Online Privacy Policy
General
This online privacy policy, along with the accompanying disclaimer and terms
and conditions, is designed to tell you about our practices regarding use of
information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to carefully read
this entire online privacy policy as well as the disclaimer and terms and
conditions before using this site. Any dispute which may arise over privacy will
be subject to this policy and the provisions of English law.
Viewing parts of the site may not be lawful in certain jurisdictions.
This website is intended solely for any identified audience (which may be
territory specific or international in nature and/or specific to a class of
persons).
By using a Shire site, you signify your assent to the Shire online privacy
policy, disclaimer and terms and conditions.
Your use of this website is
subject to them and by using this website you agree to be bound by the privacy
policy, disclaimer and terms and conditions.
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove
portions of the privacy policy, disclaimer and terms and conditions at any time.
Please check these pages periodically for changes. Your continued use of our
sites following the posting of changes will mean you accept those changes.
Use and Disclosure of Information
Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve the
content of our site, to customize the site to your preferences, to communicate
information to you (if you have requested it), for our marketing and research
purposes, and for the purposes specified in this online privacy policy. If you
provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may combine such
information with other actively and passively collected information. We may
disclose your personally identifiable information to our affiliates worldwide
that agree to treat it in accordance with this online privacy policy. In
addition, we may disclose your personally identifiable information to third
parties, but only (i) to contractors we use to support our business (e.g.,
fulfillment services, technical support, delivery services and financial
institutions), in which case we will require such third parties to agree to
treat it in accordance with this online privacy policy; (ii) in connection with
the sale, assignment or other transfer of the business of this site to which the
information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to
treat it in accordance with this online privacy policy; or (iii) where required
by applicable laws, court orders or government regulations. In addition, we will
make full use of all information acquired through this site that is not in
personally identifiable form. We take reasonable steps to protect your
personally identifiable information as you transmit your information from your
computer to our site and to protect such information from loss, misuse and
unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. You should keep in
mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% 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.
Data Protection
If we process personal information about you, then you have a right under
European data protection law to request access to that personal information (for
which we may charge a small fee).
You also have a right to require any inaccuracies in your information to be
corrected free of charge. You can ask us to modify your details by contacting us
at the address below.
Personal Information
If we process personal information about you, then you have a right under
European data protection law to request access to that personal information (for
which we may charge a small fee).
You also have a right to require any inaccuracies in your information to be
corrected free of charge. You can ask us to modify your details by contacting us
at the address below.
Links to Other Web Sites
This site may contain links or references to Web sites. Please be aware that
we do not control other Web sites and that, in any case, this online privacy
policy does not apply to those Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy
policy of every Web site you visit.
Shire makes no representations,
warranties or undertakings about any of the materials or any content or
information on any other website referred to or accessed by hypertext link or
otherwise through this website.
Shire does not endorse or approve the content of any third party site,
nor will Shire have any liability in connection with any third party site.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this online privacy
policy, the information practices of this site, or would like to have your
information removed from our files, please contact us as follows:
Shire Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Hampshire
International Business Park
Chineham
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 8EP
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1256 894 000
Fax: +44 1256 894 708