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This Privacy Policy
is designed to inform you about Merial's practices
regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information (information that could be used to identify
you, such as your name, address, e-mail address, phone
number) that you may provide through your access to
or use of the web site caninecardiology.com (the "Site")
or the services provided on the Site (the "Services").
Consent
Merial collects personal information about you when
you voluntarily provide it. Whenever you voluntarily
provide information through your access to or use
of the Site or the Services, you consent to the collection,
use and disclosure of that information in accordance
with the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
When we collect your personal information and how
we use it
In order to obtain the Health Improvement Chart and
the Prescription Renewal Reminder you are required
to submit an electronic registration application form
which asks for your personal contact information.
In addition, the Site may contain areas that collect
information from you through feedback data, such as
questions, comments and suggestions. Some of the information
that you provide through feedback data may be personal
information.
Merial may also collect information about you and
your use of the Site through the use of "cookies".
Cookies are small data files that are sent to your
browser and stored on your computer's hard-drive when
you visit certain web sites, thereby "tracking"
your use of the Site. Some browsers can be set to
reject all cookies; if you choose to modify your browser
in this manner, some pages of the Site may not function
properly. Merial uses the information generated through
the use of cookies to estimate the number of people
that are using the Site and to track the pages of
the Site that are being visited. This information
tells Merial about user interests and behaviours which
can, in turn, be used to provide you with information
about products, services, features or promotions that
may be of interest to you.
Use of information
Merial uses your personal information
in order to provide you with the Health Improvement
Chart and the Prescription Renewal Reminder, to improve
the content of the Site, and, if you ask us to, to
send you information about products, services, features
or promotions that may be of interest to you. Merial
gives you the opportunity to "opt-in" to
receiving such information.
Merial may also use your personal information to create
aggregated information that does not allow you to
be personally identified or contacted. Rather than
showing individual activity, aggregated information
shows user behaviour as a whole (for example, information
might be compiled in order to calculate the number
of users living in certain geographic areas). Aggregated
information is used for development of the Site and
to market and promote the Site. Merial may disclose
aggregated information to its affiliates and related
companies and to unaffiliated third parties.
When we disclose your personal information
Merial may disclose your personal
information to those of its affiliates and related
companies that agree to treat it in accordance with
this Privacy Policy. Merial will not, without your
permission, disclose your personal information to
unaffiliated third parties, except that Merial reserves
the right to disclose your personal information to
third party service providers for purposes related
to: (i) supporting its business (e.g., providing the
Registration Service or other Services, technical
support); and (ii) providing you with information
that may be of interest to you (if you have opted
in to receiving such information as described above).
Merial will otherwise release your personal information
to third parties only in the following limited circumstances:
(i) if a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena
or court order legally requires it to do so; (ii)
if the rights or property of Merial, its affiliates
and related companies, third party service providers
or the users of the Site are in jeopardy; and (iii)
if the personal safety of users of the Site or other
members of the public are in jeopardy.
How we protect your personal information
Recognizing that your privacy is important
to you, Merial employs technical security measures
to protect your personal information. However, no
transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to
be completely secure. Consequently, Merial, its affiliates
and related companies, third party service providers
and their respective officers, directors, employees
and agents do not represent, warrant or guarantee
that personal information will be protected against
misuse, loss or alterations and do not accept any
liability for personal information submitted to them
nor for your or third parties' use or misuse of personal
information.
Links to other web sites
You should be aware that operators
of linked web sites may also collect your personal
information (including information generated through
the use of cookies) when you link to their web sites.
Merial is not responsible for how such third parties
collect, use or disclose your personal information,
so you should check their privacy policies before
providing them with your personal information.
Changes
Merial reserves the right to change
this Privacy Policy at any time and you are advised
to review this page regularly for any changes. This
Privacy Policy was last updated on 12/3/2001.
Other Terms
Your use of this Site is subject to
the Terms and Conditions.
By accessing or using the Site you agree to be bound
by the Terms and Conditions at the time of your access
or use, including this Privacy Policy.
Contacting Us
You can contact Merial by e-mail
to request access to your personal information or
to request that Merial update your personal information.
If you believe that Merial has failed to adhere to
this Privacy Policy, please contact Merial at 1 888-MERIAL
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