Privacy Policy

This privacy policy governs the collection, storage and use of personal information collected by Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. and its affiliated group companies (full details of which can be found here) (collectively, "Astellas", "we" or "us") through our Website (the "Website"). It provides you with details about the personal information we collect from you, how we use your personal information, and your rights to control personal information we hold about you.

Please read this privacy policy carefully—by accessing or browsing this Website, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree to this privacy policy, you must not use this Website.

This privacy policy was last updated in September 2012. Please check back regularly to keep informed of updates to this privacy policy.

Who we are
Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd. is a company registered in England and Wales, whose registered number is 02486792 and whose registered address is at 2000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey. KT16 0RS. UK.

We respect your right to privacy and will only process personal information you provide to us in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and other applicable privacy laws.

If you have any questions about how we collect, store, and use personal information, or if you have any other privacy-related questions, please contact Astellas through our "Contact Us" page.

The personal information we collect about you
When you access and browse this Website (including when you submit personal information to us through data entry fields on the Website), we may collect the following information from you:

  • Your name;
  • Your age and sex;
  • Your postal address;
  • Your phone, fax, and/or email details.

Other information we may collect from visitors to our Website includes:

  • Reporting and statistical data: We collect anonymised details about visitors to our Website for the purposes of aggregate statistics or reporting purposes (for example, aggregate information about which Website browsers our visitors use, the aggregate numbers of visitors to the Website, etc). However, no single individual will be identifiable from the anonymised details we collect for these purposes; and
  • Cookie data: We use cookies to collect certain information about visitors to our Website. Please see the section entitled "Cookies" below for further details.

How we may store and use your information
We (or third-party data processors acting on our behalf) may collect, store, and use your personal information listed above for the following purposes:

  • to make this Website available to you and to provide you with content which is tailored to your individual tastes; and
  • to provide you with services that you request and to respond to any enquiries you submit through the Website.

We will not disclose, sell, or rent your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes. However, if a third party acquires all (or substantially all) of our business and/or assets, we may disclose your personal information to that third party in connection with the acquisition. We may also disclose your personal information where we are required to do so by applicable law, by a governmental body, or by a law enforcement agency.

International transfers
We may transfer personal information that we collect about you to third-party data processors or to members of our group of companies located in countries that are outside of the European Economic Area (including to our group companies in Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey) in connection with the above purposes. Please be aware that countries which are outside the European Economic Area may not offer the same level of data protection as the European Economic Area, although our collection, storage, and use of your personal information will continue to be governed by this privacy policy.

Cookies
This Website uses cookies to collect information about you. Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer by this Website and which collect certain information about you. This enables us to tailor our service offering (including the Website) to provide you with products and services which are more relevant to your individual tastes. However, you may change your Website browser settings to reject cookies, although please note that if you do this it may impair the functionality of this Website. As the means by which you can refuse cookies varies from browser to browser, please consult your web browser's help menu for further information.

Security
Whilst we take appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard the personal information that you provide to us, no transmission over the Internet can ever be guaranteed secure. Consequently, please note that we cannot guarantee the security of any personal information that you transfer over the Internet to us.

Your rights
You have the following rights:

  • the right to ask us to provide you with copies of personal information that we hold about you at any time, which may be subject to a fee specified by law; and
  • the right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personal information that we hold about you free of charge.

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact Astellas through our "Contact Us" page.

Third-party sites
This Website contains links to other Websites operated by third parties. Please note that this privacy policy applies only to the personal information that we collect through this Website and we cannot be responsible for personal information that third parties may collect, store, and use through their Website. You should always read the privacy policy of each Website you visit carefully.