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PRIVACY POLICY
This site is operated by Forest
Laboratories, Inc. Our Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about the policies
that govern our collection, use, and disclosure of the information that you may
provide via our Websites. Before using or submitting information to this
site, please read this entire Private Policy. Please be aware that this Privacy
Policy generally describes Forest Laboratories, Inc. sites, although the
particular site you are viewing may not include all the items described.
This site is governed solely by applicable Federal and State laws and
governmental regulations in the United States. Use of this site constitutes your
consent to application of such laws and regulations and to our Privacy
Policy.
Information Use and Disclosure
Your name,
address, e-mail address, and any other personally identifiable information you
provide may be used by Forest Laboratories, Inc., its business partners and
consultants to provide you with information about Forest Laboratories products,
or health issues, or to develop services concerning health conditions. Forest
Laboratories, Inc. will not sell or rent the personally identifiable information
collected via this site to a third party. We reserve the right to disclose
information to respond to duly authorized information requests of governmental
authorities or where required by law.
You can notify Forest Laboratories
that you wish to discontinue receiving information at any time (see How To
Contact Us below).
By using this site, you agree with the terms of
this Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent
to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with
this Privacy Policy.
We may use your information to improve the value of
our site's content, to present the site in a fashion customized to match your
preferences, to supply information to you (if you requested it), for research
and marketing purposes, and for the purposes specified in this Privacy
Policy.
We may combine personally identifiable information with other
actively collected information unless we specify otherwise at the point of
collection. Forest laboratories will take reasonable measure to prevent
passively collected information from being combined with personally identifiable
information, unless you consent otherwise.
We will also make full use of
all information acquired through this site that is not personally
identifiable.
Access and Updates
To keep your personally
identifiable information accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as
specified below. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct personally
identifiable information in our possession that you have previously submitted
via this site.
Security
Please bear in mind that no
Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. More specifically,
e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure. As a result, you should take
particular care in deciding what information you send via e-mail. Any passwords,
ID numbers, or other special access numbers you might use to access any part of
this site are your responsibility; take care to safeguard them. Forest
Laboratories takes reasonable steps to protect your personally identifiable
information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration,
or destruction.
Links to Other Websites
Links or
references to other Websites may appear within this site. We do not control
these Websites. You should be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to
any Websites other than those operated by Forest Laboratories, Inc. Visitors to
other Websites are encouraged to read their privacy policies before exploring
them.
About Children
Children under the age of 13 are not
the intended audience for this site. We will not knowingly collect information
from site visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to be aware of their
children's use of the Internet and discuss what kind of information they are
allowed to disclose to Websites.
Active Information
Collection
This site may actively collect information from its visitors
both by asking them specific questions and by facilitating direct communications
with us via e-mail, feedback forms, etc. Some of the information that visitors
submit may be personally identifiable information (this is, information that can
be uniquely identified with an individual, such as full name, address, e-mail
address, phone number, and so on).
In some cases we might collect
nonpersonally identifiable information that you elect to provide voluntarily,
such as gender or zip code.
This site may also offer some features and
activities (such as newsletter subscriptions, downloads, etc.) which may require
you to submit information in order to receive or benefit from them. You will be
informed at each information collection point what information is required and
what information is optional.
Passive Information
Collection
Like many other websites, this site may also collect some
information passively as you navigate through the site (that is, this
information is gathered without your actively providing the information), using
various technologies and means, such as navigational data
collection.
Navigational data ("log files," "server logs," and
"clickstream" data) are used for system management, to improve the content of
the site, market research purposes, and to communicate information to visitors.
This site may or may not use navigational data.
One of the ways
information may be passively collected is by the use of Internet Protocol (IP)
addresses. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet
service provider so you can access the Internet. IP addresses are generally
considered to be nonpersonally identifiable information, because most IP
addresses are dynamic (they change each time you connect to the Internet),
rather than static (unique to any one particular user's computer). We may use
your IP address to improve or administer the site, diagnose server problems,
report aggregate information, or to determine the fastest connection route
between your computer and our site.
Another method for passive
information collection is by means of "cookies." A "cookie" is a small data text
file, which a Website stores on your computer's hard drive (if your Web browser
permits) that can later be retrieved to identify you. "Session cookies" are
temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your Web browser
window or otherwise turn your computer off. Session cookies are used to improve
navigation on Websites and to collect aggregate statistical
information.
This site may use both cookies and session cookies. If you
do not wish to receive cookies from this or any other site, you can change your
computer's settings so that it will no longer accept cookies.
Turning
off cookies. Be aware that in some cases, you need to accept cookies from a
site to take full advantage of its services. This is especially true on sites
that require a user ID or a password.
In Internet Explorer 4, go to the
"View" menu and select "Options." In the "Options" dialog box, click the
"Advanced" tab. Scroll down the list box and deselect the "Always Accept
Cookies" option. You may select "Prompt Before Accepting Cookies" if you would
like to selectively accept them.
In Internet Explorer 5, go to the
"Tools" menu and select "Internet Options." Choose the "Security" tab and click
on the "Custom Level" box. Scroll down to "Cookies" and change your
options.
In Internet Explorer 6, go to the "Tools" menu and select
"Internet Options." Choose the "Privacy" tab to control your cookie options. You
may turn off all cookies by setting your privacy level to "Block All Cookies,"
or specify that you want to block cookies only from a particular Website by
selecting the "Websites / Edit..." button.
In Netscape Navigator, select
"Preferences" from the "Edit" menu, then choose "Advanced." Either select
"Disable Cookies" or check "Warn Me Before Accepting a
Cookie."
Internet tags (also known as single-pixel GIFs, clear
GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies and tell the Web
site server information such as the IP address and browser type related to the
visitor's computer. This site may or may not use Internet
tags.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information collection
practices of this site, please contact us at:
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Attn: General Counsel
909 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Changes to
This Privacy Policy
Forest Laboratories, Inc. reserves the right to
modify, add or remove portions of this privacy policy at its discretion. Any
changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this site. Please check back
periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable
information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 5,
2003.
Other Terms
Your use of this site is subject to our
Legal Notice.
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