Schering-Plough Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting SchoolAsthmaAllergy.com. This Web site is owned and operated by Schering-Plough Corporation, its subsidiaries and selected technology partners, who have agreed to abide by this privacy policy. We are committed to protecting and safeguarding your privacy on the Internet. This Web site endeavors to collect, maintain, and secure your personal information in accordance with the principles described within this policy. Links to this privacy policy can be found on the homepage of this Web site and on any part of a site where personally identifiable information, such as name, address and/or e-mail address is requested. At such data collection points, further explanation may be provided, where appropriate, as to the purposes for which the data will be used, or where deviations from this general Policy are explained. This Policy, coupled with any supplementary explanation, is designed to provide privacy protection tailored to the individual visitor to or user of this Web site. This policy applies only to information collected on this Web site, and does not apply to information collected in other areas, whether online or offline.
Use of Data
Anonymous Data
Most of the information that we collect from this Web site is anonymous information, such as the pages you visit and searches you perform. Other anonymous data we may collect might include the name of your Internet service provider, the Web site that you used to link to our site,the Web sites that you visit from our site, and your IP address. The data is used for statistical purposes, but you as the individual user remain anonymous. We use this anonymous information to help improve the content of the site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our site for internal market research purposes.
Personally Identifiable Information Data
When you visit our Web site we do not collect any personally identifiable information from you without your permission. Portions of this Web site may not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit our site without telling us who you are. However, some or all areas or services may require you to register in order to access them. When you register with us, you may need to complete certain fields (some are required and some are optional), as well as choose a username and password. In these situations, if you choose to withhold any personally identifiable information requested by us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the site and for us to respond to your query.
Anytime you choose to provide personally identifiable information to us through this Web site, we will tell you why the information is being requested and for what purpose 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.
Confidentiality/Security
You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via e-mail. Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.
While we cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse or alteration to data, we reasonably try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. We take reasonable precautions to protect personal information in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. To reduce the risk of any unauthorized viewing of your personally identifiable 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. As a further protection, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encrypted transmission is used to collect sensitive personal information such as credit card or account information, State License numbers, and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) numbers if required for use of a service on this Web site.
Disclosure and Data Transfer
The personally identifiable information that you provide via this Web site will be available to Schering-Plough Corporation. Your information may also be available to Schering-Plough's affiliates, or companies working as agents on behalf of Schering-Plough (such as companies that collect and process your information for us as well as companies that fulfill your requests for more information about our products or other services). Schering-Plough has sought assurances by contract from these companies that they will only use this information at our direction, in a manner that is consistent with this policy. These companies are also required to sign a confidentiality agreement that prohibits them from sharing, selling, or in any way providing this information to anyone else. Where Schering-Plough has knowledge that an agent is using or disclosing personal information in a manner contrary to this policy, Schering-Plough will take reasonable steps to prevent or stop the use or disclosure. Schering-Plough will not disclose your personally identifiable information to any parties other than these companies, except where required by law, or where we otherwise have obtained your consent to the disclosure.
In the event of a sale, assignment, or other transfer of the business to which the information of this Web site relates, the information may be transferred to any such buyer of this property, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat your information in a manner consistent with this privacy policy.
Links
As a convenience to our visitors, our Internet sites contain links to a number of sites that we believe may offer useful information. The policies and procedures we described here do not apply to those sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy, security, data collection, and distribution policies.
Cookies and Internet Tags
A "cookie" is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. For some personal registration features, where permitted by law, we use cookies to remember your selections. If you have shared personally identifiable information, such as e-mail address or username, we may include a portion of this in the cookies so that we can recognize you and remember your selections when you return to the Web site. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the specific identity of the user. Cookies do not damage your computer. 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.
On some Internet properties we may use Internet tags (also known as action tags, single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, invisible GIFs and 1-by-1 GIFs) in combination with cookies at this site and may deploy these tags through a third-party advertising partner. These tags are placed on both online advertisements that bring users to the site and on different pages of the site. We use this technology to measure the visitors' responses to our sites and the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns (including how many times a page is opened and which information is consulted). The third-party partner may be able to collect anonymous aggregated data about visitors to other sites because of these Internet tags/cookies. Please be assured that we DO NOT collect or seek through these tags or cookies any personally identifiable information about our visitors, such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses or telephone numbers.
Spamming
Schering-Plough does not condone "spamming." "Spamming" is sending unsolicited e-mail, usually of a commercial nature, in large numbers and repeatedly to individuals with whom the sender has had no previous contact or who have declined to receive such communications.
We will contact you by e-mail only for those uses where you have previously allowed your name and address to be used by Schering-Plough for such mailings.
Personal Information and Children
We will not knowingly collect, use or disclose personally identifiable information from a minor under the age of 13, without obtaining prior consent from a person with parental responsibility (eg, a parent or guardian) through direct off-line contact.
If you discover that your child has provided us with personally identifiable information, we ask that a parent or guardian of the child contact us at:
Schering-Plough Customer Service
Route 22 West
Branchburg, NJ 08876
Upon contact, we will provide the parent with (i) notice of the specific types of personally identifiable information being collected from the minor, and (ii) the opportunity to object to any further collection, use, or storage of such information. Schering-Plough abides by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the U.S. and respects similar laws designed to protect children found in other countries.
Contact Information
You can access or correct the personal information that Schering-Plough has collected from you through its Web sites, and you may also cancel your authorization for future use of your personal data at any time, by contacting us online at [webmaster@freebreather.com] or you may write to us at the address below:
Schering-Plough Customer Service
3070 Route 22 West
Branchburg, NJ 08876
In addition, certain Schering-Plough internet sites also enable you to access and update your profile or other pieces of personal information online.
When you contact us, please note the name of this Web site where you provided the information, as well as the contact information (eg, username, e-mail address, postal address) that you provided at that time.
We will use reasonable efforts to promptly respond to any requests, questions or concerns you may have regarding our use of your personal information.
International Policy
This Web site is intended for access and use by U.S. residents only and is subject to all applicable U.S. laws.
This privacy policy is effective as of November 1, 2003. By using this site, you signify your assent to our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions from 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 site following the postings of changes to these terms means you accept these changes.
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