Nippotica (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information we receive when you visit our website and use our services. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.
Personal Information
- Contact Information: We may collect your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address when you fill out forms on our website.
- Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your username, password, and other registration details.
Usage Data
- Log Data: We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
- Cookies: We use cookies to collect information and improve our services. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Third-Party Data
We may receive information about you from third parties, such as public databases, social media platforms, and our business partners.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing, maintaining, and improving our services.
- Communicating with you, including responding to your inquiries and providing customer support.
- Personalizing your experience on our website.
- Sending you promotional materials, newsletters, and other marketing communications.
- Monitoring and analyzing usage and trends to improve our website and services.
- Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
GDPR Compliance
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@nippotica.com. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
Japan APPI Compliance
If you are a resident of Japan, you have certain rights under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) and its 2022 amendments, including:
- Purpose of Use: We collect and use your personal information solely for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We will not use your information beyond these stated purposes without your consent.
- Third-Party Provision: We will not provide your personal information to third parties without your prior consent, except as required by law or as described in this Privacy Policy. When transferring personal data outside Japan, we ensure adequate protection measures are in place.
- Disclosure and Correction: You have the right to request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, or suspension of use of your personal information held by us.
- Retained Personal Data: We will retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law.
- Personal Information Protection Manager: Inquiries regarding the handling of personal information may be directed to our Personal Information Protection Manager at info@nippotica.com.
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The right to access and update your information.
- The right to request the deletion of your information.
- The right to object to or restrict the processing of your information.
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on your consent to process your information.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
Nippotica Corporation
Email: info@nippotica.com
Address: Portal Point FD-02, Garden Place Glass Square, Shibuya-ku Ebisu 4-20-4, Tokyo 150-6090, Japan