BIOCON BIOLOGICS CONSUMER HEALTH DATA PRIVACY POLICY
This Consumer Health Data Policy (this “Policy”) describes the privacy practices of Biocon Biologics Inc. (“Biocon Biologics”, “we”, “us” or “our”) in relation to “consumer health data” (as that term is defined by applicable laws in Nevada and Washington) that we collect through our websites, applications, services and platforms, our marketing and provision of products and services, and through our interactions with you in-person or otherwise (collectively, the “Service” or “Services”). It describes how and why we process your consumer health data (for example, by collecting it, using it, storing it, or disclosing it to others), and what rights you can exercise in respect of your consumer health data. We urge you to carefully read and review this Policy before accessing or using the Services.
This Policy supplements our Global Privacy Policy and applies solely to consumer health data, as described above. Depending on the way you interact with us, we may provide you additional notices about our processing of your consumer health data addressing specific processing activities and circumstances. For example, we may provide you with separate consumer health data notices that will govern the collection, use and disclosure of consumer health data collected in connection with clinical trials and patient assistance programs.
CONSUMER HEALTH DATA WE MAY COLLECT
We (and the vendors and other parties we use to perform services on our behalf) may collect the following categories of consumer health data; the categories of consumer health data we collect from or about you specifically (if any) will depend on the context of your interactions with Biocon Biologics and the choices you make:
- Information about a consumer’s health conditions, symptoms, status, diagnoses, testing, or treatments;
- Social, psychological, behavioral, and medical interventions;
- Use or purchase of prescribed medication;
- Measurements of bodily functions, vital signs, or characteristics;
- Biometric information;
- Genetic information;
- Inferences about you;
- Information that identifies a consumer seeking health care services; and
- Other information that identifies your past or present health status
SOURCES OF CONSUMER HEALTH DATA
We may collect consumer health data directly from you. For example, we may collect consumer health data when you submit forms, enroll in programs, or communicate with us. Additionally, whenever you visit or interact with the Services, Biocon Biologics or its vendors may use a variety of technologies such as cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, log files, local shared objects (Flash cookies), HTML5 cookies, or other technologies to passively collect information about your online and digital activity. For more information about how we use information that is collected passively, please see our Global Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy. Finally, we may acquire consumer health data about you from other sources, such as healthcare professionals, social networks, or select vendors (for example, business partners, service providers, analytics vendors, and advertising networks). We may also combine information about you that we receive from other parties with other information about you that we collect when you use the Services or that you choose to share with us, and this combined information may in some instances be considered consumer health data.
PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE MAY COLLECT AND USE CONSUMER HEALTH DATA
We may collect and use consumer health data (a) to provide you with and administer the Services; (b) to fulfill and comply with our contractual and other obligations; (c) to provide support and respond to your inquiries; (d) to review the usage and operations of the Services, develop new products or services, improve the Services, and conduct research and analyses to enhance or improve our content, products, and services; (e) for security, safety, compliance, and due diligence purposes; and (f) to create data in an aggregated format that may be used for analytical and demographic purposes.
Additionally, we may use consumer health data for other purposes for which we give you choices and/or obtain your consent or authorization as required by law. See the “Your Privacy Rights” and “Exercising Your Rights” sections below for more details on the controls and choices you may have.
HOW WE MAY SHARE CONSUMER HEALTH DATA
We may share your consumer health data for the purposes described above. Additionally, we may share consumer health data with your consent or as reasonably necessary to complete any transaction or provide any product or service you have requested or authorized, as described above. We may share your consumer health data with your health care professionals and our business partners.
We may also disclose your consumer health data (a) to vendors that provide business, professional, or technical support functions for us, help us operate, develop, or improve our business and the Services, or administer activities on our behalf; (b) to comply with law, or to respond to subpoenas, judicial processes, or government requests and investigations, or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law; (c) to protect the security of our Services, servers, network systems, databases, and business; (d) as necessary, if we believe that there has been a violation of our Terms of Use, any other legal document or contract related to our services, or the rights of any third party; and (e) to another entity that acquires or intends to acquire us or any of our assets in connection with a sale or bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding.
YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Subject to certain legal limitations and exceptions, you may be able to exercise some or all of the following rights:
- Confirmation and Access:You may request to confirm whether we collect, share, or sell consumer health data about you. You may also request to access such consumer health data, including a list of all third parties and affiliates with whom Biocon Biologics has shared or sold the consumer health data and an active email address or other online mechanism that you may use to contact these third parties.
- Deletion:You may request that we delete any of your consumer health data collected from you and retained by us.
- Withdraw Consent:You may request to withdraw consent to Biocon Biologics’ collection and sharing of consumer health data concerning you.
We may deny your request to exercise any of the rights described above if doing so is reasonably necessary for us (or our affiliates or processors) to:
- Prevent, detect, protect against, or respond to security incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, malicious or deceptive activities, or any activity that is illegal under applicable law;
- Preserve the integrity or security of systems; or
- Investigate, report, or prosecute those responsible for any such action that is illegal under applicable law.
EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information below. We may take steps to verify your identity before responding to your request by asking you a series of questions about your previous interactions with us.
Appealing Our Decision About Your Rights
We may deny certain requests and will explain why your request was denied and how to appeal our decision, as required by applicable law. After receiving our explanation, if you would like to appeal our decision, you may do so as further detailed in our communication back to you. For questions, you may also contact us using the information below.
CHANGES TO THE BIOCON BIOLOGICS CONSUMER HEALTH DATA PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, remove, or otherwise revise portions of this Policy at any time. When we do, we will post the change(s) on the Services. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to this Policy means you accept these changes.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy or the practices described herein, you may contact us by email at privacy@bioconbiologics.com, or by mail at:
Ethics & Compliance Department
Biocon House, Tower 3, Semicon Park
Hosur Road, Electronics City Phase II
Bangalore-560100, India
