U.S. PRIVACY POLICY
Last Revised: September 2026
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As a global company, Baxter Healthcare Corporation and its affiliates (“we”) proudly serve natural persons residing in the United States. We have prepared this U.S. Privacy Policy (“US Privacy Policy”) for our U.S. consumers (“Consumers,” “you”), as a supplement to our Global Privacy Policy, to inform Consumers of the rights they may have under applicable U.S. state privacy laws. Some portions of this US Privacy Policy apply only to residents of particular states. In those instances, we have indicated that such language applies only to those residents.
This US Privacy Policy applies to the websites of Baxter or Baxter affiliates that link to this US Privacy Policy when you click on the "US Privacy Policy" link, as well as mobile applications or other digital services that link to or post this US Privacy Policy (“Baxter Sites,” “Services”). Baxter or its affiliates may operate other websites or website components, mobile applications, or other digital services that handle your Personal Information in a manner that is different from the terms of this US Privacy Policy. Those websites or website components, mobile applications, or other digital services will post a different privacy policy tailored to the data privacy practices of that particular website, application, or service. Whenever you use a Baxter website, application, or service, we encourage you to review the privacy policy that is posted on that site, application, or service.
This US Privacy Policy also applies to our collection of your Personal Information when you use our products or Services or through other means, for example, during communications as part of a business relationship, including in the course of our communications with our customers and current, prospective, and former suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, and business partners, including via telephone, email or in person calls.
Please note that this US Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected through third-party websites or Services that you may access through Baxter Sites. This US Privacy Policy also does not apply to individuals with whom we interact in an employment-related context or a business context.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS US PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. When you submit information to or through the Services, you consent to the collection and processing of your information as described in this US Privacy Policy. If you have a disability and need to access this policy in a different format, please Contact Us using the information provided at the end of this US Privacy Policy.
By using the Baxter Sites or Services, you accept the terms of this US Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use and consent to our collection, use, disclosure and retention of your information as described in this US Privacy Policy. This US Privacy Policy is incorporated into and made a part of our Terms of Use.
1. Personal Information we Collect and Disclose
When we use the term “Personal Information” in this US Privacy Policy, we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular U.S. Consumer or household.
In particular, the Baxter Sites may have collected and disclosed the below listed categories of Personal Information from U.S. Consumers and for the following purposes within the last twelve (12) months.
Categories of Personal Information Collected & Disclosed
- Identifiers - A first and last name, nickname or alias, postal address, telephone number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, demographic information (such as gender), physical characteristics or description, or other similar identifiers.
- Financial Information – Bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information that does not allow access or withdrawal of funds.
- Commercial Information - Records of personal property, products or Services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Biometric Information, such as imagery of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns, voice recordings, gait patterns, or rhythms, and sleep, health, or exercise data from which we can extract identifying information.
- Internet or Other Similar Network Activity - Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
- Geolocation Data - Physical location or movements.
- Inferences Drawn From Other Personal Information - Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
- Sensitive Personal Information - Account log-in; financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; information concerning your health.
- Characteristics of Protected Classifications - Under state or federal law, such as age, gender, and marital status.
- Audio, Electronic, Visual and Similar Information - Call and video recordings.
- Professional or Employment-Related Information - Work history and prior employer.
For more information about the health-related information we collect from Consumers, please see our US Consumer Health Privacy Policy.
2. Sources of Personal Information
We collect the categories of Personal Information listed in Section 1 of this US Privacy Policy from the sources listed in Section 4 of our Global Privacy Policy.
3. Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
We collect, use and disclose the categories of Personal Information listed in Section 1 of this US Privacy Policy for the business purposes stated in Section 5 of our Global Privacy Policy.
We may disclose the categories of Personal Information listed in Section 1 of this US Privacy Policy to the following categories of third parties:
- Our Service Providers, who have executed privacy contracts with us and have agreed to treat your Personal Information confidentially and not sell your Personal Information.
- To third-party analytics providers and advertising partners.
- To any third parties at your direction and with your consent.
We may also disclose Personal Information in the following contexts:
- We may disclose Personal Information to a successor entity or purchaser upon a merger, consolidation, or other reorganization in which we participate, or a sale of all or a portion of our assets. In this situation, we will seek assurances that the successor entity or purchaser will process Personal Information collected by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
- We may disclose Personal Information to protect our rights, defend or pursue a legal claim, investigate or prosecute illegal activities, comply with a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, legal process, or other legal obligation, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, you, or any other Consumers.
We may also aggregate and/or anonymize Personal Information and analyze those data for statistical or any other purposes permitted by law. When we do so, we take reasonable measures to ensure that the information cannot be associated with a Consumer or household, and we maintain and use the information in deidentified form. We will not attempt to reidentify the information, except that we may attempt to reidentify the information solely for the purpose of determining whether our deidentification processes satisfy applicable legal requirements. After it has been deidentified, the information is no longer Personal Information and is not subject to this US Privacy Policy.
We may disclose aggregated and/or anonymized data to any other entities to the extent permitted by law.
4. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
Certain state laws regulate the “sale” or “sharing” of Personal Information, which may include not only the traditional selling of data, but also many sharing arrangements where the recipient can use the Personal Information that they receive for the recipient’s own commercial purposes. State laws may also regulate the disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising (“sharing” under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 or “targeted advertising”).
We make certain categories of Personal Information available to third parties in order to receive targeted advertising-related Services, such as when we make browsing information available (e.g., through third-party tags on our digital properties) to carry out, measure, and improve our ad campaigns and reach users with more relevant ads and content, and to third-party analytics providers to help us improve our websites and your user experience. These disclosures may be considered a “sale” and/or “share” of Personal Information or “targeted advertising” under applicable state laws. To opt-out of these activities, please see Section 6 below.
The categories of Personal Information that Baxter may use and disclose for the purposes of this section are:
- Identifiers
- Commercial information
- Internet or other similar network activity
- Inferences drawn from other Personal Information
5. U.S. Consumers’ Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may be afforded certain privacy rights. Please note that applicable law sets forth the process we will follow when evaluating your request, and there are also some exceptions to these rights.
| Privacy Rights | Description |
| Right to Know/Access | You have the right to know certain details about our privacy practices at or before the point of collection. We have provided such information in this US Privacy Policy. You may have the right to confirm whether your Personal Information is being processed and the right to request that we provide you with information about the following aspects of how we have handled your Personal Information specifically in the 12 months preceding your request:
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| Right to Delete | You may have the right to request that we delete any Personal Information collected about you. |
| Right to Correct | You may have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you. |
| Data Portability | You may have the right to obtain the specific Personal Information we have collected about you in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows you to transmit the Personal Information to another entity without hindrance. You may not exercise this right more than two times in a calendar year. |
| Right to Opt-Out of Sale, Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising, Targeted Advertising | Certain laws may provide you the right to opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information and the use or disclosure of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising (i.e., “sharing” under the California Consumer Privacy Act) or targeted advertising. |
| Automated Decision-Making | You may have the right to request information about the logic involved in certain types of automated decision-making practices and a description of the likely outcome of processes, and the right to opt out of such processes. Your Personal Information is not subject to such automated decision-making processes. |
| Limit Use of Your Sensitive Personal Information | You may have the right to revoke consent for or limit the use of your Sensitive Personal Information to the purposes authorized by applicable law. We do not currently use or disclose Sensitive Personal Information other than to provide our Services as described in this US Privacy Policy. |
| Right to Non-Discrimination | We will not discriminate against you for exercising your data subject rights. For example, we will not deny goods or Services to you, charge you different prices or rates, or provide a different level of quality for products or Services as a result of you exercising your data subject rights. |
6. How to Exercise Your Consumer Rights
A. Rights that Require Verification of Your Identity.
You may exercise your data subject rights by contacting our Privacy Office at [email protected], by calling 1-844-294-5418, or by using our online Personal Information Rights Request Form and submitting details regarding your request.
We will handle any request to exercise your rights in accordance with applicable law, but please note that these rights may not be absolute. We may refuse or deny a request in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Additionally, depending on the circumstances and where you are located, not all the rights below may be available to you.
You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request to exercise your rights on your behalf. Your authorized agent may use the same methods as you to submit the requests on your behalf. We may ask for additional information from your authorized agent to ensure they are authorized to act for you and to verify your identity, where necessary.
In some instances, we may decline to honor your request if an exception applies under applicable law.
When contacting us to exercise your rights, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- Tell Us Which Right You Are Exercising: Specify which right you want to exercise and the Personal Information to which your request relates (if it does not relate to you). If you are acting as an authorized agent on behalf of a Consumer, please clearly indicate this fact and indicate your authority to act on their behalf.
- Help Us Verify Your Identity: Provide us with enough information to verify your identity. Please note that if we cannot initially verify your identity, we may request additional information to complete the verification process. Any Personal Information you disclose to us for purposes of verifying your identity will solely be used for the purpose of verification.
- Direct Response Delivery: Inform us of the delivery mechanism by which you prefer to receive our response. You may specify, for example, email, mail, or through your account (if you have one with us).
Please note that you do not need to create an account with us in order to make a request to exercise your rights hereunder.
To appeal our decision on your data subject requests, you may contact our Privacy Office at [email protected] or by calling 1-844-294-5418. Please enclose a copy of or otherwise specifically reference our decision on your data subject request, so that we may adequately address your appeal. We will respond to your appeal in accordance with applicable law.
B. Rights that Do Not Require Verification of Your Identity.
You may exercise some rights without verification of your identity. We will not request that you verify your identity for requests to (1) opt-out of the sale of your Personal Information, (2) opt-out of the Sharing of your Personal Information or the use of your Personal Information for targeted advertising, or (3) revoke consent or limit the use of your Sensitive Personal Information.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale, Sharing or Use of Your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising.
You may exercise your right to opt-out of the sale, sharing or use of your Personal Information for targeted advertising by clicking on the “Do Not Sell/Share my Personal Information” in the footer of every Baxter Site. You may also opt-out by emailing [email protected], or by contacting us using the contact information at the end of this policy.
Right to Revoke Consent for or Limit the Use of Your Sensitive Personal Information.
We do not use or disclose Sensitive Personal Information other than to provide our Services as described above. However, if we used or disclosed Sensitive Personal Information for other purposes, you would have the right to limit certain uses of Sensitive Personal Information.
Opt-Out Preference Signal. Some web browsers or devices offer settings where you may pre-set a signal to websites that you do not want to have your online activity and behavior tracked, sold, shared, or otherwise used for targeted advertising purposes. We recognize the opt-out preference signals that we are required to recognize for compliance with applicable law. Where required by U.S. Privacy Laws, we treat the opt-out preference signals we are required to comply with as a valid request to opt-out of sale, sharing, and processing for purposes of targeted advertising, as applicable, for the browser or device through which the signal is sent and any consumer profile we have associated with that browser or device, including pseudonymous profiles. Further, if we know the identity of the consumer from the opt-out preference signal, we will also treat the opt-out preference signal as a valid request to opt out of sale and sharing for such consumer. Consumers may use opt-out preference signals by downloading or otherwise activating them for use on supported browsers and setting them to send opt-out preference signals to websites they visit. Please note, however, that our sites are not currently configured to recognize the “Do Not Track” signal.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not intended for children under age 13 and are not designed to attract the attention of anyone under age 13. Further, for compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under age 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected Personal Information from your child in error, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so that we can make reasonable efforts to promptly remove such Personal Information from our systems.
8. Third Party Links on Our Services
Our Services may contain links to websites and apps owned by other entities. If you decide to use these links, you will leave our Services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content provided by such third parties, and we make no representations or endorsements about them. If you decide to leave our Services to access third party links, it will be at your own risk, and you should be aware that this US Privacy Policy will no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any other third party when you navigate away from our Services.
9. Security & Retention
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect Consumers’ Personal Information, including encryption, firewalls, and password protection. Our servers are housed in an off-site, secured facility, and we require our employees and vendors to protect the privacy of Personal Information we collect and adhere to our US Privacy Policy.
We retain Personal Information for the period reasonably necessary to provide our Services to you, support our business operational purposes listed in Section 3, and ensure compliance with applicable law.
10. Additional Disclosures for Certain U.S. Residents
- Residents Under Age 18. If you are under the age of 18 and a registered user of our website, you may ask us to remove content or data that you have posted to the website by writing to [email protected]. Please note that your request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or data as, for example, some of your content or data may have been reposted by another user.
- Financial Incentives for California Residents. We do not provide financial incentives to California residents who allow us to collect, retain, Sell, or Share their Personal Information. We will describe such programs to you if and when we offer them to you.
- Connecticut, Washington, and Nevada Health Data Disclosures. For information about how we Collect and Share health data, please consult Baxter’s US Consumer Health Privacy Policy.
- Disclosure for Nevada Residents. To the extent we collect Personal Information that identifies you through an online website or service among the categories of Personal Information listed in Section 1, we do not sell that Personal Information for monetary consideration.
- Disclosure for Colorado Residents. Colorado residents have rights to access, correct, and delete their Personal Information, to obtain their Personal Information in a portable format, to opt out of sales of their Personal Information, processing of their Personal Information for purposes of targeted advertising, and profiling of their Personal Information in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects, and to revoke their consent to certain types of processing activities.
- Disclosure for Minnesota Residents. Minnesota residents have rights to access, correct, and delete their Personal Information, to confirm whether or not their Personal Information is being processed by the organization, to obtain their Personal Information in a portable format, to opt out of sales of their Personal Information, processing of their Personal Information for purposes of targeted advertising, and profiling of their Personal Information in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects, to question the results of and obtain information about profiling decisions about them, to obtain a list of the specific third parties to which the organization has disclosed their Personal Information, and to revoke their consent to certain types of processing activities.
- Profiling. We do not process Personal Information for profiling in furtherance of legal or similarly significant effects.
11. California Shine the Light Law
Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, individual customers who reside in California and who have an existing business relationship with us may request information about the disclosure of certain categories of Personal Information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes, if any. To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected]. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by these California privacy rights requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in the response. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year.
12. Changes to Our US Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this US Privacy Policy in our discretion and at any time. When we make material changes to this US Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an updated US Privacy Policy on our website and listing the effective date of such updates.
13. Contact Us
To exercise one or more of your rights, or to contact us with questions and concerns about this US Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Mail: Baxter International Inc., ATTN: Global Privacy Office, 1 Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL USA 60015
Ethics and Compliance Hotline: 1-844-294-5418
