Privacy Policy

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE. IT REGULATES YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND ALL MATERIAL WITHIN IT

General
This website (excluding linked sites) is owned and controlled by SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics GmbH ("SPD") which is a company established in Switzerland. It is operated on behalf of SPD by PEER1. The site can be accessed from various other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of the country you are in, by accessing the site both you and we agree that the laws of your country of residence apply to all matters arising from or relating to the use and contents of this site. You also agree and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of your country of residence with respect to those matters.

Copyright
Copyright ©2008-2012 SPD. All rights reserved. All copyright and other intellectual property rights in all text, images, sound, software and other materials on this site are owned by SPD and its affiliated companies or are included with permission of the relevant owner.

You may browse this site and to reproduce extracts by way of printing, downloading to a hard disk, and by distribution to other people, but in all cases for information purposes only and provided that the above copyright notice appears in all reproductions. No reproduction of any part of the site may be sold or distributed for commercial gain, nor may it be modified or incorporated in any other work or publication, whether in hard copy or electronically, including posting to any other site. No other licence or right is granted.

Trade Marks
All trade marks displayed on this site are either owned or used under licence by SPD. Without limitation, these include the name "SPD" and the logo and product names including PERSONA®, Clearblue®, Clearplan®, Conception Indicator^TM, Intima^TM and Wish for a Baby^TM (also known as Kinderwunsch^TM and Envie d'un Bébé^TM). The unauthorised use of any trade mark on this site is strictly prohibited.

Availability of Products
Reference to any product or service on this site does not constitute an offer to sell or supply that product or service. Specific advice concerning the availability and suitability of any particular product or service should be sought before purchase.

Content
The information on this site has been included in good faith but is for general information purposes only. It should not be relied on for any specific purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy or completeness. No information available on this site should be used as the basis for any investment decision. Neither SPD, nor its officers, employees or agents shall be liable for any loss, damage or expense arising out of any access to or use of this site or any site linked to it including, without limitation, any loss of profit, indirect, incidental or consequential loss.

SPD reserves the right to make any changes and corrections to, and/or suspend access to, this site whenever SPD considers it appropriate and without notice. SPD will not be liable if the site is unavailable for a period of time.

Linked Sites
At various points throughout the site you may be offered automatic links to third party Internet sites relevant to a particular aspect of this site. This does not indicate that SPD is associated with or endorses any of these sites or their owners. Whilst SPD hopes that you will find these sites of interest, neither SPD, nor any of its officers, employees or agents has any responsibility or liability for them, or for any information contained in them.

Privacy/Data Protection
SPD is committed to protecting your personal privacy. This Privacy Statement outlines the type of information that is collected by SPD on this web site, and how SPD uses and protects it. This Statement also tells you what to do if you do not want your Personal Information collected when you visit the site, and how you can change information you have already provided. This Statement applies only to this site. It does not apply to, without limitation, banners, sweepstakes and other advertisements or promotions SPD may sponsor or participate in on web sites owned by third parties.

(i) Your Consent to This Privacy Statement
By using the SPD web site, you signify that you agree with the terms of the current Privacy Statement as posted in this area of the site. If you do not agree with any term in this Statement, please do not provide any Personal Information (defined below) on this site. Please be aware that if you choose not to provide Personal Information on this site, you may not be able to do certain things, like access particular areas of the site, enter a sweepstake or contest, request samples, or send SPD e-mails.

(ii) Collection of Personal Information
In this Privacy Statement, "Personal Information" means personally identifiable information such as your name, street address, telephone number, credit card information, screen name and email address. The site may collect some or all of these types of Personal Information. SPD will not collect any Personal Information from your visits to this site unless you provide this information voluntarily.

When you provide SPD with Personal Information, you are authorising SPD to use that information in accordance with this Privacy Statement. This includes your right to limit SPD's use of the Personal Information as described in this Statement and to request access to the Personal Information SPD collects in this site. (See "Who to Contact" below.)

(iii) How SPD Uses Your Information When you supply Personal Information at this site, SPD will use it for the specific purpose for which it was collected. Where you have given your permission, it may be used by SPD to send you information and/or offers about SPD goods and/or services that SPD believes may be of interest to you, or to invite you to participate in market research. Once you have given your permission for SPD to send you information and/or offers, you may opt out of being contacted by SPD at any time. (See "Who to Contact" below for details of how to unsubscribe.)

At times, SPD may ask third party companies to process or analyse data SPD collects on this site. This may include your Personal Information. In addition, if you order a product or service from SPD, SPD may need to share your Personal Information with suppliers and other third party companies so to allow delivery of the product or service. SPD does not authorise these suppliers and third parties to use your Personal Information in any other way.

Please note that SPD will release your Personal Information if required to do so by law, or by search warrant, subpoena or court order.

(iv) Other Information SPD May Collect
"Cookies," are pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. SPD may use cookies to collect information during your visit to this site, such as information about which site areas you visit and the services you use through the site. SPD collects this information to help tailor the site and its products and services to your needs and interests. Cookies may also be used to help speed up your future use of the site. For example, the site may recognise that you have provided Personal Information and ensure that you are not asked to provide the same information again. Most browsers are initially set to automatically accept a cookie. If you prefer you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Refusal of cookies at the site may mean that you cannot visit certain areas of the site or receive personalised information when you visit the site.

In addition, SPD is constantly trying to improve how it promotes its web site. To help SPD do this, it may measure the effectiveness of the web presence by finding out when you accessed the web site, and what you clicked on within the site. Site measurement statistics may be used to personalise your web site experience, as well as to evaluate, anonymously, statistics about usage of the web site. Information about your computer, such as your IP address (a number assigned to your computer whenever you surf the Internet), the type of Internet browser you are using and the type of operating system you are using, may also be collected and linked to your Personal Information. This is to ensure that the site presents the best web experience for visitors, and that its is an effective information resource.

Some of the pages you visit may also collect information through the use of pixel tags (also called "clear gifs") that may be shared with third parties which directly support SPD's promotional activities and web site development. For example, web site usage information about visits to the site may be shared with a third party advertising agency to better target Internet banner advertisements on the site. The information collected through the use of these pixel tags is not personally identifiable although it could be linked to your Personal Information.

Finally, SPD may supplement the information that you provided with other information held or that is received from third parties. SPD does this to provide more targeted products and services to meet your needs.

(v) Security of Information
SPD takes precautions to keep your Personal Information secure. All personally identifiable information is subject to restricted access to prevent unauthorised access, modification or misuse.

(vi) Changes in This Statement
SPD reserves the right to change or remove this Privacy Statement. SPD will post any new Statement here and you are encouraged to visit this area frequently to stay informed.

(vii) Who to Contact
If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Statement or to report any violations of the Privacy Statement please write to SPD at 47 route de St Georges, 1213 Petit-Lancy, Switzerland, or email SPD at spdproductsupport@spdspark.com. SPD will make a reasonable effort to respond to you within 48 hours. If you have product related enquiries you will need to contact the product Careline. This is operated by SPD's affiliated company, SPD Development Company Limited in the UK. The Careline number is 0845 6076596 (UK) or +44 (0)203 024 7805 (international). Please be ready to quote the lot number from the product pack. Calls to the Careline may be monitored or recorded for quality control purposes.

If you do not want to be contacted by SPD in the future, or if you would like your Personal Information corrected or updated, please email spdproductsupport@spdspark.com.

Please note: Only queries related to the privacy statement will be dealt with at spdproductsupport@spdspark.com. Product related enquiries can currently only be dealt with by telephone. We will not respond to any other type of enquiry through these channels.