IPRP Legal mentions
The information, material and photographic content provided on this website are protected by copyright and may, with the exception of the IPRP logo, be used, reproduced, incorporated into other works, adapted, modified, translated or distributed under a public license provided that IPRP's copyright in the information and material is acknowledged at all times. In case of any adaption, modification or translation of the information, material or photographic content, reasonable steps must be taken to clearly label, demarcate or otherwise identify that changes were made to or based on the original information or material. Any impression that the adaption, modification or translation of the original information or material is endorsed or sponsored by the IPRP must be avoided.
Apart from the official use of the IPRP logo by the IPRP Management Committee and Working Groups, the use of the IPRP logo is restricted and requires the express permission of IPRP, request for which may be addressed to the IPRP Secretariat.
The information, material and photographic content are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Likewise, and notwithstanding the provision of IPRP permission to use the IPRP logo, users of the logo shall acknowledge that access to the logo is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. In no event shall the IPRP or the authors of the original information and material be liable for any claim, damages or other liability arising from or in connection with the use of the information, material, photographic content or IPRP logo.
The above-mentioned permissions do not apply to content supplied by third parties. Therefore, for documents where the copyright vests in a third party, permission for reproduction must be obtained from this copyright holder.
By providing personal date to us and by using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data in accordance with the IPRP Privacy Statement.
IPRP Privacy Statement
The International Pharmaceuticals Regulators Programme (hereinafter “IPRP”) is aware that the security of your private information from the use of our website is an important concern. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Personal data means any information which may lead to your identification (hereinafter “Personal Data”). This Privacy Statement explains which data we collect and how we use and protect the data collected. This Privacy Statement applies to any Personal Data that we process.
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Terms
'Personal Data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
‘Controller’ means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
‘Processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. -
Contact Details
Please contact the IPRP with any problems, questions or suggestions that you may have. The constant development of the internet requires occasional adjustments to our privacy statement. We retain the right to make changes when necessary.
General Contact Information and Controller of your Personal Data:
IPRP
at ICH Secretariat
Route Pré-Bois, 20
1215 Geneva, Switzerland
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Collection of Data
You can use our website without actively disclosing Personal Data. You are not required to actively provide Personal Data as a condition of using our site, except as may be necessary to provide you with information at your request.
This data, which is collected automatically or passively from or about you could possibly lead to your identification, but it is not used for other purposes (such as user tracking for targeted marketing) than website security. You may furthermore actively provide Personal Data through various forms to inquire or receive information. In each case such Personal Data will be used to fulfil your request (e.g. placing an enquiry).
Even though we may be able combine this data actively provided by you with the data collected automatically or passively from you, we do not do so. With regard to the Personal Data provided by you e.g. for information you have requested, or for other purposes you have authorized, we rely on technical and organizational means to assure that applicable data security regulations are followed.When accessing the website, the user's internet browser automatically transmits certain data for technical reasons. This so-called log file information is stored separately from other data that the user may provide:
• Date and time and duration of access;
• Browser type/version;
• Operating system used;
• URL of the previously visited website;
• Amount of data transferred;
• IP address (Internet Protocol address);
• Name of the files retrieved;
• http status code (e.g. "request successful");
URL of the accessed website; aforementioned log file information is stored exclusively for technical reasons and is not assigned to a specific person at any time. Data whose storage is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified. -
Processing of Personal Data / Transfer of Personal Data
The database containing your Personal Data remains at our organisation or stays with data processors or servers acting on our behalf and responsible to us. In this connection, we may share your data with service providers, including such acting as data processors or sub-processors. Your Personal Data will not be passed on by us or by our agents for use by third parties in any form whatsoever, unless we have obtained your consent or are legally obliged to do so.
We will retain control of and responsibility for the use of any Personal Data processed by us. Some of this data may be stored or processed at computers located in other jurisdictions worldwide, such as the United States, whose data protection laws may differ from Switzerland. In such cases, we will ensure that appropriate protections are in place to require the data processor in that country to maintain protections on your Personal Data that are equivalent to those that apply in Switzerland (for this purpose, we use the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission (SCC), which are available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj? together with the Switzerland-specific amendments), insofar as it is not already subject to a legally recognized set of rules to ensure data protection and we cannot rely on an exemption. In case you have questions relating to your Personal Data and potential transfers of your Personal Data and the potential protections taken connected to such transfers please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to the Controller of your data or contact him/her at the address as set forth above under the section 2. ‘Contact Details’. -
Purposes of Use
The Personal Data that you actively provide us with will only be used for the purpose for which you provide such data e.g. for supplying you with the requested information or for other purposes for which you have given your consent, except where otherwise provided by law.You can also register via our website to receive ICH email notifications when new items are published on the ICH website and will need to provide your email address for this. Registration is voluntary; if you register, we process your email address in order to send out the email notification. You can unsubscribe from this notification service any time by using the unsubscribe button in each notification email.
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Cookies
Cookies and similar technologies are very small text documents or pieces of code that often contain a unique identification code. When you visit a website or use a mobile application, a computer asks your computer or mobile device for permission to store this file on your computer or mobile device and access information. Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may include the date and time of your visit and how you use a particular website or mobile application.
We only use necessary cookies which ensure that our website functions smoothly during your visit.
In the settings of the browser you are using, you can change the settings to block cookies. In most browsers, you will find an explanation of how to do this in the so-called "help function". However, if you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the technical functions of our website and this may have a negative impact on your user experience. -
Security
IPRP uses technical and organizational security precautions to protect your Personal Data from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. -
Right of Access to, Rectification, Erasure or Restriction of Processing, Right to Object to Processing, Right to Data Portability
You have the right to request from the Controller (1) access to and (2) rectification or (3) erasure of your Personal Data or (4) restriction of processing of your Personal Data as well as you can (5) object to the processing of your Personal Data. Just send an e-mail to the Controller of your Personal Data or contact him/her at the address as set forth above under the section 2. ‘Contact Details’. -
Right to Withdraw Consent at Any Time
You have the right at any time to withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data for the future. For clarifications sake such withdrawal will, however, not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Again, just send an e-mail to the Controller of your Personal Data or contact him/her at the address as set forth above under the section 2. ‘Contact Details’. -
Data Retention
We only retain Personal Data for as long as is necessary for us to reply to your enquiry or to fulfil the purpose to which you have given your consent, except where otherwise provided by law. Personal Data related to initiatives of IPRP may be stored for archival purposes.
BY PROVIDING PERSONAL DATA TO US AND BY USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT.