Effective Date: June 21st, 2023
This California Health Care Professionals Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (“Pfizer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and retains personal information about you as a California health care professional (“HCP”) when you interact with us both online and offline in a business-related capacity. This Notice also describes the rights that you may have regarding our processing of your personal information under applicable local law.
For information regarding our privacy practices pertaining to non-HCP personal information, please see our Privacy Policy at www.pfizer.com/privacy.
We collect and disclose for our business purposes the following categories of personal information:
We disclose the above categories of personal information to Pfizer Inc.’s subsidiary companies and service providers for our business purposes.
In the course of your business relationship with Pfizer, we may collect the categories of personal information described above directly from you, automatically through your use of our online products and services, and from third parties:
Information We Collect Directly From You. We collect personal information you choose to provide, e.g., when we meet with you; when you participate in our programs, activities, industry events, or trade shows; or in connection with your inquiries and communications with us. For example, HCPs may choose to provide information relating to their specialties and professional affiliations.
Information We Collect Automatically. We automatically collect personal information when you access online products or services that Pfizer offers, such as the information described above as “Usage Data.”
Information We Collect From Other Sources. We may collect personal information about you from third parties, such as data companies providing information services in the healthcare sector; publicly accessible sources of professional information; and joint marketing partners. For example, we may use such third party information to confirm contact or financial information or to verify your license.
We may use the categories of your personal information described above for the following business purposes:
We may disclose each of the categories of personal information described above for our business purposes as follows:
We do not “sell” or “share” for cross-contextual behavioral advertising (as those terms are defined under applicable local law) the categories of personal information collected about you. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes other than permitted under applicable local law.
Subject to certain exceptions, you have the right to make the following requests, at no charge:
You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under applicable state law.
Submitting Requests
You may submit requests to delete, correct, access a copy and/or know personal information we have collected about you by accessing our webform at www.pfizer.com/individualrights, or by contacting us at 833-991-1933 (toll free). You will be asked to provide certain personal information when submitting your request including your relationship with Pfizer, first and last name, email address, telephone number and postal address in order for us to determine if your information is in our systems.
We will further verify and respond to your request consistent with applicable law, taking into account the type and sensitivity of the personal information subject to the request. We may need to request additional personal information from you, such as your date of birth or government identifier, in order to protect against fraudulent or spoofed requests. If you want to make a request as an authorized agent on behalf of an individual under applicable local law, you may use the submission methods noted above. As part of our verification process, we may request that you provide us with proof that you have been authorized by the individual on whose behalf you are making the request under applicable local law, which may include signed permission provided by such individual.
You may update your personal information and your preferences. Different programs and services may offer different phone numbers, links or preference managers that allow you to inform us of your updates and choices, including opting out of particular communications. These contact options are typically in the emails or texts we send, but you may always contact our Privacy Officer for assistance at [email protected] if you have any difficulty finding these tools or otherwise updating your data or preferences. Please remember that limited communications may be necessary in order to complete your transaction or for you to participate in a particular program or service.
We will retain your personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and as outlined in this Notice. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you; (ii) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; or (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to the enforcement of the contractual terms and conditions that govern our relationship with you, applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).
If you have questions about this Notice, please contact us by emailing [email protected], or write to the following address:
Pfizer Inc.
Privacy Officer
66 Hudson Boulevard East
New York, NY 10001
This Notice is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. We may change this Notice from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. If we make any changes to this Notice that materially affect our practices with regard to the information, we have previously collected about you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change by highlighting the change on the Pfizer website or by sending you an email.