Disclaimer

Effective June 1, 2017; updated September 22, 2023

The information contained on all Ethics Suite’s root domains and subdomains, and related social media (the “Service”), is for general information purposes only. While we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

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Personal Information categories and privacy protection laws that Ethics Suite monitors and takes acts to comply with, as applicable, include:

  • Health/Medical (e.g., the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Security Rule (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act in the U.S.);
  • Financial Accounts/Transactions (e.g., the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”), Privacy and Safeguards Rules in the U.S.);
  • Consumer Credit and Credit Cards (e.g., the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”), Disposal Rule and Safeguard provisions);
  • Electronic records and electronic signatures (e.g., FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations regarding Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) guidelines);
  • Deceptive acts/practices with respect to information (e.g., U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) rulings);
  • Commercial e-mail spam (e.g., Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (“CAN-SPAM”) Act of 2003 in the U.S.);
  • Personal information possessed and/or processed by government bodies, such as the U.S. Privacy Act;
  • Government-issued identification numbers and related information (e.g., various laws pertaining to individually identified data and identification numbers pertaining to social benefits, public service, social security, driver license, etc.);
  • Safeguards and notices/remedies for breached data (e.g., various laws requiring proper storage, handling and protection of Personal Information when shared with vendors and service providers, and/or providing for notices and/or remedies for certain data breaches);
  • Children (e.g., the Children’s On-line Privacy Protection Act of the United States (“COPPA”)). No one who has not reached the age of majority in his or her country may use our Web site unless supervised by an adult. Whether or not the preceding sentence applies to you, if you are under 13 years of age, do not register on our Web site, do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address. In the event we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 (or the age of majority in applicable countries) and do not knowingly target our websites, social media, offerings, business activities or other sites to children. We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online, mobile, and social media activities and interests. Our goal is to comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to collection and use of information from children, including COPPA. If you believe we have received information from a child or other person protected under such laws, please notify us immediately by e-mail. We will take reasonable steps not to use or share that information further and to remove that information from our databases.
  • Disabled users. As a matter of policy, we strive to comply with the sixteen standards for Web Accessibility, written by the Access Board for Section 508 of the U.S. Workforce Reinvestment Act of 1998. We also strive to comply with other accessibility laws, requirements and standards that may apply to our Web site, depending on location and local laws.