Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting a Roche Website, interacting with us via e-mail or using other services provided by us.

The contents of digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG are intended as general information about the products and services of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG. They are not intended to replace medical consultation. Please contact your doctor or pharmacist if you have medical questions and/or require instructions for the use of products and services of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG.

The digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG are intended exclusively for users resident in Switzerland. The present legal notes apply both to all proprietary digital media including but not limited to websites, e-newsletters, iPhone/iPad apps and eDetailer and software developed by Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG.

No guarantee and no liability

Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG is using its best efforts to provide accurate and current information. Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG does not accept any liability for further use of the present information and contents. Furthermore, it reserves the right to make changes to its digital media at any time without prior notice.

As the user, you agree that any and all access to the digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG and their use is made on your own responsibility. Therefore, Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG and possible other third parties involved in the development, production or release of the digital media do not accept any liability for any direct, accidental, indirect or willfully incurred damages arising from it.

No offer and no incitement

The information contained in the digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG are neither an offer nor an incitement for purchasing, selling, trading or performing any other transactions with Roche securities. Investors shall not rely on the present information to make investment decisions.

Forward-looking information

The digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG can contain forward-looking information. Such information is associated with significant uncertainties; therefore, the actual results can deviate significantly from the prognosis.

Links

Links to digital contents of third-party providers are offered as a courtesy. Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG does not express any opinion about the digital contents of third-party providers and expressly refuses any responsibility for their use.

Brand names

All brand names used in the digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG are property of the Roche Group or are licensed by it.

Intellectual property rights

The digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG and the information contained and referred therein are intended for information purposes only. Copying, distribution and other use without Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG’s approval is strictly forbidden. Please address any requests for the permit to copy or distribute information from the digital media of Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG to the web master of Roche Pharma.

Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG’s Online Privacy Statement

At Roche, we understand that protecting the privacy of visitors to our Web sites is very important and that information about your health is particularly sensitive. That’s why we have taken the necessary steps to meet worldwide data privacy requirements. We treat your „personal data“ according to the „Roche Directive on the Protection of Personal Data“, and to the laws of the EU, Switzerland and other applicable local laws which regulate the storage, process, access and transfer of personal data.

Roche Web sites that display this privacy policy (“policy”) and that ask for any information from you 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 collected from Roche 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 Roche online. This policy also does not apply to third-party online resources to which Roche’s Web sites may link, where Roche does not control the content or the privacy practices of such resources.

We only collect personally identifiable information about you if you choose to give it to us. We do not share any of your personally identifiable information with third parties for their own marketing use unless you explicitly give us permission to do so. Please review this Privacy Statement to learn more about how we collect, use, share and protect information online.

There are two general methods that Roche uses to collect information from you online:

Information We Get

- Personal identifiable information: You can visit our Web sites without providing any personal information. We may collect your personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or other identifying information) only when you choose to submit it to us. You are able to maintain, change or delete the collected data by visiting rodip.roche.com

- Aggregate information: In some cases we also remove personal identifiers from data you provide to us and maintain it in aggregate form. We may combine this data with other information to produce anonymous, aggregated statistical information (e.g. number of visitors, originating domain name of the Internet Service Provider), helpful to us in improving our products and services.

Automatically Collected Information

We and some third party providers we work with automatically receive certain types of information whenever you interact with us on our sites and in some e-mails we may send each other. Automatic technologies and services we use may include, for example, Web server logs/IP addresses, cookies, Web beacons and third party application and content tools.

Web Server Logs/IP Addresses

An IP address is a number assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. Roche collects IP addresses to conduct system administration and report aggregate information to affiliates, business partners and/or vendors to conduct site analysis and web site performance review.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of information that is placed automatically on your computer’s local storage when you access certain web sites. The cookie uniquely identifies your browser to the server. Cookies allow us to store information on the server to help make the web experience better for you and to conduct site analysis and web site performance review. Most web browsers are set up to accept cookies, although you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note, however, that some portions of our sites may not work properly if you refuse cookies.

Web Beacons

On certain Web pages or e-mails, Roche may utilize a common Internet technology called a "Web beacon" (also known as an "action tag" or "clear GIF technology"). Web beacons help analyze the effectiveness of web sites by measuring, for example, the number of visitors to a site or how many visitors clicked on key elements of a site. Web beacons, cookies and other tracking technologies do not automatically obtain personally identifiable information about you. Only if you voluntarily submit personally identifiable information, such as by registering or sending e-mails, can these automatic tracking technologies be used to provide further information about your use of the Web sites and/or interactive e-mails to improve their usefulness to you.

Services

We may provide services based on third party applications and content tools on certain Roche Websites such as Google Maps or QUARTAL FLIFE. These third parties may automatically receive certain types of information whenever you interact with us on our sites using such third party applications and tools.

Your Choices

You have several choices regarding your use of our web sites. You could decide not to submit any personally identifiable information at all by not entering it into any forms or data fields on our sites and not using any available personalized services. If you choose to submit personal data, you have the right to see and correct your data at any time by accessing the application. Certain sites may ask for your permission for certain uses of your information and you can agree to or decline those uses. If you opt-in for particular services or communications, such as an e-newsletter, you will be able to unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions included in each communication. If you decide to unsubscribe from a service or communication,

we will work to remove your information promptly, although we may require additional information before we can process your request.

If you are registered to a website you may also manage your profile and email preferences within your profile as long as you are logged in with your registered account.

As described above, if you wish to prevent cookies from tracking you as you navigate our sites, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

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 uses also 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 disclosed to unauthorized third parties.

Use of Data

Roche, including the subsidiaries, divisions and groups worldwide and/or the companies we hire to perform services on our behalf will use any personally identifiable information you choose to give us to comply with your requests. We will retain control of and responsibility for the use of this information. Some of this data may be stored or processed at computers located in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, whose data protection laws may differ from the jurisdiction in which you live. In such cases, we will ensure that appropriate protections are in place to require the data processor in that country to maintain protections on the data that are equivalent to those that apply in the country in which you live.

The information will be helpful for us to better understand your needs and how we can improve our products and services. It helps us also to personalize certain communications with you about services and promotions that you might find interesting as well as about other interactions and opportunities you may be interested in.

Newsletters

Information obtained from you from your request to subscribe to a newsletter, such as contact information (name and e-mail address). We may use this personally identifiable information to deliver the newsletters that you have elected to receive.

Surveys

Information obtained from you on web surveys, such as contact information (name and shipping address), demographic information (zip code, age level) and medical condition. We may use this personally identifiable information to provide you with information and services for which you have expressed an interest or that you may find useful based on your answers in a survey. Additionally, we may refer to your personally identifiable information to better understand your needs and how we can improve our website.

Registration

Information obtained from you on registration forms used to process your requests for services and information, such as contact information (name, address, e-mail address), password, username or code, age, date of birth, gender, ethnicity and medical condition. This registration information may also be gathered if you register for certain services via fax or mail. We may use this information to send you a welcoming e-mail to verify your username and password, website updates, special offers, notices regarding relevant medical conditions and treatment, or other information responsive to the data that you provide to us. Additionally, we may refer to your personally identifiable information to better understand your needs and interests and how we can improve our website.

Data Sharing and Transfer

Roche may share personally identifiable data with our company's subsidiaries and affiliates. Roche may also share personally identifiable data about you with trusted business partners in the context of this website and associated services. All these companies are required to comply with the terms of our privacy policies.

We may also disclose personally identifiable information for these purposes:

a) in connection with the sale, assignment or other transfer of the business of the site to which the data relates; b) to respond to appropriate requests of legitimate government agencies or where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations; or

c) where needed for corporate audits or to investigate or respond to a complaint or security threat.

No Third-Party Direct Marketing Use

We will not sell or otherwise transfer the personally identifiable information you provide to us at our web sites to any third parties for their own direct marketing use unless we provide clear notice to you and obtain your explicit consent for your data to be shared in this manner.

E-mail a Friend or Colleague

On some Roche sites, you can choose to send a link or a message to a friend or colleague referring them to a Roche web site. E-mail addresses you may provide for a friend will be used to send your friend information on your behalf and will not be collected or used by Roche or other third parties for additional purposes.

Social Media Plugins

This website may use social media plugins (e.g., the Facebook "Like" button, '"Share to Twitter"' button) to enable you to easily share information with others. When you visit our website, the operator of the social plugin can place a cookie on your computer, enabling that operator to recognize individuals who have previously visited our site. If you are logged into the social media website (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Google+) while browsing on our website, the social plugins allow that social media website to receive information that you have visited our website. The social plugins also allow the social media website to share information about your activities on our website with other users of their social media website. For example, Facebook Social Plugins allows Facebook to show your Likes and comments on our pages to your Facebook friends. Facebook Social Plugins also allow you to see your friends' Facebook activity on our website. Roche does not control any of the content from the social media plugins. For more information about social plugins from other social media websites you should refer to those sites' privacy and data sharing statements.

Google Analytics

Roche Websites may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, as mentioned above please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of a Roche website. By using a Roche website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Links to Other Sites

Our sites contain links to a number of web sites that may offer useful information to our visitors. This Privacy Statement does not apply to those sites, and we recommend communicating to them directly for information on their privacy policies.

Privacy Statement for Children

Our Web sites are directed at an adult audience. We do not collect any personally identifiable information from anyone we know to be under the age of 13 without the prior, verifiable consent of his or her legal representative. Such legal representative has the right, upon request, to view the information provided by the child and/or to require that it be deleted.

Additional Information on Web Sites

If a Web site has particular provisions relating to privacy that differ from those stated here, those provisions will be disclosed to you on the page on which personally identifiable information is collected.

Note to Users of Business or Professional Web Sites

If you have a business or professional relationship with Roche, we may use information you submit on our sites, including sites intended specifically for business and professional users, to fulfill your requests and develop our business relationship with you and the entities you represent. We may also share such information with third parties acting on our behalf.

Updates to Privacy Statement

From time to time, Roche may revise this online Privacy Statement. Any such changes to this Privacy Statement will be promptly communicated on this page. Continued use of our sites after receiving notice of a change in our Privacy Statement indicates your consent to the use of newly submitted information in accordance with the amended Roche Privacy Statement. The effective date of this Privacy Statement is 1 November 2005.

How to Contact Roche

Roche is committed to respecting your right to access and correct your personal information. You can manage your privacy and profile settings at rodip.roche.com. You can "opt-out" of receiving e-mails and other communications from us by using the unsubscribe feature included in the e-mails we send.

For questions or if you wish Roche to amend or delete your profile, you can also contact us in writing (by post), as follows:

Roche Pharma (Schweiz) AG
Gartenstrasse 9
4052 Basel
Switzerland

This Privacy Statement applies to this web site and the online services accessible through this web site.