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Our Commitment To Privacy
At Quintiles Transnational Corp., we are strongly committed to protecting
your privacy. You can navigate the majority of our site without giving us any
personal information about yourself. However, sometimes we need additional
information about you in order to provide the information or services you are
requesting.
Your privacy is important to us. To protect your privacy, we provide this notice
explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about
the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to
find, we make it available on every page of our site, particularly at every
point where you may opt to provide us your personally identifiable information.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the
Quintiles Web site. We collect information in several ways, which are described
below:
1. On some pages, you can register to receive information on an automated,
"alert" basis. The type of information that you can register to receive on an
automated basis includes general information about Quintiles such as:
- Press releases
- News and presentations
- Video and Audio archives from our Broadcast Center
The personal information collected when you register to receive information
on an automated basis is your email address. Each time you receive an automated
email alert, you have the option of canceling your registration and removing
your email from the database by simply clicking on the unsubscribe link at the
bottom of each email alert message.
2. On some pages, you may opt to provide us information about yourself if you
are interested (a) in serving as an investigator in a clinical trial; or (b) in
an employment opportunity at Quintiles. The information requested from you will
be based on your area of interest.
3. On some pages, you can register to receive customized information. This
information is generally collected on "Contact Us" forms where you can ask a
Quintiles representative to contact you in order to answer questions or provide
specific information. The personal information you provide on these forms may
include your name, title, company name, address, contact numbers, and email.
However, only your name and email are required in order to meet your request. If
you are requesting a proposal, then additional information may be required to
fulfill your request.
4. On some pages, you can choose to register to receive access to webcasts,
periodic newsletters, or information on a specific Quintiles product or service.
Generally, the personal information collected when you register to receive this
type of information is your name, company, affiliation, and email address. This
information is collected for qualification and aggregate measurement purposes
only.
5. On some pages, you may choose to enter personal information about yourself
that may allow you access to specific Quintiles information or services. For
example, qualified customers or physicians may enter identifying information
that allows them to access their Quintiles project information, subscription
services, or electronic products.
The Way We Use Information
We store the information you provide about yourself in a secure database in
order to provide you with the information, products, and/or services you
request. The information is stored for the lifetime of the database unless you
request that it be removed. You must consent for us to share your identifiable
information with third parties, who would be bound by a confidentiality
agreement. The information you provide us about yourself will be shared with
Quintiles employees to the extent necessary to accommodate your request. You can
also update your information at any time.
For example, if you provide your name, mailing address, telephone and email
address and request more information about Quintiles' services, this information
will be shared with appropriate Quintiles personnel to fulfill your request.
This information will not be shared with any outside third parties unless you
select the check box to opt in on the registration page. Again, you can change
your preferences on the registration page at any time.
We use non-identifying and aggregate information about the use of our Web
site to improve the navigation, content, and design of our site. This
information may include, for example, the most and least requested pages and the
number of users from the U.S. and other countries, among other things.
Finally, unless otherwise excepted below, we would not use your personally
identifiable information provided to us online for purposes other than those you
requested without also providing you an opportunity to agree or otherwise limit
such unrelated purposes.
Exceptions
Except as described above, we will not otherwise use or disclose any of your
personally identifiable information, except to the extent reasonably necessary:
(i) to correct technical problems and malfunctions and when we process your
information; (ii) to protect the security and integrity of our Web site; (iii)
to protect our rights and property and the rights and property of others; (iv)
to take precautions against liability; (v) to comply with laws or to respond to
judicial process; or (vii) to provide information to law enforcement agencies or
for an investigation on a matter as applicable or otherwise required or
permitted by law.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the
correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical,
electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we
collect online. Additionally, Quintiles has issued a global corporate policy for
the protection of the confidentiality of individually identifiable information
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, regardless of the nature,
source or form of the information.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the hard drive of your computer. Usage
of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while
on our site. Quintiles uses cookies on our Web site in order (a) to allow site
visitors to personalize their experience by accessing information, products, and
services relevant to their areas of interest, (b) to track a user session within
a subscribed product, and (c) to prevent duplication in voting or participation
in surveys.
We receive IP addresses in the normal course of the operation of our Web
site. An IP address is a number assigned to you by your Internet service
provider so you can access the Internet. Although we do receive IP addresses, we
do not use them to identify you personally or disclose them to others.
Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that
reason, we do not intend to collect or maintain information at our Web site from
those we know are under 13 years of age, and no part of our Web site is
structured to attract anyone under 13.
How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information
You may update or remove the information you provided to us by contacting us
- see "How to Contact Us" below. To protect your privacy and security, we will
also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before updating or removing
your information. The information you provide us may be archived or stored
periodically by us according to backup processes conducted in the ordinary
course of business.
Links To Other Websites
Our Web site may contain links to other Web sites. You should carefully
review the privacy policies and practices of other Web sites, as we cannot
control or be responsible for their privacy policies or practices.
Notification Of Changes
As we provide more services on our Web site and as privacy laws and
regulations evolve, it may be necessary to revise or update our Privacy Policy
without notice, but we will post those changes on our Web site's home page so
our users are aware of what information we collect, use and disclose. However,
we will continue to protect your identifiable information.
Quintiles’ Global Privacy Policy Statement
In addition to our Web privacy statement, you can refer to our
corporate privacy policy statement.
How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies,
please contact us at 913 894-5533 or send an email in care of
webmaster@studyforchange.com.
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