Insulet Corporation Privacy Policy

PRIVACY NOTICE

This Privacy Notice describes how Insulet Australia Pty Ltd ('we', 'us') (to access the details of Insulet Australia Pty Ltd please click HERE) collects personal information about you; how we use this information, and your rights in relation to this information.

We respect the importance of your privacy. We will only use your personal information in the ways we explain in this Privacy Notice. Please read this Notice carefully to understand more. You can contact our Data Privacy Office at any time at [email protected].

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE USE

We will collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including information we collect from you directly (e.g. when you contact us and provide information to us), information we collect on www.omnipod.com or our other websites (the "Websites"), and information we collect about you from other sources, such as other web-based communication channels or services we create, use, offer or operate.

1.1 Information we Collect Directly from You

The categories of information that we may collect directly from you include the following:

(a) Personal details (e.g. name, date of birth);

(b)contact details (e.g. phone number, email address, postal address or mobile number);

(c)payment details (e.g. card information, insurance details and billing information);

(d)technical device information (e.g. the Internet Protocol address for your device or device identifier);

(e)medical information – any information about your diabetes condition and treatment (e.g. information about your use of Insulet products or services, health data, health insurance coverage); and

(f)information you provide directly to Insulet via our Websites, via surveys or other communication platforms (e.g. social media). You should ensure that you only provide necessary information relating to your specific request.

We may be required to collect some of this information from you in order to fulfil a contract we have with you (e.g. we cannot deliver products to you without your postal address or take payment without your card details), and we will inform you of this when we collect that information.

1.2 Information we collect from other sources

The following are examples of the categories of information we may collect from other sources:

(a) personal details (e.g. name, date of birth);

(b) contact details (e.g. phone number, email address, postal address or mobile number);

(c) medical insurance information from health insurance companies where required; and

(d) health data from data management platforms you use (e.g. diasend^®)

2. How we use Personal Information and the Basis on which we Use it

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

Identification and authentication: We use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use our services and to ensure the security of your personal information.
Operating the services: We process your personal information to provide the services and products you have requested. We do this to meet any contractual obligations we have to you (for example to deliver services), or in order to provide the best service possible if we do not have a contract with you.
Responding to your requests and inquiries: We use your personal information to respond to any requests and inquiries you make to us.
Contract & Contract Implementation: We use your personal information in order to conclude and execute contracts with you at your request, including contracts for the purchase/loan of Insulet products or services.
Improving our services: We analyse information about how you use our services, or feedback that you provide via surveys regarding our products and services, to provide an improved experience for our customers. It is in our business interests to use the information provided to us for this purpose so we can understand any issues with our services and activities in order to improve them.
Exercising our rights: We may use any of the categories of your personal information to exercise our legal rights where it is necessary to do so, for example to detect, prevent and respond to fraud claims, intellectual property infringement claims or violations of law or the contract.
Marketing: We may use your personal information to provide you with Insulet updates and marketing messages, texts and calls, and to tailor the marketing content we send to you directly or via any Insulet marketing channels (i.e. email marketing or third-party advertising platforms). Where necessary, we will obtain your consent first. You can always unsubscribe from marketing communications by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link included in each message or by contacting us directly.

When you provide your consent to us to use your personal information you always have the right to withdraw your consent. Please contact us using the details above if you wish to withdraw your consent.

3. How we Use Your Medical Information and the Basis on which we Use it

We may use your medical information when you wish to use or are using our products and/or services for the following purposes:

Product Support and payment: We may use your Medical Information for product support, where applicable to obtain payment or reimbursement for products from your healthcare provider or insurer, and to evaluate the quality of service that you receive. Where needed, we rely on your consent when we are using your Medical Information for this purpose.
Emergencies: If you require emergency treatment in order to prevent a serious threat to life, health or safety, and we are unable to obtain your consent, we may disclose your Medical Information to a family member or relative who is involved in your care.
Contract & Contract Implementation: We use your medical data as far as you provide us with in the context of a contract initiation or execution, in order to conclude/ execute the contract with you. We rely on your consent when processing your Medical Information for this purpose.
Legal Claims: We may use or disclose your Medical Information to the extent necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims when it is in our legitimate interests. You will be notified of any such uses or disclosures to the extent permitted by law.
Public Health: We may disclose your Medical Information for public health activities and purposes in the public interest (including to protect against serious cross-border threats to health) where permitted by law. The disclosure will be made for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability. We may also disclose your Medical Information, if directed by the public health authority and permitted by law, to a foreign government agency that is collaborating with the public health authorities.
Health Regulators: We may disclose Medical Information to health regulators for activities authorised by law, such as audits, investigations, and inspections where necessary in the public interest for the quality and safety of medical devices or where required under a legal obligation. Health regulators seeking this information include government agencies that oversee the healthcare system and other government regulatory programmes.
Criminal Activity: We may disclose your Medical Information where we consider the disclosure is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest as permitted by law such as to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public (including to a law enforcement authority where required by law).
Research: We may collect Medical Information about you where you participate in clinical trials, studies, and other research initiatives. Where necessary, we will obtain your consent.
Marketing: We may use your medical information to provide you with Insulet updates and marketing messages, texts and calls, and to tailor the marketing content we send to you directly or via any Insulet marketing channels (i.e. email marketing or third-party advertising platforms). Where necessary, we will obtain your consent first. You can always unsubscribe from marketing communications by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link included in each message or by contacting us directly.
Improving our services: We may process your Medical Information when we analyze information about how you use our services, or feedback that you provide via surveys regarding our products and services, to provide an improved experience for our customers, and to improve and evaluate our services. This may include aggregating your information to perform data analytics. It is in our business interests to use the information provided to us for this purpose so we can understand any issues with our services to improve it. Where necessary, we will obtain your consent first.

When we rely on your consent to use your Medical Information you always have the right to withdraw your consent. Please contact us using the details above if you wish to withdraw your consent. You can also contact us to find out more about the precise circumstances in which we use your Medical Information for the purposes described above.

4. Your Rights Over Your Personal Information

You have certain rights regarding your personal information (including your Medical Information), subject to local law. These include the following rights to:

(a) access your personal information;

(b) rectify the information we hold about you;

We encourage you to contact us to update or correct your information if it changes or if the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate. Please note that we will likely require additional information from you in order to honour your requests.

If you would like to discuss or exercise such rights, or if you have any complaints about our use of your personal information, please contact us using the details set out above.

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy. If, however, you believe that we have not been able to assist with your complaint or concern, you have the right to make a complaint to a data protection authority, e.g. to the data protection authority which is supervising the Insulet entity that services Australia, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (https://www.oaic.gov.au/).

5. Information Sharing

We may share your personal information (including health information) with third parties under the following circumstances and to the extent permitted by law:

(a) Service providers and business partners. We may share your personal information, including your Medical Information, with our service providers and business partners that perform customer support services and other business operations for us. For example, we may partner with other companies to process secure payments, fulfil orders, optimize our services, provide online product trainings, support email and messaging services and analyse information. We may transfer your personal information to partners and third parties outside of Australia, to countries which may not protect your personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988.

(b) Insulet Group companies. We are owned by Insulet Corporation, so we work closely with other businesses and companies that fall under the Insulet family. We may share certain information about our business relationship with you including the products and services provided to you and your use of the same, your browsing history on our website, etc., with Insulet Corporation, and other Insulet companies for business operations and marketing purposes.

(c) Law enforcement agency, court, regulator, government authority or other third party. We may share your personal information with these parties where we believe this is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, or otherwise to protect our rights or the rights of any third party.

(d) Billing or Payment Services. We may share your personal information with companies who will process payment for the products you use with your insurer or where you purchase the product directly from us and pay for products using an online payment provider.

(e) Asset purchasers. We may share your personal information with any third party that purchases, or to which we transfer, all or substantially all of our assets and business. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to try to ensure that the entity to which we transfer your personal information uses it in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice.

6. Information Security and Retention

We implement technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk to the personal information we process. These measures are aimed at ensuring the on-going integrity and confidentiality of personal information. We evaluate these measures on a regular basis to ensure the security of the processing.

We will keep your personal information for as long as we have a relationship with you. When deciding how long to keep your personal information after our relationship with you has ended, we take into account our legal obligations and regulators' expectations, as well as the amount of time necessary for us to maintain records for analysis and audit purposes. We may also retain records to investigate or defend potential legal claims and to deal with any complaints raised. We will not retain your personal information longer than is permitted by applicable law.

7. International Data Transfer

Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries outside of Australia, such as Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States of America. We have put in place appropriate safeguards (such as contractual commitments) in accordance with applicable legal requirements to ensure that your data is adequately protected. For more information on the appropriate safeguards in place, please contact us at the details above.

8. Changes to the Notice

You may request a copy of this privacy notice from us using the contact details set out above.

Our commitment to be the leading provider of innovative insulin delivery systems means that our business will continue to evolve as we introduce new services and features. Because of this, from time to time, our policies will be reviewed and may be revised. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Notice at any time and notify you by posting an updated version of the Privacy Notice on the Websites. It is your responsibility to periodically check the Websites so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we process and use it, and under what circumstances we might disclose it. Where we are required to do so, we will collect new explicit consents from you.

We may modify or update this privacy notice from time to time. You will be able to see when we last updated the privacy notice because we will include a revision date. Changes and additions to this privacy notice are effective from the date on which they are posted. Please review this privacy notice from time to time to check whether we have made any changes to the way in which we use your personal information.

Version: 01 July 2021