Privacy Statement
Octapharma AG, Seidenstrasse 2, 8853 Lachen SZ, Switzerland (hereinafter “Octapharma” or “we” or “us”) respects the right of individuals regarding their personal data. This Data Privacy Statement (“statement”) describes the way we process your personal information when you visit our website. A separate privacy information, with detailed information concerning the use of your information when applying for a job, will be provided before applying for a job online.
Collection of personal information
The type of personal information collected via our website are:
- For the purpose of providing general information about Octapharma AG to interested parties, we collect contact details and specific areas of interest
- For purpose of being allowed to access the Octapharma applications for iPad/iPhone, we collect contact details.
- In order to properly manage our website, we may log information and identify categories of visits by items such as domain name, IP address, browser type and version, the pages visited within the Octapharma AG’s site and the URL to which the user goes upon leaving the Octapharma AG’s site. This information is used in an aggregate form only, to continuously improve the performance of our website.
Disclosure and use of personal information
Information will not be disclosed to third parties except where the third party is a supplier or contractor who is involved in fulfilling the individual’s request for information, or a supplier or contractor who is involved in the development and management of Octapharma AG’s website.
Information about cookies
Cookies are pieces of data that a website can transfer to a user’s web browser. The cookies may remain on your computer after you leave the website but you can manually delete them using most browsers. Most web browsers are pre-set to accept cookies. Some cookies store data just for the time you are on the website. These are called session cookies and are not stored on your computer after you have left the website.
If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can adjust your web browser to refuse cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used. Most elements of this site will still function if you disable cookies in your web browser settings.
When you visit this site, if your browser is using the standard settings and it is accepting cookies, you are giving consent for cookies on this site to be stored on your computer. If you do not wish for this to happen, you can disable them in the settings of your browser. You can find more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them at www.aboutcookies.org.
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how our visitors use and navigate our site. We use this information to report to analyse usage of the site. This information is anonymous and cannot be used to identify you personally. Please read the
Google Analytics Privacy Policy
to find out more.
You can go to Google preferences to see what Google thinks are your age, gender and interests. You can add, edit or delete information on that page, or you can opt-out of Google collecting and analysing your behaviour altogether.
Google Analytics collects information anonymously, however you can opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites you use by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We may use session cookies which exist only until you close your web browser.
Accessing, correcting or deleting your information
You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online. You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows the error. You likewise have the right to request the correction of incorrect personal data. You may also demand the deletion of your personal data unless the applicable laws and regulations oblige us to store your personal data.
To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before making corrections. Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy statement or want to have your data deleted from our database, please contact us. We may update or amend this statement at any time by posting the amended statement to the website.
You have the right to obtain information in writing and free of charge about the personal data of yours that we process. Your request for information must be issued in writing, include a copy of your ID card or passport, and be sent to our postal address.
You likewise have the right to request the correction of incorrect personal data. You may also demand the deletion of your personal data unless the applicable laws and regulations oblige us to store your personal data.
Octapharma AG Seidenstrasse 2 CH-8853 Lachen Switzerland