This Privacy Statement is governing the way we collect, hold and use personal data that you may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Statement before using or submitting information to this site.

By using this site, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Statement. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

Personal data are collected when voluntarily submitted by visitors under this site and are intended for the purpose they are submitted for and the services in charge of answering your requests.

We will not use personally identifiable information for direct marketing or unsolicited follow-up unless you have given us your permission for such use.

We will use your personally identifiable information only for internal purposes with the Stryker Group, which may include its communication to our affiliates, but also to our third party agents and business partners for further processing in accordance with the purpose(s) for which the data were originally collected

who have agreed to keep it confidential.

Most of our services do not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit our site without telling us who you are. However, some services may require registration. When you register with us, you may need to complete certain fields (some are required and some are optional), as well as choose a user name and password. In these situations, if you choose to withhold any personal data requested by us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the site and for us to respond to your query.

Personal data collected by us may be transferred to other companies members of the Stryker Group, where it is necessary to meet the purpose for which the visitor has submitted the information. By submitting data on this, the visitor is providing explicit consent to transborder transmission of data collected for the fulfillment of their voluntary requests.

Personally identifiable data are kept secure and we use our best efforts to protect such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized Stryker staff or our business partners or agents (who have agreed to keep the data secure) have access to personally identifiable data.

Most of the information that we collects from this site is anonymous information, such as the pages you visit and searches you perform.

This site uses Internet Protocol (IP) addresses which is generally considered to be non-personally identifiable information we use to diagnose problems with our server, report aggregate information, determine the fastest route for your computer to use in connecting to our site, and administer and improve the site.

Cookies and tags may be used to ease the site navigation  for visitors and to facilitate efficient registration procedures.

If you are concerned about cookies, most browsers permit individuals to decline cookies. In most cases, a visitor may refuse a cookie and still fully navigate our site.

In order to properly manage our site we may anonymously log information on our operational systems, and identify categories of visitors by items such as domains and browser types. These statistics are reported in the aggregate to our webmasters. This is to ensure that our site presents the best web experience for visitors and is an effective information resource.

You have the right to access to personal data you have submitted through this sites and you may have your personal data deleted, corrected or revised by sending us an e-mail via this site or by sending us a letter to: Webmaster, Stryker S.A., Montreux, Switzerland.

In accordance with the regulations protecting personal data, it is an individual right that can be exercised only by the person concerned with respect to his/her own information: for security reasons, the service involved shall therefore check your identity in order to avoid any communication of confidential information concerning you to a person other than you.

Links from this site may take you to sites not covered by this Privacy Policy and we advise you to check the applicable privacy practices yourself.

We  have no responsibility or liability for these practices.

This site covered by this privacy statement is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger without obtaining prior consent from a person with parental responsibility. It is our policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. We will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

We reserve the right to modify or amend this Statement at any time. The effective date will be displayed at the beginning of this statement. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information.

If you have any queries or complaints about our compliance with this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to make any recommendations or comments to improve the quality of our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at: webexport@emea.strykercorp.com