Privacy Policy
Effective Date:July 2011
Purpose of the Privacy Policy
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS House, Uxbridge Business Park,
Sanderson Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK) (BMS) - respects your
concerns about privacy and value the relationship we have with you.
This Privacy Policy describes the types of personal information we
collect on www.painradar.co.uk (the
Site), how we may use that information and with whom we may share
it. Our Privacy Notice also describes the measures we take to
protect the security of the personal information. We also tell you
how you can reach us to answer any questions you may have about our
privacy practices.
How does this Privacy Policy define "personal
information"?
The term "personal information" as used throughout this Privacy
Policy, applies to any information or set of information that
identifies or that is used by or on behalf of BMS to identify,
directly or indirectly, an individual.
Information We Collect And How We Use It
Personal Information You Provide
Here are the ways you may provide personal information and the
types of personal information you may submit. We also tell you how
we may use the information.
Registration to the Site:
Registration to the Site is mandatory. Indeed, the Site is
restricted to (please indicate the limited users) Therefore the
personal information that you will provide us when registering will
be used to :
- Register you based on authentication,
- Communicate with you for managing your access to the Site,
- Enhance and personalize the Site,
Event Registration
You may register on our Site for BMS sponsored events. You may
provide us with information such as your name, telephone number and
email address when registering for an event. We use this
information to register you for the event and contact you about
changes and updates regarding the event. We also may use the
information to communicate with you about other events and topics
that we believe may be of interest to you.
News, Alerts and Publications
On our Site, you may sign up to receive news, alerts and
publications from BMS. To sign up, we may ask you for information
such as your name, address, telephone number, email address and
topics of interest. We use the information you provide to send you
the communications you request. We also may use the information to
communicate with you about other topics that we believe may be of
interest to you.
Blogs
You may be able to submit comments to BMS blog. You may include
personal information in your comment, and you also may submit your
name and email address with your comment. We may use your name to
identify you as a commenter. You also may subscribe to get an RSS
feed or email of our blog by submitting your email address. We use
this information to send you the information you request and to
communicate with you in connection with our blog.
Medical Information form
If you wish to submit some medical information request, you will be
required to provide your names and contact details. Your request
will be directed to the relevant local BMS Medical Information team
in Europe so that you can receive an appropriate answer; you might
be contacted in this regard for any follow up needed to address
your request;
Webinars
You may wish to attend one of our Webinar and in this case you will
have to register upfront by using your user ID and password. We
will keep track of the webinars you plan to attend and those
attended for enhancing the Site and further discuss some topics
with you.
Contact Us
If you communicate with us through the "Contact Us" link on our
Sites, we may ask you for information such as your name, email
address and telephone number so we can respond to your questions
and comments.
Other Site Features
Our Sites offer various features, which we may change from time to
time. We may ask you to submit certain personal information so we
can provide you with and communicate with you about these
features.
Other Uses of Information
We may use the personal information you provide on the Sites for
our internal purposes. These purposes include administration of
Site, data analytics and compliance with our legal obligations,
policies and procedures.
Personal Information from public or third party information
sources
We may collect personal information about health care
professionals who register on the Site from public or third party
information sources to verify their professional credentials and
identity.
Personal Information We Collect By Automated Means:
We do intend to collect certain information by automated means when
you visit our Site, such as how many users visited our Site, date
of last visit to the Site, and the pages accessed. Such collection
will be done through "cookies" and "IP addresses", as explained
below.
BMS will use these tracking technologies in ways that will or
will not identify you (please choose the appropriate option)
personally.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small data file that is sent by Web servers to
your computer's hard drive, where your Internet browser files are
kept. Cookies enable Web sites to store small bits of information
on your computer and retrieve that information at a later time. BMS
does intend to use the following cookies:
- Cookies that keep track of information pertaining to the Site
visitor navigation (pages visited, date and time of pages
consultation (please provide comprehensive list).
This information is retained in your PC during your visit.
This kind of cookie does not allow us to identify you and
intends to (please describe the purpose of the cookies/use of
information tracked).
- Cookies that keep track of information pertaining to the Site
visitor navigation along with the information you provided us
during your visit are updateCheck, SplashScreenViewed,
umbracoMemberId, umbracoMemberGuid and umbracoMemberLogin
Thereby, you won't have to provide it again during your next
visit and we will be able to read it during your future visits.
UpdateCheck and SplashScreenViewed information is retained in
your PC only for the duration of the session and intends to decide
whether to display the splash screen or not.
UmbracoMemberId, umbracoMemberGuid and umbracoMemberLogin exist
for 1 year from the date of creation or until the user clicks to
logout at which point they are deleted. They are used solely for
user account access purposes.
To disable the use of cookies, please refer to the options
provided by your Internet browser. If you do so, however, some
pages on this Web site may not work properly.
For Mozilla Firefox :
1. Select "Tools' then "Options"
2. Click on "Privacy"
3.In the "Cookie" menu select your options
For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Select "Tools' then "Internet Options"
2. Click on "Confidentiality"
3. Use the cursor to select the level you wish to reach
For Opera:
1. Select "File" then "Preferences" and "Privacy"
IP Addresses
An IP address is a unique identifier that certain electronic
devices use to identify and communicate with each other on the
Internet. When you visit our Sites, we may view the IP address of
the device you use to connect to the Internet.
Information We Share
We do not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose personal
information visitors submit through our Site, except as described
in this Privacy Notice. We may share your personal information
among BMS-related entities in the European Economic Area, for the
limited purposes agreed in this Privacy Policy. We also may share
the information with service providers we have retained to perform
services on our behalf (for example, to process online registration
forms for events or to administer our blogs). Please note that some
of these service providers might be located in countries outside
the European Union but recognized as ensuring adequate level of
protection to your personal information, or in countries outside
the European Union that do not provide the same level of data
protection than in the European Union. Nevertheless, we guarantee
that sufficient security and privacy safeguards will be provided by
the service providers to ensure an adequate level of protection of
your Information.
These service providers are not authorized by us to use or
disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on
our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. In addition, we
may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so
by law or pursuant to legal process, (ii) in response to a request
from law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or
(iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to
prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an
investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.
We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about
you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our
business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will
use reasonable efforts to try to require that the transferee use
personal information you have provided through this Site in a
manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice.
Links to Other Sites
Occasionally we provide links to other Sites for your convenience
and information. These Sites operate independently from our Site
and are not under our control. These sites may have their own
privacy notices or terms of use, which we strongly suggest you
review if you visit any linked Sites. We are not responsible for
the content of these sites, any products or services that may be
offered through these sites, or any other use of the linked
sites.
How We Protect Personal Information
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards for
the Site designed to protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized
access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the personal
information we collect through our Site.
Your Choices
If you would like to update your contact information or
preferences. If you would like to request the removal of your
personal information from areas of the Site or unsubscribe to any
of the services proposed, please contact us by:
emailing us at: info@painradar.co.uk
or writing us at: Pain RADAR, Thameside House, Hurst rd, Hampton
Court, Surrey, KT8 9AY. Attn.: info@painradar.co.uk
Modification of Privacy Policy[1]
. To the extent allowed by applicable laws, Bristol-Myers Squibb
may, at any time, revise the terms and conditions of this privacy
policy governing use of the Site. If any terms and conditions
contained in this privacy policy are changed, the amended policy
will be posted on the Site. You are bound by any such revisions and
should, therefore, periodically review these terms and
conditions.
Access and Correction
To the extent required by law, we provide users with (i) reasonable
access to the personal information they provide through the Site,
and (ii) the ability to review, correct and delete such personal
information. To help protect your privacy, we take reasonable steps
to verify your identity before granting access to your
information.
Further information - How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about our information practices, or if
you wish to receive a comprehensive list of recipients of your
personal information (BMS-related entities in the European Economic
Area or service providers), please contact us by:clicking here
or writing us at:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited (Uxbridge)
BMS House
Uxbridge Business Park
Sanderson Road
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 1DH
Attn.: Pain RADAR
[1]
This clause may be valid for web sites that do not require specific
acceptance and consent of terms and conditions under the Privacy
Policy (e.g. web sites where no registration process is required
not having the user to expressly provide their consent to the
Privacy Policy), but for cases in which the Privacy Policy is
expressly accepted, any modifications to its terms and conditions
may have to be acknowledged and expressly accepted again by the
users. In any case, this clause must be reviewed by the European
Privacy Counsel, to assess its appropriateness as per local
rules.