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ANOGEN’S
PRIVACY COMMITMENT TO YOU
We
understand and respect that your privacy is important to you. We
use and share personal information that you provide online only
in ways that we tell you about. We secure personal information
that you provide online to prevent it from being used and shared
for other purposes. For more details, please read our Internet
Privacy Policy below or contact us.
Anogen*,
also known as YES Biotech Laboratories Ltd., offers online
resources designed to provide communications, resources, and
product-related information and services, as well as corporate
information. In addition, some of our Web sites enable customers
to place orders for our antibody-based products or to submit
questions and comments on our Science Bulletin Board.
Respect
for the privacy of personal information about you is very
important to us. Anogen Web sites that display this privacy
policy ("policy") are committed to collecting,
maintaining, and securing personal information about you in
accordance with this policy, as well as applicable laws, rules
and regulations. This policy applies to personal information (as
defined below) collected from Anogen online resources and
communications (such as Web sites, e-mail, and other online
tools) that display a link to this policy. This policy does not
apply to personal information collected from offline resources
and communications, except in cases where such personal
information is consolidated with personal information collected
by Anogen online. This policy also does not apply to third-party
online resources to which Anogen's Web sites may link, where
Anogen does not control the content or the privacy practices of
such resources.
Please
read this policy carefully. Should you have any questions about
this policy or our data collection, use and disclosure
practices, please contact us at the address below that is most
relevant to you.
How
does this Privacy Policy define "personal
information"?
How
does Anogen collect personal information online?
Why
does Anogen collect, use and disclose personal information?
Does
Anogen consolidate personal information?
What
choices do I have about how Anogen collects, uses and discloses
personal information about me?
Who
will have access to personal information about me?
Does
Anogen share personal information with third parties?
How
does Anogen secure personal information?
How
may I access and correct personal information about me?
What
is Anogen's contact address for privacy questions?
How
will I know whether Anogen has updated this policy?
*
"Anogen" means Anogen, YES Biotech Laboratories Ltd.,
its successors, subsidiaries, divisions and groups worldwide,
excluding joint ventures to which Anogen is a party.
Copyright
© 2009 Anogen - Directed by Yes Biotech Laboratories Ltd.
Skyport
Corporate Centre, ON, Canada
All
rights reserved.
Effective
22 May 2003
How
does this Privacy Policy define "personal
information"?
The
term "personal information" as used throughout this
policy, applies to any information or set of information that
identifies or that is used by or on behalf of Anogen to identify
an individual.
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How
does Anogen collect personal information online?
Anogen
collects personal information online through Web sites and other
online resources. Anogen also offers online resources in
collaboration with other online service providers, from which
Anogen may receive personal information about users of such
resources. These online collaborations are governed by contracts
that require personal information to be protected appropriately.
Individuals may access many parts of our Web sites without
disclosing any personal information. There are two methods that
Anogen uses to collect personal information online:
(1)
Information that you provide:
Anogen
collects personal information and other data that you may enter
into forms or data fields on our Web sites. Such information may
include, but not be limited to, contact information (such as
your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number),
professional credentials, questions and comments.
(2)
Information collected from your computer or other electronic
device:
Some
of our Web sites and other online resources use tracking
technologies, such as cookies, to provide additional
functionality that enables you to use these resources more
effectively. Anogen uses tracking technologies in ways that do
not identify you personally, such as to track accurately numbers
of users or referring sites to our online resources.
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What
are cookies?
A
cookie is a small data file that is sent by Web servers to your
computer’s hard drive, where your Internet browser files are
kept. Cookies enable Web sites to store small bits of
information on your computer and retrieve that information at a
later time. Anogen uses two types of cookies: session cookies,
which are temporary cookies that are erased from your
computer’s memory when you close your Internet browser or turn
your computer off, and persistent cookies, which exist on your
computer’s hard drive until they expire, unless you delete
them at an earlier time.
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Why
does Anogen collect, use and disclose personal information?
Anogen
uses personal information collected online to provide products,
services and features that individuals have requested; for
example, educational literature and related information about
Anogen's products and services, e-mail programs, tools,
questionnaires, and surveys. Anogen analyzes personal
information collected online to identify and offer additional
services and promotions that we believe you might find
interesting. Anogen evaluates the use of some online resources
and communications with non-identifiable information only.
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Does
Anogen consolidate personal information?
Consistent
with the purposes identified and standards set within this
policy and other applicable privacy notices that have been
provided, Anogen will only consolidate or use personal
information that individuals share with Anogen on its Science
Bulletin Board web site if the "anonymous" button is
not selected.
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What
choices do I have about how Anogen collects, uses and discloses
personal information about me?
You
have three categories of choices. These include:
(1)
No personal information collection: You may choose not to
provide any personal information to Anogen online by electing
not to enter any personal information into a form or data field
on our Web sites, and by not using any personalized services
provided by our online resources. However, some of our online
resources are available only to individuals who provide personal
information.
(2)
Limitations and options regarding uses and disclosures for other
purposes: Some Anogen online resources may request your
permission to use and disclose personal information about you in
order to submit forms. You can limit the use of personal
information about you, and in some cases, you can select the
privacy option to prevent your contact information from being
posted.
(3)
Limitations and options on tracking: Anogen online resources
that do not limit non-identifiable uses of tracking technologies
for individual users. Individual users can control the use of
certain tracking technologies, such as cookies, through most
Internet browsers. Some Internet browsers enable you to limit or
disable the use of cookies for individual Web sites. Other
browsers allow you to select cookie settings for all Web sites
that you visit. If you are concerned about the use of cookie
technology, please read our section above on "Information
collected from your computer or other electronic device" to
understand the ways that Anogen uses tracking technologies. If
you limit or disable cookies, certain functions of our Web sites
may not work properly, including access to some of our form
submission Web sites.
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Who
will have access to personal information about me?
Personal
information about you will be accessible to Anogen, including
its subsidiaries, divisions and groups worldwide, and to
individuals and organizations that use personal information
solely for and at the direction of Anogen. Uses and disclosures
of personal information by external individuals and
organizations acting on Anogen's behalf are governed by
contracts that require personal information to be protected
appropriately. Personal information about you only will be used
and disclosed by Anogen and individuals and organizations
working on its behalf, in a manner consistent with this policy,
other applicable privacy notices, and as explicitly permitted or
required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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Does
Anogen share personal information with third parties?
Anogen
does not sell personal information about you. Except where
explicitly permitted or required by law, or provided in this
policy, personal information about you will not otherwise be
shared without your permission.
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How
does Anogen secure personal information?
Anogen
will take reasonable steps to protect personal information as it
is transmitted from your computer to our online resources and
servers, as well as to protect personal information in its
possession from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or
destruction.
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How
may I access and correct personal information about me?
To
gain access to personal information about you collected online,
and to keep it accurate, complete and current, you may contact
us at the address most relevant to you. Where offered, you also
may update personal information about you online by modifying
information that you previously have entered into forms or data
fields on our Web sites. Where permitted by law, your ability to
access and correct personal information will be limited where
access and correction would: inhibit Anogen's ability to comply
with a legal or ethical obligation, inhibit Anogen's ability to
investigate, make or defend legal claims, result in disclosure
of personal information about a third party, result in breach of
a contract or disclosure of trade secrets or other proprietary
business information belonging to Anogen or a third party.
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What
is Anogen's contact address for privacy questions?
Should
you have questions about this policy or Anogen's information
collection, use and disclosure practices, you may access our
contact address and information online at http://www.anogen.ca/antibodies_contact.htm.
When you contact us, please note the name of the Web site or
other online resource to which you provided the information, as
well as the nature of the information that you provided. We will
use reasonable efforts to respond promptly to requests,
questions or concerns you may have regarding our use of personal
information about you. Except where required by law, Anogen
cannot ensure a response to questions or comments regarding
topics unrelated to this policy or Anogen's privacy practices.
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How
will I know whether Anogen has updated this policy?
Anogen
may update this policy periodically. Anogen reserves the right
to modify, add or remove portions of this privacy statement at
its discretion. If we decide to change this policy, we will post
those changes at this site so you always will know what
information we gather, how we might use that information, and
whether we will disclose it to anyone. This policy was last
updated on May 22, 2003.
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