Last modified: Feb. 14, 2005
PhotoGuide Japan has a firm commitment to protect the privacy
of our customers and visitors. Basically, the personal information we collect
is used only to accept and process orders and payments for merchandise or
digital content. Your personal information will never be sold, rented, or
revealed to any party not involved in processing your order or membership.
(Unless requested via a subpoena, court order, or other legal means.)
Also, any private or personal information you give us via e-mail
or other means will also be kept private unless we obtain your permission
to use or reveal the information to another person(s).
What information do we collect?
When you place an order for merchandise, you are asked to
provide personal information such as your name, address, e-mail, username and
password. (Although we do not collect credit card information, such information is collected by the payment processors we use, such as PayPal.)
Also, when you request pages from our Web site server, our
server automatically collects some non-personal information such as your IP
address, browser type (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer), operating system
(e.g., Windows or Macintosh), and the domain name from which you accessed the
site. We may use cookies (small text files that are stored on visitors computers
when they access our Web site) to collect this information. Non-personal information
is used for statistical purposes only, and they cannot be used to personally
identify you.
If you post messages on our message boards, we will maintain
on the message board any information about you as you choose to disclose. You
are also free to delete or edit your messages even after the initial posting.
Until you delete any messages posted on the message boards, they will be permanently
stored and searchable by key words by the public.
Who sees my information?
Personally identifiable information is seen only by PhotoGuide
Japan and/or reputable payment processors (PayPal, etc.) hired to process
your credit card payment and any other type of commerce or transaction.
How do you use my information?
We use your personal information only for the following purposes:
- To process your order and payment for the merchandise,
services, or digital content we offer to customers.
- To communicate with you. This includes essential e-mail
notices to our cusrtomers. There will be no advertising-related e-mail messages.
- To confirm that you are eligible (age requirements, etc.)
for the merchandise, service, or digital content we offer.
We use your non-personal information only for the following
purposes:
To compile statistical information about our users such as
the browser used, operating system used, referred domain names, etc.
How secure is my personal information?
We follow the best-available precautions to maintain the
security of the your personal information. We and our payment processors provide
secure Web pages (using Secure Socket Layer technology) for critical and confidential online transactions such as when you submit
personal information to order and purchase merchandise or digital content. Our
payment processors also maintain good security to protect any personal information
that is collected and/or stored.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please
contact us
By visiting this Web site, you are agreeing to the practices
described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy,
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