Privacy Statement

Amgen Inc. and The Amgen Foundation, Inc. (collectively, “Amgen,” “We,” “Our” or “Us”) are committed to respecting your privacy. This Online Privacy Statement (“Privacy Statement”) applies to information that We collect from you via this web site located at www.amgenscholars.com and www.amgenscholars.eu (this “Site”) and from your use of any Services that We provide via this Site. For purposes of this Privacy Statement, “Services” means services provided by or on this Site and any other services described in the Terms of Use for this Site.

This Site and its Services have been developed to provide an online community for members of the Amgen Scholars program (“Amgen Scholars Community” or “Community”).

Please read this Privacy Statement carefully, as it will tell you:

what information We collect about you and your use of Our Services
how We collect, use, share, and protect that information
the choices you have about how We use and share such information

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personally Identifying Information that you Provide Voluntarily
As described below, you may choose to provide Us with Personally Identifying Information through your use of Our Site or Services. “Personally Identifying Information” includes any information that could be used to identify or contact you such as your name, image, undergraduate institution, host university, Amgen Scholars Program year, address, telephone number or email address.

Email Subscriptions
To subscribe to Our email Services, you will need to provide your email address. You may also be asked for other information when you subscribe.

User Accounts
In order to register with this Site and use certain Services, like chat rooms or message boards, Amgen Scholars will send you an email that includes a unique user name and password that you must use to log in. When you log in, you may complete a user profile for your account (“User Account”) by providing certain Personally Identifying Information and other information about yourself, such as your first and last name, date of birth, address, telephone number, or email address. You are responsible for maintaining and updating the registration information in your User Account with current and complete information.

We urge you to take steps to keep your registration information in your User Account safe by:

memorizing your password or keeping it in a safe place (separate from your User Name), and
logging out of your User Account and closing your Internet browser before leaving your computer.

Community Areas
Any information you post on bulletin boards, chat rooms, question and answer forums, Community profile pages, or other Community areas of this Site (“Community Areas”) will be available to the others in the Amgen Scholars Community. This Privacy Statement does not apply to information you choose to disclose in Community Areas. Please do not post any information in a Community Area that you would not want disclosed to the general public and used without limitation.

Interactive Features (Polls and Surveys)
To participate in Our online polls or surveys, you may need to provide Personally Identifying Information, such as your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, or date of birth.

Customer Service
Some of Our Services may provide customer service via telephone, online chat, or email. Whenever you communicate with customer service, an operator may view and make changes to the information in your User Account, if you have one, or store information about you in Our records.

Correspondence with Amgen
You may send an email to techsupport@amgenscholars.com to ask questions or report problems with this Site, Our Services or Our products. If you communicate with or request information from Us, We will have your email address as well as all other information you include in your email.

Business Ideas or Inventions. We do not accept unsolicited business ideas or inventions. If you send or post any business ideas or concepts to this Site, you do so with no expectation of confidentiality or privacy.

Information Collected by Other Means or Media
In some situations, We may collect Personally Identifying Information and other information about you through means other than this Site. For example, if you answer a poll or survey on a third party’s web site (or through some other medium, such as by wireless phone), We may collect your information from the third party to fulfill some function in relation to your activity (e.g., to collect and analyze results) or if you request additional communications from Us. In addition, if you provide information to other companies who share information about their customers, We may collect information from those third parties about you. In each of these cases, We will apply this Privacy Statement to any Personally Identifying Information collected about you and combined with the information collected through this Site.

Information About Other People
If you submit Personally Identifying Information about other people to Us, a record of that communication may be maintained as allowed or required by law.

Special Notice Regarding Children Under 13
We recognize the sensitivity of Personally Identifying Information concerning children under the age of 13 and are committed to complying with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. As this site is not designed for, or directed to, children, We will not knowingly collect Personally Identifying Information from anyone under the age of 13.

Information that is Routinely Collected By Our Site Technology

General Use
You may access some parts of Our Site without submitting any Personally Identifying Information. In that case, the only information We collect will be log information, which your Internet browser automatically sends whenever you visit a web site on the Internet. Our servers automatically record this log information, which may include your Internet request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser language, and the date and time of your Web page request. To assist Us in Our use of this log information, We may deploy one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser (see “Cookies” below).

If you are using Our wireless Services, We may also automatically collect information such as the type of wireless device you are using, your mobile identification number and telecommunications carrier.

Your use of Our Site will be anonymous unless you provide Us with Personally Identifying Information or have a User Account.

Cookies
We collect information about your use of Our Site and Services through cookies. A “cookie” is a unique numeric code that We transfer to your computer so that We can keep track of your interests and preferences and recognize you as a return visitor to Our Site. Other than the “Remember me” feature of this Site, Our cookies do not collect or keep Personal Information. Cookies also allow Us to collect anonymous “clickstream” data, which reflects a user’s activities on this Site. We do not allow third parties to use any cookies on this Site for the purpose of gathering Personally Identifying Information or associating clickstream data with a particular user.

Beacons
Beacons are tiny graphic image files embedded in a web site or email that send information from your browser back to the beacon’s originating server. The information collected by beacons allows a web site to statistically monitor how many people are using the web site. We may use beacons to track your activity on this Site or across web sites or to let Us know if you have opened an email that We sent.

HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

Anonymous Information
We use information about your activities and use of Our Services to monitor user traffic patterns and try to analyze what Our users prefer so that We can improve Our Services. From time to time, We may use and share with third parties aggregate information (not including Personally Identifying Information) to show general demographic and preference information among users of Our Site.

Use of Cookies
We may use the data We obtain through the use of cookies to customize your experience on Our Site by anticipating the information and Services that may interest you. We also analyze the information collected with a cookie to help Us improve Our Site’s functionality by monitoring traffic in popular areas and to modify the Services We provide. We may link clickstream data available to Us to the Personally Identifying Information that you provide through use of Our Services or through another source. We use the information We collect through cookies, beacons, server log analysis and other technologies as they are developed for Our business purposes, including operation and development of Our Services.

Use of IP Address
In addition to logging the IP address of your computer as you move about Our Site, We also may use your IP address to personalize Site content. We retain IP addresses, and We may link IP addresses to Personal Information that you provide.

Personal Information
We use information about you to deliver the Services that you request, to keep you informed about changes affecting Our Services or your account, to inform you of other Services or offers in which you might be interested, and to improve Our Site and Services.

If you opt in to receive email from Us, you can always opt out of future messages by following the directions in each message to “unsubscribe.” However, if you choose to opt out of future messages, We reserve the right to contact you regarding your account status, technical support, changes to account terms, and any other matter that might affect Our Site or Services.

Product Reports
If you contact Us or post anything in the Community regarding an experience using one of Our products, We may use the information you provide to submit reports to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and as otherwise required of Us by law. We also may use and disclose the information you provide to contact the prescribing physician to follow up regarding an unexpected event involving use of Our product.

Disclosure to Operations and Maintenance Contractors
We may contract with third parties such as Number 4 Design to provide services for Our Site or Services. These contractors include vendors and suppliers who provide technology and content, vendors who analyze data collected on Our Site, and vendors who send or respond to email on Our behalf (each a “Contractor”). These Contractors may have access to your Personally Identifying Information in order to provide services to Us or on Our behalf. If We allow a Contractor to have access to your Personally Identifying Information, We will not authorize the Contractor to use the information for any purpose that is not consistent with this Privacy Statement. We contractually prohibit Contractors from using Our cookies for their own purposes or placing their cookies on your computer when you access Our Site or Services.

Please note that if you opt in to receive future communications from Number 4 Design or another a third party providing Services on Our Site, your information will be subject to the third party’s privacy policy. If you later decide that you do not want that third party to use your information, you will need to contact the third party directly. We have no control over how third parties use information that you have chosen to provide them.

Disclosure for Legal, Safety or Other Reasons
We may need to release Personally Identifying Information and other information associated with Personally Identifying Information to third parties:

to respond to a request or complaint that you have made,
to comply with legal requirements, or
in special cases in which We believe it is reasonably necessary to identify, investigate and bring legal action against someone who may commit or cause harm, fraud, abuse, or illegal conduct.

In the event that We are legally compelled to disclose your Personally Identifying Information to a third party, We will notify you, unless We believe that doing so would violate the law or a court order or pose a threat or danger to anyone.

Disclosure to Our Affiliates
We may share information about you with Our affiliates, but We contractually require those affiliates to use and share your information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

Disclosure to Subsequent Owner or Operator
If all or part of Our company is sold or merged into another entity, the information We have about you may be transferred to a third party as part of that transaction. We will take steps to assure that no Personally Identifying Information that is transferred will be used or shared in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Statement without your consent. However, in the event of a sale or merger, your continued use of this Site or any Services signifies your agreement to be bound by the privacy policy and other applicable terms of the subsequent owner.

Limited Disclosure of Your Information
Except as set forth in this Privacy Statement or as you specifically agree or request, We will not disclose to any third parties any information We collect from or about you through Our Site or Services.

Your California Privacy Rights
California residents have a right to request certain information regarding Our disclosure of Personally Identifying Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not share Personally Identifying Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. California customers may request further information about Our compliance with this law by emailing amgenfoundation@amgen.com. Please note that We are only required to respond to one request per customer each year, and We are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through this email address.

OUR SECURITY MEASURES
We want your Personally Identifying Information to remain secure. When you transmit Personally Identifying Information to Our Site, Jive uses encryption technology to protect it. As an added security precaution, all Personally Identifying Information is kept behind firewalls that meet or exceed industry standards to prevent intruders from gaining access. Although We will make reasonable efforts to protect Personally Identifying Information from loss, misuse, or alteration by third parties, you should be aware that there is always some risk that an unauthorized third party could intercept an Internet transmission or that someone will find a way to thwart the Site’s security systems.

YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES
When you use this Site, you have the following choices about the information you provide.

Accept/Reject Cookies
Your browser software can be set to reject all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. If you reject Our cookies, certain functions of Our Site or Services may not work properly.

Correct, Update or Delete Personally Identifying Information
You are responsible for maintaining and updating the information in your User Account to keep it current. You may correct or update Personally Identifying Information that you have provided to Our Site at any time by updating your User Account. You may also request deletion of your User Account by sending an email to techsupport@amgenscholars.com. If you have signed up for Our email Services and would like to unsubscribe, you can do so by following the instructions in the emails We send.

All information that you provide via Our Services is stored in servers that are operated and maintained by Us or Our Contractors. You should be aware that it is not technologically practical to delete all information that We collect. The need to back-up Our systems to protect information from inadvertent loss means that a copy of information about you may exist in a non-erasable form that will be difficult or impossible for Us to locate. Nevertheless, upon receiving your request, We will delete all Personally Identifying Information stored in the databases We actively use for this Site. In addition, after receiving your request for removal, We will use commercially reasonable efforts not to disclose any Personally Identifying Information stored in a non-erasable form, except as required by law.

Finally, We reserve the right to maintain copies of information about you, including Personally Identifying Information, for as long as We deem it necessary for business purposes, subject to applicable law.

Communicate with Us by Email
You may communicate with Us via email at techsupport@amgenscholars.com or admin@amgenscholars.com if you have questions about this Site or Our Services. We will not disclose Personally Identifying Information that We receive in email unless such disclosure is necessary to respond to your request or inquiry or is otherwise permitted as described above. However, all email transmissions are vulnerable to unauthorized interception. In addition, We remind you that email sent or received through an employer’s computer or computer system is not confidential and may be the legal property of your employer.

CONSENT TO PROCESSING IN THE UNITED STATES AND ELSEWHERE.
This Site is owned and operated by The Amgen Foundation, Inc. in the United States, but the information you provide will be accessible to Our affiliates and Contractors in other countries. Furthermore, if you are visiting this Site from a country other than the United States, your communication with Us will necessarily result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. The level of legal protection for personal information is not equivalent in all countries; however, We will take the security measures described in this Privacy Statement in an effort to keep your information secure. By using this Site or any of Our Services, you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your information in the United States and in any country to which We may transfer your information in the course of Our business operations.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES; ADVERTISEMENTS
For your convenience, this Site may include links to other web sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other third party web sites which may be advertised on or linked to it. We encourage you to be aware of and read the privacy policy and other terms of each web site you visit on the Internet. This Privacy Statement applies only to information collected by Us.

CHANGES IN OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT
We will only use your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Statement in effect when the information was collected from you. However, We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Statement at any time by posting revisions to our site. If at any point, We decide to use Personally Identifying Information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, you will be given a choice to allow or disallow any additional uses or disclosures of your Personally Identifying Information.

Effective date: July 15, 2011