Privacy Notice

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Notice ("Notice") describes the nature of the personal data we may collect about you and how Takeda Export Services GmbH in KSA, Takeda Pharmaceuticals FZE in UAE, LLC Takeda Ukraine, Takeda Export Services GmbH in Algeria, Takeda (Pty) Ltd in South Africa, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Egypt LLC uses it as part of our Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

Takeda is a group of companies with a worldwide presence. The Takeda Company ("Takeda", "we", "us" or "our") refers to the parent company Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its subsidiaries. For contact details for your local subsidiary, please refer to the relevant Takeda website, which can be accessed via https://www.takeda.com/who-we-are/company-information/worldwide-offices/

Information Takeda Collects and How We Use It.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, its subsidiaries and related companies (“Takeda”) would like to seek your permission, during our operations, for the purposes of marketing, research, education, pharmacovigilance (safety) reporting, to confirm contact or financial information, to verify qualifications and to check references; to collect, process, use and internationally transfer your personal information (personal information shall include: your full name; title; contact details; business address; as well as the personal data you have disclosed above) within and outside Ukraine, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, South Africa, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain or commission third parties on behalf of Takeda to do so. Takeda will contact you by electronic means including but not limited to WhatsApp Business or other instant messaging platform (Viber, Telegram, Messenger or text SMS) to provide you with information that may be of interest to you from time to time. This may include information and invitations (where applicable) relating to the following:

(i) Medical education, including information on upcoming scientific and educational events such as conferences and seminars, online and in person courses, and conference reports on past conferences and seminars;

(ii) Medical information, including general product and clinical updates, information on Takeda’s products and research, as well as patient resources;

(iii) Clinical trials conducted by Takeda (together with its other healthcare partners, where applicable);

(iv) Takeda’s business research, marketing and promotional events, activities and materials, including information on Takeda’s services and specialty areas, invitations to participate in Takeda’s market research into medical conditions and the usefulness of Takeda’s products and services, as well as customer satisfaction surveys which relate to a recent interaction that you may have had with Takeda that is designed to collect your feedback and help us improve;

(v) Invitations to participate in remote/virtual meetings with Takeda’s representatives, where applicable; and

(vi) Updates to Takeda’s website and online material.

(vii) Takeda may contact you to request further details on safety information (e.g., adverse events, special situations, and product quality complaints) associated with the use of Takeda products that you have reported to Takeda.

Takeda processes personal data by recording, updating, selecting, processing and sorting information collected by Takeda's account leads and other Takeda personnel (e.g., Medical Science Liaisons, "MSL").These profiling activities include interpreting information collected during calls between you, the physician, and our account leads, or collected during meetings between you and other Takeda personnel, as well as analyzing data available in public channels (e.g., lectures at conferences or other educational events).

Takeda collects information directly from you through your interactions with us when you sign up for a service, enter into a contract with us, submit an application to us, and through various other engagements we may have with you. We may use technologies that automatically collect information when you visit our sites, view our advertisements, or use our products or services.

We also may collect information about you from third parties, such as our vendors, suppliers, contractors, and business partners.

The use of your personal data as described above is based on serving our legitimate interests in promoting our products and disease awareness; perform our contractual obligations to you; complying with our legal obligations and your consent.

How We Share Personal Information

We share data with service providers (e.g., vendors whose primary function is to validate the accuracy of the data you share with us) and business partners around the world in order to fulfill the purposes mentioned above (e.g., technical support, third-party consultants, or third-party lawyers). We may also share the information with subsidiaries and affiliates controlled by Takeda. Takeda may transfer personal data to countries other than your country of residence. There is a possibility that the laws of the receiving countries may provide less stringent protection of personal data than that of your country of residence. In such cases, Takeda undertakes to ensure that appropriate security measures are in place in the receiving country, and that applicable laws and regulations regarding such data transfers are complied with.

How long we keep your personal data

Takeda will retain your personal data only for the minimum period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Your data may be stored permanently in the event that you report security & safety issues with any of Takeda's products.

What are your rights and how to access your personal data?

You may ask for access to or a copy of the personal data that Takeda has collected of you, supplement your personal data that Takeda collected, or request Takeda to cease or delete your personal information by sending an e-mail to the address mentioned above. Any of your above requests would be duly handled by Takeda (Pty.) Ltd. for all of the Takeda group companies. Takeda has appointed a Data Privacy Officer. If you would like to make a request for Takeda to access, rectify or delete the personal data you have provided to Takeda, please contact us at the following box: privacyoffice@takeda.com

You have the right to refuse the collection and use of your personal information as set forth above. However, if you refuse, you may not receive our product or educational information or you may not benefit from the services provided by Takeda.

If you have any questions about how Takeda processes your information or about your rights related to this privacy notice, you can consult Takeda's privacy notice at the following link.

Consent

You agree that each of the Takeda group companies may collect, process, use and internationally transmit your personal information and contact you by electronic means (e.g., email, WhatsApp for Business or other instant messaging services as Viber, Telegram, Messenger or text SMS) for these purposes on an ongoing basis

I consent to Takeda's collection and processing of my personal data for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice.
I agree that Takeda may contact me by electronic means (e.g., email, WhatsApp for Business or other instant messaging services as Viber, Telegram, Messenger or SMS) to send me information about products (including medicinal products marketed by Takeda) and services
Please agree that I will have the right to opt-out of receiving these electronic communications by using the unsubscribe link below each communication.