Schering-Plough Website Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”)

Schering-Plough respects your right to privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Schering-Plough is bound by the National Privacy Principles (“Principles”) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth) in collecting, using and storing your personal information. The Principles govern the use of “personal information”, which they define as information or an opinion relating to an individual that can be used to identify that individual.

By accessing and using this website, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Use of Non-Personally Identifiable Data (Anonymous Data)
Most of the information Schering-Plough collects from this website is anonymous information, such as the pages you visit and searches you perform. Other information collected may include the name of your internet service provider, the website you used to link to our site, the websites you visit from our site, and your IP address. Schering-Plough uses this anonymous information to compile aggregate statistics about use of our website and to help improve the content of this website. No personal information is collected.

Use of Personally Identifiable Information
Some parts of this website may not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit our website without disclosing any personal information. However, some areas of services on this website may require you to register in order to access them, in which case you may need to personal information, such as your name, address, telephone number or email address. If you choose not to provide this information to us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the website or for us to respond to your query.

Please be assured that Schering-Plough only collects your personal information when it is expressly requested from you. Any time you choose to provide personally identifiable information to us through this website, Schering-Plough will tell you why the information is being requested and the purpose for which it will be used. For example, we may collect and use personally identifiable information to provide you with information regarding our products or services, to market products and services which we think may be of interest to you based upon information you have shared with us, or to communicate with you for other purposes. Schering-Plough will not use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than that advised to you.

Security and Confidentiality
As no internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free, we recommend you take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail.

Whilst Schering-Plough cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse or alteration to information, we take reasonable steps to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal information in our possession from loss, misuse and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. To reduce the risk of any unauthorised viewing of your personal information, the amount and type of information we transmit to your browser when you are at our internet sites and using our applications is limited.

Personal information is only accessible by employees that require access to it in order to undertake their work. Schering-Plough has directed its employees that personal information must be dealt with in accordance with this Policy and the National Privacy Principles and kept secure from unauthorised access or disclosure.

Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information
Schering-Plough shall not sell your personal information to any third parties. Schering-Plough may, however, disclose personal information to third parties, including its affiliated companies, both within and outside of Australia, to assist it in improving its products and services. Information may also be disclosed to regulatory authorities and ethics committees as part of a clinical trial evaluation, monitoring or inspection process or where required to do so by law. Schering-Plough requires such third parties to comply with the terms of this Privacy Policy and the National Privacy Principles.

Links to Other Sites
This Privacy Policy applies only to this website. If you link from this website to any other site, any personal information collected, used or disclosed will be subject to that site owner’s privacy policy. Schering-Plough suggests you review their privacy policy before disclosing any personal information.

Cookies
A “cookie” is a small data file sent placed on your computer’s hard drive by a web page server. For some personal registration features, where permitted by law, we use cookies to remember your selections. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie; this will enable you to decide if you want to accept it or not.

Please be assured that we do not use cookies to collect personal information without your consent.

Access to your personal information
If we hold personal information about you, you are able to access, change or update such personal information at any time. You may also withdraw your authorisation for future use of your personal information at any time. In such circumstances, please contact the Privacy Officer at Schering-Plough, 66 Waterloo Road, North Ryde, NSW, 2113.

Updates
This Privacy Policy is effective as at 1 December, 2007. By using this website, you signify your assent to our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify this policy at any time. Please refer to this page from time to time to review these and other new features. Your continued use of our website following the postings of changes to these terms means you accept these changes.