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.
If you are not visiting this website from the US please read this privacy statement
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.
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.
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.
Amgen is a multi-national company which maintains datacenters around the world, including the Netherlands and the United States (Amgen Inc.’s global headquarters). Amgen may process personal information in global databases that can be accessed by authorized Amgen personnel worldwide.
Transfers of personal information among Amgen and its group entities follow applicable laws and our Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). For information on 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 information on our site, we will delete such information from our active databases, unless required by applicable law to retain such data.
IV. Your Privacy Choices
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 Amgen Privacy Office 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 (including health 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.
Accept and Reject Cookies. Your browser software can be set to reject all cookies, but if you reject our cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of the Services may not work properly. To learn more about cookies, please check your browser’s help or similar feature or visit allaboutcookies.org .
How We Respond to Browser “Do Not Track” Signals. Some web browsers incorporate a “do-not-track” or similar feature that signals to websites with which the browser communicates that a visitor does not want to have his/her online activity tracked. If a digital service that responds to a particular DNT signal receives the DNT signal, the browser can block that digital service from collecting certain Personal Information about the browser’s user. As of the Effective Date not all browsers offer a DNT option and DNT signals are not yet uniform. For this reason, Amgen along with many other digital service operators do not currently respond to DNT signals. For more information about DNT signals, visit allaboutdnt.com .
V. How We Hold and Protect Personal Information
We retain information as long as it is necessary and relevant for our operations. In addition, we retain Personal Information to comply with applicable law, enforce our Terms of Service, and other actions permitted by law. When your Personal Information is no longer needed for Amgen’s business purposes, we dispose of it subject to applicable law.
In accordance with applicable laws, we employ reasonable security measures intended to help protect the security of all information submitted through the Services. The security of information transmitted through the internet cannot, however, be guaranteed. We are not responsible for any interception or interruption of any communications or for changes to or losses of data through the internet. Users of the Services are responsible for maintaining the security of any password, user ID or other form of authentication involved in obtaining access to password protected or secure areas of the Services. Any access to the Services through your user ID and password will be treated as authorized by you. To help protect your Personal Information, we may suspend your use of all or part of the Services, without notice, if Amgen suspects or detects any breach of security. Unauthorized access to such areas is prohibited and may lead to criminal prosecution.
VI. Changes to this Privacy Statement
Amgen reserves the right to change the terms of this Privacy Statement. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Statement, we will notify you in advance through the Services. If we decide to use Personal Information in a manner that is materially different from the uses described in this Privacy Statement or otherwise disclosed to you, you will have the choice to allow or disallow any additional uses or disclosures of your Personal Information. We will not make retroactive changes that reduce your privacy rights unless we are legally required to do so. Your continued use of the Services after the Effective Date constitutes your acceptance of the amended Privacy Statement. The amended Privacy Statement supersedes all previous versions
VII. Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement or you require more information on a specific processing activity, contact Amgen Privacy Office at privacyoffice@amgen.com.
Updated September 2018
