Our Commitment to Data Privacy
At Ascend GmbH, a subsidiary of Alkem Laboratories Limited, India, based in Germany, we believe that safeguarding personal data is essential for building trust with patients, healthcare professionals, vendors, suppliers, employees, job applicants, visitors, and all individuals with whom we interact.
Protecting personal data is a fundamental responsibility, and we are committed to handling it in a lawful, fair, and transparent manner in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) (“GDPR”), the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG), and other applicable privacy and data protection requirements.
When you entrust us with your personal data, you can expect that we will act ethically, responsibly, and in accordance with the highest standards of privacy, security, and accountability. Protecting your personal data is not only a legal obligation but also an essential part of how we earn and maintain your trust.
Our Privacy Principles
1. Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency
We process personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently. We provide clear information about how personal data is collected, used, disclosed, stored, and otherwise processed.
2. Purpose Limitation
We collect and process personal data only for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and do not process it in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
3. Data Minimization
We limit the collection and processing of personal data to what is relevant, adequate, and necessary for the purposes for which it is processed.
4. Accuracy
We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data is accurate, complete, and, where necessary, kept up to date. We promptly correct or update inaccurate personal data when appropriate.
5. Storage Limitation
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
6. Integrity and Confidentiality (Security)
We protect personal data through appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to safeguard it against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration, or unauthorized access.
7. Accountability
We take responsibility for complying with applicable data protection laws and for demonstrating compliance through appropriate governance, policies, procedures, training, and oversight mechanisms.
Our Ongoing Commitment
As a pharmaceutical company operating within an international group, we continuously evaluate and enhance our privacy and security practices to reflect evolving legal requirements, regulatory expectations, technological developments, and emerging privacy risks.
We are committed to promoting a culture of data protection and privacy awareness throughout our organisation and ensuring that personal data is handled with care, respect, and integrity.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to data privacy or the processing of personal data, you may contact our Data Privacy Team at:
Email: privacy@ascend-de.eu
Postal Address:
Ascend GmbH
Sebastian-Kneipp-Straße 41
60439 Frankfurt am Main
Germany