1. Definition of personal information
Personal information refers to information obtained from entities we deal with (pharmaceutical and bio-venture companies, medical institutes, universities and public research institutes) that can be used to identify an individual person. This includes information that can be combined with other information to readily identify an individual person. Personal information includes but is not limited to organization name, department, address, name, telephone number, email address, title, qualifications, details of inquiries etc.
2. Information protection and compliance with laws
The personal information we manage is handled in accordance with our information security system (ISMS) in order to protect it from leakage, corruption or loss. It is also handled in compliance with all relevant laws, national guidelines and other standards.
3. Usage
We use the personal information we obtain only for the purposes listed below and never use it for any other purpose. Personal information will be used for other purposes only if consent for that purpose has been obtained from the relevant person.
- Responses and communications relating to inquiries
- Managing product sales and contract research projects
- Provision of information that may be useful (marketing)
- Management of information on entities we interact with
- Management of employment and personnel
4. Non-disclosure
We do not divulge or provide personal information to any third party, except in the following cases:
- Where the relevant person has consented to information release
- When the information is anonymized so that individual persons cannot be identified
- When divulgence of the information is required by law
When consent is given to release personal information to a third party, the information release takes place under a confidentiality agreement with that third party.