Amgen Inc., Amgen USA Inc. and the Amgen Foundation, (collectively "Amgen," "We" or "Our") are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement ("Statement") is designed to answer your important questions about our privacy practices.
We urge all users of this site and participants in the Amgen Scholars Program to read this Privacy Statement to learn more about the policies and practices that we have developed to safeguard personal information.
I. Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
We may process personal information about you to that is necessary to manage this website, your application and your participation in the Amgen Scholars Program based in any one of the following legal grounds provided in the General Data Protection Regulation: (A) Legitimate interest (B) where you have provided consent.
Amgen Foundation’s legitimate interest corresponds to the Amgen Foundation’s mission that inspires that Amgen Scholars Program.
A. Information About Participants in Amgen Scholars Program.
If you apply or participate in the Amgen Scholars Program, we process your personal information
- When you apply to the Amgen Scholars Program through the host institutions.
- When you participate in the Amgen Scholars Program through the host institutions.
- When you respond to surveys of the Amgen Scholars Program as a participant or alumnus.
- When you consent to participate in promotion and awareness activities of the Amgen Scholars Program.
B. Information About Users of Our Website
Personal information as used in the context of this statement, applies to any information that identifies or that can be used to identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Statement and that you consent to our Terms of Use.
We have constructed this website so that you may visit the site and review information about the Amgen Scholars Program without revealing your identity or volunteering any personally identifying information.
Individuals that apply to be an Amgen Scholar.
If you choose to apply to participate in the Amgen Scholars Program you may follow the link to the website of the host institution that you choose and initiate the application.
We retain a record of the IP address of your computer. We will only be able to link a particular IP address to you personally if you have provided us personally identifying information whilst using our website. We may use the IP address of your computer to maintain communications with your computer as you move about our website and personalise website content.
We collect information about your use of our website through cookies. We will only be able to link this information to you personally if you have provided us personally identifying information whilst using our website. We may use the data we obtain through the use of cookies:
- to customise your website experience by anticipating the information and services that may be of interest to you;
- to improve the functioning of our website by monitoring traffic in popular areas and to modify the services and information we provide to meet customer demand; and
- for our business purposes, including operation of our website, as well as research and product analyses to help us better market our products.
For more information about Amgen’s usage of Cookies, please refer to our COOKIE POLICY
C. Disclosures to Partners, Vendors and Suppliers
We partner with other entities and institutions that help us to manage and operate the Amgen Scholars Program. (Harvard University, Indiana University)
We also have relationships with different vendors and suppliers who help us design and maintain our computer systems and security.
D. Transfers Overseas
Amgen Foundation is headquartered in the United States. Personal data transfers outside of the European Union of participants in the Amgen Scholars Program are made in accordance with applicable privacy laws and pursuant to one of the following safeguards listed below.
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RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION |
SAFEGUARDS USED TO TRANSFER PERSONAL INFORMATION TO COUNTRIES NOT DECLARED ADEQUATE BY THE EU COMMISSION |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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Amgen Foundation (USA)
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Model Contracts (Standard Contractual Clauses) in a form approved by the EU Commission |
For information on Model Contracts, including the content of Model Contracts, please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/international-transfers/transfer/index_en.htm. For more information about Amgen’s use of Model Contracts, contact Amgen’s Privacy Office at privacyoffice@amgen.com. |
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Amgen Group of companies (GLOBAL)
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Amgen Binding Corporate Rules |
For information on Amgen’s BCRs or to file a complaint about any processing of your personal information in violation of the BCRs, please visit: http://www.amgen.com/bcr/. |
II. Links to Other Websites
Amgen’s Web sites feature links to other Web sites that we believe you might find useful and informative. Please be aware, however, that we do not endorse or recommend these sites’ content or services, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware of and read the privacy policy of each site you visit. Remember, the statements in this Privacy Statement apply solely to information collected by Amgen
III. Our Children’s Policy
Amgen’s Web site content and services are intended for adult users. The site is not directed to children. If we learn that an under-age user has volunteered personal or health-related information on our site, or that a provider has volunteered information about a patient who is identified as under-age, we will delete such information from our active databases, unless required by applicable law to retain such data.
IV. Your Privacy Rights/Choices (Including Access and Correction of Personal Information and Privacy Complaints).
How can you access, correct or delete the personal information about you that we process?
You have a right to request to access, correct/update or delete your personal information. You may make such a request at any time, by contacting your Data Protection Officer at privacyoffice@amgen.com
It is not technologically possible to remove from our servers each and every record of your information. The need to back-up our systems to protect information from inadvertent loss means that a copy of information about you may exist in a non-erasable form that will be difficult or impossible for us to locate.
Nevertheless, when permitted by law, Amgen will delete your personal information stored in the databases Amgen actively uses for research and daily business activities, or stored in other readily searchable media. In addition, we will use reasonable efforts not to disclose any personal information stored in a non-erasable format after receiving your request for removal, except as required by law.
How can you exercise the right to data portability?
According to the right to data portability, you have the right to request that your personal information provided to Amgen be delivered to you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, subject to certain conditions and can be requested by contacting Amgen’s Privacy Office at privacyoffice@amgen.com
Make a Privacy Complaint with a Supervisory Authority.
If you feel Amgen’s processing your personal information violates any applicable law, rule or regulation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. The contact details of your local supervisory authority can be located here: http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=612080
V. How We Hold and Protect Personal Information
We hold your personal information in a combination of hard copy and electronic files. Electronic files are stored in servers that are operated and maintained by Amgen and third parties under contract with Amgen.
We want your personal information to remain as secure as reasonably possible. To help ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the personal information you provide to us, we may use encryption practices, as required. As an added security precaution, all personal information is kept physically behind firewalls and other network security devices to prevent intruders from gaining access.
Amgen processes your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Statement and preserves your personal information in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations.
Applicants not accepted in the Amgen Scholar Program: 3 years following application.
Participants in the Amgen Scholar Program: 5 years following the end of the Foundation’s involvement in the Amgen Scholars Program.
VI. Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement or wish to file a complaint, or to access or correct your personal information or you require more information on a specific processing activity, contact your Amgen Data Protection Officer at privacyoffice@amgen.com.
Updated September 2018
