Privacy Statement
Bayer Schering Pharma AG is aware that the security of your private information
from the use of our website is an important concern. We take the protection
of your personal data very seriously. Therefore we would like you to know
what data we maintain and what data we discard. With this privacy statement,
we would like to inform you about our security measures.
Collection of data
You can use our website without disclosing your personal data. You are not
required to provide personal information as a condition of using our site,
except as may be necessary to provide you a product or service at your request.
When you use our website, data may be stored for various security purposes.
This data may include the name of your Internet service provider, the website
that you used to link to our site, the web sites that you visit from our site
and your IP address. This data could possibly lead to your identification,
but we do not use it to do so. We do use the data from time to time for statistical
purposes, but maintain the anonymity of each individual user so that the person
cannot be identified. In cases when personal data is provided to others to
provide you products or services you have requested, or for other purposes
you have authorized, we rely on technical and organizational means to assure
that applicable data security regulations are followed.
Collection and processing of personal data
We collect personal data only when you provide it to us, through registration,
completion of forms or e-mails, as part of an order for products or services,
inquiries or requests about materials being ordered and similar situations
in which you have chosen to provide the information. The database and its
contents remain at our company and stay with data processors or servers acting
on our behalf and responsible to us. Your personal data will not be passed
on by us or by our agents for use by third parties in any form whatsoever,
unless we have obtained your consent or are legally required to do so. We
will retain control of and responsibility for the use of any personal data
you disclose to us. Some of this data may be stored or processed in computers
located in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, whose data protection
laws may differ from the jurisdiction in which you live. In such cases, we
will ensure that appropriate protections are in place to require the data
processor in that country to maintain protections on the data that are equivalent
to those that apply in the country in which you live.
Purposes of use
The data we collect will only be used for the purpose of supplying you with
the requested products or services or for other purposes for which you have
given your consent, except where otherwise provided by law.
Right of access and correction
You have the right to review and amend any personal data stored in our system
if you believe it may be out of date or incorrect. Just send an e-mail to
the address given in the imprint or contact the Data Protection Officer at
the address below.
Right of cancellation
You have the right at any time to withdraw your consent to the use of your
personal data in the future. Again, just send an e-mail to the address given
in the imprint or contact the Data Protection Officer at the address below.
Data retention
We only retain personal data for as long as is necessary for us to render
a service you have requested or to which you have given your consent, except
where otherwise provided by law (e.g. in connection with pending litigation).
Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored in the visitor’s local
browser cache. Using such cookies it is possible to recognize the visitor’s
browser in order to optimize the website and simplify its use. Data collected
via cookies will not be used to determine the personal identity of the website
visitor.
Most browsers are set up to accept these cookies automatically. In addition,
you can deactivate the storing of cookies or adjust your browser to inform
you before the cookie is stored on your computer.
Security
Bayer Schering Pharma AG uses technical and organizational security precautions
to protect your data from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized
persons. Any personal data that is provided to Bayer Schering Pharma AG by
you will be encrypted in transit to prevent its possible misuse by third parties.
Our security procedures are continuously revised based on new technological
developments.
Children
In light of the importance of protecting children’s privacy, we do not
collect, process or use on our website any information relating to an individual
whom we know to be under 13 years old without the prior, verifiable consent
of his or her legal representative. Such legal representative has the right,
upon request, to view the information provided by the child and/or to require
that it be deleted.
Contacts
If you have any problems, questions or ideas, please contact one of the following
persons.
Corporate Data Protection Officer of Bayer AG:
Rainer Meyer
Building K56
51368 Leverkusen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 214 30 2 05 22
Fax: +49 (0) 214 30 2 03 46
E-mail: cor.privacy@bayerscheringpharma.com
The constant development of the internet requires occasional adjustments to
our privacy statement. We retain the right to make changes when necessary.
Last updated: August 2009
