Privacy Policy

At Pfizer, the company behind Neuropathic Pain Patient Symptoms Web Site, we recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of information collected about our online visitors. We are committed to respecting the privacy of our online visitors. Below we set out how the data that you disclose at this site will be held, what it will be used for, and details of our data protection policy.

It is Pfizer corporate policy to comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. This commitment reflects the value we place on earning and keeping the trust of our employees, customers, business partners and others who share their personal information with us.

This Privacy Policy describes how Pfizer protects your privacy when we collect personal information on this website and how such information may be used or applied. As used in this Privacy Policy, the term “personal information” or “personal data” means information that identifies you personally, alone or in combination with other information available to us and has the same meaning as set out in the Data Protection Act 1988, as amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003, or any amended version or equivalent thereof.

Your Consent

By using this website or providing personal information to Pfizer, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

If you do not consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy do not agree to the Terms of Use and do not use this website.

Limitations on the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

To the extent required by applicable law, whenever Pfizer collects personal information from this website, Pfizer will:-

• Provide timely and appropriate notice to you about its data practices;
• Collect, use, disclose and transfer your personal information only with your consent, which may be express or implied (the type of consent required will be dependent on the sensitivity of the personal information, legal requirements, and other factors);
• Collect your personal information only for specific, limited purposes. The information collected will be relevant, adequate and not excessive for the purposes for which it is collected;
• Process your personal information in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected or to which you have subsequently consented;
• Take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and, where necessary, kept up-to-date;
• Not use your personal information for direct marketing purposes unless you have given express permission for such use;
• Take appropriate measures, by contract or otherwise, to provide adequate protection for personal information that is disclosed to a third party or transferred to another country, including transfers between separate Pfizer group companies; and
• Only retain the personal information collected as long as necessary to provide the services, products and information you request or as permitted by applicable law.

Cookies

We may collect data from you by using "cookies", which are certain bits of information deposited by this website on a visitor's computer. Cookies are sent back only to the website servers that deposited them when a visitor returns to that site. A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer or mobile phone (referred to here as a "device") browser from a website's computer and is stored on your device's hard drive. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Many sites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows.

Cookies record information about your online preferences and allow us to tailor the websites to your interests. Users have the opportunity to set their devices to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last of these means that certain personalised services cannot then be provided to that user and accordingly you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the website features. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

Cookies can tell us how and when pages in a website are visited and by how many people. With the information we receive through this technology, we hope to improve our sites. In addition, we gather information about you that is automatically collected by our web server, such as your IP address and domain name. We may use this information to customize our offerings, to make information more readily accessible to you, and the website easier for you to use. For more information about cookies, please see the Information Commissioner's website home page.

Pfizer respects the confidentiality of personal information. Only Pfizer, organizations working with Pfizer in the administration of the above information, and Pfizer group companies will have access to your information. We may use third party processors to conduct research, process data or maintain our website, content, or programmes on our behalf, but your information will not be disclosed to any other third parties such as outside mailing organizations. While it is unlikely, we may be required to disclose your information by a court order or to comply with other legal or regulatory requirements. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you before we do so, unless we are legally restricted from doing so.

This Privacy Policy may be amended by us at any time. Please check this website periodically to inform yourself of any changes.

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