This policy was last updated on 21st January, 2011.
Organon Laboratories Limited ("Organon") is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that it complies with its obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
This policy applies to personal information (as defined below) collected from Organon online resources and communications that display a link to this policy. This policy does not apply to third-party online resources to which Organon's websites may link, where Organon does not control the content or the privacy practices of such resources.
Organon Larboratories Limited is a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., of Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA (“Merck”). Personal information collected by Organon in the UK may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), including to the USA. Organon has certified its adherence to the Safe Harbor framework for the transfer of personal information from the EEA to the USA. This policy is consistent with Merck’s Safe Harbor Privacy Policy.
The term "personal information" as used throughout this policy, applies to any information or set of information that identifies or that is used by or on behalf of Organon to identify an individual.
Information we collect from you:
Organon collects personal information and other data that you may enter into forms or data fields on our websites or online resources. Such information may include, but not be limited to, contact information (such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, user ID and password), date of birth, professional credentials, experiences, activities, skills, preferences and interests. Organon may also collect health information about you that you provide by responding to our questions and surveys or through your use of online and downloadable health-related tools we provide.
Consistent with the purposes identified and standards set within this policy and other applicable privacy notices that have been provided, in some cases Organon consolidates and uses personal information that individuals share with Organon through various services and channels, such as the telephone, surveys, websites and other online resources and communications, in order to enhance the quality of services that we offer.
Information collected from public or third party sources:
Organon may collect personal information about UK health care professionals who register on our websites from public or third party information sources to verify their professional credentials and identity. In some cases, we may augment our existing user databases with information from third parties. Some of this information may be personal information, such as change of postal address information.
Information collected from public or third party sources:
Organon may collect personal information about UK health care professionals who register on our websites from public or third party information sources to verify their professional credentials and identity. In some cases, we may augment our existing user databases with information from third parties. Some of this information may be personal information, such as change of postal address information.
Information collected from your computer or other electronic device:
We collect information about your computer or other electronic device when you visit our websites and use our online resources. This information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, domain name, browser type, date and time of your request and information provided by tracking technologies, such as cookies and single-pixel tags. If you use a mobile device to access our websites and online resources, we also may collect information about your device, such as your device ID and device type, as well as usage information about your device and your use of our mobile websites and other mobile resources.
Some of our websites and other online resources use tracking technologies to provide additional functionality that enables you to use these resources more effectively. Organon uses tracking technologies in ways that do not identify you personally, such as to track accurately numbers of users or referring sites or advertisements to our online resources, or to remember whether you have identified yourself as a health care professional or a resident of a particular country. Organon may use other companies to deliver e-mail communications. Organon does not control the tracking technologies used by these other companies.
In some cases, Orgaon may use tracking technologies in ways that identify you personally, but only after you have entered personal information into a form or data field on our websites, or where we have registered you to use our online resources by providing a user ID and password based on information validated through other offline interactions with you. We may use tracking technologies to remember your personal preferences and selections, such as personal information that you have entered into data fields on our websites, answers that you have provided in response to our surveys, sections of our websites that you visit frequently, or to confirm whether you have read or clicked on certain e-mail communications we send to you so that we can make our communications more useful and interesting to you.
Uses made of information:
Organon collects personal information online as necessary to enable individuals to register for, customise and personalise certain of Organon's online resources and communications. Organon uses personal information collected online to provide products, services and features and other resources that individuals have requested; for example, educational literature and related information about Organon'spharmaceutical business, products, e-mail programs, tools, questionnaires, and surveys. Organon may analyse personal information collected online to identify and offer additional services and promotions that we believe you might find interesting. Organon evaluates use of some online resources and communications with non-identifiable or aggregate information only. Organon also may use personal information to audit its online resources for authorised access and security.
Personal information about you will be accessible to Organon, including its affiliates, divisions and groups worldwide, and to individuals and organisations that use personal information solely for and at the direction of Organon. Uses and disclosures of personal information by external individuals and organisations acting on Organon's behalf are governed by agreements that require personal information to be protected appropriately. Personal information about you only will be used and disclosed by Organon and individuals and organisations working on its behalf, in a manner consistent with this policy, other applicable privacy notices, and as explicitly permitted or required by applicable laws, rules and regulations. Organon reserves the right to disclose personal information about you for reporting to government authorities and otherwise to the extent required or explicitly authorised by applicable law.
Social Media:
Online social media resources are interactive tools that typically enable you to collaborate and share information with others. Some examples of social media resources include social networks, discussion boards, bulletin boards, blogs, wikis, and referral functions to share website content and tools with a friend or colleague. Organon may collect personal information from you to enable you to use online social media resources we may offer from time to time. Organon may also enable you to use these social media resources to post or share personal information with others. You should consider carefully what information about yourself you choose to share with others when you use social media resources. Organon provides additional notice and choices about how personal information is collected, used and disclosed on our websites and other online resources that offer social media.
Mobile Computing:
Some Organon websites and online resources are designed specifically for use on mobile computing devices. Some mobile versions of Organon websites may require that you log in with your user account for that website. Information about your use of the mobile version of the website will be associated with your user account. Some of our websites and online resources enable you to download an application, widget or other tool that you can use on your mobile or other computing device. Some of these tools may store information on your mobile or other device. These tools may transmit personal information to Organon to enable you to access your user account and to enable Organon to track use of these tools. Some of these tools may enable you to e-mail reports and other information from the tool. Organon may use personal or non-identifiable information transmitted to Organon to enhance these tools, to develop new tools, for quality improvement and as otherwise described in this Policy or in other notices Organon provides.
How does MSD protect the privacy of children?
In general, Organon websites are not directed at children and most of the online services that we offer are designed for individuals who are 18 years of age or older.
This subsection of our policy only applies to Organon websites that provide optional features for children. It is not applicable to our other websites and online resources.
For Children Only
In some cases, Organon websites provide options for children under the age of 13. Most of these optional services do not collect personal information. Where these optional services do collect personal information about children, we require parental consent for children to participate in these optional services. Requests for parental consent explain how we collect, use and disclose personal information about children, and include an opportunity for parents to prevent collection, use and disclosure of information about their children.
Organon collects only necessary personal information from children, and uses personal information about children only to provide requested services. Unless we have prior parental permission, we do not use or disclose personal information about any child to third parties that are not working on Organon's behalf. If, at any time, a parent withdraws his or her consent to our use or disclosure of personal information collected from his or her child, we will use reasonable efforts to promptly remove such information from our database. We do not request that children under the age of 13 disclose more personal information than is necessary in order to participate in any online service. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving information about him or her.
Personal information about you will be accessible to Organon, including its affiliates, divisions and groups worldwide, and to individuals and organisations that use personal information solely for and at the direction of Organon. Uses and disclosures of personal information by external individuals and organisations acting on Organon's behalf are governed by agreements that require personal information to be protected appropriately. Personal information about you only will be used and disclosed by Organon and individuals and organisations working on its behalf, in a manner consistent with this policy, other applicable privacy notices, and as explicitly permitted or required by applicable laws, rules and regulations. Organon reserves the right to disclose personal information about you for reporting to government authorities and otherwise to the extent required or explicitly authorised by applicable law.
Securing your personal information
Organon will take reasonable steps to protect personal information as it is transmitted from your computer to our online resources and servers, as well as to protect personal information in its possession from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. It is your personal responsibility to secure your own copies of your passwords and related access codes for our online resources.
Contacting us
Should you wish to access personal information about you and to keep it accurate, complete and current, or if you have questions about this policy or Organon's information practices, you may contact us at the address below. When you contact us, please note the name of the website or other online resource you used or to which you provided personal information, as well as the nature of any information that you provided. We will use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to requests, questions or concerns you may have regarding access to personal information about you collected online or our use of personal information about you. We may contact you for follow up information and may share your inquiry with other individuals within Organon or working for Organon that are responsible for functions related to the subject of your inquiry. Except where required by law, Organon cannot ensure a response to questions or comments regarding topics unrelated to this policy or Organon's privacy practices.
Contact us:
The Privacy Officer
Legal Department
Hertford Road
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire, EN11 9BU
Telephone: 01992 467272
Changes to this policy
Organon may update this policy periodically. Organon reserves the right to modify, add or remove portions of this privacy statement at its discretion. If we decide to change this policy, we will post the amended policy at this site or in some cases, may provide notice of the changes by e-mail.