Privacy Policy

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the words herein will have the same meaning as in the Terms of Use, except where otherwise expressly defined. In addition, the following words shall have the following meaning:

1. “Personal Data” means any data (i) relating directly or indirectly to a living individual, (ii) from which it is practicable for the identity of the individual to be directly or indirectly ascertained, and (iii) in a form in which access to or processing of the data is practicable;
2. “Process“, in relation to Personal Data, means: (i) to carry out any operation or set of operations in relation to the Personal Data, and includes recording, holding, organisation, adaptation/alteration, retrieval, combination, transmission or erasure/ destruction; and (ii) copy, use, access, display, run, store review, manage, modify, transform, translate, extract components into another work, integrate or incorporate as part of a derivative work, and (iii) to permit others to do (i) and (ii).
3. “Processing” shall have the corresponding meaning as a verb for the same.
4. “Disclose” means to disclose, forward, communicate, transmit, transfer, export, supply, provide, show, display, exhibit, grant access to, and enable or facilitate the receipt of personal data. “Disclosure” shall have the corresponding meaning as a noun for the same.
5. “Menarini” means A. Menarini Hong Kong Limited with its registered office at 20/F, Crocodile Center, 79 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. For the avoidance of doubt, references in this Privacy Policy to disclosure of Personal Data to Menarini’s subsidiaries and affiliates are references to such entities as recipients of Personal Data, and do not constitute or imply that any such entity is a joint data user in respect of your Personal Data.

Consent. By using or accessing this website (monofer.com.hk) (“Website“), you agree to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit Personal Data via this Website for any reason whatsoever (including without limitation the submission of, (i) testimonials in relation to Menarini’s goods and/or services, (ii) any information in relation to a job application at Menarini, or (iii) a query in relation to any of Menarini’s products), you consent to the collection, use, Processing and Disclosure of that Personal Data by Menarini in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Collection of Personal Data. Menarini understands the importance of protecting your Personal Data. Menarini may collect Personal Data from you by asking specific questions or allowing you to communicate directly with us via e-mail, surveys, questionnaires, feedback forms or the provision of testimonials. Menarini may also collect information about your visits to our Website, including your Personal Data, without you submitting any such Personal Data directly to us. As you navigate through a Website, information may be collected using technological means such as cookies, tags, web beacons and other navigational data collection tools, as explained in our Cookie Policy.

Navigation Data. The Website uses cookies, tags and web beacons. Cookies are small text files that this Website sends to your computer’s hard drive to identify the computer you are using. Tags are smaller than cookies and tell the Website server information such as the Internet Protocol address and the browser types related to your computer. Web beacons are usually invisible to the user but are embedded in a web page or email that tracks whether a user has viewed a web page or email. Other navigational data collection tools are used for system management, to improve the Content of the Website, and for market research purposes. By browsing the Website, you consent to the use of Cookies, Tags and Web beacons as described in our Cookie Policy.

Use and Process of Personal Data. Menarini may use and Process your Personal Data for the following purposes: (a) to provide you with information about Menarini’s products and/or services; (b) to process your job application; (c) to process your medical request, claim and/or report (including adverse event reporting); or (d) to process your request to be registered in our restricted access areas.

We may process the Personal Data that you will provide us when filling the forms, as well as those provided by your interaction with the Website and when using the related services and functions. These Personal Data include, in particular, your Menarini Digital Identity, your full name, your email address, your phone number and your professional registration number (e.g. your registration number with the Medical Council of Hong Kong as a registered medical practitioner, or with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board as a registered pharmacist).

Your provision of Personal Data to us is voluntary, unless we specify during our Data collection that any types of Data is obligatory. If you do not provide Personal Data that is obligatory, we may not be able to provide services related to the Website to you.

Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Data. Menarini may disclose and transfer your Personal Data, including transfer to foreign jurisdictions:

1. to third parties:
   1. for the rendering of services or conduct of legitimate business activity related to this Web Site;
   2. to respond to your requests for customer service;
   3. to protect and enforce our rights, property or personal safety to the extent permitted or not prohibited by applicable law.
2. to any competent legal and/or regulatory authority and law enforcement agencies:
   1. in compliance with legal process, order of court and applicable law; and/or
   2. to enforce our rights arising out of or in connection with the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and any other contracts with you.
3. to our successors-in-title, prospective sellers or buyers of any part or the whole of our business, in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of any part or the whole of our business.

Note: Transfer of data may include transfers to territories where our networks or third party hosting providers’ networks are located.

Regarding any transfer of Data across other countries, including to countries or jurisdictions whose laws may not provide the same level of protection for Personal Data as that afforded in region of residence; Menarini informs that such transfers shall in all cases take place in accordance with applicable Data Protection Laws. Such transfers may occur, for example, if required under applicable Data Protection Laws: based on your consent, through contractual safeguards ensuring adequate protection of personal data, by engaging with entities participating in approved international data transfer frameworks, or by transferring data to jurisdictions that are recognized as providing an adequate level of data protection.

Care of Personal Data. Menarini will make a reasonable effort to ensure that Personal Data collected by or on our behalf is accurate and complete. Menarini will make a reasonable effort to protect Personal Data in our possession or control by making reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, please be aware that the Internet is not a completely secure or error-free environment. Menarini cannot fully guarantee:

1. the confidentiality of any Personal Data you submit to us over the Internet;
2. that unauthorized persons will not view your Personal Data or emails; or
3. hat your Personal Data will not be altered, corrupted or destroyed by third party circumvention of our reasonable security measures that have been in place to safeguard your Personal Data.

We urge you to minimize security risks by regularly updating your antivirus software.

Access to Personal Data. By contacting the Privacy Officer of the contact details set down below, you can, at any time, exercise your rights including request access to your Personal Data, and request correction of your Personal Data. You may withdraw your consent regarding our use of your Personal Data for a new purpose or otherwise at any time – however that shall not impair the lawfulness of the processing or activities carried out on the basis of such consent before consent withdrawal.

Update and Correction of Personal Data. You are entitled to request in writing for Menarini to update your Personal Data or to correct an error or omission in your Personal Data that is in our possession or control. Unless Menarini is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a correction should not be made, we will exercise reasonable endeavours to make such correction as soon as practicable, and, in any event, within 40 days of receiving a valid request and send the corrected Personal Data to organisations to which the Personal Data was disclosed by us (where applicable). Any request for update or correction of Personal Data pursuant to this clause shall be made in writing at the contact details set out below.

Retention of Personal Data. Menarini may need to retain such records containing your Personal Data as may be necessary or desirable to comply with applicable law or regulation, and to retain such information as long as the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected are still being served and retention is necessary for Menarini’s legal or business purposes, including to address disputes or establish our rights (whether such disputes or matters have arisen, or could arise in the future).

Withdrawal of Consent. Your use of any part of this Web site indicates your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and your consent to the collection, use, Processing and Disclosure of your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you would like to withdraw your consent given for collection, use, Processing or Disclosure of your Personal Data for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, please immediately refrain from and cease all usage of this Web site and provide us with reasonable notice of your withdrawal of consent in writing at the contact details set out below. On receipt of your written notice, we will cease the collection, use, Processing and Disclosure of your Personal Data within a reasonable time unless allowed by any applicable law or regulation but please note that the likely consequence of withdrawal of consent will be that you will not be able to access or use this website.

Third Party Web sites. This Privacy Information Notice applies only to the Website as defined above. Even though the Website may contain links to other websites (known as third party websites), please be informed that Menarini does not perform any access or control over cookies, web beacons or other user-tracking technologies that may be active on such third-party websites, on the contents and materials published thereon, or on their methods of processing of your Personal Data; for this reason, Menarini expressly declines any liability for such matters. You should therefore verify the privacy policies of such third-party websites and collect information about their terms and conditions and about how they process your Personal Data.

Contact. If you have any queries about the collection, use, Processing and Disclosure of your Personal Data pursuant to this Privacy Policy, you may contact the Privacy Officer at the following details below:
E-mail : hk_enquiries@menariniapac.com.
Address : 20/F, Crocodile Center, 79 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.