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Medigene Privacy policy

Medigene.in and each Member that provides courses through the medigene.in Site care about the confidentiality and security of your information. This Privacy Policy applies to information that medigene.in collects through the medigene.in Site when you interact with medigene.in, with Members, with other users, and generally with the medigene.in Site.

Your information is received and controlled by medigene.in according to this Privacy Policy when you sign up for an medigene.in account or otherwise use the medigene.in Site.

THESE TOS ARE ORGANIZED AS FOLLOWS:

If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, then please do not access, browse, or register for the medigene.in Site or enroll in any courses. If you choose not to provide certain information required to provide you with various products and services offered on the medigene.in Site, then you may not be able to establish a user account or obtain those products or services.

Any version of this Privacy Policy in a language other than English is provided for convenience and you understand and agree that the English language version will control if there is any conflict.

This Privacy Policy is organized as follows:
a) Disclosure Statement:

As a platform, medigene generates revenues from learner’s enrollment fees, user subscription fees and sponsorship from Private and Government Healthcare Delivery Organisations, Medico-Marketing Organisations (Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical, Research, Devices etc.) as well as Medical Education Institutions and Health Professional Associations.

As of June 2021 medigene is self-funded.

b) Disclosure of Content

Content on medigene is created in collaboration with the learners, individual speakers, associations or universities and who are offering the content to medigene for an agreed period of time where medigene is not liable for the source of the content material or the narration, views and opinions expressed by the individual or views and ideas of the organisations/groups/associations they represent. medigene does not involve, support or influence the content narrative, agenda, biases or views with which the content holds or is created.

INFORMATION THAT medigene.in COLLECTS FROM YOU (INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION)
Medigene.in directly collects information when you:
Use for Personalization and Pedagogical Improvements.

Medigene.in also indirectly collects usage information about your visit to the medigene.in Site, as explained in the section below titled Cookies and Tracking Technologies.

Medigene.in does not itself collect or store financial account numbers or identification issued by a governmental entity, employer, or other authority. Instead, if you choose to make a purchase on the medigene.in Site, for example a Verified Certificate, you will be directed to medigene.in’s third-party payment processor and medigene.in’s third-party ID verification service provider. If you do not wish to submit the required authentication or payment information, then you will not be able to obtain a certificate via the medigene.in Site.

Medigene.in requires your Personal Information only in limited circumstances when you:

To the extent that medigene.in associates the information that medigene.in collects directly or indirectly with an individual (for example, you), the association is based on Personal Information in your account profile.

You may voluntarily choose to share additional Personal Information on the medigene.in Site, for example:

Medigene.in encourages you to use discretion before voluntarily sharing additional Personal Information on the medigene.in Site. (If you later choose to delete your medigene.in account, deletion of your Personal Information will be subject to the process and limits outlined below.)

Members do not receive your Personal Information unless and until you enroll in a course. If you enroll in a course, the Member that offers the course will receive Personal Information from your medigene.in account profile plus the information that medigene.in collects about your activity and performance in the course in which you enrolled.

Medigene Advertising policy:

Medigene accepts advertising on the medigene Network from third parties (“Advertisers”), which may include third party banners, badges, contextual advertising and content created or provided by an Advertiser (collectively referred to as “Advertisements” or “Advertising”). In addition, as used in this policy, the terms “Advertising” and “Advertisements” include third party banners, modules, links, microsites, native advertisements and other content provided by or on behalf of Advertisers. The Advertiser is responsible for the accuracy and objectivity of their Advertising. The following guidelines have been established by medigene to govern various aspects of Advertising on properties within the medigene Network (each a “medigene Property”), which include websites and mobile applications directed to consumers, which we refer to in this Policy as the “medigene Consumer Properties”, and websites and mobile applications directed to healthcare professionals, which we refer to as the medigene Professional Properties.

The guidelines in this policy govern issues like acceptance of Advertisements by medigene, how Advertisements are displayed on the medigene Network, and the removal of Advertisements from the medigene Network. medigene has sole and absolute discretion with respect to interpretation and enforcement of this policy and all other issues associated with Advertising on the medigene Network. medigene may change this policy at any time in its sole discretion by posting a revised policy to the applicable medigene Property.

  1. medigene has sole discretion for determining the types of Advertising that will be accepted and displayed on the medigene Network, and under no circumstances will medigene’s acceptance of any Advertisement be considered an endorsement of the product(s) and/or service(s) advertised or for the company that advertises, manufactures, distributes, or promotes the products or services.
  2. There are certain categories of Advertisements that medigene will not knowingly permit on the medigene Network at any time. These categories include but are not limited to the following:
    • Illegal, ‘objectionable’, ‘ineffective’ and/or ‘dangerous’ products (medigene reserves the right to determine what is ‘objectionable’, ‘ineffective’ and/or ‘dangerous’)
    • fraudulent, deceptive, illicit, misleading or offensive material
    • material that misrepresents, ridicules, discriminates (real or implied) or attacks an individual or group on the basis of age, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other status deemed inappropriate for the medigene Network
    • alcohol
    • weapons, firearms, ammunition, or fireworks
    • gambling
    • pornography or related themes
    • tobacco use of any kind
    • the simulation of news or an emergency
    • material that directly advertises products to or is intended to attract children under the age of 13
    • media or messages for or that reference “M” rated video games or content
    • unreasonable, unlikely or extraordinary product or service claims
    • media messages or imagery that strobe or flash
    • media or messages that contain unsubstantiated “miracle” weight loss or other exaggerated claims of cure
    • advertising units that mimic computer functions or deceptively indicate a computer or other function that would be reasonable to the average user to assume as a reason to click the unit
  3. Medigene recognizes and maintains a distinct separation between Advertising and medigene’s editorial content. All Advertising on the medigene Network will be clearly and unambiguously identified. medigene will not allow any Advertising on the medigene Network that is not identified with the label of “Advertisement”, “From Our Advertiser”, “Information From Industry” or a similar designation indicating that the Advertising is being provided by or on behalf of an Advertiser.
  4. A click on an Advertisement may only link the end user to the Advertiser’s site or to relevant sponsored content area on a medigene Property.
  5. Medigene retains the exclusive right to determine how any and all search results for specific information by keyword or topic are displayed on a medigene Property based on medigene delivered search results. Content listed in search results is displayed with its source, e.g., “medigene News” or “Journal Article.” If Advertising appears in the search results, it is labeled as such. In addition, medigene provides a separate area on the search results page of certain medigene Consumer Properties which only display Advertising.
  6. Medigene reserves the right to decide at any time in its sole discretion whether it will accept, reject, cancel, or remove Advertising from the medigene Network. medigene cannot provide any assurance that Advertisements will perform without error on all platforms, including websites and mobile applications
  7. It is the Advertiser’s responsibility to comply with all domestic and foreign laws and regulations applicable to its Advertising within the medigene Network (and to include all legally required legends, disclosures and statements in such Advertising), including without limitation the current FDA guidelines for Direct to Physician (DTP) and Direct to Consumer (DTC) advertising. medigene will not monitor compliance with such laws and regulations. However, medigene reserves the right to review all Advertising for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and, if medigene becomes aware of any breach or potential breach of any applicable law or regulation or of these guidelines, medigene may remove the Advertising from the medigene Network.
  8. No Advertising on the medigene Network shall include any pixels, tags, flash containers or any other type of information collection software code (any such pixel, tag, code or device a “Pixel”) or shall place any beacons, cookies or other information collection devices on the browsers of users of the medigene Network unless expressly approved in writing by medigene. If medigene approves the inclusion of a Pixel in an Advertisement, then unless and only to the extent that such approval contains an express exception, (i) Advertiser may not use such Pixel to collect any personally-identifiable information (PII) with respect to any medigene user, (ii) no such Pixel can be flash or object based, (iii) the Pixel can be blocked and any cookie placed can be deleted by user browser settings, (iv) Advertiser will not link any non-PII that it collects to any PII that it may have from any other source and (v) Advertiser will not update any existing profile or create any profile in its database based on any data collected on the medigene site, including the fact that someone is a medigene user or any information derived from the information in the referring URL.
COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE medigene.in SITE

Like many companies, medigene.in uses Cookies and other common Tracking Technologies on the medigene.in Site and in email communications to help medigene.in better understand your use and needs of the medigene.in Site, current and future medigene.in-related products and services, and how medigene.in and Members can improve. For example:

Medigene.in also partners with third parties to help us track and understand your activity on the medigene.in Site, how you interact with medigene.in’s social media, and how you find or may be referred to the medigene.in Site. Individual Members may separately use Tracking Technologies within their courses and email communications to understand your activity within a course and how you find or may be referred to a course on the medigene.in Site. One of the third parties that medigene works with is Google. In addition to using the information it collects performing services for medigene, Google may also use such information as described in its privacy policy. To see how Google may use information collected through our use of the Google services on the medigene Sites visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners.
medigene.in and Members use Cookies and other Tracking Technologies for the following purposes:

You have some options for managing Cookies and other Tracking Technologies. These include:

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS USED

Medigene.in and Members use information, including Personal Information, to carry out the following purposes:

Medigene.in or a Member may also seek your consent for additional uses of information, including Personal Information, and will use it only for the purpose described to you. All use of Personal Information is subject to applicable law.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED

Medigene.in and Members share information, including Personal Information, with third parties for the following purposes:

Medigene.in or a Member may also seek your consent for additional disclosures of information, including Personal Information, and will share it only as described to you. In addition, medigene.in or a Member may share with the public and with third parties, including but not limited to researchers and business partners, information and Personal Information that is de-identified or aggregated in a manner that does not personally identify you.

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can manage your Personal Information through learner features on the medigene.in Site and requests to the medigene.in learner support team. If your request involves information controlled by a Member, medigene.in learner support will notify and coordinate with the appropriate Member to address your request. medigene.in will provide support to the extent required by applicable law (for example, learners in the European Union) and more broadly when possible, as a courtesy in our sole discretion. medigene.in will notify you in the event that medigene.in is unable to meet a request that is not legally required. Similarly, Members will only be obligated to comply with requests to the extent legally required, but may choose to comply with other requests in their sole discretion.
Access and correct your Personal Information
Much of your Personal Information is available in your medigene.in account. Your name, email address, and other identifiable profile information is editable through the profile settings in your medigene.in account except as noted below. Your account dashboard lists all current and archived courses in which you have enrolled and includes links to any Verified Certificates you may have earned. The dashboard also contains copies of your answers and other participation and performance in courses. Please contact medigene.in learner support to access and update this or other information. If your request involves information controlled by a Member, medigene.in learner support will notify the appropriate Member of your request.
Exceptions:

Restrict or object to the processing of Personal Information

If you want to manage emails and other communications to you, you may update your preferences in your medigene.in account dashboard, follow the steps described in links at the bottom of email messages, or contact medigene.in learner support. You may object to, or request that medigene.in or a Member stop, its use of your Personal Information for other purposes by contacting the medigene.in learner support team. If your request involves information controlled by a Member, medigene.in learner support will notify the appropriate Member of your request. Please note that if you choose to restrict medigene.in’s or a Member’s ability to process Personal Information, and the processing is otherwise required to provide you with various services and products offered on the medigene.in Site, you may not be able to establish an medigene.in user account or enroll for a course, and medigene.in or a Member may not be able to provide you with those services or products.

Delete account and Personal Information

To request deletion of your medigene.in account and Personal Information, you should click the button labeled “Delete my account” in your medigene.in account settings. Because deletion on the medigene.in system is a permanent action and cannot be reversed, medigene.in may ask you to complete a process that aims to confirm your authority to manage the medigene.in account affected by your request. With respect to your medigene.in account, medigene.in will permanently:

With respect to your Personal Information, medigene.in will permanently delete your medigene.in account profile Personal Information from the medigene.in Site.
As noted above, to the extent that medigene.in associates the information that medigene.in collects directly or indirectly with an individual (for example, you), the association is based on Personal Information in your medigene.in account profile. By erasing the Personal Information in your medigene.in account profile, the remaining information about your activity on the medigene.in Site will no longer be associated with you, except as noted below. These changes will be applied to data stores that are used for operation of the medigene.in Site including course administration by Members. If you enrolled in any courses on the medigene.in Site, the medigene.in learner support team will share your request with the Members that offered those courses.

Exceptions :
Data retention

Medigene.in controls its own copy of information collected through the medigene.in Site and has an information security program designed to protect information in its possession or control. This is done through a variety of privacy and security policies, processes, and procedures. medigene.in uses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information that it collects, receives, stores, or transmits. Nonetheless, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure; and therefore, medigene.in cannot guarantee its absolute security. While medigene.in works hard to ensure the integrity and security of its network and systems, medigene.in cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent “hackers” or other unauthorized persons from illegally accessing or obtaining information.

If medigene.in learns of a security breach involving its copy of your Personal Information, medigene.in may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take appropriate protective steps. By using the medigene.in Site or providing Personal Information to medigene.in, you agree that medigene.in can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of the medigene.in Site. If a security systems breach occurs, medigene.in may post a notice on the medigene.in homepage (www.medigene.in) or elsewhere on the medigene.in Site and may send an email to you at the email address associated with your medigene.in account. Depending on where you are located, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach, involving your Personal Information, in writing.

If a Member learns of a security breach involving that Member’s copy of your Personal Information, the Member may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take appropriate protective steps. By enrolling in a Member’s course on the medigene.in Site or providing Personal Information to the Member, you agree that the Member can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your course enrollment and participation. If a security systems breach occurs, the affected Member may post a notice on the medigene.in site and/or send an email to you at the email address associated with your enrollment in the Member’s course on the medigene.in Site. Depending on where you are located, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach, involving your Personal Information, in writing.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

This Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time. When changes are made, the Privacy Policy will be labeled as “Revised (date),” indicating that you should review the new terms, which will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the medigene.in Site after any changes have been made, you accept the modified Privacy Policy and any changes contained therein. In case you miss the notification referenced above, be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have privacy concerns, have disclosed data you would prefer to keep private, or would like to access the Personal Information that medigene.in maintains about you, please contact us at support@medigene.in.

GLOSSARY

Cookies are unique identifiers usually in the form of small data files placed on your device that send certain information about your activity on the medigene.in Site or in an email communication back to medigene.in or the authorized third party that served the cookie. medigene.in or third parties may also use Flash cookies.

Medigene.in Site consists of all content and pages located within the medigene.in web domain and all medigene.in mobile applications.

Member is each educational institution or other leading global institution or entity that provides courses through the medigene.in Site.

Personal Information is information that specifically identifies you or that, when combined with other information, could be used to identify you.

Tracking Technologies are web beacons, clear gifs, pixels, and similar technologies that are also unique identifiers used to track your online activity but are not stored on your device.

Verified Certificate is a virtual certificate that shows that you have successfully completed your medigene.in course or program and verified your identity using your webcam and your acceptable form of photo ID.

Effective Date:
28th June, 2021