Cookie Statement

Last Updated on September 4, 2024

Boehringer Ingelheim US (“Boehringer,” “We,” “Us” or “Our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our Website(s) or use our Services. We generally refer to cookies, web beacons, pixels and other tracking technologies collectively as “cookies.” We use both first-party cookies (cookies set by us) and cookies set by others, or third-party cookies. Refer to this Statement for details as to what cookies are used by Boehringer and how to exercise your rights to opt-in or opt-out of these technologies.

About Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, apps, online media, and advertisements. They are downloaded to your device as you browse the web and visit websites, or otherwise interact with digital content. They are used to remember your browser or device during and across website visits and any number of other reasons such as authenticating users, remembering user preferences and settings, determining the popularity of content, delivering, and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, analyzing website traffic and trends, and generally understanding the online behaviors and interests of people who interact with our Websites and Services.

Boehringer may use the following cookie types:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Websites to function and cannot be switched off. They are necessary for the Websites to work properly and in a secure way.

Functional &
Preference Cookies

These cookies enable the Websites to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.   If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Performance &
Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow for analysis of how our Websites and Services are used and allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us understand which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Websites. Information collected from these cookies for our purposes are aggregated, but third parties may use this information for their own purposes.

Targeting &
Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to tailor advertising for targeting purposes, or profiling activities either on our Websites or third-party websites.

How Boehringer uses Cookies

Boehringer may use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To provide our Websites and Services.
  • To detect, prevent and mitigate security risks.
  • To remember your settings, such as account log in, language selection, or cookie settings.
  • To understand how you use our Websites and Services, monitor Website performance, and improve our Services and your experience.
  • To deliver advertisements, to make them more relevant to you and your interests.
  • To measure the efficiency and effectiveness of advertising communications and marketing campaigns.

Use of Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Websites and/or Services and report on activities and trends. 

Google Analytics may also collect information regarding your use of our and other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices here. You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data (including your IP address) by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on Download Page.  You can read more details about how Google may use your Personal Data by visiting Google’s Privacy and Terms.

A Note About Selling or Sharing Personal Data

We use cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons, tags, scripts, and device identifiers) for online advertising, including targeted advertising and profiling, and analytics. We may disclose certain online identifiers to our advertising partners and analytics providers. Disclosing these identifiers to third parties for advertising or analytics purposes may be defined as the “sale” or “sharing” of your Personal Data under certain US privacy laws. You may opt-out of the sale or sharing of your data for marketing or analytics by deselecting Performance & Analytics and Targeting & Advertising cookies in our Cookie Preference Center. If you opt-out of this type of “sale” or “sharing” of your data, we will not deliver customized advertising to you, but you may still see non-targeted advertising about our Websites and/or Services.

Your Rights

You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies via our Cookie Preference Center. However, they are an important part of how our Websites and Services work, so you should be aware that if you choose to refuse or remove cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Websites and Services.

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. To do so, please follow the instructions provided by your browser which are usually located within the ‘Help’ or ‘Preferences’ menu. Boehringer recognizes and respects Do Not Track and Opt-out Preference Signals.

For further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, you can visit https://www.youradchoices.com/ and https://www.youronlinechoices.eu for EU visitors.

Managing your Cookie Consent

You can directly manage your cookie consent preferences and opt-out of sharing your data for marketing or analytical purposes at any time via our Cookie Preference Center, which can be accessed by clicking on the “Customize Cookies” icon found in the lower left corner of our Websites. For other questions please contact us at us.privacy@boehringer-ingelheim.com.  

Please review our Privacy Statement for more information on how Boehringer processes and protects your Personal Data.