Sentences with phrase «adverse use of their information»

Anyone sending us confidential information prior to both parties agreeing that we will be your lawyers, runs the risk of disclosure and adverse use of their information.

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If you were denied because of information in your credit report, the issuer will send an adverse action notice that includes which credit reporting agency was used and how to contact the agency.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

1 General comment No. 16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children's rights * Para 20 «States should ensure that marketing and advertising do not have adverse impacts on children's rights by adopting appropriate regulation and encouraging business enterprises to adhere to codes of conduct and use clear and accurate product labelling and information that allow parents and children to make informed consumer decisions.»

We used multiple regression to estimate the differences in total cost between the settings for birth and to adjust for potential confounders, including maternal age, parity, ethnicity, understanding of English, marital status, BMI, index of multiple deprivation score, parity, and gestational age at birth, which could each be associated with planned place of birth and with adverse outcomes.12 For the generalised linear model on costs, we selected a γ distribution and identity link function in preference to alternative distributional forms and link functions on the basis of its low Akaike's information criterion (AIC) statistic.

«It is important to note that while adverse event reports give us some information about a product and serious injuries or deaths related to use of a particular product, they often indicate situations that require additional analysis and do not constitute conclusive evidence of a problem with the product,» the spokeswoman, Lyndsay Meyer, said in a statement.

In the end, Kozlowski added, «The proper regulation of recreational drug products that have some adverse effects should be to restrict youth access, promote cessation of use in those who desire to quit, promote less - harmful modes of use by providing accurate and useful information to consumers.»

By revealing skin sensitisation or an adverse reaction that may not be identified by use of an animal or computer model, the assay can provide vital information which will allow a drug company to make informed decisions earlier saving significant development costs.

Although doctors have long incorporated personal information like family history into treatment plans, personalized medicine holds the promise of revolutionizing medical care by using knowledge of molecular biology and genetics that will allow more precise diagnoses, better diagnostic tests, greater predictability of disease course, more successful therapies by targeting the right treatments to the right patients, and improved patient safety by selecting drugs and their proper dosage to reduce adverse side effects.

Label the FDA approved label is the official description of a drug product which includes indication (what the drug is used for); who should take it; adverse events (side effects); instructions for uses in pregnancy, children, and other populations; and safety information for the patient.

Furthermore, Google is already burdened with many other risks, for instance: (1) increased competition from general purpose search engines and information services (page 7); (2) dependency on remaining competitive and providing value to advertisers (page 7); (3) being subject to increased regulatory scrutiny which may negatively impact business (page 8); (4) being «regularly subject to claims, suits, government investigations, and other proceedings that may result in adverse outcomes» (page 8); (5) «Privacy concerns relating to our technology could damage our reputation and deter current and potential users from using our products and services» (page 12); (6) «Web spam and content farms could decrease our search quality, which could damage our reputation and deter our current and potential users from using our products and services» (page 13); (7) «Internet access providers may be able to restrict, block, degrade, or charge for access to certain of our products and services, which could lead to additional expenses and the loss of users and advertisers» (page 16); (8) «New technologies could block online ads, which would harm our business» (page 16).

How might you use the information related to the adverse effects of poverty on lives and learning in your classroom and school?

Anyone who uses a credit report or another type of consumer report to deny your application for credit, insurance, or employment - or to take another adverse action against you - must tell you, and must give you the name, address, and phone number of the agency that provided the information.

If an employer obtains, uses, or seeks to obtain a consumer report pursuant to federal or state law, the employer shall (1) obtain the employee's or applicant's written consent in a document consisting solely of the consent, each time the employer seeks to obtain the employee's or applicant's consumer report; (2) disclose in writing to the employee or applicant the employer's reasons for accessing the consumer report, and if the employer intends to take an adverse employment action in whole or in part based on the report, disclose the reasons for the action, including which information in the report the employer is basing the decision on, in writing at least 14 days prior to taking the action, along with a copy of the report and the notice of consumer rights required by section 1681G (c)(1) of chapter 15 of the United States Code.

For more information on training techniques, review the CCPDT's Humane Hierarchy and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior's position statement on the use of punishment (page 4 has a description of the adverse side effects it can cause).

The Food and Drug Administration has determined that certain drugs can only be used safely when patients and owners are provided with critical information on the safe use and potential adverse effects of the drug.

Amid concerns about the ubiquitous use of glyphosate and scientific studies suggesting adverse health and environmental impacts, the NGOs wanted access to the information in the report that would allow them to check the assessment of the emissions into the environment from the product and their effect on the environment, namely the degree of purity of the active substance, the identity and quantities of the impurities present, the analytical profile of the batches used for testing, and the exact composition of the product developed.

Using proprietary machine learning technology and natural language processing, Kompli - IQTM interrogates a wide variety of global data sources on the web for published adverse information on individuals and entities.

In particular, receipt by us of unsolicited email or documents will not bar firm attorneys from representing any current or future client in a matter directly adverse to you, even in a matter in which information you send could be used against you.

Thus, in the final rule, we allow covered entities to disclose protected health information to entities subject to FDA jurisdiction for the following activities: To report adverse events (or similar reports with Start Printed Page 82670respect to food or dietary supplements), product defects or problems (including problems with the use or labeling of a product), or biological product deviations, if the disclosure is made to the person required or directed to report such information to the FDA; to track products if the disclosure is made to a person required or directed by the FDA to track the product; to enable product recalls, repairs, or replacement (including locating and notifying individuals who have received products of product recalls, withdrawals, or other problems); or to conduct post-marketing surveillance to comply with requirements or at the direction of the FDA.

(A) To report adverse events (or similar reports with respect to food or dietary supplements), product defects or problems (including problems with the use or labeling of a product), or biological product deviations if the disclosure is made to the person required or directed to report such information to the Food and Drug Administration;

Comment: Some commenters noted the issues and recommendations raised in the Institutes of Medicine report «To Err Is Human» and the critical need to share information about adverse drug and other medical events, evaluation of the information, and its use to prevent future medical errors.

Finally, it is useful to remember the use of adverse inferences, where the NRP has failed to provide the relevant financial information, eg business accounts or bank statements.

The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, arguing he had violated the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, including rules associated with (1) the use of confidential information to the disadvantage of a former client, and (2) representing a client with adverse interests to a former client in «the same or a substantially related matter.»

Soil Test We require a copy of the pre-construction soil test report for the project and any additional information necessary to provide satisfactory evidence that the project site's soil conditions or any fill used at the site were and are adequate to support the improvements without adverse settlement or other adverse effect on the improvements.

If information in the file is used in whole or in part to support adverse action, employers must first notify the consumer of this fact and then send a copy of the consumer report and summary of the consumer's rights to the consumer under FCRA.

The law also states that an employer who uses a credit report as part of an adverse employment decision must disclose the specific information used in that decision to the candidate or employee.

In other words, if you are using a report provided by Proforma Screening Solutions or another background screening company and decide not to hire, promote, or retain the individual who was the subject of the background check, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) stipulates that the subject of the report be notified in writing that the information in the background check may lead to adverse action.

Each of these suits involves a complex web of legal issues and accusations — one involving an alleged failure to follow adverse action notification protocol that resulted in an expunged criminal record being used against a prospective employee; another revolves around the alleged misuse of background screening disclosure and authorization forms and reporting of background information that is not legal for a background check company to report (resulting in adverse action against a hopeful applicant); and the third was news of a $ 18.6 M settlement over the use of unverified criminal database research.