Please fill out the necessary information below to create an account for this Portal.
Please Review These Important Details Before You Create Your Account:
This site will allow you to establish a personalized account to perform activities. To create a personalized account, you must provide some personal data, including your name and email address. We will use the information you submit to maintain your account, to automatically complete other forms on the Site, and otherwise as described in our Privacy Policy.
By clicking the 'Create Account' button, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms:
- You are confirming that you have reviewed and agree and understand the Privacy Policy, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data for the purposes of using this program.
- No confidential relationship is established or implied by the company's acceptance or consideration of the submitted information.
- We will retain your personal data so that we may contact you regarding future Request for Proposals unless you indicate that you do not want to participate.
If you reside outside of the United States:
- By clicking the 'Create Account' button, you are consenting to the transfer and processing of your personal data in countries outside of your country of residence, specifically the United States of America, which may provide different data protection rules than in your home country.
- Please refer to our privacy policy for more information and in particular, “How to contact us” to exercise your rights.
What is Personal Data? Personal Data identifies you or can be used to identify you, such as your
name, identification number, location data, or online identifier. It includes special categories of information
that may reveal details about your health.
Why does Abbott process your Personal Data? Abbott processes your Personal Data to set up a profile
for participation in collaboration opportunities or submissions within the IdeaPoint application.
Who does Abbott share your Personal Data with? Abbott may share your personal data with its
affiliated companies within its corporate group. Your personal data within this application will be hosted in
the United States by our supplier Anaqua, Inc., 31 St. James Ave Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02116.
Does Abbott transfer your Personal Data outside of the European Union (EU)? Yes, your Personal Data
will be transferred to the United States.
How long does Abbott store your Personal Data for? Abbott retains your Personal Data only as long
as necessary for the purpose it was collected or as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
What does Abbott do to keep Personal Data secure? Abbott secures web pages that collect personal
information, but confidentiality over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Exercise caution when transmitting
personal information, especially health-related data.
What rights do you have in relation to your Personal Data? You may have the right to request access
to your Personal Data, to have it rectified or erased, to object to its processing or to have access to it
restricted. You may also have the right to have your Personal Data sent by us to another entity, or the right to
not be subject to any decision that significantly affects you being taken solely by automated processing,
including profiling.
We may ask you for additional information to confirm your identity and for security purposes, before responding
to any request you submit.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint about how we process your Personal Data with the data protection
supervisory authority in your country.
Where you have been asked to consent to the processing of your Personal Data, we will provide you with an
opportunity to withdraw your consent. There may be several methods by which you can withdraw consent, such as by
contacting us directly or by deleting an Abbott mobile app from your smartphone. In each case you will be given
information about how to withdraw consent.
Any withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on your consent before the
withdrawal. Please also note that where you withdraw consent, Abbott will only stop processing your Personal
Data that relates to the withdrawal of consent.
Abbott may still need to process Personal Data where: (a) we are required to do so by law; (b) we have a
legitimate business interest to do so, such as in connection with the sale or transfer of our product lines or
divisions; (c) necessary to respond to authorized information requests from government authorities; (d)
necessary to address national security situations; or (e) otherwise required by law to which we are subject.
Does Abbott process your Personal Data to make automated decisions about you? No, Abbott does not
use automated decision-making technology with your Personal Data.
Do I have to provide my Personal Data to Abbott? We cannot evaluate your collaboration opportunity
or submission if you do not provide us with the Personal Data we have requested. If applicable, your provision
of the requested Personal Data forms part of the contract between you and Abbott.
Who can I contact? If you have questions about your Personal Information, please contact us by
clicking on the “Contact Us” link on the website you are visiting or by e-mailing us at privacy@abbott.com or EU-DPO@abbott.com. Or you may send a letter to the following address:
Abbott Laboratories
Attention: Privacy Office, Department EC10
100 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064-6048
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