Privacy Statement
This site is intended for
Canadian residents only and is subject to all applicable Canadian laws.
In accordance with the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, this Privacy
Statement outlines the information Bayer Inc. ("Bayer") will collect on
this website and how it will use that information. It will also tell you
who to contact about the personal information, which is collected, and
what to do if you do not want your personal information collected.
Bayer operates this website.
Bayer will post any changes to this Privacy Statement on this page so that
you can always be aware of the type of information collected, its use and
how you can contact us.
Bayer is aware that the security
of your private information obtained 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.
Bayer respects the privacy of
each individual with which it comes into contact, either as a customer or
as a visitor to this web site. Bayer will not give, rent or sell any
customer information or any information about any visitor to this web site
to any non-Bayer organization or individual.
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.
By using our website, data is
stored on our servers for various security purposes, e.g., may include the
name of your internet service provider, the website that you used to link
to our site, the websites that you visit from our site and your
IP-Address. This data could possibly lead to your identification, however
it is not used for this purpose. The data is used from time to time for
statistical purposes, but the individual user remains anonymous. As far as
data being given to external organizations, we have assured, through
technical and organizational means, that data security regulations are
followed.
Collection and Processing of
Personal Data
Personal data is only collected
if you provide it to us, i.e. as part of the registration, through
completion of forms or e-mails or inquiries or requests.
The database and its contents remain at our company and stay with our
provider. Your personal data is not 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 at 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 e-mail newsletters requested
for which you have given your consent, except where otherwise provided by
law.
The data we collect may also be
used to improve the content of our website, and may be used to contact you
via e-mail or by regular mail, to provide you with information that we
believe to be of interest to you, process and store the information
provided so that we are able to better understand your needs and how we
can improve our products and services and to provide you with
health-related information or services that we believe would be of
interest to you.
Right to Cancel, Access and
Correction
You are allowed to cancel your
authorization for use of your personal data at any time with regard to
future use. All that is required is completion and submission of the form
in the
contact us section.
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. All that is required is completion and submission of
the form in the
contact us section.
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
We will be using a feature on
your Internet browser called "cookies", which are files that your Internet
browser puts on your hard drive.
In some websites, so-called
Cookies are used in order for us to improve the efficiency of your
individual use of the website. Cookies are identifiers that our web-server
could send to your computer in order to identify the computer being used
for the duration of the session. 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. If Cookies are going to be saved to your computer not
only for the duration of a session, with automatic subsequent deletion,
but for the long term, then you will be notified of this fact when the
relevant cookies are set. We will use cookies to help us provide you with
a better experience when you visit this web site. It will let us know that
you are a prior visitor and it will help us retrieve information that you
may have previously provided to us.
Security
Bayer uses technical and
organizational security precautions, in order to protect your data from
coincidental or deliberate manipulation, loss, destruction or access by
unauthorized persons. As part of the collection and processing of personal
data, all transferred information will be encrypted to prevent misuse of
the data by third parties. Our security procedures are continuously
revised based on new technological developments.
Bayer does not intend this site
for child audiences, and has no intention of collecting
personally-identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone
number) from children under 13 years old. If you discover that your child
has provided us with personally identifiable information, we ask that a
parent or guardian of the child contact us at
contactbayer@bayer.com to have this information
deleted from our records.
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.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may amend this policy from
time to time. If we make any material changes in the way we use your
personal information collected at this site we will notify you by posting
a prominent announcement on our website pages.
Your Consent
Your use of this website and by
voluntarily submitting your personal information to us, you are consenting
to the above Privacy Statement and terms of use.
Contact
If you wish to know what
information we have in our files about you, ask a question about the
information in your file or request a change to the information in your
file, please e-mail
contactbayer@bayer.com. Bayer retains the right to
make changes when necessary. |
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