Introduction
This is the privacy policy of the Web site AccesstoTreatment.org,
which is managed and operated by Axios International with
offices located in Paris, France and Kampala, Uganda.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the
practices of this Web site, or your dealings with this Web
site, you can contact Axios International at:
7 Boulevard de la Madeleine, 75001 Paris, France
Phone: +331 44 860 760
Fax: +331 44 860 122
P.O. Box 6924 Kampala, Uganda
Phone: +256 31 264 475 or +256 41 340 807
Fax: +256 41 340 642
Protecting your privacy is very important to
us. We provide this notice to explain our data collection
practices via this Web site and the choices you have about
the way your information is collected and used by us.
Information we collect from you
We collect information through this Web site
in order to facilitate and administer drug donation and access
programs for Least Developed Countries.
In order to process your request and application
we collect your name, institutional address, e-mail address,
phone number, and other detailed information regarding your
proposed program including, but not limited to, financial
information.
We do not collect personal information such
as e-mail addresses or telephone numbers from you on our Web
site unless you specifically provide it to us through a form
or via e-mail.
Information we do NOT collect
Axios does not ask for, and you should not submit,
any information with respect to individual patients or the
practice of physicians. You are solely responsible for ensuring
that you do not submit any such information or any other information
that may be subject to confidentiality restrictions or privacy
rights. Axios and the pharmaceutical companies shall assume
that the information submitted by you through this Web site
or on any application is not subject to third party confidentiality
restrictions or the privacy rights of any individual.
Use of the information we collect from you
The information you voluntarily provide in your
application or request form or via e-mail allows Axios expert
reviewers or the pharmaceutical company you designated to
evaluate your application, contact you for questions, or help
you with your application.
Any information that you provide on this Web
site will be shared only with Axios and the pharmaceutical
company to which your institution is applying. Neither Axios
nor the designated pharmaceutical company will share your
personally identifiable information with third-party partners
without your permission.
Aggregate data
We use aggregate application data, with identifying information
removed, to do statistical analyses and present the results
at scientific sessions of medical meetings, etc.. When aggregate
information is provided, we pool it from many individual applications
and strip it of any data that could be used to identify an
individual or institution before it is used. Any third party
that receives aggregated data must agree not to attempt to
re-identify the people or institutions it belongs to.
IP address
We use your IP address—the number that identifies your
server—to help diagnose problems with our own server,
to administer our Web site, and to gather general statistical
information. Your IP address is not linked to any personally
identifiable information and we do NOT use this information
to profile visitors.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are
stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Our
Web site uses cookies to keep track of your password. We use
cookies to help remember you from page to page.This, in turn,
is used to identify your request or application form, whether
you have asked questions in the past, and to update information.
Choice
By submitting your application you give us permission
to collect this data and share it with our business partners,
including the pharmaceutical company to which you are applying,
for the purpose of processing and approving your request or
application and administrating the donation or access program
if your request or application is approved.
You will be given the opportunity to opt out
of using your personal information for any purpose that is
different from the purpose originally intended or authorized.
Onward transfer (transfers to
third parties)
Before we will disclose information to a third party, other
than for purposes of processing your request or application
as described above, we will provide you with notice and choice
before either personal or sensitive information is transferred.
Access to the information we collect from
you
You may access your request or application data
at any time by logging in and reviewing your request or application
online and making changes. Once your request or application
is processed, you may contact us by e-mail to review or change
the information we have in our database. Send your request
by e-mail to Contact@AccessToTreatment.org.
Security
Personally identifiable information you provide
to us is stored on our database servers at Axios data centers
or hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements
with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy. We
have a firewall and other technology to prevent individuals
from accessing information without authorization. Data centers
are physically secure and protected from unauthorized access
by unauthorized persons.
Data integrity
This Web site has security and backup measures
in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration
of the information under our control. We regularly perform
routine security analyses on all databases and procedures
to ensure that information is not compromised. The backup
media are stored in a physically secure storage facility.
Third parties
Axios has created a panel of reviewers. These
are independent experts experienced in establishing treatment
programs in resource-challenged settings in developing countries.
Applications are reviewed by the panel. Reviewers agree to
abide by the terms of this privacy policy and are trained
in all Axios security policies and procedures.
External links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Neither Axios
nor the pharmaceutical companies are responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such Web sites.
Changes to this policy
If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes
on this page. You will always be aware of the information
we collect, how we intend to use it, and under what circumstances
we disclose it.
