Privacy

General

This online privacy policy, along with the accompanying disclaimer and terms and conditions, is designed to tell you about our practices regarding use of information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to carefully read this entire online privacy policy as well as the disclaimer and terms and conditions before using this site. Any dispute which may arise over privacy will be subject to this policy and the provisions of English law.

Viewing parts of the site may not be lawful in certain jurisdictions.

This website is intended solely for any identified audience (which may be territory specific or international in nature and/or specific to a class of persons).

By using a Shire site, you signify your assent to the Shire online privacy policy, disclaimer and terms and conditions. Your use of this website is subject to them and by using this website you agree to be bound by the privacy policy, disclaimer and terms and conditions.

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of the privacy policy, disclaimer and terms and conditions at any time. Please check these pages periodically for changes. Your continued use of our sites following the posting of changes will mean you accept those changes.

Use and Disclosure of Information

Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve the content of our site, to customize the site to your preferences, to communicate information to you (if you have requested it), for our marketing and research purposes, and for the purposes specified in this online privacy policy. If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may combine such information with other actively and passively collected information. We may disclose your personally identifiable information to our affiliates worldwide that agree to treat it in accordance with this online privacy policy. In addition, we may disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties, but only (i) to contractors we use to support our business (e.g., fulfillment services, technical support, delivery services and financial institutions), in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it in accordance with this online privacy policy; (ii) in connection with the sale, assignment or other transfer of the business of this site to which the information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with this online privacy policy; or (iii) where required by applicable laws, court orders or government regulations. In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through this site that is not in personally identifiable form. We take reasonable steps to protect your personally identifiable information as you transmit your information from your computer to our site and to protect such 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. Moreover, where you use passwords, ID numbers or other special access features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.

Data Protection

If we process personal information about you, then you have a right under European data protection law to request access to that personal information (for which we may charge a small fee).

You also have a right to require any inaccuracies in your information to be corrected free of charge. You can ask us to modify your details by contacting us at the above address.

Personal Information

If we process personal information about you, then you have a right under European data protection law to request access to that personal information (for which we may charge a small fee).

You also have a right to require any inaccuracies in your information to be corrected free of charge. You can ask us to modify your details by contacting us at the above address.

Links to Other Web Sites

This site may contain links or references to Web sites. Please be aware that we do not control other Web sites and that, in any case, this online privacy policy does not apply to those Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit. Shire makes no representations, warranties or undertakings about any of the materials or any content or information on any other website referred to or accessed by hypertext link or otherwise through this website. Shire does not endorse or approve the content of any third party site, nor will Shire have any liability in connection with any third party site.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this online privacy policy, the information practices of this site, or would like to have your information removed from our files, please contact us as follows:

Shire Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Hampshire International Business Park
Chineham
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 8EP
United Kingdom

Tel:
+44 1256 894 000

Fax:
+44 1256 894 708