PRIVACY NOTICE

The data controller(s)/owner(s) is/are:

1. The Grifols' group company to which the data subjects submit information requests, suggestions and/or queries;
2. The Grifols' group company operating and identified as such in the websites, landing pages, apps and in any other similar digital platform through which the personal data of the data subjects are processed; or
3. The Grifols' group company contacting the data subjects (as identified in the methods used to establish said contact) for the remaining purposes set out in Section 3.

The identity and contact details of the Grifols' group of companies are available here. The company or companies of the Grifols Group that act as data controller/s will be referred to as "Grifols".

The data protection officer acts as an interlocutor between Grifols and you to ensure Grifols' complies with the data protection legislation and to guarantee your rights under such legislation. You may contact the data protection officer at dpo@grifols.com, unless the data controller is Grifols Deutschland GmbH, in which case you may contact the data protection officer at dsb@grifols.com.

3.1. Additional information about the lawful basis to process personal data

The table above shows the applicable lawful basis to process personal data by purpose. In this section, you can find additional details of the lawfulness of the processing.

• Consent (article 6.1(a) of the GDPR): data subjects may provide their consent through the data collection forms, by clicking acceptance buttons or ticking boxes, replying to e-mails or making any other affirmative clear action. Data subjects may withdraw their consent at any time, as set out in Section 6.
• Legitimate interest (of Grifols or any third parties) (Article 6.1(f) of the GDPR): Grifols is interested in contributing to the advancement of scientific knowledge and research in a secure environment with the aim of guaranteeing people's health. Therefore, Grifols pursues the following legitimate interests which override the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subjects, given that the processing is within the data subjects' reasonable expectations based on their relationship with Grifols:
  • • Daily management of a multinational group of companies and internal administration, which means sharing information with the companies of the Grifols' group, and
    • Creation of a secure information system infrastructures for preventing unlawful or malicious activities that may compromise the personal data stored in the information systems.

In any event, data subjects may request further information on the legitimate interest or exercise their right to object to the processing of their personal data based on legitimate interest by addressing their request to privacy@grifols.com.

• Legal obligation (Article 6.1(c) of the GDPR): Grifols needs to process the personal data to comply with legal obligations. Failure to provide the personal data requested could result in the impossibility for Grifols to comply with such legal obligations.

Section 7 mentions the legislation that requires the processing of personal data applicable to Grifols.

• Execution of a contract (article 6.1(b) of the GDPR): Failure to provide the personal data requested by Grifols could result in the impossibility of executing or maintaining such contract.

3.2. Recipients of personal data

The following is a list of the different categories of recipients to whom Grifols may provide the personal data identified by purpose in the table in Section 3, and additional information about them, where applicable:

• Grifols' group of companies: the list is available here.
• Providers of products and services: for example, IT service providers.

Grifols' website may include social network plugins, which can be recognised by the social network's logo or name, so that users can access Grifols' profile on these platforms. By clicking these buttons, users' personal data (including, IP address and browsing data) will be transferred to the providers of said social networks. Grifols will not be liable for any further processing theta the providers of the social networks may carry out with this personal data. The purpose and scope of the collection of data and its subsequent processing and use by the providers of these social networks, as well as the related rights and the possibilities of configuring privacy settings can be consulted in the data protection information of each of these companies.

• Potential investors or purchasers.

Grifols will endeavour that the personal data is only transferred to countries that offer an adequate level of data protection. If the personal data is processed in countries that do not offer said level of protection, Grifols and/or the providers (as the case may be) will adopt, if necessary, the appropriate safeguards (e.g. the standard contractual clauses included in the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of 4 June 2021, if GDPR is applicable). Specific information on the appropriate safeguards applicable to each international data transfer can be obtained from Grifols at privacy@grifols.com.

Grifols does not share personal data with any other third party unless required by the applicable law or authorised by the data subject.

Grifols will retain the personal data for the time strictly necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes for which it has been collected or, if applicable, until the end of the statutes of limitation of any liabilities that may arise, and during the term required to comply with any applicable legal obligation.

In addition to the personal data that data subjects provide directly to Grifols, Grifols may obtain their personal data from the cookies or similar technologies installed in the devices of the data subjects.

The following data protection rights are applicable under the GDPR. Grifols undertakes to respect other data protection rights that may be applicable in accordance with the data protection legislation of each country.

You may exercise, when appropriate, your data protection rights by, for example, sending a written communication to Grifols at privacy@grifols.com with the subject line "General requests". To that end, Grifols may request further information or documents if necessary to identify you.

For residents in the United States, please contact the Privacy Office at US-PrivacyRights@Grifols.com.

In addition, you may lodge a complaint with a data protection authority, including the one at your residence, place of business, or place of the alleged infringement.

• Brazil
  When Grifols Brasil Ltda. is the data controller, see full privacy notice here.
• United States
  You can check the privacy notice here.
• France
  When Grifols France S.A.R.L. is the data controller, the data subjects have the right to provide guidance on the management of their data after death.
• Portugal

  When Grifols Portugal – Produtos Farmacêuticos e Hospitalares, Lda. Is the data controller, the data subjects have the right to provide guidance on the management of their data after their death. When guidance on the management of their data has not been provided by the deceased data subjects, the exercise of their data protection rights defined in Section 6 may be carried out by their heirs. The data subjects may also determine the impossibility of exercising these rights after their death.

  When there is a legal obligation of secrecy, the rights of the data subjects cannot be exercised.

• United Kingdom
  All references throughout the document to the GDPR also refer to, as applicable, the GDPR as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

• People's Republic of China
  Mainland China: when your personal data is being processed by any Grifols' group company in mainland of the People's Republic of China, the addendum available here applies to you. The addendum is set out in addition to and forms an integral part of this privacy notice.

• Thailand
  When Grifols (Thailand) Ltd. is the data controller, see full privacy notice here.

• European Union
  The legal obligation referred to in Section 3 is regulated in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the community code relating to medicinal products for human use and any other applicable regulations implementing, developing, complementing and replacing the aforementioned.