Medicines Development Limited
Privacy Policy
1. General
1.1 This policy sets out how Medicines Development Limited ACN 116 977 523 (MDL) collects personal information. It also describes how MDL maintains, uses and discloses personal information and your rights of access and correction.
1.2 MDL respects the privacy of individuals. Generally, MDL does not release personal information except in accordance with this policy.
2. Collection of your personal information
2.1 Where MDL collects personal information, it is collected for MDL's business purposes, which are described on MDL's website at www.medicinesdevelopment.com. Business purposes include:
- dealings with those with whom MDL has business relations, including its customers and contacts. Contacts include people who are employed by its customers and people who may enquire about, use, specify or recommend its services;
- the provision of MDL's services; and
- employment, including in relation to MDL's contractors and potential employees.
2.2 Where MDL documents require your personal information, MDL will generally state the purposes for its use and to whom it may be disclosed, as well as the consequences of not providing that information.
2.3 Generally, MDL collects your personal information directly from you.
2.4 MDL's website may use cookies and other technology to record details of your visit to the site such as your server address, domain name and browser type, details of your visit, and links from other sites followed to get to the MDL site. However, this information is de-identified and is only used for statistical and web development purposes.
3. Use of your personal information
3.1 MDL uses personal information for the purposes for which it has been collected, to provide its services and to fulfil its legal obligations.
3.2 MDL may send you material that MDL considers will be useful to you and material about its activities. If you do not wish to receive this information, you can let MDL know by telephoning 03 9629 6111 or emailing info@medicinesdevelopment.com and MDL will not send it to you. This does not apply to information that MDL is legally required to send.
4. Disclosure of your personal information
4.1 MDL does not sell, rent or otherwise make information available to third parties to allow them to market their products or services. Generally, MDL must get your consent before it discloses any of your personal information, except as required by law. You may give MDL your consent expressly or it may be implied by your conduct.
4.2 In addition, your personal information may be disclosed to third parties in circumstances where MDL has outsourced business functions to other organisations, such as organisations or individuals which provide services to us (but only on a confidential basis and on the basis that such service providers will be limited in their use of your information to the purpose of MDL's activities).
4.3 MDL may transfer or store personal information in other countries in which it operates. However, it will ensure that the information is dealt with in accordance with this policy.
5. Security of your personal information
MDL takes all reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, unauthorised access, modification, disclosure or other misuse.
6. Sensitive personal information
MDL does not generally collect any sensitive information such as information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, membership of political bodies, religion or trade unions, sexual preferences or activities, criminal record, state of health or medical history. If MDL holds any sensitive personal information about you that information will only be used and disclosed by MDL for the purpose that it was provided by you.
7. Access to your personal information
You may at any time request access to your personal information that MDL holds by telephoning MDL on 03 9629 6111 or emailing info@medicinesdevelopment.com. Generally, MDL will process your request within 20 working days after the day on which it receives the request. It may charge you for access. If it is unable to give you a copy of the information, it will let you know generally the type of information it holds about you.
8. Correction of your personal information
You should promptly notify MDL by telephoning 03 9629 6111 or emailing info@medicinesdevelopment.com if there are any changes to your personal information. You may ask MDL at any time to correct personal information held by it about you. In some circumstances, MDL may charge you for this.
9. Changes to this policy
MDL may amend this policy from time to time, and the policy will be published on MDL's website.
