Privacy Statement
Please read this privacy statement carefully.
Privacy is very important to us. We also understand that
privacy is very important to you. This Privacy Statement
tells you how we protect and use information that we gather
through this FKS web site based in the Kuwait. This web site
and this Privacy Statement are intended for a Kuwait
audience.
This Privacy Statement was last revised on March 1, 2011. We
may change this Privacy Statement at any time and for any
reason. Significant changes to the Privacy Statement are
discussed below in the Section called "Changes to the
Privacy Statement." We encourage you to review this Privacy
Statement each time you visit the web site.
By using this web site, you agree to the terms of the most
recent version of this Privacy Statement. Please read our
Terms of Use to understand the general rules about your use
of this web site. Except as written in any other
disclaimers, policies, terms of use, or other notices on
this web site, this Privacy Statement and the Terms of Use
are the complete agreement between you and FKS with respect
to your use of this web site. You may be subject to
additional terms that may apply when you access particular
services or materials on certain areas in this web site, or
by following a link from this web site.
Introduction
The information we receive, and how we use it, depends on
what you do when visiting our web site. We collect and use
your non-personal information (information that is not
identifiable to you personally) differently than your
personal information.
What is non-personal information?
Non-personal information is information we collect through
this web site that does not identify you as an individual
person. It may include information such as the following:
•the type of web browser software you use (for example,
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer)
•the name of the domain from which you access the Internet
•the Internet address of the web site from which you linked
directly to our web site
•the date and time you access our web site
•which pages you have visited on our web site
•the search terms you use
•the links on which you click
•personal information that has been been made non-personal
or anonymized (i.e., information that no longer reflects or
references an individually identifiable user)
If you visit our web site to read or download information,
such as information about our services, we may collect
certain non-personal information about you from your
computer. This information is collected from your computer's
web browser: If you only read or download information on our
web site, we do not collect or learn your name, e-mail
address, home address, or other personal information about
you. We may place a text file called a cookie in the browser
files of your computer when you visit. The cookie may be
stored on your computer's hard drive. The information that
we collect using cookies is non-personal information. You
are always free to decline our cookies if your browser
permits, but some parts of our web site may not work
properly for you if you do so. We will not allow third
parties other than those companies that we hire to perform
services or functions on our behalf to place cookies on our
web site.
What does FKS do with non-personal information?
Because non-personal information cannot identify you or be
tied to you in any way, there are no restrictions on the
ways that we can use or share non-personal information. We
are always looking for ways to better serve you and improve
this web site. We will use non-personal information from you
to help us make this web site more useful to visitors. We
also will use non-personal information for other business
purposes. For example, we may use non-personal information
or aggregate non-personal information to:
•create reports for internal use to develop programs,
services or content
•customize the information or services that are of interest
to you
•provide aggregated information on how visitors use our
site, such as "traffic statistics" and "response rates," to
third parties What is personal information? Personal
information is information we collect through this web site
that we can use to specifically identify you, such as your:
•name
•telephone number
•e-mail address
•medical device serial number
•personal health information
•date of birth
In some places on this web site you have the opportunity to
send us personal information about yourself, to elect to
receive particular information, or to participate in an
activity. For example, you may fill out a registration form,
a survey, or an e-mail form and you may elect to receive
educational material about our products and therapies.
You also may choose to allow us to personalize your visits
to the web site, in which case we will ask you for certain
personal information to make your visits to our web site
more helpful to you. When this information is combined with
the non-personal information that we collect through cookies
(described above), we will be able to tell that you have
visited our web site before and can personalize your access
to our web site, for example, by telling you about new
features that may be of interest to you.
How does FKS keep and use personal information?
We may keep and use personal information we collect from you
through this web site to provide you with access to this web
site. In addition, we may keep and use your personal
information:
•to respond to your requests
•to personalize your access to our web site, for example, by
telling you about new features that may be of interest to
you
•to develop records, including records of your personal
information
•to contact you with information that might be of interest
to you, including information about clinical trials and
about products and services of ours and of others
•for analytical purposes and to research, develop and
improve programs, products, services and content
•to remove your personal identifiers (your name, e-mail
address, social security number, etc). In this case, you
would no longer be identified as a single unique individual.
Once we have de-identified information, it is non-personal
information and we may treat it like other non-personal
information.
•to enforce this Privacy Statement and other rules about
your use of this web site
•to protect our rights or property
•to protect someone's health, safety or welfare
•to comply with a law or regulation, court order or other
legal process
Does FKS ever share personal information with third parties?
FKS will not share your personal information collected from
this web site with an unrelated third party without your
permission, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy
Statement.
What happens if the privacy statement changes?
If we decide to make a significant change to our Privacy
Statement, we will post a notice on the homepage of our web
site for a period of time after the change is made.
Significant changes are also described below.
Are there special rules about children's privacy?
We care about protecting the online privacy of children. We
will not intentionally collect any personal information
(such as a child's name or e-mail address) from children
under the age of 13. If you think that we have collected
personal information from a child under the age of 13,
please contact us.
What about web site security?
Security is very important to us. We also understand that
security is important to you. We take reasonable steps to
protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and
unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is
ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent
to or from this site may not be secure, and you should
therefore take special care in deciding what information you
send to us via e-mail
How to contact FKS ?
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy
Statement, please use the Contact Us through our web site.
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