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Introduction
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect that privacy, Teva
Pharmaceuticals USA. ("Teva") is providing this notice to explain
our online information practices and the choices you can make about the
way your information is collected and used. This Privacy Policy applies
only to the use and collection of data collected by these websites located
at www.tevausa.com, www.sicor.com, and www.yearofaffordablehealth.com (the "websites") and does
not apply to any other data collected by Teva online or offline. As used
in this Privacy Policy, "We" includes Teva, and its related
companies, as well as any third-party vendors we hire to assist in the
administration of the websites. These vendors are required to maintain
the confidentiality of the user information to which they become privy
in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy and to otherwise abide
by the terms of this Privacy Policy. These vendors are prohibited from
using the user information for any other purpose.
Collection and Use of Your Information
You can visit our websites and find out about Teva's products and services
without giving us any personally identifying information about you. When
you visit our websites, we do not collect any personally identifiable
information without your consent. We collect and store information from
you that you voluntarily choose to give us or enter on our websites, including
but not limited to "personally identifiable information" such
as your name, address, e-mail address, etc. Our primary purpose in collecting
and processing such information is to provide you with services that you
request or to personalize product information for you. We may also use
your personally identifiable information to provide you with additional
information about our products and services. We may also share your personally
identifiable information with other Teva North America business units
or affiliates, our agents, contractors, or business partners located in
North America, in order that they may perform services for us.While the
information you provide will be maintained for a commercially reasonable
time by Teva for administrative, liability, and archival purposes, your
personally identifying information is not shared with a third-party, other
than (i) as required by law, (ii) to protect and defend the rights of
Teva, the websites or the users of the websites, (iii) as incident to
a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy or similar
event, (iv) under circumstances we believe reasonably necessary to protect
the personal safety of users of Teva products and services, the websites
or the public, or (v) as is otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
We do conduct research on a user's demographics, interests and behaviors
based upon information provided to us during use of our website(s) and
we may combine your information with information collected from other
individuals to produce anonymous, aggregated statistical information.
Aggregated data does not include personally identifiable information.
We use this demographic information, such as the percentage of male or
female visitors, or the percentage of visitors within certain age brackets,
to improve the content of our site. We also may share this anonymous,
aggregated information, which does not identify personal identifiable
information, with third parties.
Security and Use of Information
To prevent unauthorized access to the websites or any portion thereof,
maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we
have enacted commercially reasonable physical, electronic and managerial
procedures to safeguard and secure, during transmission and storage, the
information we collect online.
Special Note Regarding Website Use By Children
The websites are neither directed to nor designed for use by children
- i.e., anyone under eighteen years old.
Links to Other Sites
As a resource to our visitors, Teva provides links to other websites.
Please be aware that these other websites are not covered under Teva's
Privacy Policy. We suggest that when linking to another site, you always
read that web site's privacy policy before volunteering any personally
identifiable information.
Cookies and IP Addresses
Cookies are text files that are stored on a web site user's computer by
the web site. Cookies typically contain user-related information such
as preferences, status, settings, etc. The purpose of most cookies is
to make use of the Internet easier and quicker. Most browsers allow the
user to choose settings that allow the use of cookies, that provide notice
to the user when cookies are being stored, and/or that refuse all cookies.
An IP address is a unique identifying number that is automatically assigned
to any computer connected to the Internet. Depending on the nature of
your Internet connection, the IP address may change each time you connect
or may always be the same number for that computer. We reserve the right
to log IP addresses for system administration, security, statistical analysis,
demographic analysis of website use, and other such functions.
Public Forums
To the extent that the websites make forums, message boards and/or news
groups available to you, please remember that any information that is
disclosed in these areas becomes public information. you should exercise
caution in disclosing personally identifying information there or in any
other public section of the Internet.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Teva may, from time to time in its sole discretion, change or modify this
Privacy Policy. Any changes or modification will be effective upon posting
of the revisions on the websites. At any given time, your access and use
of the websites and provision of information is governed by the Privacy
Policy then in effect. Teva may post changes or modifications to referenced
policies and guidelines without your approval, and may determine whether
and when any such changes apply to you. your continued use of the websites
following Teva's posting of any changes or modifications will constitute
your acceptance of such changes or modifications. Should you not wish
to be bound by the modified Privacy Policy, you may not use or access
the websites.
Communications To Us
Comments, suggestions, or other communications sent by you to us are deemed
to be non-confidential. We have no obligations of any kind in relation
to such comments, suggestions, or communications and are free to use or
distribute them in any way, including in relation to the administration,
update, or improvement of the websites, without compensation to the author,
sender, or any other party.
By using the websites, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy.
Should you have any privacy-related or compliance-related questions or
concerns, you may contact us at info@tevausa.com.
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