MedSource is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of individuals. You can navigate the majority of our website without providing any personal information. We recognize that when you choose to provide information about yourself, you are trusting MedSource to act in a responsible manner with that information.
To demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices. We make this notice accessible from every page of our website to ensure that it is easy to find.
We may ask for you to provide personal information in order to ensure that we can promptly and accurately respond to your inquiries for information about MedSource’s services, employment at MedSource, or becoming an investigator in our database, among other reasons.
Our processing of personal data, both automated and manual, meets the following data protection principles:
- Data is obtained only for specified and lawful purposes and is not processed in any incompatible manner
- Data is not kept longer than necessary for MedSource to meet the supplier’s inquiry/request
- Data is protected by appropriate security measures
- Data is not transferred to third parties without your consent
We store the information that you provide about yourself in a secure environment in order to provide you with the information, products, and/or services that you request. We will not share your information with third parties without your authorization; any party receiving your information would be bound by a confidentiality agreement with MedSource. Additionally, the information that you provide may be shared with MedSource employees to the extent necessary to accommodate your request.
Under some circumstances, MedSource may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personal information as necessary by law to the appropriate government authorities.
We use non-identifying and aggregate information about the use of our website to improve the navigation, content, and design of our site. This information may include, among other data, the most and least viewed pages, the length of viewing, and the number of users by geographic location.
MedSource maintains a high level of security, particularly in relation to data. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of the information, MedSource has in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect. Computer equipment, networks, programs, data and documentation is maintained to a high standard, and access to data and equipment is at all times restricted to appropriate staff.
The handling of medical information obtained in clinical research is governed by national and international data protection regulations and medical confidentiality. Any medical information collected during the course of running a clinical trial will be maintained under these regulations.
Some of our website pages may contain links to websites for organizations with which MedSource interacts frequently. Linked websites are not under the control of or endorsed by MedSource. Our privacy policy should not be construed to apply to linked websites for other organizations. It is recommended that you review the privacy policy of each linked website that you choose to access.
MedSource does not collect or maintain information from our website from individuals that we know are under the age of 13 years old, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under the age of 13.
MedSource has provided its employees with appropriate training to ensure that all those who process personal data are fully aware of their individual responsibilities and of our management’s objectives with respect to data and privacy protection.
MedSource reserves the right to modify or amend this privacy policy as necessary. Changes to this privacy policy will be posted on this website. We recommend that you review this policy periodically.
This policy was last updated on October 9, 2009.
