Sustainability
Privacy Policy
Last Updated on June 5, 2025
Introduction
This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) describes the types of information that we may collect from you or that you may provide to us when you visit our website (the ”Website”), purchase products from us, use our services or other business activities (“Our Services”), as well as setting forth our practices for collecting, using, maintaining such information, and describing your rights in relation thereto.
This policy applies to information we collect:
- ・On the Website.
- ・When you purchase products from us.
- ・When you use Our Services.
- ・In e-mail, text and other electronic messages between you and us.
- ・Through mobile and desktop applications you download from the Website, which provide dedicated, non-browser-based interactions between you and the Website.
- ・When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if such advertising or applications include links to this Policy.
- ・Through offline means (including, without limitation, through any exhibitions we participate in) or through any other means, including on any other website operated by us or any third party (including, without limitation, our affiliates and subsidiaries).
- ・Through any third party (including, without limitation, our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat your information.
By using Our Services, you agree to this Policy. If you do not agree with this Policy, you may not be able to use Our Services.
Information We Collect About You And How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about the users of Our Services, including information:
- ・such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number or any other information the Website collects, which is defined as “personal information” or its equivalent under applicable law (collectively, “Personal Information”);
- ・that is about you but does not individually identify you;
- ・about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access the Website, and your usage details;
- ・which we collect on or through the Website; and information
- ・which we collect through automatic data collection technologies.
Information Provided Directly From You
The information may include:
- ・Information that you provide to us by filling in forms on the Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Website, subscribing to Our Services, posting materials or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Website.
- ・Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.
- ・Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- ・Details of transactions you carry out through the Website and regarding the fulfillment of your orders. This may include financial information you are required to provide before placing an order through the Website.
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (collectively, “Posted”) on public areas of the Website or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are Posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Although we limit access to certain pages and you may set certain privacy settings for such information by logging into your account profile, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Information Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with the Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
- ・Details of your visits to the Website, including traffic data, location data, and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
- ・Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.
We may also use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). The information we collect automatically is statistical data and shall not include Personal Information (depending on the jurisdiction), but we may maintain it or associate it with Personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. This helps us to improve the Website and deliver a superior and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
- ・Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- ・Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize the Website according to your individual interests.
- ・Speed up your searches.
- ・Recognize you when you return to the Website.
Technologies We Use On The Website
The automatic data collection technologies we use may include:
- ・Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will automatically issue cookies when you direct your browser to the Website.
- ・Flash Cookies. Certain features of the Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from and on the Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.
- ・Web Beacons. Certain pages of the Website may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit us to, for example, count users who have visited those pages or opened an e-mail and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity). Please note that we do not collect Personal Information automatically, but we may link this information to Personal Information about you that we collect from other sources or you provide to us.
Third-Party Use Of Cookies And Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use the Website. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information, or they may collect information, including Personal Information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. These third parties may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use your Personal Information for the following purposes and on the following legal basis:
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| ・To present you with the Website and its contents. | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to conduct our business) |
| ・To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us. | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to conduct our business) |
| ・To provide you with information about Our Services. | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to increase our sales) Consent (if required by applicable law) |
| ・To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices. | Necessary for the performance of contracts |
| ・To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection purposes. | Necessary for the performance of contracts |
| ・To notify you about changes to the Website or any products or services we offer or provide though the Website. | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to increase our sales) |
| ・To allow you to participate in interactive features on the Website. | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to conduct our business) |
| ・To fulfill any purpose for which you provide your Personal Information. | Necessary for our legitimate interests (to conduct our business) |
| ・To display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. * Even though we do not disclose your Personal Information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria. |
Consent (if required by applicable law) |
Disclosure Of Your Personal Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, to third parties including, without restriction, the following:
- ・Our subsidiaries and affiliates;
- ・Contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business.
- ・A buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of the our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceedings.
- ・Third parties to market their products or services to you if you have consented to these disclosures.
We may disclose your Personal Information:
- ・To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- ・To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
- ・If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to provide interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (the “NAI”) on the NAI’s website.
We have not shared or sold Personal Information to any third parties in the past twelve (12) months.
Choices About How We Use And Disclose Your Information
- ・We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us, and have created the following mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
- ・Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse some or all browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, please visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Personal Information Retention Period
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we are processing your Personal Information. We may keep your Personal Information for a longer period in cases where we reasonably believe such retention to be necessary under the applicable laws and regulations or to protect our interests.
Transfers To Third Countries
Your Personal Information which we collect may be transferred to countries outside the country where you are located, including to Japan and the United States.
Most countries to which we transfer Personal Information are deemed to have the equivalent level of data protection as the country where you are located. However, some countries may have different data protection standards from those which apply in your country. In that case, we will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy, as well as applicable data protection laws, by entering into standard contractual clauses (or equivalent measures) with the relevant party outside your country.
Please contact us via the Website if you want further information on the specific mechanism we use when transferring your Personal Information out of the country you are located.
Children Under The Age Of 16
The Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under the age of 16 may provide any Personal Information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 16. If you are under 16, we ask that you do not: use or provide any information on the Website or on or through any of the features thereof; register on the Website; make any purchases through the Website; use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Website; or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name you may use.
If we learn we have collected or received Personal Information from a child under 16 without verifying their parental consent, we will delete that information.
If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us via the Website
Your Privacy Rights Under The CCPA(For those Residing Within California)
California residents have certain rights with respect to Personal Information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”). Please note that we are exempted from fulfilling such requirement if doing so would be contrary to applicable laws and regulations.
If you wish to exercise any of the following rights, please contact us via the Website
You have the right not to receive any discriminatory treatment from us due to having exercised your privacy rights.
- ・Right to know and access
You have the right to request that we disclose your Personal Information that we have collected and used over the past 12 months. - ・Right to delete
You have the right to request that we delete the Personal Information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions. In the event that we decide to maintain your Personal Information after your request, we will inform you of the exception applied to your case. - ・Right to correct
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information that we maintain about you.
We have not shared or sold Personal Information to any third parties in the past twelve (12) months under the CCPA.
We have not collected any Sensitive Personal Information under the CCPA.
Your Privacy Rights Under The GDPR (For those Residing Within the EEA/UK)
EEA/UK residents have the following rights with respect to Personal Information under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”)
- ・Right to know and access
You have the right to request that we disclose the Personal Information that we have collected about you. - ・Right to delete
You have the right to request that we delete the Personal Information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions. - ・Right to correct
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information that we maintain about you. - ・Right to restriction of processing
You may obtain restriction of the processing of your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions. - ・Right to data portability
You may receive your Personal Information in order to transmit your Personal Information to a third party you designate, if we process such Personal Information based upon your consent or as the performance of a contract with you. - ・Right to withdraw your consent
You may, at any time, withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Information that we have collected about you. - ・Right to complain
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority in relation to our processing of your Personal Information.
If you wish to exercise any of the preceding rights, please contact us via the Website.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure.
Please note, however, that the safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to the Website. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk, and we are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Changes To Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to this Policy on this page. If we make any material change to how we treat our users’ Personal Information, we will notify you by e-mail to the e-mail address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website homepage. The date on which this Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring that we have an up-to-date, active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting the Website and this Policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or make comments about this Policy and our privacy practices, please contact us via the Website.
Thank You for Visiting the Website.