Privacy Policy

We operate this online platform and are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our site or use our services. We adhere to principles of data protection, including those found in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws.

Information We Collect

We collect different types of information in connection with your use of our service. This may include:

• Personal Information: Information you provide directly to us, such as your name, company name, professional title, and contact details when you make inquiries or apply for participation.
• Usage Data: Information about how you access and use our site, including your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
• Technical Data: Information collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies, as explained below.

How We Collect Information

We collect information through the following methods:

• Direct Interactions: You provide information when you fill in forms on our site, correspond with us by mail, or otherwise interact with us directly.
• Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our site, we may automatically collect Usage Data and Technical Data. This is collected using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
• Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third parties if they are involved in facilitating services related to our offerings, but we primarily collect data directly.

Legal Basis for Processing (for users in regions subject to GDPR)

We will only process your personal data when we have a lawful basis to do so. This includes:

• Performance of a Contract: Processing necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., processing your application for participation).
• Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) unless overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data (e.g., improving our services, managing our business, marketing directly to existing contacts).
• Compliance with a Legal Obligation: Processing necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that we are subject to.
• Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our service.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our service.
• To understand and analyze how you use our service.
• To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the service, and for marketing and promotional purposes.
• To process your applications and inquiries related to participation.
• To detect and prevent fraud.
• For compliance and legal obligations.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, customer service, and marketing assistance. These third parties are obligated not to disclose or use your information for any purpose other than to perform services for us.
• Business Transfers: In connection with or during negotiations of any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
• Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18.

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. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you can contact us by mail at our location in Osaka, Japan.