Privacy Policy
1. Purpose
Alvogen Korea Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Company") places high value on your personal data and fully complies with applicable data protection laws. Through this Privacy Policy, the Company informs you of how your personal data is collected, used, processed, and the measures taken to protect it.
2. Scope & Definitions
“Personal Data” refers to information about a living individual that, either alone or in combination with other information, can identify that individual.
The Company publishes this Privacy Policy on the homepage so you can review it at any time.
If this Policy is amended, the Company will clearly publish the effective date and changes on its website.
3. Purpose of Collection & Use
The Company uses the collected Personal Data for the following purposes:
Responding to product‑related inquiries and managing safety information and quality complaints
Conducting medical and pharmaceutical research through collected data
Preparing and submitting expense reports related to economic benefits under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act
Managing recruitment of job applicants
4. Types of Personal Data Collected
The Company may collect the following types of personal data, depending on business operations:
General personal data: full name, address, telephone number, e‑mail address, etc.
Sensitive personal data: health‑related information (e.g., gender, pregnancy/nursing status, medical history, medication history, adverse event reports)
Method of collection: via website, telephone, e‑mail, mail, fax, etc.
5. Retention & Use Period
The Company retains and uses your personal data for the period required by law or as agreed upon with the data subject at the time of collection.
6. Destruction of Personal Data
When personal data is no longer needed (e.g., retention period expired or purpose achieved), the Company immediately destroys it. First, the data is transferred to a separate database (or filed in paper form) and retained for a set period according to internal policy and legal requirements. Then it is destroyed.
Destruction method: electronic files are destroyed using irreversible technical methods; paper documents are shredded or incinerated.
7. Provision to Third Parties
In principle, the Company does not provide your personal data to external parties. Exceptions only in the following cases:
You have provided prior consent
Required by law or under investigation
In cases of emergencies threatening life, body or property
8. Outsourcing of Personal Data Processing
The Company does not outsource personal data processing without your consent. If outsourcing becomes necessary, the Company will notify you of the processor and the scope of the work and obtain your prior consent.
9. Rights of Data Subjects & Legal Representatives
You or your legal representative may request to access, correct, or delete your personal data at any time by contacting the Company’s Data Protection Officer. Upon your request for correction, the data will not be used or provided until the correction is completed. If incorrect data was already provided to a third party, the Company will promptly notify that third party of the corrections.
10. Security Measures
Administrative: Establishment and implementation of internal management plans
Technical: Control of access rights, installation of access control systems, encryption of unique identifiers, installation of security programs
Physical: Access control to server rooms and data‑access rooms
11. Remedies for Rights Violations
Should you require mediation or consultation regarding personal data infringement, please contact one of the following bodies:
Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833‑6972
Personal Information Infringement Report Center: 118
Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Cyber Investigation Division: 1301
National Police Agency Cyber Investigation Unit: 182
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 28 June 2024.
Previous versions:
Revision Date: 20 July 2018
Established: 1 June 2015
