Privacy Notice
Our company, Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited, located at 120 Moorgate, London EC2M 6UR, United Kingdom (herein after referred to as the “Company”), is the data controller responsible for the collection and processing of your personal data. This privacy notice is provided to the public to inform you about how we collect, use, and share information related to your personal data in order to effectively engage with you.
Types of personal data collected when using our websites:
When using MSD’s digital offerings, such as the MSD website www.msd-uk.com as well as all other websites operated by MSD, some information is necessary to provide our website, which may include:
| Description of Why the Information is Needed | Our Legal Basis for Holding the Information | Personal Data Collected |
| To serve you pages of our websites | Legitimate Interests | • The internet browser you are using and the respective browser settings, • The website from which you are visiting MSD, • The MSD website you are visiting, • The date and time of the request, • Your IP address |
| To get some analytics to enhance our websites, retargeting or social media | Consent | See our cookie banner for details |
MSD’s use of cookies/tags and the information collected and purposes:
Our privacy commitment begins with our four privacy values of respect, trust, preventing harm and compliance. When we collect information from you online, our Internet Privacy Policy Statement applies. This Policy provides more detail about the types of cookies and other online tracking technologies that our web sites, web applications, and other online services may use (which we refer to collectively as “web sites”) and how you can control their use on your computer or mobile device.
MSD’s online presence with other vendors and social media:
In addition to its own websites, MSD is also represented though institutional webpages hosted on online platforms and social networks of other providers. The use of the platform is subject to the terms and conditions and privacy policies of those providers in addition to this privacy policy. In this respect, MSD may be jointly responsible with the provider under data protection law. However, data collection on these platforms is primarily carried out by the respective provider of the platform. The table below provides the purpose, legal basis and data elements that are processed:
| Description of Why the Information is Needed | Our Legal Basis for Holding the Information | Personal data Collected |
| To open another channel of communication with us for you and to be able to offer you the most informative, customised, and appealing online presence possible | Legitimate Interests | • The type of browser used and the settings of the browser, • Your IP address, • The page from which you access the video, • Your screen size and the time of access, • Device type (Unique Device Identifiers), • An approximate location (typically country only), the data about the use of our site (e.g., which subpages were visited) |
| To show you advertising that is relevant to you | Consent | • IP address via cookies and tags • Information about the type of use of the website as well |
Sharing your information:
Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited is a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. We may share your information among MSD affiliates outside of the UK and Europe and will do so in accordance with our Privacy Policy and SCCs (Standard Contractual Clauses) with UK addendum. Your personal data may also be passed to other organisations for them to use, but solely at the direction of MSD. Organisations that receive information from MSD will be contractually bound to only use this information in accordance with MSD’s instructions and in a manner that is consistent with all relevant data protection laws.
Personal data may also be passed to other organisations for them to use but solely at the direction of MSD. Organisations that receive information from MSD will be contractually bound to only use this information in accordance with MSD’s instructions and in a manner that is consistent with all relevant data protection laws.
Your rights:
Subject to restriction in applicable law, you have certain rights with respect to your personal data, such as a right of access, correction, restriction of use, objection, and deletion.
If you object to MSD processing your data, we will cease collecting and using your personal data; doing so will limit our ability to interact with you. MSD may still be required to process certain personal data about you to meet our legal or regulatory obligations.
If you choose to exercise your data protection rights, you can submit a request using the Data Subject Request Form; where you are able to request access, correct, or delete your personal data. If you have questions or concerns about our use of your personal data, please contact us at the following email address: msdukdpo@msd.com. Alternatively, you also have the option of contacting the UK Information Commissioners Office to lodge a complaint.
GB-NON-10389 | October 2024