Mellon University CERT Certification in Cybersecurity Oversight. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES We lease real property to support our business. We believe that the real property we lease is in good operating condition, meets our current needs and that we will be able to renew our lease when needed on acceptable terms or find alternative facilities. See Note 11 "Leased Properties" to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information about our real property leases. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS From time to time, we may become involved in various claims and legal proceedings. Regardless of outcome, litigation and other legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversions of management resources and other factors. As of the date of filing this report, there is no material pending legal proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our property is subject. ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES