PRIVACY POLICY

GlaxoSmithKline is concerned for the privacy of visitors to its web sites and protection of privacy is extremely important to us.  However, please remember that the security of information transmitted over the Internet cannot be assured. 

Personally Identifiable Information

GlaxoSmithKline collects personally identifiable information such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or other information only when it voluntarily submitted to us on this site. We may use the information to improve the content of the website, respond to your requests and for our own internal purposes. Other purposes for which we may use your information may be disclosed to you when you provide your information.

Please note that by submitting personally identifiable information, you are consenting to such information being processed for the above listed purposes.  Further, you agree that GSK and any companies within its group shall have the unrestricted right to use and store on its internal systems, whether in or outside the EU, any such information provided by you.  In this context please note that your information may cross national borders during processing.

This website is hosted by a third party supplier to GlaxoSmithKline in the United States in accordance with instructions issued by GlaxoSmithKline from the UK and this Privacy Policy. By submitting personal information you are consenting to your personal information being transferred to GlaxoSmithKline's third party supplier in the United States. If you have any queries regarding this, please contact GlaxoSmithKline on the address given below.

Under relevant European data protection legislation, you are entitled to obtain from GlaxoSmithKline a copy of information concerning you and to have any inaccuracies in this information rectified.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information

GlaxoSmithKline may also collect non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form to track data such as the total number of visits to our websites, the number of visitors to each page of our web sites, and the domain names of our visitors' internet service providers. We use this information, which remains in aggregate form, to understand how our visitors use our web sites so that we may improve them and the services we offer. We may also share this information with other GlaxoSmithKline companies. No personally identifiable information is disclosed in this process.

Use of IP Addresses
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a set of numbers that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you log on to your internet service provider or through your organisation's local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). Web servers automatically identify your computer by the IP address assigned to it during your session online.

GlaxoSmithKline may collect IP addresses for the purposes of systems administration and to audit the use of our websites. We do not ordinarily link a user's IP address to personally identifiable information of that user, which means each user's session will be logged, but the user remains anonymous to us. However, we may use IP addresses to identify users of our site when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with the site's terms of use, or to protect our service, site or other users.

Links to Other Web Sites
GlaxoSmithKline websites provide links to other GlaxoSmithKline and third party web sites as a service to our users. The privacy policy described here does not apply to those sites.  Please ensure you check the legal and privacy policy sections of any other website that you access.

The broadcast link on the home page of the PREDICT-1 website are hosted for GlaxoSmithKline by Marathon b.v. For Marathon's privacy policy, please see Marathon Privacy Policy.

Cookies
GlaxoSmithKline may place a "cookie" in your computer's browser. Cookies are small text files which provide us with information about how often someone visits our site, and what they do during those visits. Cookies do not themselves contain any personally identifiable information but if you provide such information to us, for example by registering with us, it may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

Security
GlaxoSmithKline operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection. GlaxoSmithKline has security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your user data under our control.

Except as outlined below, only authorised employees have access to the information you provide us.  Further, we impose strict rules on GSK employees who have access either to the databases that store user information or to the servers that host our services. While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration to data will not occur, we make every effort to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.

Sharing Personally Identifiable Information with Third Parties
GlaxoSmithKline will not sell or rent personally identifiable information to any third party for any purpose.

In certain special cases, we may disclose your personally identifiable information in the following circumstances:

1. sometimes carefully selected third parties are used to provide GlaxoSmithKline with support services in connection with its websites and such parties may, from time to time, have access to your information to enable them to provide those services to GlaxoSmithKline.  Please rest assured that all companies providing such support services are required by GlaxoSmithKline to meet the same high standards of data protection;
2. when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to you, or otherwise injuring or interfering with GlaxoSmithKline 's rights, property or operations, other users of this site, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities; or
3. when we believe the law requires it, or in response to any demand by law enforcement authorities in connection with a criminal investigation, or civil or administrative authorities in connection with a pending civil case or administrative investigation.

Binding Nature
By submitting personal and/or health related data you agree to be bound by our privacy policy and agree that GSK may, in its sole discretion, use disclose information about you in the circumstances and to the extent set out in this policy.

Contact Us

You can request a copy of the information we hold concerning you or revoke your consent to our using your information for the above listed purposes at any time by contacting us at:

GlaxoSmithKline
980 Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9GS

Tel: +44 208 047 5000

Changes
Any changes to this privacy policy will be communicated promptly on this page.