PRIVACY POLICY

You may always limit the amount and type of personal information that Abbott receives about you by choosing not to provide it or enter any personal information into forms or data fields on Abbott websites. Some of our services can only be provided to you if you provide us with appropriate personal information. Abbott may ask whether you wish to opt into or opt out of our contact lists for offers, promotions and additional services that may be of interest to you.We use this consolidated information to help us better design Abbott websites and Abbott products to communicate information to you, to enhance our marketing and research activities, and to facilitate other business functions.

Abbott will not sell or license your personal information to third parties except in connection with the sale or transfer of a product line or division, or in connection with a joint marketing program.

Abbott may share your personal information with third parties with whom Abbott is jointly marketing a product or service or jointly conducting a program or activity. It is Abbott's practice to notify you if you are registering for a program which is conducted in conjunction with another company that may require access to your personal information.

Abbott may also share your personal information with vendors with whom Abbott contracts to carry out business activities for Abbott. If Abbott provides your personal information to vendors to assist us with our business activities, it is Abbott’s practice to require those vendors to keep your personal information confidential and to use your personal information only to perform functions for Abbott. Additionally, Abbott may share your personal information with a third party in connection with the sale or transfer of one of its product lines or divisions so that the buyer can continue to provide you with information and services.

Abbott may also share your personal information with third parties, such as healthcare practitioners, as a part of any treatment provided to you.

Abbott reserves the right to disclose your personal information to respond to authorized information requests from government authorities, to address national security situations, or when otherwise required by law.

Personal information can be accessed by a restricted number of Abbott employees. We train our employees about the importance of privacy and how to handle and manage customer data appropriately and securely.

Abbott stores data on secured servers and takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. It is Abbott’s practice to secure each Abbott Web Site that collects personal information; however, when information is collected online the confidentiality of personal information transmitted over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when transmitting personal information over the Internet, especially personal information related to your health. Abbott cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not gain access to your personal information; therefore, when submitting personal information to Abbott websites, you must weigh both the benefits and the risks.

In addition, Abbott websites covered by this Privacy Policy will display a warning whenever you link to a web site that is not controlled by Abbott or subject to an Abbott Privacy Policy; you should check the privacy policies of such third-party websites before submitting personal information.

Abbott stores data on secured servers in several countries around the world. Please be aware that information you provide to us or we obtain as a result of your use of the Abbott services may be processed and transferred or disclosed to recipients in countries other than Australia, including the United States, and Malaysia, Singapore, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and India. The privacy and data protection laws in such countries may not be equivalent to the laws of Australia. By using and participating in any Abbott websites or providing us with your information, you consent to this collection, transfer, disclosure, storage, and processing of information to and in such countries.

When you provide your personal information (other than sensitive information) to us directly or indirectly, we may use this information, such as your email address, to contact you in order to:

• provide you with updated information about our products and services;
• provide you with information about other products and services which you may have an interest in; or
• obtain sponsorships, provide training and other educational activities, seek consultancy services or to contact you for surveys.

Abbott does not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children (we define "children" as minors younger than 13) other than to the extent such information is collected from healthcare practitioners in relation to the care of a child. We do not knowingly allow children to order our products, communicate with us, or use any of our online services. If you are a parent and become aware that your child has provided us with information, please contact us using one of the methods specified below, and we will work with you to address this issue.

In accordance with local law you may request access to personal information that Abbott holds about you, that we remove your personal information from our current customer records, or that we amend your personal information. Please notify us of your wishes by contacting us in one of the ways specified below. For our record keeping purposes, we will retain certain personal information you submit in conjunction with commercial transactions.

Please notify us of your complaint or other privacy related matter (including breaches) by contacting us in one of the ways specified below