Basic Policy
This site recognizes the importance of personal information and considers it our social responsibility to protect it. We comply with all laws and regulations concerning personal information and are committed to the proper acquisition, use, and management of personal information handled on this site.
Scope
This Privacy Policy outlines the policies that our site adheres to when handling your personal information or other similar information.
Purpose of Use of Personal Information
We use the information you provide for the following purposes:
- For identity verification.
- To confirm and respond to inquiries, comments, and other communications.
- To deliver email newsletters, direct mail (DM), and other announcements.
- To conduct campaigns, surveys, user monitoring, and interviews.
- To provide, improve, develop, and market our services.
- To provide personal information to our partner companies and organizations, based on your consent or application.
- To investigate activities prohibited by our Terms of Use or other policies.
- For other purposes to which you have individually consented.
Management of Personal Information
To ensure the accuracy and security of personal information, this site implements thorough security measures. We take necessary and appropriate security precautions to prevent the leakage, falsification, and unauthorized access of personal information.
This site uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption to prevent important information from being intercepted or altered by third parties.
Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
We will not provide personal information to a third party without a legitimate reason, except in the following cases:
- When we have obtained the individual’s consent.
- When it is required by law.
- When it is necessary for the protection of human life, body, or property.
- When it is necessary for the promotion of public health or the sound development of children.
- When it is necessary to cooperate with national or local government agencies in their execution of legally prescribed duties (e.g., tax investigations, statistical surveys).
Additionally, this site may entrust the handling of personal information to other businesses to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use.
Inquiries Regarding Personal Information
In the event of a request for disclosure, correction, or suspension of use of personal information, we will respond in accordance with our established procedures. For specific instructions on how to proceed, please contact us, as we will provide individual guidance.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology for storing a user’s site browsing history on the user’s computer.
Users may refuse the collection of this data by disabling cookies. Please check the settings of your browser for instructions. However, please note that if you reject cookies, some services and features of this site may not function correctly.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, for the purpose of analyzing and improving our website.
This service uses cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and is not personally identifiable.
Advertising
This site uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service.
Ad vendors may use cookies to display advertisements based on user interests. While this allows for the identification of a user’s browser, it does not personally identify you.
For more information on how to disable cookies and about Google AdSense, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Additionally, as an Amazon Associate, this site earns from qualifying purchases.
Comments & Inquiry Forms
When you use our comment or inquiry forms, we collect the data shown in the form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
This site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Disclaimers
While we strive to provide the most accurate information possible, we do not guarantee the accuracy or safety of the content and information on this site. Please be aware that we are not liable for any damages or losses arising from the content published on this site.
We are not responsible for the information, services, or any other content provided on sites you may visit through links or banners on our site.
Any prices or fees displayed on this site are subject to change without notice.
Copyright & Portrait Rights
The copyrights and portrait rights for all content (text, images, videos, audio, files, etc.) on this site belong to the site owner or the respective rights holders. Unauthorized use (reprinting, reproduction, transfer, secondary use, etc.) without permission is prohibited. Furthermore, any modification, alteration, or addition to the content is strictly forbidden.
If any rights holder finds an issue with the published content, please contact us directly. We will respond promptly.
Linking
In principle, you are free to link to this site. No permission or notification is required for linking. When quoting, please clearly state the source and provide a link to the corresponding page.
However, direct linking to image files and displaying our content within an inline frame (iframe) on another site is prohibited.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This site will review the contents of this Privacy Policy from time to time and strive for its improvement.
This Privacy Policy is subject to change without prior notice.
Changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective at the time they are posted on this site.