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Legal Notice

All content of this Internet site is owned or controlled by TERUMO Europe N.V. and is protected by worldwide and/or local copyright laws. When we use the words “we” or TERUMO®, we mean TERUMO Europe N.V.

You may download content only for your personal use for non-commercial purposes. No modification or further reproduction of the content is permitted. The content may not be copied or used in any way.

The owners of this site will use reasonable efforts to include up-to-date and accurate information in this Web site, but make no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the information provided. The owners of this site shall not be liable for any damages or injury resulting from your access to, or inability to access, this Web site, or from your reliance on any information provided at this Internet site.

This Web site may provide links or references to other sites but the owners of this site have no responsibility for the content of such other sites and shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from that content. Any links to other sites are provided as merely a convenience to the users of this Internet site.

The trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and products in this Internet site are protected in Europe and internationally. No use of any of these may be made without the prior, written authorization of the owners of this site, except to identify the products or services of the company.

Animations, videos, photos, testimonials etc. are not intended to be comprehensive or a true life situation and only intended for demonstration or explorations without any representation or warranty of reliability. Nothing conformed herein shall be considered as granting any license, right, patent, trademark or other rights which belong to TERUMO Europe N.V. or its affiliated companies or respective licensors.

Law and Regulations

This Web site contains information about products that are or may not be available in any particular country, and if applicable, may or not have received market clearance by a governmental regulatory body for indications and restriction in different countries. Each country has specific laws and regulations and medical practices governing the communication of medical aspects and information about medical products on the Internet. Nothing herein should be considered as a solicitation or promotion of any product or of an indication of any product that is not authorized by the laws and regulations of the country where the reader resides.

Except in case of legal provisions of mandatory application to the contrary, Belgium Law will apply to this Legal Information Section, including the Privacy Policy. In case of dispute only the courts of Leuven / Belgium will have exclusive jurisdiction.

Statements

This site may include anticipative statements and assumptions as for example technology improvements, product features, economic and financial prospects, etc. that could involve risk and therefore could be uncertain and different from real experience.

Disclaimer

Except where expressly provided otherwise, this Web site including tools and software (“the site”), and all content, material, information, products and services delivered or provided on or through the site, are delivered or provided on an “as is” and “when available” basis TERUMO Europe N.V. and associate companies expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. TERUMO Europe N.V. makes no warranty that: (A) the Site will meet your or your users’ requirements; (B) the Site will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free basis; (C) the results that may be obtained from the use of the site or any services offered through the software will be accurate or reliable; or (D) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Site will meet your expectations. Any content, materials, information or software downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Site is done at your own discretion and risk. TERUMO Europe N.V. shall not be liable for any damage to you or your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any content, materials, information, or software. TERUMO Europe N.V. reserves the right to make changes or updates to the Site at any time without notice.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will TERUMO Europe N.V. be liable for any direct or indirect, special, economic or consequential loss or damage or loss of revenue, profits, goodwill, bargain or opportunities or loss or corruption of data or loss of anticipated savings howsoever arising, incurred or suffered by you from the use of or access to the site whether caused by negligence or otherwise or whether or not TERUMO Europe N.V. was aware or should have been aware of the possibility of such loss or damage.

Privacy Policy

This policy stipulates the possible storing and processing of personal data on our website. "Personal data" means information that relates to a living individual who can be identified from that information or from that information and other information that is held by or is likely to be held by us.

It is the intention to take all necessary steps so that all personal data is processed fairly and lawfully according to Belgian law.

We collect personal data from you which you provide voluntarily to us, when you register for an event, submit your resume, contact us electronically, respond to a survey or communication such as e-mail, or participate in another site feature. When registering we may ask you for information such as, not limited to, your name, gender, date of birth, e-mail address, home/business address, zip/postal code, daytime and/or mobile phone number, preferred language.

We will use the personal data you provide us in compliance and within the limits provided by the applicable rules and regulations. This data may be transmitted outside the European Economic Area to provide the related services or use of personal data and share the same between TERUMO Europe N.V. affiliates and associates and appointed third parties and by using our Web site, tools, software and server you accept such transmissions to these territories and application of them privacy rules and regulations.

TERUMO Europe N.V. respects your privacy and protects your personal data

When processing personal data, TERUMO Europe N.V. will carefully comply with all rules imposed by the Belgian law of 8 December 1992 on privacy protection in relation to the processing of personal data. By using any website of Europe N.V. or any of its software or customer management tools, you automatically agree with the collection and processing of your personal data by TERUMO Europe N.V., as described below.

Types of personal data processed by TERUMO Europe N.V.

The personal data processed by TERUMO Europe N.V. have either been directly obtained from you, or have been obtained via the parties whom TERUMO Europe N.V. has a contractual relationship with to deliver services or products to you. Your personal data will typically relate to your professional contact data, such as your name, the address of your company and your email address, telephone number, user ID, passwords (if any), personal interest in products or future products, professional history. TERUMO Europe N.V. also processes personal data that are technically required to make use of our website(s) or software. These data can relate to login data (log files), past transactions (audit trail), website visits (cookies, IP addresses).

Justification why TERUMO Europe N.V. processes your personal data

TERUMO Europe N.V. processes your personal data in order to successfully deliver the products or services you requested or to respond to your inquiries. TERUMO Europe N.V. also processes your personal data in the context of customer administration, such as invoicing and the follow-up of payments. TERUMO Europe N.V. also uses your contact data to keep you informed from time to time about new, similar services and products offered by TERUMO Europe N.V. If you no longer wish to receive such communication in the future, you can always unsubscribe by filing a simple request.

Storage by TERUMO Europe N.V. of your personal data

TERUMO Europe N.V. only stores your personal data for such duration as required for a successful service delivery. Legal data retention requirements can, however, call for a longer storage period. TERUMO Europe N.V. will destroy your personal data or make it anonymous when the legally required retention period has expired.

Your personal data and third parties

TERUMO Europe N.V. does not transfer your personal data to third parties, unless such transfer is necessary for the correct delivery of products or services or to respond to your inquiries. TERUMO Europe N.V. can also involve a third party to carry out processing for TERUMO Europe N.V. under strict contractual conditions. TERUMO Europe N.V. can also be obliged to hand over your personal data on the request of a public authority or by an order of a court or other judicial authority.

How to consult, modify or delete your personal data

You have the right to be informed about your personal data being held by TERUMO Europe N.V. You also have the right to have your personal data deleted if they are no longer relevant or to correct them if they are no longer accurate. To effectively enforce these rights, please contact the person responsible for the protection of privacy by sending an email to webmaster@terumo-europe.com, or by sending a dated and signed request to TERUMO Europe N.V., Interleuvenlaan 40, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. TERUMO Europe N.V. will reply to your request within the legally specified term.

Security of personal data

TERUMO Europe N.V. will take all reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against abuse, destruction, loss or any other action which may compromise the secure storage of your personal data. For these purposes, TERUMO Europe N.V. employs security checks to avoid unauthorized access to and abuse of your personal data.

Changes

TERUMO Europe N.V. reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time without notice, but will in any case do so in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. This privacy policy was last modified and revised on April 8, 2009.