Clinical Website United States Privacy Statement

Abbott is a global medical device company and sponsor of clinical studies. Abbott is committed to protecting the privacy of the clinical study sites, investigators, study staff, and participants. This privacy statement describes how we collect, use, and protect information from this website accessed at https://studyedc.sjm.com (“website”). We may change this privacy statement at any time for any reason. We will post changes to the privacy statement on this website.

This website is operated by Abbott (“we”, “us”, “our”).

Personal Information

“Personal Information” is any information that allows us to identify an individual. We collect personal information from the users of our website, and the staff and participants of the clinical studies. Personal information also includes information that is sensitive, such as information about a person’s health.

Collection of Personal Information

This website also collects and hosts personal information of Study Participants which may include information such as his or her name, home address, clinic name, birth date, medical device model and serial number, phone number, or other information that is specific to the study participant. Prior to providing any participant information on this website, the study investigator(s) must ensure that the appropriate informed consent form was executed by the study participant. This informed consent form must include information on the processing of their personal information as part of the study.

Use of Personal Information

Abbott stores and uses the personal information collected about you to maintain records required in sponsoring and recording clinical studies.

In addition, we may use your personal information to:

· Maintain records of registrations and accounts on this website;

· Develop internal company reports for promotion, research, and website content;

· Track website usage so we can improve website content and functionality;

· Formulate personalized website access based on your site and areas of interest;

· Contact you about customer support or quality related matters;

· Support the functionality of the system;

· Contact you about our products or services or those of others that may be of interest to you; and

· Learn about our customers and markets.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Abbott and our affiliates will not share personal information collected through this website with unrelated third parties, except as provided in this privacy statement. Abbott and our affiliates may share personal information, the minimum amount necessary, with companies that we hire to perform services for us, such data processing, and data research and analytics, where they need your personal information to perform the service. These companies are not authorized to retain or use your personal information for any other purpose.

Abbott and our affiliates also may share personal information to comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or in a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution, or similar events.

Abbott and our affiliates may share de-identified information with companies that we hire to perform services for us. De-identified information is information that has had the individual identifiers removed pursuant to the applicable regulatory requirements, and is no longer considered identifiable personal information.

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information is information that does not identify you individually. Non-personal information includes information we collect from a site visitor’s computer, such as the visitor’s web browser, the date and time of the website visit, the web address from which our site was accessed, the number of visitors to the website, the web pages viewed, and the length of time on the website.

Use of Non-Personal Information

Abbott uses non-personal information to collect general information about our site visitors. Non-personal information is used by Abbott and is shared with third parties to:

· Improve our products, services, and website content;

· Generate information about our customers’ device usage so we can make this website more useful and valuable; and

· Personalize information and services for visitors that return to our website.

Children’s Privacy

Abbott does not intentionally collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If you think that a child has provided us with personal information, please email us. We will use reasonable efforts to delete this information.

Links to Other Websites

Abbott operates multiple websites for different purposes in countries where laws may apply that differ from those in the United States. This privacy statement applies only to this website.

This privacy statement does not apply to websites of other companies or organizations to which our website links. These links are provided for your convenience. Abbott does not control these websites, nor are we responsible for their operation or content. We suggest that you review the privacy policy for each website you visit.

Cookies

Your non-personal information on our website may be collected using a technology called cookies. Cookies are small data files that are sent to your browser and placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website. You can set your browser to accept or decline cookies. Some sections of our website may not work properly if you decline cookies.

Security

Abbott takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss and misuse. Unfortunately, no Internet transmission is 100% secure and there will always be risks when using or transmitting information over the internet. Please consider this risk when sending information to us by email.

Updates to This Statement

This policy will be published on our website (https://studyedc.sjm.com). Abbott may amend this statement from time to time. The revisions will take effect on the data of publication of the amended statement, as stated.

Questions, Complaints, and Concerns

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this website or this privacy statement, you may contact us at:

Privacy Office

Abbott

One St. Jude Medical Drive

St. Paul, MN 55117

CNPrivacy@abbott.com

EEA and Switzerland Privacy Statement

United States Privacy Statement

Clinical Website European Economic Area and Switzerland Privacy Statement

Abbott is a global medical device company and sponsor of clinical studies. Abbott is committed to protecting the privacy of the clinical study sites, investigators, study staff, and participants. This privacy statement describes how we collect, use, and protect information from this website accessed at https://studyedc.sjm.com (“website”). If we change this privacy statement, we will post changes on the website homepage.

This privacy statement applies to visitors and registered users based in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or Switzerland. “Registered user” includes only those clinical investigators (and their duly authorized representatives and agents) who have entered into a separate written clinical study agreement with us. This website is operated by Abbott (“we”, “us” or “our”). Abbott is based in the United States of America and this System is operated from the United States of America.

Personal Information

Collection of Personal Information

This website collects and hosts personal information of study investigators, co-investigators, and study staff such as their name, business address, email address, clinic name, phone number, or other information they or their representative have entered on this website which specifically identifies them. Personal information is also collected from the website users’ computer, such as your web browser, the date and time of your website visit, and the web address from which you accessed the website. Some pages on this website provide online contact forms that require personal information.

Use of Personal Information

We store and use the personal information collected about you to maintain records required in sponsoring and recording clinical studies.

In addition, we may use your personal information to:

· Maintain records of registrations and accounts on this website;

· Develop internal company reports for promotion, research, and website content;

· Track website usage so we can improve website content and functionality;

· Formulate personalized website access based on your site use and areas of interest;

· Contact you about customer support and other quality related matters;

· Support the functionality of the system;

· Contact you about our products or services that may be of interest to you; and

· Learn about our customers and markets.

Disclosure of Physician/Clinician Personal Information

Abbott and our affiliates will not share personal information collected through this website with unrelated third parties, except as provided in this privacy statement.

Abbott and our affiliates may share personal information with companies that we hire to perform services for us, such as data processing, and data research and analytics, where they need your personal information to perform the service. These companies are not authorized to retain or use personal information for any other purpose.

Abbott and our affiliates also may share personal information, the minimum amount necessary, to comply with legal requirements, such as law, regulation, warrant, subpoena, court order, or in a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, acquisition, dissolution, or similar events.

Abbott and our affiliates may share study participants’ de-identified and/or anonymized information with companies that we hire to perform services for us. De-identified and/or anonymized information is information that has had the individual identifiers removed pursuant to the applicable regulatory requirements, and is no longer considered identifiable personal information.

We will never rent to sell personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Where Personal Information is Stored

The personal information that we collect is transferred to and stored outside the EEA, in the United States. It may be processed by our, or our affiliates’, staff operating outside the EEA or Switzerland who work for us, or for one of our suppliers, as notified to you in this privacy statement. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the provision of support services. By submitting personal information, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing and that such transfer, storing, or processing is required for the purposes of conducting and recording clinical studies.

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information is information that does not identify an individual. Non-personal information is information we collect, such as, the date and time of website visits, the number of visitors to the website, the web pages viewed, and the length of time on the website.

Use of Non-Personal Information

We use non-personal information to collect general information about our website visitors. Non-personal information is used by us and our affiliates and is shared with third parties to:

· Improve our products, services, and website content;

· Generate information about site visitors to make this website more useful and valuable; and

· Personalize information and services for visitors that return to our website.

Children’s Privacy

We do not intentionally collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If you think that a child has provided us with personal information, please email us. We will use reasonable efforts to delete this information.

Links to Other Websites

Abbott operates multiple websites for different purposes in countries where laws may apply that differ from those in the EEA and Switzerland. This privacy statement applies only to this website.

This privacy statement does not apply to websites of other companies or organizations to which our website links. These links are provided for your convenience. We do not control these websites, nor are we responsible for their operation or content. We suggest that you review the privacy policy for each website you visit.

IP Addresses and Cookies

Through the use of cookies we collect information about the way in which you interact with and use the different website pages available to you. We may collect information about your computer, including where available, your internet protocol (“IP”) address, operating system, and browser type. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the internet. We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with the website, administer the site, and analyze trends.

Cookies are small data files that are sent to your browser and placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website. Cookies enable us to store information about your IP address, to save your passwords and speed up access and use of the website, and to recognize you when you return to the website. We do link the information stored in cookies to any personal information you submit while on our website.

We use Cookies for the following purposes:

· Analytics and Research: We use Google Analytics to collect information on how our registered users navigate the website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us make improvements. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from, and the web pages they visited. For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.

· Authentication and Security: We use certain cookies to help us identify registered users so that when they are logged in, they can utilize the website’s services and various functionalities, and to help us manage the registered user’s password expiration.

· Performance and Functionality of the Website: We need to use certain cookies and local storage devices for session management to ensure that registered users can access the website and use the services, such as assisting with navigation of the website, ensuring that the web pages load quickly, and to ensure the general functionality of the website.

· Security: We use cookies and other devices to ensure that registered users are safe and secure when using the websites. For example, these cookies protect against spam and fraud.

You can set your browser to accept or decline cookies. Some sections of our website may not work properly if you decline cookies. Unless you adjust your browser setting to decline cookies, our website will issue cookies when you log on to the website. If you would like further information about managing and disabling cookies, you can refer to your browser’s help section or user guide. Alternatively, the Interactive Advertising Bureau has produced a guide (see www.allaboutcookies.org) which explains to users how cookies work and can be managed.

Security

Abbott has implemented appropriate, industry standard security measures to protect personal information from accidental loss or damage, unauthorized access, and misuses. Access to this website is only available over a secure socket layer (“https”). Unfortunately, no Internet transmission is 100% secure and there will always be risks when using or transmitting information over the internet. Please consider this risk when sending information to us by email.

Where you have been given (or where you have chosen) a password which provides you access to certain parts of the website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

Your Rights

The General Data Protection regulation (“GDPR) provides you with rights in relation to your personal data, as described below; however, some of these rights may be suspended or restricted if your personal data is being processed by Abbott for scientific research purposes in the public interest.

1. You have the right to request access to the personal information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with data protection laws in your country of residence.

2. You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes or to send you email communication. If you registered to receive email communications from us and later change your mind, you may contact us to have your name removed from our marketing distribution lists.

3. You have the right to request your personal information be deleted from our system.

4. You have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority or to receive compensation for any damages you suffer.

Updates to This Policy

Your Inquiries, Complaints, and Concerns

If you consider that any action taken by us breaches our privacy statement or any applicable local law, or if you have any other questions, complaints, or concerns, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) who will investigate the matter. You can reach our EU DPO by email at eu_dpo@abbott.com or by post by heading your correspondence “EU DPO” and posting it to one of the following addresses:

Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
Max-Planck-Ring 2
65205 Wiesbaden
Germany

Abbott Labs Ltd

c/o Abbott House

Vanwall Business Park

Maidenhead

SL6 4XE

U.K.

Abbott AG

Neuhofstrassee 23

P.O. Box CH-6341 Baar

Switzerland