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This Cookie Policy applies to residents of India.
This Cookie Policy explains how Abbott Healthcare Private Limited (“Abbott”) handles the cookies for the website which links to this Cookie Policy (“the Website’). Unless otherwise specifically noted, this Cookie Policy does not apply to information collected from you offline, to Abbott web sites that do not link to this Cookie Policy, to residents outside of India, or to third-party websites to which any other Abbott websites may link. Your use of this Website is subject to this Cookie Policy and the Terms of Use. Please read this Cookie Policy before using this Website.
Abbott is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. We understand the importance of privacy to users and visitors to this Website. Users are not required to enter their name or their identification details for taking the test on this Website
This Website may enable passive collection of unidentifiable information about your visits to this Websites without you actively submitting such information.
Abbott and its vendors, contractors, business and service partners, or other third parties (collectively, “Service Providers”) may collect such information about you by using cookies, tracking pixels, web beacons and other technologies. We use or consolidate / aggregate this information to better understand, design, customize and improve user experience with our websites, services and offerings, to enhance our research activities, and to facilitate other business functions. This information can make your use of our Abbott offerings easier and more meaningful by allowing Abbott and our Service Providers to provide better service, customize sites based on consumer preferences, compile statistics, analyze trends and otherwise administer and improve our Abbott products and offerings.
Your web browser can be set to allow you to control whether you will accept cookies, reject cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to your browser. If your browser is set to reject cookies, websites that are cookie-enabled will not recognize you when you return to the website, and some website functionality may be lost. The Help section of your browser may tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting cookies. To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Here are some of the types of information collected when visiting this Website:
Log data: When you use this Website, our servers automatically record information (“log data”), including information that your browser sends whenever you visit any website or app or your mobile app sends when you are using it. This log data may include your Internet Protocol address, the address of the webpages you visited that had Abbott features, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, how you used websites and cookie data.
Cookie data: Depending on how you are accessing Abbott’s online Services, we and our Service Providers may use “cookies” (a small text file sent by your computer each time you visit our sites, unique to your Abbott account or your browser) or similar technologies, to record log data. When we use cookies, we may use “session” cookies (that last until you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (that last until you and/or your browser delete them). For example, we may use cookies to remember your personal preferences, such as sections of the website that you visit frequently, your user ID, or other settings so you do not have to set them up every time you visit, and we may use cookies to serve you relevant advertising tailored to your interests. Some of the cookies we use are associated with your Abbott account (including personal information about you, such as the email address you gave us), and other cookies are not.
We may use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Abbott Services and report on activities and trends. This service may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://policies.google.com/privacy/google-partners, and opt-out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Device information: In addition to log data, we may also collect information about the device you are using to access the Website, including what type of device it is, what operating system you are using, device settings, unique device identifiers and crash data. Whether we collect some or all of this information often depends on what type of device you are using and its settings. For example, different types of information are available depending on whether you are using a Mac or a PC, or an iPhone or an Android phone. To learn more about what information your device may make available to us, please also check the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider.
Abbott Do Not Track Policy. Some browsers have Do Not Track (“DNT”) features that allow you to tell a website not to track you. These features are not all uniform, and some browsers may not be set up to honor such requests. Abbott honors the AdChoice DNT signals. Options you select are browser and device specific. Please be aware that limiting the ability of websites to set cookies, however, may worsen your overall user experience, and in some cases the sites will not work properly without cookies, local storage, and similar technologies.
It is Abbott’s practice to take steps to secure the websites it controls; however, the confidentiality of 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 users’ information. Abbott websites or apps may link to or from third-party websites that are not controlled by Abbott or are not subject to an Abbott privacy policy. You should check the privacy policies of such third-party websites before submitting personal information.
Abbott does not knowingly collect or use any information from children (we define “children” as minors younger than 18). 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.
We may provide links to websites and other third-party content that is not owned or operated by Abbott, or you may access the Website receiving its link on a third-party website or source. The websites and third-party content to which this Website may link may have separate privacy notices or policies. Abbott is not responsible for the privacy practices of any entity that it does not own or control.
If you provide any personal through a third-party site, your interaction and your personal information will be collected by, and controlled by the privacy policy of, that third party site. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the privacy policies and practices of any such third parties, which are not governed by this privacy policy.
Any information collected through your use of the Website may be stored and processed, transferred between and accessed from the United States, where Abbott is headquartered, and other countries, which may not guarantee the same level of protection of such information as the one in which you reside. However, Abbott will handle such information in accordance with this Cookie Policy regardless of where it is stored/accessed.
If you have questions about your information, please contact us by e-mailing us at PrivacyIndia@abbott.com.
Alternatively, you may send a letter to the following address:
Attention: Office of Ethics and Compliance,
Director -OEC
Godrej BKC, Plot No. C – 68, BKC,
Near MCA Club, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051
In all communications to Abbott, please include the website address and a detailed explanation of your request. We will do our best to respond to all reasonable requests in a timely manner.
Abbott reserves the right to amend this Cookie Policy at any time. If Abbott changes its privacy practices, a new Cookie Policy will reflect those changes and the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy will be set forth in this paragraph. This Cookie Policy was last updated on 18th April, 2023 and is effective as of that date.
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