What This Privacy Policy Covers
Roche is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. It is very important to us that you should be able to use and enjoy our website without having to compromise your privacy in any way. This privacy policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in line with data protection legislation. Please read on to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Roche Products Limited, Hexagon Place, 6 Falcon Way, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 1TW.
Our nominated representative for the purpose of the Act is the Company Secretary.
1. Information collected and its usage
When contacting us through the site you were asked to submit personal information about yourself for example age, sex, email address. We will only use that information to communicate with you by sending you information that you have requested. If you have submitted your personal details in relation to your participation in a Roche UK clinical trial and your details have changed, or you no longer wish to receive the requested information, please email: clinical.trials@roche.com.
If you contact the Corporate Affairs department (welwyn.corporate_affairs@roche.com) or the Drug Information department (medinfo.uk@roche.com) via email, your personal details will not be recorded, or used for any other purpose, except to respond to your request or enquiry.
2. Cookies
Cookies are files that identify your computer to our server. Cookies do not identify the individual user, only the computer used. Whenever you visit the site, the pages you see, along with a cookie, are downloaded onto your computer. Any information that is supplied by cookies assists us in analysing the profile of our visitors.
Cookies may be used in the following ways:
To help us recognise you as a unique visitor (in the form of a number) when you return to our website and allow us to tailor content or advertisements to match your preferred interests or to avoid showing you the same adverts repeatedly.
To compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users use our site to help us improve the structure of our website.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled. To find out more about cookies and how they can be disabled please visit the Interactive Advertising Bureauwww.allaboutcookies.org
We may use third parties on our site. Cookies may be associated with these third party sites. We do not have access or control of cookies placed by third parties.
3. Disclosures of your information
Your personal information will only be used by Roche to fulfil your request. We will never pass your personal information to anyone else or to other Roche companies without your consent, except for (a) successors in title to our business, or (b) when required by law.
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Athough we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting welwyn.corporate_affairs@roche.com.
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
You have the right to access information held about you. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
4. Use of discussion forums/chat rooms
Please be aware that whenever you post personal information online, for example in a chat room or discussion forum, this information can be viewed by others. You are responsible for the information you post in this context and must be careful about disclosing information that could be used to infringe your privacy.
5. Users under 18
If you are under 18, please get your parent/guardian's permission before providing personal information to the Site. Users under 18 without this consent must not provide us with personal information.
6. Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right at any time to change the privacy policy by posting changes online. You are responsible for regularly reviewing information posted online to obtain prompt notice of any such changes. Your continued usage of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised privacy policy.
Comments
If you have any requests concerning your personal information or have any questions or comments about privacy, please send an e-mail to welwyn.corporate_affairs@roche.com.