A. Information on data privacy
With this document, Bayer Philippines Inc., (hereinafter “us”, “our” or “we”) wishes to provide you with information on how we handle your personal data and to obtain your consent for specific purposes as outlined below.
1. Handling of personal data
Bayer Philippines Inc., its employees, affiliates subsidiaries, assigns and parties acting on its behalf (collectively as “Bayer”), to collect, retain, share or transfer your personal data herein disclosed for our internal purposes including development of thought leaders, promotion of pharmaceutical products, furthering our commitment to support continuing professional development among healthcare professionals, pharmacovigilance and product technical complaint reporting and those which are necessary for Bayer to comply with our contractual obligations, subject to Bayer’s compliance with the requirement of applicable data privacy laws, The Data Privacy act of 2012. The legal basis for the handling of your personal data results from the fact that it is necessary to pursue our legitimate interest to promote our products and services.
a. Maintain customer relationship management
We maintain a customer relationship management system where we store personal data about you:
b. Conduct market research studies
We work together with fully independent market research agencies, who, on our behalf, conduct market research studies globally, focused on our scientific interests and products. We may share your Contact Information with these market research agencies in order to conduct market research studies that are specific to our customers.
c. Deliver marketing/medical communications
We may use your Contact Information to communicate with you through phone calls, direct mail, e-mail or other electronic communication (e.g., fax, chats on websites, text messages, messenger messages or remote detailing/incl. customer services on demand) in order to deliver marketing/medical communications. We might use marketing/medical communications to provide information about services, products or events related to your medical interest or to collect feedback on our products and services. This may include displaying customized advertisements tailored to your interests to you on our or other websites and apps. However, marketing/medical communications via e-mail or other electronic communications (“Electronic Marketing/Medical Communications”) as well as via phone calls are subject to you providing your consent.
d. Analyze your use of our Electronic Marketing/Medical Communications
In order to customize our Electronic Marketing/Medical Communications to meet your needs and preferences and subject to you providing your consent, we analyze your use of our Electronic Marketing/Medical Communications, for example whether you opened and how you used our Electronic Marketing/Medical Communication (e.g. which links you clicked).
e. Process your purchases
In case you place a purchase order with us, we process your Contact Information and your payment information in order to process your purchase order, including organizing shipment to you. The legal basis for the processing is the conclusion and fulfilment of the purchase contract for the ordered goods or services. If you choose to pay on account, i.e. we provide our products or services before payment, we carry out a credit check to protect us against payment defaults.
2. Transfer of personal data
2.1 Commissioned Processing
We use specialized service contractors that help us providing our services. Such service contractors are carefully selected and regularly monitored by us. Based on respective data processor agreements, they will only process personal data upon our instruction and strictly in accordance with our directives.
2.2. Third Parties
We transfer or give access to your personal data to third parties in the following circumstances: a. We may share your Contact Information with fully independent market research agencies as described above in Section 1.b. b. We may transfer your above-referenced personal data to other Bayer affiliates for the purposes specified above. However, other Bayer affiliates will only directly deliver corresponding marketing communications via e-mail or other electronic communications to you, if you provide your consent below. c. We may also transfer your above-referenced personal data to other partners that need to be involved in managing a service or communication towards you, e.g. hotels or travel agencies. d. Your data may in part also be transferred and processed in countries outside Philippines wherever required, we will ensure that a sufficient level of protection is provided for your data, e.g. by concluding specific agreements with the respective data importer. Such data transfers are only carried out in accordance with applicable data privacy laws.
3. Retention period for personal data
We only retain personal data for as long as is necessary for the purpose of a continuous customer relationship with you. As a rule, your personal data will be automatically archived in our systems for 3 years, thereafter, if after 2 (two) years, your data remains inactive, it shall be deleted and in case your data are still active, we will retain your personal data for a minimum period of ten (10) years. However, if legally required to be retained for a longer period by government regulations or to enable Bayer to fulfill its rights and obligations to you as a customer, (e.g. in connection with the performance of a contract concluded with you, a pending litigation or according to applicable tax laws), we will retain your personal data for such different retention period as required.
4. Information regarding your rights
The following rights are in general available to you according to applicable data privacy laws: a. Right to be informed that your personal data will be processed by us; b. Right to object to the processing of your personal data, including processing for direct marketing, automated processing or profiling. c. Right to reasonable access to your personal information and how it is being processed, d. Right to dispute any inaccuracy or error in your personal data and have the same rectified immediately. e. Right to suspend, withdraw or order the removal or destruction of your personal data from our filing systems. f. Right to data portability. g. Right to be indemnified for any damages sustained due to unlawfully obtained or unauthorized use of your personal information.
If you wish to exercise your rights, please address your request to Bayer’s Data Privacy Officer, at dpo.bpi@bayer.com.
B. Declaration of consent
I hereby authorize Bayer Philippines Inc., its employees, affiliates subsidiaries, assigns and parties acting on its behalf (collectively as “Bayer”), to collect, retain, share or transfer my personal data herein disclosed for its internal purposes including development of thought leaders, promotion of its pharmaceutical products, furthering its commitment to support continuing professional development among healthcare professionals, pharmacovigilance and product technical complaint reporting and those which are necessary for Bayer to comply with its contractual obligations, subject to Bayer’s compliance with the requirement of applicable data privacy laws. I hereby authorize Bayer as well as other Bayer affiliates involved in managing a service or communication towards me, to directly deliver marketing/medical communications to me through e-mails or other electronic communications containing information about services, products or events related to my medical interest (“Electronic Marketing/Medical Communications”) The authorization hereby given to Bayer shall be valid for a period of ten (10) years unless expressly revoked by me, through proper notice directed to Bayer’s Data Privacy Officer, at dpo.bpi@bayer.com. By giving your consent, you agree that your Personal Data shall remain at our company database and stay with data processors or servers acting on our behalf and responsible to us. You further agree that Bayer will retain control of and responsibility for the use of any personal data you disclose to us. Some of this data may be stored or processed in computers located in other jurisdictions, 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. Through this Consent Form, you are given notice that the data we collect will only be used for the purpose for which you have given your consent. You are hereby given notice that you have the right to review and amend any personal data stored in our system if you believe it may be out of date or incorrect. You also have the right at any time to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data in the future. Again, just send an e-mail to the address given in the imprint or contact the Data Protection Officer at the address above.