PRIVACY POLICY
Dec.17.2021
Purpose of the Privacy Policy
We, Quaicaps Co., Ltd. (“Qualicaps®”), respect the privacy of visitors to this Website and understand that information about you, your health, and your health care is sensitive. Except as provided in the Transfer of Control section below, Qualicaps® will not sell or rent your personal information.
We will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Japanese Act on Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”), to properly manage personal information/data.
Qualicaps® developed this Privacy Policy to provide information about our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide when you visit this Website. This Privacy Policy applies to this Website and other Qualicaps® websites providing resources such as consumer and health care professional product related information and services. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy before submitting information. By using this Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Personal Information/data
The personal information in this Privacy Policy includes personal information and information related to an individual. Personal data means personal information that constitutes a database of personal information, and said database includes personal information systematically organized so that it can be retrieved by a computer.
Personal information/data includes the following items:
- Name
- Affiliation/company
- Department
- Postal code
- Postal address
- Phone number
- E-mail address
Information Voluntarily Provided by Users
You can visit much of the Website without telling us who you are or providing us with other personal information. Some areas of the Website allow you to contact us to ask questions or provide comments. When you communicate with us and request a response, we ask for your name and contact information. If you tell us that you do not want us to use such information to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes. Some areas of the Website may also require that you submit information in order to access specific content. You may always choose not to provide the required information, but then you may not be able to participate in the particular activity that requires the information.
Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information
We will use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To respond to your various inquiries;
- To inform you of our products and services;
- To provide information on seminars, programs and training;
- To provide information on exhibitions and events; and
- To improve the Website and to promote and expand our business activities.
We may personalize and customize this Website with references to products and/or services that we believe may be of interest to you, based on your previous interactions, information you have provided to us, or information about you that we have legally collected from third party sources.
For non-healthcare providers and consumers, if you do opt-in and provide us with personal information, such as your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or other information, you agree that such information may be provided to other parties that Qualicaps® is working with, including but not limited to its subsidiaries and affiliates, and that Qualicaps® and such other parties may contact you through a variety of means such as postal mail, phone, or e-mail to provide you with programs, services and educational information we believe may be of interest to you unless you opt out of these communications by contacting us as indicated below.
For healthcare professionals, we may contact you through a variety of means such as postal mail, phone, or e-mail to provide you with information and offers we believe may be of interest to you unless you opt out of these communications by contacting us as indicated below. Also, if you do not opt out of these communications, we may also share your personal information with providers of services to Qualicaps® who help Qualicaps® to develop programs and provide services that may be of interest to you, or for information processing, mailing, and/or Internet-based delivery purposes. From time to time we may obtain from third party sources personal information on physicians and other healthcare professionals to the extent permitted by applicable laws. This information is used to verify such things as professional status, identity and specialty when providing tailored information, communications or products/and or services.
Use and Disclosure of Non-Personal Information
Qualicaps® will not treat as confidential any information that you provide that is not personally identifiable, such as questions, comments, ideas, or suggestions. You should be aware that Qualicaps® will be free to disclose through any means and use for any purpose such information in its sole discretion. By providing such information to Qualicaps®, you understand and agree that no relationship has been created between Qualicaps® and you, and Qualicaps® has no obligation to you whatsoever regarding that information.
Information You Share with Others
Qualicaps® may provide interactive tools allowing the sharing of information with others, such as posts on social media sites or health care professionals sending patient education materials to a patient by way of an email link back to the website where the patient can view the information. To enable information sharing we may collect personal information, however, Qualicaps® does not view or store such information for purposes other than to process your request or to comply with regulatory or legal requirements. In addition, we may make third party sharing features available to you. Please be sure to review the legal notice and privacy policy of third parties because they may be different from those governing this Website. Health care professionals should be aware of their obligations regarding written communications to patients, where such information is sponsored by a pharmaceutical company, and the need to obtain written patient authorization. You may also choose to tell a friend about a Qualicaps® site. In such instances, you will be asked to provide your friend’s information, such as name and email address, in addition to your own information. We will use the information to deliver an email to your friend inviting him or her to visit the site through an email link. Qualicaps® does not view or store your friend’s information. The information will only be used to send the invitation email.
Your Rights
Pursuant to applicable laws, such as Articles 28 through 30 of the APPI, you may choose to exercise your rights at any time, i.e. the right to access your personal information, to have it rectified or erased, to limit or object to its processing, to request data portability and to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authorities. Any rectification or erasure of your personal information or any processing limitations carried out at your request will be communicated by Qualicaps® to every recipient to whom your personal information may have been transmitted in accordance with this Privacy Policy, unless complying with such request proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Even in such cases, we will take alternative measures to protect your rights and interests. Exercising the above rights is not subject to any procedural requirements and is free of charge. We may ask you to confirm your identity before taking further action as a result of your request.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at +1 800 227 78 53 or this Contact Form.
Security
We take reasonable precautions to maintain the protection of personal information collected through this Website and used in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In addition to technical safeguards, we also use physical controls and procedures to safeguard your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee that it is completely secure from people who might attempt to evade our security measures or intercept transmissions over the Internet.
Online Behavioral Advertising
We may tailor online advertisements to you by matching offers to a summary of your interests. Your interests could come from several sources including your browsing activity and your response to online advertisements. In such circumstances, third parties collect and store data about your interests and online activity. When you see a Qualicaps® online advertisement, you can click on the “Ad Choices” icon within the advertisement which will take you to a page where you can learn more about online behavioral advertising and manage, or opt out of the targeting technology from the third parties who collect your data. If you opt out, you may still see advertisements online, including advertisements from Qualicaps® brands. In some cases, data may still be collected about your browsing activity by these third parties but they will not use such information to select advertisements you see online.
Web Server Data Collection and IP Addresses
With or without cookies, our Website keeps track of usage data, such as the source address that a page request is coming from (i.e., your IP address, domain name), date and time of the page request, the referring websites (if any), and other parameters in the URL (e.g., search criteria). We use this data to better understand website usage on the whole and to determine which areas of our Website users prefer (e.g., based on the number of visits to those areas). This information is stored and used by Qualicaps® for statistical reporting. In some cases, to provide you better tailored programs and information, we may collect and consolidate your online information, and match it with personal information collected from other resources and programs. We may work with third parties to help us with these activities.
We use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies, to collect and analyze information about the use of our Website and to compile reports on your behavior and trends. Google Analytics may also collect data about the use of other websites, applications and resources on the Internet. If you would like to learn more about data collection at Google, please visit www.google.com/policies/privacy. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics, please download the Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Do-Not-Track Signals
When you visit our Website, Qualicaps®, and parties that we work with, may collect and use traffic data through the use of cookies, web beacons, online behavior ads, web server data and IP addresses, as described in this Privacy Policy. The collection of traffic data occurs even when do-not track signals are enabled on your Internet browser. If you register on one of our Websites, and provide us with your personal information, we may be able to identify your previous online visits to our Websites (which would have been directly identifiable before you registered). For example, once you register on our Website, we may be able to link your personal information to previous visits on our Website depending on whether our Website cookies from earlier visits are still stored on your computer. In addition, when you register or login to our Website, we can see which parts of our Website you have visited. Qualicaps® and the parties it works with do not track your online activities once you have exited our Website.
Transfer of Control
Circumstances may arise where we decide to reorganize or divest part or all of our business or of a line of our business, including our information databases and Website, through a sale, divestiture, merger, acquisition, or other means of transfer. In any such circumstance, personal information may be shared with, sold, transferred, rented, licensed or otherwise provided or made available by us or on our behalf to actual or potential parties to, and in connection with, the contemplated transaction (without your consent or any further notice to you). In such circumstances, we will seek written assurances that personal information submitted through this Website will be protected appropriately.
Data Retention Time
Qualicaps® will retain your personal information for as long as necessary or permitted, taking into account the purpose for which it was obtained and in compliance with applicable laws.
Transferring Personal Data Outside Japan
Your personal data may be internationally transferred from us to our group companies located in other countries or jurisdictions. In addition to the Intragroup Data Transfer Agreement within the group companies, in particular, your personal data will be transferred:
– to Qualicaps S.A.U. in Spain included in the European Economic Area, which is recognized by the Japanese Personal Information Protection Commission as having a system for the protection of personal information that is equivalent to that of Japan in protecting the rights and interests of individuals (Personal Information Protection Commission Notification No. 1, 2019)
– to Qualicaps, Inc. in the US in accordance with the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission.
To know more about the international transfer of your personal data, please contact us at +1 800 227 78 53 or this Contact Form.
Law Enforcement
In rare situations, we may be required by court order or other legal or regulatory process, or as otherwise required by law to divulge personal information to law enforcement authorities, the courts, or regulatory authorities. Qualicaps® will cooperate in responding to such requests, in accordance with the regulatory or legal process, and will take appropriate measures to ensure that the requester understands the importance of any personal information they receive.
Privacy Policies Governing Linked Websites
As a convenience to our visitors, this Website contains links to other websites that may offer useful information. This Privacy Policy described here does not apply to your use of those other websites. Before using the linked websites, please review their privacy policies to understand how they use and protect personal information.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
Qualicaps® may at any time revise this Privacy Policy by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the most current Privacy Policy.
Online Privacy for Children
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. We do not intend to collect personal information from children under 18 years old. If a child has provided us with personal information, the parent or guardian of that child may contact us at +1 800 227 78 53 or this Contact Form.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or other aspects of privacy on our Website, please contact us at:
Qualicaps®
+1 800 227 78 53
this Contact Form.
