DePuy Privacy Policy
Welcome to www.depuyusa.com! This site is owned by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using, or submitting information, to this site. This site is intended for use by residents of the United States.
Your Consent
By using this site, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
About Children
This site is not intended for children under the age of 18. We will not knowingly collect information from site visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose to Web sites.
Active Information Collection
Like many Web sites, this site actively collects information from its visitors both by asking them specific questions and by permitting them to communicate with us via e-mail, feedback forms and or/chat rooms. Some of the information that they submit may be personal, identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely identified with you) such as your full name, address, email address, phone number and so on.
Some areas of this site may require visitors to submit information in order to benefit from its specified features (such as newsletter subscriptions, tips/pointers, order processing) or to participate in a featured activity (such as sweepstakes or other promotions). You will be informed at each information collection point which information is required and which is optional.
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through a Web site, certain information may be passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the information) using various technologies and means such as Internet Protocol addresses, cookies, Internet tags and navigational data collection.
This site may use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider so you can access the Internet. It is generally considered to be nonpersonal, identifiable information, because in most cases an IP address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the Internet), rather than static (unique to a particular user's computer). We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our server, report aggregate information, determine the fastest route for your computer to use in connecting to our site, and to administer and improve the site.
A "cookie" is a bit of information that a Web site sends to your Web browser that helps the site remember information about you and your preferences.
"Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that are deleted once you exit your Web browser window or otherwise turn your computer off. Session cookies are used to improve navigation on Web sites and to collect aggregate statistical information. This site does not use session cookies.
"Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you had previously provided (e.g., passwords), helping to determine which areas of the Web site visitors find most valuable, and customizing the Web site based on your preferences. This site does not use persistent cookies.
"Internet tags" (also known as single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies and give the Web site server information such as the IP address and the browser type related to the visitor's computer. This site uses Internet tags. Tags have been placed on online advertisements that bring people to the site. We do not collect or seek personal identifiable information through these tags.
"Navigational data" (“log files,” “server logs,” and “clickstream” data) are used for system management, to improve the content of the site, for market research purposes, and to communicate information to visitors. This site uses navigational data.
Use and Disclosure of Information
Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve the content of our site, to customize the site to your preferences, to communicate information to you (if you have requested it), for our marketing and research purposes, and/or for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.
If you provide personal, identifiable information to this site, we may combine such information with other actively collected information, unless we specify otherwise at the point of collection. We will take reasonable measures to prevent personal, identifiable information from being combined with passively collected information, unless you otherwise consent.
We may disclose your personal, identifiable information to other Johnson & Johnson affiliates worldwide that agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In addition, we may disclose your personal identifiable information to third parties, located in the United States and/or any other country, but only
(i) to contractors we use to support our business (e.g., fulfillment services, technical support, delivery services, and financial institutions), in which case we will require such third parties to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy;
(ii) in connection with the sale, assignment, or other transfer of the business of this site to which the information relates, in which case we will require any such buyer to agree to treat it in accordance with this Privacy Policy; or
(iii) where required by applicable law, court order, or government regulation. In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through this site that is not in personal, identifiable form.
Access and Correction
To keep your personal identifiable information accurate, current and complete, please contact us, as specified below. We will take reasonable steps to update or correct personal, identifiable information in our possession that you have previously submitted via this site. If you would like to have your medical information deleted from the database, please send an email to info@dpyus.jnj.com. We will delete your information within one week. We will retain your email address and verification of your acceptance or decline of our privacy and collection statements.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal, identifiable information as you transmit your information from your computer to our site and to protect such information from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in selecting information to send to us via email. Moreover, when you use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.
Links to Other Web Sites
This site may contain links or references to other Web sites. Please be aware that we do not control other Web sites and that, in any case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those Web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit.
Other Terms
Your use of this site is subject to our Legal Notice.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the information practices of this site, please contact us as follows:
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.
Attention: Communications
700 Orthopaedic Drive
P.O. Box 988
Warsaw, IN 46581
(574) 267-8143
Customer Service: (800) 366-8143
info@dpyus.jnj.com
Changes to This Privacy Policy: If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this site. Please check back periodically, especially before you provide any personal, identifiable information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on February 5, 2008.
© DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. 2009. All Rights Reserved. This site is published by DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., which is solely
responsible for its content. This site is governed solely by applicable U.S. laws and governmental regulations.
This site is intended for visitors from the U.S. only. Last Updated: August, 2009.
