Pharma
Medica Research Inc.
Website Privacy Statement
THIS
DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE PRIVACY STATEMENT THAT IS APPLICABLE
TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE. YOU SHOULD READ IT IN
ITS ENTIRETY AS YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY ITS
TERMS
INTRODUCTION
This Website (the “Website”) is operated
by Pharma Medica Research Inc. (abbreviated as “PMRI”)
as a service to its customers. Any use of this the
Website is subject to the terms and conditions stated
in the terms of use document (the “Terms of
Use”). By accessing or using the Website, you
agree to the collection, use and disclosure described
in this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree, you
must cease to use the Website immediately.
PMRI
reserves the right to change, modify, or update this
Privacy Statement at any time without notice and your
continued use of the Website signifies your acceptance
of the revised Privacy Statement. By accessing or
using the Website, you and the entity you are authorized
to represent (“you” or “your”)
have affirmatively signified your agreement to be
bound by this Privacy Statement.
GENERAL PRIVACY STATEMENT
At PMRI, your Privacy is important to us. As part
of our commitment to protecting your Privacy, we have
adopted this online Privacy Statement (“Privacy
Statement”), which explains PMRI’s Personal
Information Privacy practices related to the Website.
We also have a separate Privacy Statement that addresses
Personal Information that may be collected in the
course of clinical trials and other business activities.
Please refer to that policy before disclosing Personal
Information in connection with such services.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
(i) Personal Information
“Personal
Information” is information that is personally
identifiable to you. Personal Information that we
may collect includes your name, e-mail address, gender,
telephone number, and date of birth. We only collect
Personal Information that you provide to us, either
directly, or when using certain features of our site
(such enquiring about our services, applying for employment,
expressing interest in participating in clinical trials,
etc.). Unless you otherwise inform us, by providing
PMRI with your Personal Information you consent to
our collection of your Personal Information and our
use and disclosure of your Personal Information in
accordance with this Privacy Statement.
(ii)
Non-Identifiable Information
“Non-Identifiable
Information” is information that cannot be associated
with or traced back to a specific individual. For
example, Non-Identifiable Information may include
information about your visit to our site, your Internet
protocol address, operating system, web browser software
or the domain from which you accessed the Internet.
Non-Identifiable Information is generally collected
in an aggregated form. We collect Non-Identifiable
Information to diagnose problems with the Website,
to determine how visitors use the Website and to administer
and improve the Website.
(iii)
Cookies
“Cookies”
are small computer files transferred to your computer’s
hard drive. Cookies assist us in collecting information
related to your use of the Website, such as number
of visits, average time spent, page views and other
statistical information. Cookies may also be used
so that visitors do not have to continually login
to use personalized services when they revisit the
Website. You may set your browser to notify you when
you receive a cookie or to prevent cookies from being
transferred.
This
site may contain links that take you to other Websites
that may collect Personal Information about you. This
Privacy Statement does not extend to the data collection
practices of third parties and PMRI does not assume
any responsibility for the Privacy practices, policies
or actions of third parties. You should read the individual
Privacy policies of such Websites, and make an informed
decision whether or not to use these Websites based
upon their Privacy practices and your discretion.
USE
AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
(a) Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information
Your
Personal Information shall be retained and used only
for the purposes for which it has been disclosed by
you, to PMRI. If you have indicated that we may do
so, PMRI may, from time to time, use your Personal
Information to contact you about clinical trials for
which you may be eligible.
If
you indicate to PMRI that you are interested in receiving
information, PMRI may send you email publications
and mailings about products and services that we feel
may be of interest to you. If at any time you wish
to end your subscription to our publications or stop
receiving such information, please contact us in the
manner described below or follow the directions included
with any such communication from PMRI.
PMRI
does not sell, rent or trade in Personal Information.
Your Personal Information may be transferred to a
successor entity of PMRI or to any entity, which purchases
substantially all of the assets of PMRI or a division
of PMRI. Except as described in this Privacy Statement,
PMRI will not disclose your Personal Information to
unaffiliated companies unless you have consented to
such disclosure. PMRI may disclose your Personal Information
when authorized by you or when required or permitted
by law.
PMRI
sometimes contracts with outside organizations to
perform specialized services such as hosting the Website.
Our suppliers may at times receive, process or handle
some of your Personal Information. Only the Personal
Information necessary to perform the specific services
is given to the supplier and we require that such
suppliers protect your Personal Information in accordance
with PMRI’s policies, including providing a
level of protection for your Personal Information
that is comparable to ours.
PMRI
will not use or disclose your Personal Information,
except in accordance with this Privacy Statement and
for the purposes to which you have consented. There
may be circumstances where your Personal Information
may be required to be disclosed according to law.
In such a case, PMRI may disclose your Personal Information
without specific consent in accordance with legal
requirements. When your Personal Information is no
longer required for the purposes for which it was
collected or other statutory requirements, your Personal
Information will be made anonymous or be destroyed
unless your further consent is obtained for the retention
of your Personal Information for additional purposes
not stated in this Privacy Statement.
(b)
Use and Disclosure of Non-Identifiable Information
PMRI
may use Non-Identifiable Information to assess the
effectiveness of content and traffic at the Website.
This allows PMRI to improve the quality of visits
by streamlining your ability to navigate the Website
and developing featured programs and content that
will be of interest or useful to visitors to the Website.
Aggregate Non-Identifiable Information is used to
perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics
and behaviour of our visitors, to measure user demographics
and interests regarding specific areas of the PMRI
Website and analyze how and where best to use resources.
Aggregate
Non-Identifiable Information may be used to describe
our services to third parties. Your Personal Information
will not be disclosed in any of these circumstances;
only Non-Identifiable Information will be disclosed.
SECURITY
PMRI employs commercially reasonable protections to
maintain the confidentiality of your Personal Information.
Access to Personal Information is restricted to employees
who need such information for a legitimate business
purpose and such employees are instructed to abide
by this Privacy Statement and PMRI’s Privacy
practices.
ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right to access, verify and amend all
your Personal Information collected by PMRI by contacting
us in the manner described below.
OPTING OUT
The choice to provide us with Personal Information
is always yours. In certain cases, your decision to
withhold information essential to take advantage of
certain features may limit the services that we can
provide to you. PMRI will not require, as a condition
of providing service, that you consent to the collection,
use or disclosure of Personal Information that is
not reasonably necessary for the provision of that
particular service.
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS – CONTACT
US
Should you have any comments, questions or complaints
with respect to PMRI’s Privacy practices or
the Privacy Statement, please contact PMRI’s
Chief Privacy Officer as follows:
Chief
Privacy Officer
Pharma Medica Research Inc.
966 Pantera Drive, Unit 31
Mississauga, ON
L4W 2S1
(905) 624-9115
privacy@pharmamedica.com
