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Electronic Personal Information Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy")
This site is owned by Cardinal Health Germany 318 GmbH. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifiable information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using, or submitting information, to this site. This site is governed by German law. Use of this site constitutes your consent to application of such laws and to this Privacy Policy.
Active Information Collection
This site actively collects information both by asking you specific questions and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via e-mail, and/or feedback forms. Some of the information that you submit may be personally identifiable information (e.g., e-mail address). Further, some areas of this site may require you to submit information in order for you to benefit from the specified features (e.g., newsletters, employment applications) or to participate in a particular activity (e.g., promotions). You will be informed in each instance what information is required, the purpose for which it is collected and what information is optional.
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through a web site, certain information can be passively collected using various technologies and means.
This site may use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider so you can access the Internet. We use your IP address to analyse trends, track user's movements, gather broad demographic information for aggregate use and administer and improve the site.
A "cookie" is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Cookies help the site remember information about you and your preferences.
"Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your web browser window or otherwise turn your computer off. Session cookies are used to improve navigation on web sites and to collect aggregate statistical information. This site does not use cookies.
"Navigational data" ("log files" and "server logs) are used for system management, to improve the content of the site, market research purposes, and to communicate information to visitors. This site uses navigational data.
Disclosure of Information
We may disclose your personally identifiable information to other Cardinal Health affiliates in countries outside of the European Economic Area which may not have laws which offer similar protection to that offered to you under the Data Protection Act 1998. However our affiliates agree to treat your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In addition, we may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties, located in Germany, but only (i) to contractors we use to support our business (e.g., fulfilment services, technical support, delivery services, and financial institutions), in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy; (ii) in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of the business of this site to which the information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy; or (iii) where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations.
In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through this site that is not in personally identifiable form.
Access, Correction and Retention
You may contact us as indicated below to access, correct or update personally identifiable information about you. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct personally identifiable information in our possession that you have previously submitted via this site. We will keep your personally identifiable information for a reasonable period of time (bearing in mind the purpose for which your information was collected).
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personally identifiable information as you transmit your information from your computer to our site and to protect such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.
Links to Other Web Sites
This site contains links or references to other web sites. Please be aware that we do not control other web sites and that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those web sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy policy of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
Choice
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.
In the case of direct marketing, users will be asked for their consent (ie "opt-in") before Cardinal Health processes personally identifiable information for this purpose.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the e-mail or e-mail us at:
privacy@cardinal.com.
Your Consent
By using this site, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
About Children
This site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect information from site visitors in this age group.
Other Terms
Your use of this site is subject to our Legal Notices.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this site, please contact us as follows:
Cardinal Health Germany 318 GmbH
Postfach 1207
52491 Baesweiler
Germany
For other queries visit our
Contacts section.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may change and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. All updates to this Privacy Policy will be posted here. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 5th April 2006.
