Effective Date: December,1, 2025
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) sets out the basis which Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and/or its affiliates (“WE” or “SIMCERE”) may collect, use, disclose or otherwise process personal information of you. We understand and respect that your privacy is important to you. We use and share personal information that you provide online only in ways that we tell you about. We secure personal information that you provide online to prevent it from being used and shared for other purposes.
We are committed to collecting, maintaining, and securing personal information about you in accordance with this policy, as well as applicable laws, rules and regulations. This Policy applies to personal information in our possession or under our control, collected from our online resources and communications (such as web sites, e-mail, and other online tools that display a link to this policy).
HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We collect personal information online through websites and other online resources. We also offer online resources in collaboration with other online service providers, from which we may receive personal information about users of such resources. These online collaboration share governed by contracts that require personal information to be protected appropriately. Individuals may access many parts of our websites without disclosing any personal information. There are two methods that we use to collect personal information online:
(1) Information that you provide
We collect personal information and other data that you may enter forms or data fields on our websites. Such information may include, but not be limited to, contact information (such as your name, e-mail address, organization and country) and location (with your permission). We may also collect health information about you that you provide by responding to our questions and surveys.
(2) Information collected from your computer or other electronic device
Our websites use tracking technologies, such as cookies and IP, to provide additional functionality that enables you to use these resources more effectively. We use tracking technologies in ways that do not identify you personally, such as to track accurately numbers of users or referring sites to our online resources.
The categories of personal information we may collect about you include:
- Direct identifiers and contact information, including your name, email address, organization, country, location (with your permission) ;
- Job application information, such as your educational background, occupational experience, and job search preferences;
- Education and work-related information, including your occupation, employer, academic experience, and educational & professional qualifications.
In certain personal information processing activities, we will obtain your consent or separate consent in accordance with the requirements of applicable personal information protection laws and regulations. However, please be fully aware that in the following circumstances, we may collect and process your personal information without obtaining your prior authorization or consent:
- Where it is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract to which you are a party；
- Where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation；
- Where it is necessary to respond to public health emergencies or, in emergency situations, to protect the life, health, and property safety of you or others；
- Where processing is carried out within a reasonable scope of your voluntarily disclosed personal information or other personal information that has been lawfully disclosed；
- Other circumstances provided by laws and administrative regulations.
HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
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Activities conducted for public health and interests;
- Conducting business operations, including developing our marketing plans and campaigns;
- Research and development or improvement of our products;
- Providing or enhancing our services;
- Establishing and maintaining business collaborations and communications;
- Recruitment and human resource management activities;
- Supplier onboarding and management activities;
- Identifying or verifying your identity;
- Data aggregation, analysis, and statistics;
- Providing personalized experiences during interactions with you;
- Responding to your inquiries and complaints;
- Financial and tax activities;
- Auditing and internal compliance management;
- Investigating, prosecuting, or defending against legal claims;
- Complying with laws and regulations applicable to Simcere, including responding to inquiries and investigations by regulatory authorities.
Unless permitted by applicable laws and regulations and truly necessary, we will not process based solely on automated decision-making of personal information. If such processing occurs, we will notify you in advance.
HOW WE ENTRUST, SHARE, TRANSFER, OR PUBLICLY DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
(1) Entrustment
We may entrust authorized business partners to process your personal information (limited to the information necessary for them to perform their functions) for the purposes stated in this Policy, so that these partners can provide you with certain services or perform specific functions. We will regulate their processing of your personal information through agreements and require them to take adequate security protection measures for your personal information.
(2) Sharing Your Personal Information with Third Parties
Where permitted by applicable laws and regulations, we may share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances: (i) To fulfil the purposes described in this Policy, we may cooperate with business partners to provide you with certain products/services or interact with you, and share necessary portions of your personal information with these partners; (ii) We may share your personal information when necessary to comply with regulatory requirements, judicial proceedings, court orders, government demands, or relevant legal processes. Considering the constant updates to third-party information, you can contact us using the details provided at the end of this Policy to obtain more information about the sharing of personal information, including the names and contact details of the third parties.
(3) Transfer
If we sell or transfer a business unit (e.g., a subsidiary) or asset (e.g., a website) to another company (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings), we will transfer your personal information to that company. We will notify you of the name or contact information of the recipient. The recipient will continue to be bound by the obligations in this Policy and other legal requirements. If the recipient changes the original purpose or method of processing, it will re-obtain your consent (if we process the personal information based on your consent).
(4) Public Disclosure
We reserve the right to disclose your personal information in accordance with laws, regulations, judicial proceedings, litigation, or mandatory requirements from government authorities when we believe it is necessary or appropriate for complying with regulatory requirements, judicial proceedings, court orders, government demands, or legal processes related to our services, or to protect the property, rights, and safety of customers, the public, Simcere, and other parties.
Please note that, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, if we take technical measures and other necessary measures to anonymize personal information such that the recipient cannot re-identify a specific individual and the information cannot be restored, the entrustment, sharing, transfer, and/or public disclosure of such processed, anonymized information will not require separate notification to you or obtaining your consent.
HOW WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws. We will cease to retain your personal information, or remove the means by which the data can be associated with you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention no longer serves the purpose for which the personal information was collected, and is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
To safeguard your personal information from unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks, we have introduced appropriate administrative, physical and technical measures such as up-to-date antivirus protection, encryption, use of privacy filters, and disclosing personal information both internally and to our authorised third party service providers and agents only on a need-to-know basis.
You should be aware, however, that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While security cannot be guaranteed, we strive to protect the security of your information and are constantly reviewing and enhancing our information security measures.
HOW WE CROSSBORDER TRANSFER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
As a general principle, your personal information collected and generated during our operations within the People's Republic of China will be stored within the country.
However, as Simcere is a globally operating company, and to achieve the purposes described in this Policy, under specific circumstances, your personal information may be transferred across borders to affiliates located outside the People's Republic of China (including【SIMCERE PHARMACEUTICAL(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,Address：38 Beach Road, South Beach Tower,#29-11 Singapore 189767】) and to business partners. If applicable data protection laws and regulations require us to obtain your separate consent for the cross-border transfer of personal information, we will do so before transferring your personal information abroad. We will use lawful cross-border transfer mechanisms to transmit your personal information overseas and take necessary measures to ensure that overseas recipients can provide a level of protection equivalent to that required by applicable data protection laws.
YOUR RIGHTS
You are explicitly aware that, in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, you possess the lawful rights to access, copy, correct, supplement, restrict processing, delete, and withdraw consent regarding your personal information. Specifically, you may request to:
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Access and copy your personal information;
- Correct and revise your personal information;
- Transfer your personal information;
- Restrict or object to the processing of your personal information by us;
- Delete your personal information;
- Receive explanations regarding personal information processing rules;
- Change the scope of your authorized consent or withdraw your authorization.
You may contact us using the methods provided at the end of this Policy to exercise your rights related to personal information. We will respond to your request in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. When exercising the above rights, we may require identity verification to ensure the security of your information.
COOKIES
This website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer by the server. They contain information about the browser, the IP address, the operating system and the Internet connection. We will not pass on this data to third parties or link it to personal information without your consent. We use cookies primarily for the following purposes: maintaining normal website operation, measuring your website usage, improving the website and providing better services, as well as for advertising delivery.
CHILDREN PRIVACY
Our websites and other online platforms or offline activities are not directed at minors under the age of 14, and we do not intentionally collect personal information from any minors.
If required for specific business purposes, we may collect personal information of minors after obtaining the prior consent of their parents or guardians, such as when processing information of minor subjects in clinical trials or studies, or fulfilling obligations related to adverse drug reaction reporting for medications used by minors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the processing of minors' personal information, please contact us using the methods provided at the end of this Policy.
INTEGRATING THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND CONTENT
Our websites include content, services and services from other suppliers. For example, this might be videos, graphics or images from other websites. For this data to be retrieved and displayed in the user’s browser, transmitting the IP address is necessary. The providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) detect the IP address of the respective user.
CHANGES TO POLICY
We may revise this Policy from time to time without any prior notice. You may determine if any such revision has taken place by referring to the date on which this Policy was last updated. Your continued use of our services constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of such changes.
CONTACT
You may contact us if you have any enquiries or feedback on our personal information protection policies and procedures, or if you wish to make any request, in the following manner：
[Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,]
[Address] No. 699-18, Xuanwu Avenue, Nanjing City
[Email] simcere@simcere.com
[Phone Number] +86(25)8556 6666