Medichanzo Privacy Policy

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Roche Sub Saharan Africa is committed to protecting your privacy and will handle any personal information with the utmost importance and sensitivity. Therefore necessary steps have been taken to meet Data Protection Act No 843 (2012) (Ghana), Personal Information and Data Protection Bill 2013 (Nigeria), Loi No 2013-450 Relative a la Protection des Donnees (Cote d’Ivoire), Supplementary Act on Personal Data Protection within ECOWAS 2010 and The Data Protection Bill 2013 (Kenya) requirements as mandated by the Roche Directive on the protection of Personal Data and other applicable laws which regulate the storage, process and transfer of personal data.

Roche is committed to collecting, maintaining, and securing personal information about website users in accordance with the Roche Privacy policy. This policy applies to personal information collected from websites that display a link to this policy. This policy is not applicable to third party online resources to which Roche may provide a link on the Roche website. Roche does not control the content or privacy policies of those organizations.

Providing personal information is voluntary and maybe withdrawn at any time. Your details are not shared with third parties for any commercial purposes unless explicitly requested and documented by you. Please review the Roche privacy statement to learn how we collect, use, share and protect information collated online.

Information Roche Obtains

Ø  The Personal information we receive is full name, email address, telephone number, work address and any other identifiable information. You are able to maintain, change or delete the collected data by visiting  www.medichanzo.com

Ø  Cumulative information may be collected. In some cases personal identifiers will be removed from data you provide and maintained in a cumulative format. These are combined with other information to generate anonymous, aggregated statistical information such as, the number of times the website has been accessed, originating domain name of the internet service provider, which we consider useful information to improve our service.

Your Choices

There are several choices available with regards to the provision of personal information. Considering it is voluntary you may decide not to provide your personal information by opting out of entering it into any forms or data on our websites (such as consent forms) which may be provided to you at the registration phase. In this instance Roche will be unable to provide you with information and/or access to services that may be of use or interest to you.

If you accept to provide personal information and subscribe to receive particular services or email communications, you will be able to unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in the communication. Furthermore if you decide to unsubscribe from a communication or decide to remove your personal data, Roche will address, review and rectify your request by amending all records accordingly.

Security

Roche uses technology and security precautions, rules and other procedures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, improper use, disclosure, loss or destruction. To ensure the confidentiality of your information, Roche also uses industry standard firewalls and password protection. It is, however, your personal responsibility to ensure that the computer you are using is adequately secured and protected against malicious software, such as Trojans, computer viruses and worm programs. You are aware of the fact that without adequate security measures (e.g. secure web browser configuration, up-to-date antivirus software, personal firewall software, no usage of software from dubious sources) there is a risk that the data and passwords you use to protect access to your data, could be compromised hence disclosed to unauthorized third parties.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

Roche collects personal information at different times which could be used for a number of purposes, such as business activities and functions and/or provide best possible quality of customer service. Listed below are reasons why Roche may collect and store your personal information:

Ø  Contact you ( provide information and or materials)

Ø  With respect to Roche services

Ø  Updates on medical congresses, events and news

Ø  Update on regional treatment and pharmaceutical guidelines

Ø  To maintain your contact details in our records

Ø  To fulfill your requests.

Ø  Registration

Your personal information may be stored, maintained and processed on computers or web based database systems at Roche which may be accessed by and shared with any affiliates within the Global Roche Group, third parties working with Roche affiliates and/or regulatory authorities or as required by law. Where applicable we will implement measures to require these parties working with Roche to comply with the local and regional data privacy laws and the terms of this policy.

Roche will not sell nor communicate your personally identifiable information to any third parties for any commercial purposes.

Links to Other websites

The website includes links to other external websites that may offer useful information. This privacy policy is not applicable external website links provided and we recommend resolutely communicating directly with the organizations for information on their privacy policies.

Access, Corrections and Further Information

You may update your personal information stored with Roche by accessing your profile (click on your name hyperlink at the top left corner) at www.medichanzo.com.

Alternatively, you may also get in touch with us through the contact form at our website to:

1. Request an amendment or correction of your personal information held by Roche
2. Ask us to remove your personal information from our system,

OR

1. Ask us questions about this Privacy Policy.
2. Request a copy of this Privacy Policy.

 Your request should detail your name, contact details, (your former name or alias) if any, and the information you believe Roche may hold on you. You do not have to provide a reason for requesting access. Where Roche holds information that you are entitled to access, we will endeavor to provide you with a suitable range of choices as to how you may access it (e.g. emailing or mailing it to you).

Contact

Roche is committed to respecting your right to access and correct your personal information. Direct any questions, queries and requests for additional information via the contact form or contact details at our website