Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about Merial's practices regarding
the collection, use and disclosure of personal information (includes information
that could be used to identify you, such as your name, address, e-mail address,
telephone number, etc.) that you may provide through your access to or usage of
the Site.
Consent
Merial does not collect personal information about you except when you voluntarily
provide it. Whenever you provide either optional or required information through
your access to or usage of the Site, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure
of that information in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
When we collect your personal information
Personal information may be collected in a number of instances. For example, this
Site contains areas that collect information from its visitors through feedback
data, such as questions, comments and suggestions. Some of the information that
you provide through feedback data may be personal information. In addition, access
to certain areas of the Site is restricted. In order to apply for access to these
restricted areas, you are required to submit a registration application form which
may include personal information. Further, some areas of the Site require you to
submit information which may include personal information in order to benefit from
specified features (such as newsletters, e-commerce/order processing). You will
be informed at each collection point what information is required and what information
is optional.
Merial may also collect information about you and your use of the Site through the
use of "cookies." Cookies are small data files that are sent to your browser and
stored on your computer's hard-drive when you visit certain websites, thereby "tracking"
use of the site. Some browsers can be set to reject all cookies; if you choose to
modify your browser in this manner, some pages of the Site may not function properly.
Merial uses the information generated through the use of cookies to estimate the
number of people that are using the Site and to track the pages of the Site that
are being visited. This information tells Merial about user interests and behaviors
which can, in turn, be used to provide you with information about products, services,
features or promotions that may be of interest to you.
Use of Information
Merial uses your personal information to improve the content of the Site, to customize
the Site to your preferences, to create a profile relating to you in order to show
you content that may be of interest to you, to provide the services and features
requested by you and, if you ask us to, to send you information about products,
services, features or promotions that may be of interest to you.
Merial may also use your personal information to create aggregated information that
does not allow you to be personally identified or contacted. Rather than showing
individual activity, aggregated information shows user behaviour as a whole. Aggregated
information is used for Site development and to market and promote the Site.
When we disclose your personal information
Merial may disclose your personal information to those of its affiliates and related
companies that agree to treat it substantially in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Merial will not, without your permission, disclose your personal information to
unaffiliated third parties except that Merial reserves the right to disclose your
personal information to: (i) third party service providers for purposes related
to supporting our business (e.g., fulfilment services, technical support, delivery
services) and providing you with information that may be of interest to you (if
you have requested to receive such information as described above) in which case
Merial will require such third parties to agree to treat it substantially in accordance
with this Privacy Policy; and (ii) to third parties in connection with the sale,
assignment or other transfer of the business of this Site to which the information
relates, in which case Merial will require any such buyer, assignee or transferee
to agree to treat it substantially in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Merial will otherwise only release your personal information to third parties in
the following limited circumstances and to the extent permitted by law: (i) if a
law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order permits or requires it
to do so; (ii) if the rights or property of Merial, its affiliates or related companies,
third party service providers or the users of the Site are in jeopardy; or (iii)
if the personal safety of users of the Site or other members of the public are in
jeopardy.
Merial may disclose aggregated information that does not allow you to be personally
identified to its affiliates and related companies and to unaffiliated third parties.
How we protect your personal information
Recognizing that your privacy is important to you, Merial employs technical security
measures to protect your personal information. However, no transmission over the
Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Consequently, to the extent
permitted by law, Merial, its affiliates and related companies, third party service
providers and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents do not
represent, warrant or guarantee that personal information will be protected against
misuse, loss or alterations and do not accept any liability arising from the submission
of any personal information or from any third parties' use or misuse of personal
information.
The information you provide to Merial via the Internet is password-protected for
your privacy and security. Merial uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology
in transmitting such information to our servers to help ensure the integrity and
privacy of the information. Encryption involves systematically scrambling numbers
and letters, so that even if someone managed to intercept the information, they
would not be able to make sense of it. In order to take advantage of this encryption
technology, you need to have an Internet browser that will support encryption, such
as Netscape or Microsoft Explorer. As an additional security measure, the information
you provide via the Internet is also kept physically separate on a separate server
where your password is encrypted and stored on a database.
Links to other Websites
You should be aware that operators of linked websites may also collect your personal
information (including information generated through the use of cookies) when you
link to their websites. Merial is not responsible for how such third parties collect,
use or disclose your personal information, so you should check their privacy policies
before providing them with your personal information.
Changes
Merial reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by notifying
you by posting the changes on this Site, and you are advised to review this page
regularly for any changes. This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 10, 2005.
Other Terms
Your use of this Site is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Legal
Notification section. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by the
terms and conditions in effect at the time of your access or use, including this
Privacy Policy.
Contacting Us
You can contact Merial at 888-Merial 1 to request access to your personal information
or to request that Merial update your personal information. If you believe that
Merial has failed to adhere to this Privacy Policy, please contact Merial at 888-Merial
1.