Legal
Legal Statement
All material contained on this website is provide on an “as is” basis without any warranty or representation of any kind, either expressed or implied. The information contained within this website is only for general information and Halyard Compliance LLC (“Halyard”) assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. Information provided through this website may contain errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or may be outdated. The material and information contained within this website does not constitute legal, accounting, financial, regulatory or other advice. We cannot and do not accept responsibility or liability for any actions taken based upon the content of this website. Halyard expressly disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, including any warranty for the use of this website or any information on this website with respect to its correctness, quality, accuracy, completeness, reliability, performance, timeliness, or continued availability. Halyard reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, in the interests of its own editorial discretion and business judgment to add, modify, or remove any of the information on this website.
Use this website at your own risk. Under no circumstances is Halyard liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or other damages of any kind arising out of your access to or use of this or any linked website, including without limitation, loss of business or program, interrupted or delay of business or program, or loss of revenue.
The material and information contained within this website does not constitute legal, accounting, financial, regulatory or other advice. While Halyard endeavors to provide reliable and timely information, it has not verified any material or information on this website and does not represent that this material or information is accurate, current, or complete and it should not be relied upon as such.
Links to/from Other Websites
This website may contain links to websites or mobile apps that are not operated by Halyard and plugins from social media platforms and other third parties. An example of a social media plugin is the LinkedIn “Follow” button. We provide these links and plugins as a service and do not imply any endorsement of the activities or content of the related websites, apps, or social media platforms, nor any association with their operators. To learn about the information collected by these third-party websites, apps, and plugins, please visit their privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies for the websites, apps, and social media platforms you visit before using them or providing personal information. We cannot and do not accept responsibility or liability for the privacy practices or the accuracy of information of other websites. We cannot and do not accept responsibility or liability for any actions taken based upon the content of other websites. Any links to this website may not have been provided with our permission.
Trademarks and Copyrights
The content of this site is protected by copyright law and all relevant intellectual property rights belonging to Halyard, its licensors, or other providers of such material. All content, trademarks, services marks, trade names, logos, icons, features, and functionality (including, but not limited to, all information, software, text, displays, graphics, photographs, illustrations, images, video, and audio; all pages and screens, the design, selection, and arrangement thereof; and all related metadata) are proprietary to Halyard or its licensors or other providers. Nothing contained in this website or any other materials should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark displayed by Halyard without the written permission of Halyard or its licensors or other providers of such material. Your use of the trademarks or any other content displayed on this website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
Images displayed by Halyard are either used with permission or the property of Halyard. You are prohibited from using or authorizing the use of these images, except as provided herein. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, or other regulations and statutes. Pursuant to Section 512(c)(2) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Halyard has designated the following agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement: Halyard Compliance LLC P.O. Box 9307 Cincinnati, OH 45209.
Privacy Policy
Halyard respects your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy summarizes what personal information we may collect, how we may use this information, and other important topics relating to your privacy and data protection. It is Halyard’s policy to comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. This commitment reflects the value we place on earning and keeping the trust of our clients, business partners and others who share their personal information with us.
This Policy applies to all Internet sites operated by or on behalf of Halyard. It also applies to personal information we may otherwise collect: (i) through our products and services; (ii) when you interact with us by means other than this website, for example, in person or by telephone; and (iii) from our customers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, and other business partners (collectively “Business Partners”).
Halyard’s Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
To the extent required by applicable law, whenever Halyard collects personal information, we will:
provide timely and appropriate notice to you about our data practices;
collect your personal information only for specified and legitimate purposes. The information we collect will be relevant, adequate and not excessive for the purposes for which it is collected;
process your personal information in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected or to which you have subsequently consented;
take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and, where necessary, kept up-to-date;
not use your personal information for direct marketing purposes without giving you an opportunity to “opt-out”; and,
take appropriate measures, by contract or otherwise, to provide adequate protection for personal information that is disclosed to a third party or transferred to another country, including transfers within Halyard.
Personal Information that Halyard Collects
Information You Provide:
Halyard collects personal information you provide us, which may include: (i) contact information, such as your name, Halyard name, job title, address, e-mail address, and phone number; (ii) additional information about how you use our products or services; (iii) comments, questions, and requests you may make; and (iv) information about your preferences, such as your preferred methods of communication and the types of services in which you are interested.
Information Automatically Gathered from Your Device:
Device and browser information. Halyard may collect technical information about your device, such as device type, browser type, IP address, operating system, and device identifier. Halyard collects this information automatically from your device and web browser through cookies and similar technologies.
Information about how you interact with us. Halyard may collect technical data about your usage of Halyard website and how you interact with our digital advertisements and promotions, such as content viewed or downloaded, features used, links clicked, Halyard promotional emails opened, and dates and times of interactions. Halyard collects this information using cookies and similar technologies.
Location information. Halyard may collect location information, including precise real-time location information from your device and imprecise location information derived from, for example, your IP address or postal code.
Cookies Technology:
A “cookie” is a file of information placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies and similar technologies can enhance your user experience by saving your preferences, personalizing your online experience, and sometimes providing you with advertising which is tailored to your interests. This website uses “session cookies.” A session cookie does not identify you personally and expires after you close your browser. This website also uses “persistent cookies.” These cookies do not expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies stay on your computer until you delete them or they expire. By assigning your computer a unique identifier, we are able to create a database of your previous choices and preferences which can be provided by us automatically, saving you time and effort on future visits.
Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit this website, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of the site if you reject certain cookies. In addition, your browser may allow you to adjust settings to accept or reject cookies, or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer.
Analytic Technologies:
This website may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, but please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Information from Business Partners and other Third Parties:
Halyard collects personal information through our Business Partners. This information may include contact information, such as name, name, job title, address, e-mail address, and phone number. Halyard may also obtain personal information from other third-party sources, including publicly and commercially available sources. We may combine the information we receive from our Business Partners and other third-party sources with information that we collect from you or your device, as described above. You have choices about the personal information you provide Halyard. You may choose not to provide information that we request, but if you do so, we may not be able to provide you a relevant service or a particular feature of this website.
How Halyard Uses Your Personal Information
Develop and manage our relationships with you and our Business Partners. This may include: (i) delivering services or carrying out transactions that you or our Business Partners have requested; (ii) providing information about Halyard products, services, and transactions, and advertisements, that may be of interest to you; (iii) providing you and our Business Partners a more consistent experience in interacting with Halyard, including by learning more about you and how you use and interact with Halyard’s website; and (iv) planning, managing, and performing under our contractual relationships with our Business Partners.
Communicate with you or your company. This may include: (i) informing you of Halyard products, services, and promotional activities that may be of interest to you or your Halyard; (ii) providing information about relevant Halyard products, services, and transactions, including, for example, pricing information, technical data, invoice, shipping, or production information, warranty or recall information, or information about product or service improvements; (iii) responding to questions or inquiries that you make, including customer service requests; and (iv) inviting you to participate in, or informing you of the results of, customer satisfaction or market research surveys.
Provide and improve our website and services. This may include: (i) customizing them to your preferences or interests, making them more compatible with your technology, or otherwise making them easier to use; (ii) maintaining the security of and otherwise protecting them; and (iii) developing new Halyard websites, products, and services.
Address legal issues. This may include: (i) complying with our obligations to retain certain business records for minimum retention periods; (ii) establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims; (iii) complying with laws, regulations, court orders, or other legal process; (iv) detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violation of our contracts or agreements, violations of law, or other misuse of Halyard’s website or services; and (v) protecting Halyard’s rights or property, or yours or others’ health, safety, welfare, rights, or property.
Halyard may also use your personal information for other uses consistent with the context in which the information was collected or with your consent. Halyard may anonymize or aggregate any of the information we collect and use it for any purpose, including for research and product-development purposes. Such information will not identify you individually.
When Halyard May Share Your Personal Information
Halyard may share your personal information with other affiliated companies. When we do so, these other affiliated companies will use your information in a manner consistent with this Policy and all applicable privacy and data protection laws.
Halyard may also share your personal information with third parties we hire to perform support services for us. These third parties are required to use the personal information we share with them only to perform services on our behalf and to treat your personal information in compliance with all applicable privacy and data protection laws.
Halyard may share your personal information with third parties who partner with us to provide products and services to our clients. If so, we will require our Business Partners to use that information in a manner consistent with this Policy and all applicable privacy and data protection laws.
Halyard may share your personal information with third parties when we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary: (i) to comply with a law, regulation, court order, or other legal process; (ii) to detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, intellectual property infringement, violation of our contracts or agreements, violation of law, or other misuse of Halyard’s websites, products or services; (iii) to protect Halyard’s rights or property or yours or others’ health, safety, welfare, rights, or property; or (iv) under similar circumstances. If such an event occurs, we will take appropriate steps to protect your personal information.
Halyard may share your personal information with third parties in connection with the sale, purchase, merger, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution of Halyard or a Halyard business unit, or under similar circumstances. If such an event occurs, we will take appropriate steps to protect your personal information.
Halyard may share your information with your permission or at your request.
Halyard may share anonymized or aggregated information internally and with third parties for any purpose. Such information will not identify you individually.
Security of Your Personal Information
Your personal information will generally be stored in Halyard’s databases or databases maintained by our service providers. Many of these databases are stored on servers located in the United States. Halyard takes appropriate measures, by contract or otherwise, to provide adequate protection for personal information that is disclosed to a third party or transferred to another country, including transfers within Halyard. Halyard maintains reasonable safeguards to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of your personal information. Although we use security measures to help protect your personal information against unauthorized disclosure, misuse, or alteration, as is the case with all computer networks linked to the Internet, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet and will not be responsible for breaches of security beyond our reasonable control.
Questions about this Policy
If you have any questions about this Policy or our use of your personal information, please contact: Halyard P.O. Box 9307, Cincinnati, OH 45209
Changes to this Policy
Changes to this Policy will be posted on this site, along with information on any material changes. Halyard reserves the right to update or modify this Policy at any time and without prior notice. Any modifications will apply only to the personal information we collect after the posting. This Policy was last revised in January, 2019.