Privacy

This data privacy statement explain how Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (hereafter "Boehringer Ingelheim", "we", "us") processes which personal data of you for which purposes. In any event, collection and processing of personal data will only take place conformable to the applicable law (i.a. the General Data Protection Regulation, "GDPR").

Contact form or other requests

We process your data in order to provide you with the agreed or requested services on this website:

• If you subscribe to the opnMe email newsletter
• If register and log in in order to place an order for Molecules to Order for submit a proposal for Molecules for Collaboration

The legal basis is Article 6 (1) b) GDPR.

Log data

1. Log data and technical cookies

   When using the website, certain data, including data sent by the browser (e.g. IP address, cookies, previous website, time and date, displayed contents) is temporarily stored. We use this data to enable you to use our website and, if necessary, to review and assert our and third party rights in the event of damage or violations of legal regulations, our terms of use and the rights of third parties. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) f) GDPR.

   We use cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons and clear GIFs (hereinafter referred to as "cookies"). We use cookies for technical reasons, such as to resume a user's session when logging in if the previous session was interrupted due to inactivity. These cookies are not used to analyse the use of our website. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) f) GDPR.

2. Analytics

Adobe Analytics (Omniture)

We also use cookies from Adobe Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited ("Adobe"). Adobe Analytics uses cookies on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim to analyze all traffic and usage patterns. The IP address collected by the cookies is made anonymous before it is geolocated. In addition, it is replaced by a generic IP address. Adobe will not associate your IP address with other information held by Adobe. You can prevent Adobe from collecting and using information (cookies and IP address) by using your options at http://www.adobe.com/privacy/opt-out.html As data can be transferred to the USA in exceptional cases, Adobe is self-certified itself to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.

The analyses help us to improve our services. The legal basis is Article 6 (1) f) GDPR.

Data Transfer to Third Parties

We may share personal information with third parties.

1. Reporting obligations to regulatory authorities and enforcement of rights

   As a pharmaceutical company, we are subject to specific regulations, such as pharmacovigilance. Some of these laws require us to send your reports to regulators or other authorities worldwide (including countries that may have a different level of data protection than the EU). We only provide authorities with personal data if we are legally obliged to do so.

   In order to protect our rights or the rights of third parties, we may also disclose data to rights holders, consultants and authorities in accordance with legal provisions.




2. Service provider

   We engage service providers to process your personal data for the purposes described in this data protection information. These service providers process the data only on our behalf, in accordance with our instructions and under our control in accordance with this data privacy declaration.

   One of these service providers is: infill healthcare communication GmbH, Boserother Straße 37, 53639 Königswinter, Germany




3. Boehringer Ingelheim companies

   As part of a global group of companies, we involve other Boehringer Ingelheim companies that support us in data processing. These group companies process the data exclusively for the purposes stated in this data protection declaration.




4. Data transfer to recipients outside the EU

   Some Boehringer Ingelheim companies process personal data outside the EU. In these cases, we ensure an adequate level of data protection to comply with European law (usually through EU standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission).

Deletion

Boehringer Ingelheim processes your personal data on opnMe.com for as long as necessary for the purpose of opnMe, which mainly is the provision of molecules requested by you and the assessment of proposals provided by you. This means for example that we send you newsletters for as long as you did not withdraw your subscription or that we store your user account data (login, name, institution etc.) for as long as you maintain a user account with us.

Your Rights

You can request information which personal data we store. If you have provided personal data based on a contract or consent, you have the right to receive this data in a common and machine-readable format.

In justified cases, you may also request the deletion, correction or limitation of the processing of your data. If your personal data is transferred to a country outside the EU that does not provide adequate protection, you may request a copy of the contract that provides adequate protection of personal data.

Where you provided consent for the use of your personal data, you can withdraw your consent at any time with future effect.

If we use your personal data on the basis of a balance of interests, you can object to the use of your data. In this case, we will no longer use your data unless our interests prevail. You can object to the use of your data for direct marketing purposes, e.g. the receipt of mailings via opnMe, at any time without further consideration. 

Contact

If you have any questions about our use of personal data, this data protection declaration or would like to exercise your rights, you can contact us at any time or you can contact our data protection officer directly:

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH

– Data Protection Officer –

Binger Straße 173

D-55216 Ingelheim am Rhein

Germany

 

E-mail: datenschutz@boehringer-ingelheim.com

In case of questions or concerns you can also contact the competent data protection authority (especially where you live or where we are established).

Data privacy statement as of: May 23, 2018