Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and its affiliates (collectively "Alcon"), is committed to maintaining the privacy and accuracy of your personal information and to protecting such information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration and destruction.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our Web site. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time, so please check back periodically. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy practices, you may contact us at the following address
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Attn: Web Site Services
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134
Email: webmaster@alconlabs.com
Collection and Use of Personal Information and Opt-Out Option
Alcon wants to give you as much control as possible over information that personally identifies you ("Personal Information"). In general, you can visit our site without telling us who you are or revealing any of your Personal Information. There are times, however, when we may need this information from you. This includes when you (1) open up an account online, (2) purchase products or request information to be sent to you, (3) request details about participating doctors, (4) contact us about our products or services, or (5) utilize our services on this web site.
We will use this Personal Information to reply to your requests and inquiries, to process account applications, to service accounts, and to assist with questions about membership, billing, or use of our products or online services. Collected data will generally be kept at our headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. It may in the course of internal use be shared with our wholly owned affiliate in your country, as applicable.
We also may use this information to provide you with updated information on Alcon products and services, to alert you to special product and service offerings, and to conduct research, surveys or engage in other targeted marketing purposes.
You may elect not to have your Personal Information used for any of these purposes ("opt-out") by notifying us at the address listed above or by sending an email to webmaster@alconlabs.com. Where applicable, you also may opt out by checking the box that indicates, "Check here if you do not want Personal Information disclosed or used."
Collection and Use of Non-Personal Information
Our Web service automatically gathers certain non-personal information about the usage of our site. We collect this non-personal data only on an aggregate basis. This collective data, which is used for internal purposes, helps us improve your online experience and facilitate your visit to our Web site. We do not connect this non-personal data to any Personal Information collected from you. Collected data will generally be kept at our Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. It may in the course of internal use be shared with our wholly owned affiliates worldwide as applicable.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Alcon takes very seriously its responsibility to keep your Personal Information, including your personal financial and health-related information, private.
We may select unaffiliated companies to occasionally send you information or special offerings about products or services that are related to Alcon’s products and services. We will share Personal Information for this purpose only with those unaffiliated companies whose policies regarding Personal Information are consistent with our privacy policies or who agree to abide by our policies with respect to Personal Information. If you do not want us to send your Personal Information to other select unaffiliated companies for this purpose, you may opt out by notifying us at the address listed above, by sending an email to webmaster@alconlabs.com or, if applicable, by checking the appropriate box declining your permission to disclose such Personal Information.
We also may disclose Personal Information when required to do so by law or when such action is necessary or appropriate (a) to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Alcon, (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of Alcon, or (c) to protect the personal safety of users of our Web site. We reserve the right to contact the appropriate authority at our discretion when it appears that activities that are illegal or violate Alcon’s terms of service are taking place within the context of a member account.
Except under the limited circumstances described above, we will not disclose any of your Personal Information to unaffiliated third parties.
How Personal Information Is Protected
Alcon takes reasonable steps to protect your Personal Information. We use technologies and processes such as access control procedures, network firewalls and physical security. These technologies and methods increase the security and privacy of information traveling to, from and within our Web site.
We also safeguard Personal Information from unauthorized access. Only authorized Alcon employees or agents carrying out permitted business functions are permitted to access Personal Information. Employees who violate Alcon’s privacy access policies are subject to disciplinary actions, including termination when appropriate.
How To Access and Modify Personal Information
If you would like to review or modify your Personal Information, please notify Alcon at the address listed above or send an email to webmaster@alconlabs.com.
How We Safeguard Children’s Privacy
We currently do not knowingly collect or use Personal Information from children under the age of 13, and we will not do so in the future without first obtaining verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian. Should a child whom we know to be under the age of 13 send Personal Information to us, we will only use that information to respond directly to that child, seek parental consent or provide parental notice.
Practices of Merchants and Links to Alcon’s Web Site
Alcon is not responsible for the data collection and use practices of merchants and other companies to which Alcon’s Web site may link.
Consent
By using the Alcon Web site, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not disclose any Personal Information through the Alcon Web site.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
Alcon may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post changes to our policy here, so be sure to check back periodically. Your continued use of Alcon’s Web site following the posting of any changes to this policy shall mean that you have accepted those changes.
Questions, Comments, Concerns
If you have any questions or comments about our use of Personal Information or about this Privacy Policy, please send an email to webmaster@alconlabs.com or contact us at the address listed above. Alcon will use reasonable efforts to promptly investigate any complaint you may have regarding our use of Personal Information and to comply fully with the legal and regulatory supervisory authorities responsible for enforcing our adherence to the privacy principles stated above.
1. Overview
This Web site is designed to provide general information about Alcon Laboratories, Inc., its affiliates (collectively "Alcon") and their products and services. Nothing contained on this Web site is intended to offer medical advice for the treatment of illness or disease, or to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Specific questions pertaining to your medical condition and appropriate treatment should be directed to your physician or other healthcare professional. You should never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this site.
In addition, nothing presented here is intended to provide instructions on the use of the products supplied by Alcon. For specific information and instruction relative to Alcon's products and services, please refer to the Directions for Use supplied with all Alcon products.
2. Acceptance of Terms
Alcon provides this information to you, subject to the following terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein (the "Terms of Use"), which govern use of Alcon’s Web site. By using this site, you signify your agreement to the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, please do not use this site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise the Terms of Use, so please check back periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.
3. Alcon’s Privacy Policy
Information you provide through this site is subject to Alcon’s Privacy Policy. For information about Alcon’s Privacy Policy, see the top of this page. Please note that your usage of Alcon's electronic publication is recorded. Alcon shall be free to use this information for statistical evaluations and to ensure uninterrupted proper operation of this service. In addition, if you give any feedback to Alcon, it shall be deemed that the content is not confidential. Alcon shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in your feedback for any purpose and to reproduce and disclose the information to third parties without limitation.
4. Government Regulations
Alcon offers products and services to diagnose, prevent and treat diseases of the head and neck, principally the eye, ear and nose. Its medical, including non-prescription, products used by healthcare professionals are regulated by government agencies in each of the countries in which it does business, such as the Food and Drug Administration of the United States, or the Committee on Safety of Medicine in the United Kingdom. These agencies issue regulations that restrict the prescribing information that can be disclosed to the public. This Web site contains information about products which may or may not be available in any particular country, may be available under different trademarks in different countries, and where applicable, may be approved or cleared by a government regulatory body for sale or use with different indications and restrictions in different countries.
Nothing contained on this Web site should be construed as a promotion or solicitation for any product or for the use of any product in a particular way which is not authorized by any referent law or regulation. Specific questions about the availability and use of products described on this Web site should be directed to your local Alcon representative.
5. Links to Third-Party Sites
This site may contain links to other Web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Alcon and Alcon is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including, without limitation, any link contained on a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Alcon is providing Linked Sites to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of such Linked Sites is not an endorsement by Alcon in favor of any company offering Internet services, products or services on the Linked Site.
5. Account, Password, Confidentiality and Security
You may be required to provide an account and password to access portions of the Web site. You agree to be fully responsible for all access, use and activities that occur under your account and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password. You must NOT disclose your account and password to anyone. You must NOT leave any computer unattended while logged on to this Web site. You agree to immediately notify Alcon of any breach of security of your account or password, such as theft, unauthorized use, attempted use, or tampering. You agree to exit from your account at the end of each session. The account and password must not be transferred from the person
that it was issued to. Replacement accounts can be obtained from Alcon.
You agree to keep, hold and maintain in confidence all data and information you receive from this Web site that is not in the public domain at the time of disclosure.
6. No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of this site, you warrant that you will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the Legal Terms of Use. You may not use this site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the site or any user of the site, or interfere with any other party's use of the site. You may not use any device, software or routine, including, but not limited to, any viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs or cancel bots intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of this site or to intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information from this Web site. You also agree that you will not upload, post or transmit any communications or content of any type that (1) infringes or violates any rights of any party, (2) is false, inaccurate, misleading or fraudulent, (3) violates any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation. You will not use the Web site to access any third party sites or cause damage to them.
7. Copyright Rights
All copyright rights in the text, images, photographs, graphics, user interface, and other content provided on this site, and the selection, coordination, and arrangement of such content, are owned by Alcon or its third-party licensors, to the full extent provided under the United States Copyright Act and all international copyright laws. Under applicable copyright laws, you are prohibited from copying, reproducing, modifying, distributing, displaying, performing or transmitting any of the contents of this site for any purposes. Nothing stated or implied on this site confers on you any license or right under any copyright of Alcon or any third party.
Alcon's Web site and the information contained in reference herein are for informational purposes only. Any reproduction or copying of any materials or design elements of this site is strictly prohibited, without the prior written consent of Alcon. Requests for permission to reproduce any information contained on this Web site should be addressed to Alcon Laboratories, Inc., c/o Corporate Communications, mail code T5-13, 6201 South Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76134.
Notwithstanding the above, Alcon authorizes you to make one (1) electronic or paper copy of the information posted on any page on this site, provided that the copy is used solely for non-commercial, personal purposes, and further provided that any such copy remains protected by all copyright, trademarks, service marks, and other proprietary notices and legends contained on the site. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission of Alcon is prohibited.
8. Notice of Copyright Infringement
Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the site may be sent to:
Alcon Legal Department: Intellectual Property Counsel
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134
Alcon will endeavor to remove in a timely manner any posted submission which infringes the copyright of any person under the laws of the United States upon receipt of written notice in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). United States law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely.
9. Trade and Service Mark Rights
All rights in the product names, company names, trade names, logos, product packaging and designs of all Alcon or third-party products or services, whether or not appearing in large print or with the trademark symbol, belong exclusively to Alcon or their respective owners, and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws. The use or misuse of these trademarks or any materials, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited and nothing stated or implied on this site confers on you any license or right under any patent or trademark of Alcon or any third party.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
All materials, information, products and services included in or available through this site are provided "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Alcon has made and will continue to make diligent efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this Web site. However, Alcon makes no warranties or representations, express or implied, that the information contained or referenced in this site is accurate, reliable or correct; that this site will be available at any particular time or location; that any defects or errors will be corrected; or that the content is free of viruses or other harmful components. All users agree that all access and use of this Web site and on any Web site linked to this Web site and/or the contents thereof are at their own risk. Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties, these exclusions may not apply to you.
11. Limitation of Liability
Neither Alcon nor any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this Web site, or any Web site linked to this Web site, shall be liable in any manner whatsoever for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access, use or inability to use this Web site or any Web site linked to this Web site, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. Alcon reserves the right to alter the content of this Web site in any way, at any time, for any reason, without prior notification, and will not be liable in any way for possible consequences of such changes. In addition, Alcon expressly disclaims any and all liability related to, arising from, or connected with a linked third party Web site.
These limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if Alcon has been advised of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, Alcon’s liability in such jurisdictions shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.
12. Indemnification
Upon request by Alcon, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Alcon and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners and employees from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post to or transmit through this site, your use of the site, your violation of the Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of another.
13. Choice of Law and Forum
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, excluding its conflict of law rules. You and Alcon expressly agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Tarrant County, Texas, in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this site.
14. Severability and Integration
Unless otherwise specified herein, this Terms of Use statement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Alcon and govern your use of this site, superseding any prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and Alcon. If any portion of this Terms of Use statement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
15. No Waiver
The failure of Alcon to enforce any provisions of this Terms of Use statement or respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of this statement or to act with respect to similar breaches.
16. Miscellaneous
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship will exist between you and Alcon as a result of the Terms of Use statement or your use of this Web site. Nothing contained in this Terms of Use statement is in derogation of Alcon’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of this Web site or information provided to or gathered by Alcon with respect to such use. A printed version of this Terms of Use statement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Terms of Use statement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
17. Termination
Alcon reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this site, with or without notice.
