Privacy Policy 

This policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes how the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (“EFPIA”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, transfers and discloses information relating to you (“Personal Information”) that it may obtain through this website www.efpia.eu (the “Website”) and by other means. 

1. Personal Information we collect about you

As you navigate the Website, you may provide us with the following information:

• Your name;
• Your contact details (email address);
• Your professional information (e.g., your professional affiliation, position, professional interests);
• Other: when you register for a partner event, we may occasionally request additional information, e.g., for security measures.

In addition, we may automatically collect some technical information about your device and your use of our Website, among others through our use of cookies. For example, we may collect information about your IP address, operating system, web browser, pages visited, demographics of the users, the device used, and where the visit originated. You can find more information on our use of cookies in our Cookie Policy.

2. How we use your Personal Information

EFPIA uses your Personal Information in the following contexts:

• If you register for the EFPIA Newsletter, we will collect the following information – name and email address. This information will be used exclusively for the purpose of sending you our newsletter, based on your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time at dataprotection@efpia.eu or by using the unsubscribe button on the newsletter.
• Event Registration: EFPIA organizes public events to support public discussion of issues relevant to the pharmaceutical industry. When registering for an EFPIA event, you will be asked for your name, email address and professional affiliation. On occasion, when an event is being organized with a partner, additional information may be requested, for example for security purposes. We will process this information based on our legitimate interests to organize events. This information will be deleted after the event unless you have indicated that you wish to remain on our contact database.  
• Contact database: If you have collaborated with EFPIA or have attended an EFPIA event, we will ask you whether we may retain your information to contact you about future EFPIA activities and events. In this case, we will rely on your consent to include your Personal Information in our contact database. We may also collect publicly available information (e.g., via publicly available websites) about individuals working in our field of interest, such as policymakers, to reach out to them on relevant policy matters. We will do so based on our legitimate interests to create a contact database of professionals working in our field of interest. We may share this information among our members for these purposes. You have the right to oppose this use at any time by contacting us at dataprotection@efpia.eu.
• Cookies: We use the Personal Information we collect about you through our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. We rely on our legitimate interests when processing your Personal Information obtained through Necessary Cookies, and on your consent when processing your Personal Information obtained through other types of cookies.
• Legal Obligations: We may need to use your Personal Information to meet our legal obligations.
• Legal Claims and Security: Where needed, we may use your Personal Information in relation to legal claims, as well as to prevent, investigate and remediate possible breaches of our terms and conditions and threats to the integrity of our Website, based on our legitimate interests to defend our legal rights and interests and to ensure the security of our Website.

This information will be used for the purposes specified and will not be sold or shared with third parties other than in relation to these purposes.

3. Sharing Personal Information

We may share your Personal Information for the purposes mentioned above with:

• Our members and business partners, in connection with the purposes mentioned in this Privacy Policy;
• service providers in connection with the operation of this Website, including website hosting, the provision of technology related services and promotional material distribution;
• public authorities, government regulators or other law enforcement officials and the courts, as required or permitted by law or when compelled by a binding order; or
• with your consent or at your direction.

When sharing your Personal Information with entities located in countries outside the EEA that do not provide for an equivalent level of data protection, we will put in place contractual guarantees in accordance with applicable data protection law. You can use the contact information below to request more information.

4. Data Security

We maintain appropriate technical, physical and organizational measures to protect Personal Information against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access. Unfortunately, no information security system can be 100% secure. As a result, although we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of the Personal Information against unpredictable loss or unauthorized access.

5. Retention of Personal Information

We will only retain Personal Information for as long as we are required to do so by applicable law(s), or for as long as necessary for the purpose(s) for which it is processed. We will delete Personal Information when it is no longer needed and, in any case, upon expiration of the maximum storage term set forth in applicable law.

6. Your Rights

Subject to restrictions under applicable law, you have the right to request from us access to, rectification or erasure of your Personal Data. You may also object to or request the restriction of our use of your Personal Information, and ask for portability of your Personal Information. Where we use your Personal Information on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

In some cases, our Website may offer you the tools to update your information. You can also exercise your rights by contacting us using the contact information below.

Finally, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority for privacy in your country.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post a revised link on the homepage of the Website that indicates “Revised Privacy Policy” or a comparable notification about the changes. You should check this Website periodically to see if any recent changes to this Privacy Policy have been made. You can also tell if this Privacy Policy has changed recently by reviewing the Effective Date posted at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

8. Links to Other Internet Websites

The privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Policy are for this Website and other specified activities only. Other websites hosted by third parties may have different practices. If you link to or otherwise visit any other websites managed by third parties, please review the privacy policies posted at those websites. We have no control over those websites and are not responsible or liable for the policies and practices followed by third parties.

9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: dataprotection@efpia.eu

Our cookies

To enhance your experience on our website www.efpia.eu (the “Website”), many of our web pages use cookies. This Cookie Policy describes the different types of cookies that EFPIA uses in connection with the Website, and how you can manage them. Note that to the extent information collected through cookies constitutes personal information, the provisions in our Privacy Policy apply and complement this Cookie Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not provide your email address or other personal information unless you choose to provide this information to EFPIA—for example, by registering for e-newsletters or completing a web form. Once you choose to provide personal information to a web page, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. A cookie is like an identification card. It is unique to your computer and can be read only by the server that gave it to you.

Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or work in a better, more efficient way. They can do this because websites can read and write these files, enabling them to recognize you and remember important information that will make your use of a website more convenient (e.g., by remembering preference settings). 

Certain types of cookies or cookie-like functionality may be placed or activated through browser add-ons, including, but not limited to, Adobe Flash. While these types of technologies may be stored differently, their functionality and purpose is generally similar to other cookies.

Cookies are often used in conjunction with “pixel tags” (also known as “web beacons” or “clear gifs”). Pixel tags are small images that EFPIA, its analytics providers, advertisers, and other third parties can use to interact with cookies and other tracking technologies.

For more information about cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org.

2. Cookies used on the Website

Some cookies used on the Website or provided directly by EFPIA. You may also find embedded videos from external sites such as YouTube or Vimeo. Cookies that come from other sites like YouTube but work on the Website are third-party cookies and are governed by such third-party’s privacy policy. Visitors may learn about third-party cookies policies on the third-party website’s privacy pages.

EFPIA uses some essential cookies that are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through the Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. In addition, EFPIA uses other types of cookies, such as statistics and marketing cookies, as described in the list below, which are not strictly essential for the functioning of the Website.

Where required by law, EFPIA will only use non-essential cookies (i.e., cookies not strictly necessary (i) to providing you with a requested service or (ii) to carrying out the transmission of a communication via the Website), where you have consented to such cookies via EFPIA’s cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies at any time as described under the “How to manage cookies” section below.

You will find below the list of the different types of cookies that are or may be used on the Website and the purposes for which they are or may be used.

3. How to manage cookies

The Website has a cookie consent banner you can use to select whether you want to accept or decline cookies. You can change these cookie preferences at any time through the “Change your consent” link below:

In addition, you can set your browser settings so that you will not receive cookies and you can delete existing cookies from your browser. Information about the procedure to follow in order to enable or disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. You may wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on commonly used browsers. You may find that some parts of this Website will not function properly if you have refused cookies.

4. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the updated Cookie Policy available on or through the Website. This Cookie Policy was last updated on 6 August 2026.

Disclaimer

The disclaimer was last updated in December 2026.

Information included

The material contained on this website is for information only. EFPIA endeavours to make its best effort to up-date the information on a regular basis, but it is not claimed to be exhaustive. EFPIA has compiled the pages on this website very carefully, and the information placed on this web site is offered in good faith. This information is believed to be correct. Nevertheless, EFPIA makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any of this information. EFPIA will in no event be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance on the information contained in this website.

Copyright

This website and its content, where applicable, are subject to the copyright of EFPIA. Reproduction is authorised, except for commercial purposes, provided that the source is mentioned and acknowledged. EFPIA claims no copyright on any official document or document in the public domain. Copyright, if any, of third-party material found in this site must also be respected.

Identification

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
Incorporated in Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), registered with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés under F10502
With permanent office in Brussels (Belgium), registered under BE0418 762 559

EFPIA is registered in the EU Transparency Register under N° 38526121292-88.

Its specialised groups are also registered: Vaccines Europe under N° 53073567234-18 and European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE) under N° 768792210017-73
The EU Transparency Register has been set up to answer core questions such as what interests are being pursued, by whom and with what budgets. The system is operated jointly by the European Parliament and the European Commission.

Other EFPIA websites

www.efpia-e4ethics.eu
EFPIA and its members are conscious of the importance of providing accurate, fair and objective information about medicinal products so that rational decisions can be made as to their use.

www.vaccineseurope.eu
Vaccines Europe (VE) is the specialised vaccine industry group within EFPIA. It represents major innovative research-based global vaccine companies as well as small and medium sized enterprises operating in Europe.

www.ebe-biopharma.eu
European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE) represents the voice of biopharmaceutical companies of all sizes in Europe and is a specialised group within EFPIA. Established in 2000, EBE is recognised as the leading biopharmaceutical association in Europe.

Contact details

Contact:
EFPIA – Rue Montoyer 51 – B 1000 Brussels
Tel. : + 32 2 626 25 55
e-mail : info@efpia.eu

Editor: Nathalie Moll, Director General
For any query, you can send an email to communications@efpia.eu.
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