Privacy Policy
Purpose of the Privacy Policy. Bristol-Myers Squibb respects the privacy of visitors to the Site in accordance with all applicable laws protecting your personal data (including without limitation, the Data Protection Act 1998 as amended or replaced from time to time) (the “Data Protection Legislation”). Bristol-Myers Squibb has developed this Privacy Policy to advise you about our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data that you may provide when you visit the Site. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using, or submitting personal data to, the Site. When you enter the Site, you acknowledge that you understand and consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information Voluntarily Provided by Users. In general, you can visit much of the Site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal data about yourself. Some areas of the Site may, however, require you to submit information in order to respond to your request or for you to benefit from the specified features or to participate in a particular activity. Some of the information that you submit to us may be personal data. When you access any interactive tool or service on the Site that asks for personal data, you will be asked to affirmatively choose to provide the requested information. We will use your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy or otherwise we intend to let you know how we will use such information before we collect it from you. If you tell us that you do not want us to use your personal data to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes. If you give us personal data about somebody else, such as work colleague, we will assume that you have their permission to do so. You may always choose not to provide the requested information, but you then may not be able to participate in the particular activity that requires such information.
Use and Disclosure of Your Personal data. By submitting an enquiry or an application for a Bristol-Myers Squibb ("BMS") role, you agree that BMS and other BMS worldwide companies may use, disclose and store your personal data (including any sensitive data supplied) for the purpose of:
- responding to your enquiry; and/or
- assessing your application for the role and determining your suitability for participation in the recruitment process, which may include interviews, assessment centres and/or other testing methods.
Access to your personal data within BMS and its group companies will be restricted to appropriate human resources personnel and line management staff involved in the recruitment process. If your application is unsuccessful and unless you notify BMS that you require the information be deleted, BMS will retain your cv on file for future opportunities for a period of 6 months from the date of notification. At all times, personal data is treated confidentially and in accordance with applicable laws and in the manner we describe here.
Use and Disclosure of Non-Personal Data. Data that is not personal data as defined by the Data Protection Legislation, such as questions, comments, ideas and suggestions, shall be deemed to be non-confidential, and Bristol-Myers Squibb shall be free to disclose and use the same, without any obligation whatsoever to you, for any purpose and through any means.
Bristol Myers Squibb Discussion forum and Chat Rooms: If you participate in an Bristol Myers Squibb discussion forum or chat room on this Site, you should be aware that the information you provide there will be made broadly available to others, potentially inside or outside BMS, who have access to that discussion forum or chat room. Each participant’s opinion on a forum or chat room is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of Bristol Myers Squibb.
Information Security and Quality: We intend to protect your personal data and to maintain its quality. We implement appropriate measures and processes, such as using encryption when transmitting certain sensitive personal data, to help us to keep your personal data secure and to maintain its quality.
Use of Cookies. In addition, we may store some information on your computer to improve the quality of your visit to our site or to enable us to collect aggregated statistical information about users of the Site. In some cases, this information will help us to tailor the content to your interests, or help us to avoid asking for the same information on repeat visits to the site. With most Internet browsers, you can erase the information, referred to as "cookies," from your computer's hard drive, block all cookies, or even receive a warning before a cookie is placed on your system. Refer to your browser instructions or help button to learn more about cookies.
Privacy Policies Governing Linked Sites. As a convenience to our visitors, the Site contains links to other sites that may offer useful information. You should be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of these sites. Before using these linked sites, you may wish to review their privacy policies to understand how they treat privacy, security, data collection, and distribution of personal data. Bristol-Myers Squibb is not responsible for the content, links or privacy policies of the other sites.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements. If you use this Site to contact Bristol-Myers Squibb regarding your experience in using one of our products, we may use the information you provide in submitting reports to Government Authorities and as otherwise required of us by law. We also may use the information to contact the prescribing physician to follow up regarding an unexpected or adverse event involving use of Bristol-Myers Squibb product. You should also understand and acknowledge that Bristol-Myers Squibb may not be permitted to comply with your request to amend or remove personal data that was provided to Bristol-Myers Squibb by a health care professional or a consumer regarding an adverse drug event.
Law Enforcement. We may be required by court orders or other laws to divulge information about you to law enforcement authorities or the courts. Bristol-Myers Squibb will cooperate in responding to such requests, in accordance with the law, and will take appropriate measures to ensure that the requester understands the sensitive nature of any personal data that they may receive. We hereby expressly reserve the right to cooperate with law enforcement authorities.
Online Privacy for Children. We are very concerned about protecting the privacy of children. We do not intend to collect any personal data from children under 18 years old. If a child has provided us with personal data, the parent or guardian of the child should contact Bristol-Myers Squibb at Contact us [http://www.b-ms.co.uk/contact-us.htm]. to have this information deleted from our files.
Access, Correction and Further Information. You may have access to your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation to revise, correct or delete such data by contacting us at Contact us. If you would like your name removed from our database, would like to no longer receive information from us or would like further information about this Privacy Policy please email us at Contact us.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy. Bristol-Myers Squibb may at any time revise these terms and conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current terms and conditions to which you are bound.