Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we collect from the people that view our website or other details to help you with your experience.
We do not collect information from visitors of our site.
or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information ?
We collect information from visitors who register on our site by placing an
order or entering their information on our site.
How do we use the collected information ?
We may use the information we collect from the visitors who register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
- To help personalize their experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which they are most interested in.
- To help improve our website, to provide a better way to serve our customers.
- To help us provide a better service by responding to our customers' requests.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
- To quickly process our customers transactions.
How do we protect our customers information ?
Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities to make our customers visit to our site as safe as possible.
We use regular Malware Scanning.
Our customers personal information is secured behind a security networks that is accessible by only a limited number of personals who have an exclusive access rights to the system, and keeping all the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information that our customers supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order to maintain the safety of our customer personal information.
All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers.
Do we use 'cookies' ?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to the visitor computer's hard drive through their Web browser (if they allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize their browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in the visitor shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand the customer preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide the customer with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
We use cookies to:
- Help remembering and processing the items in the shopping cart.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
Visitor can choose to have their computer warn them each time a cookie is being sent, or they can choose to turn off all cookies. This can be done through their browser settings. Since web browsers differ from each other, kindly look at your own browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If users disable cookies in their browser:
Turning off the cookies, will cause a less efficiency in the overall experience of the site, and some of the site functions may not work properly, and thus the overall experience might be lacking.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Conditional Information unless we provide users with a notice in advance. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, as long those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when such a release is appropriated to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third-party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548 ?hl=en
We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
We have implemented the following:
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out:
Users can set preferences of how Google advertises to them by using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach goes well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf
According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:
Users can visit our site anonymously.
Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.
Customers will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:
- On our Privacy Policy Page
Can change your personal information:
- By logging in to your account
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals ?
We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking ?
We do not allow third-party behavioral tracking
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
We will notify the users via in-site notification
- Within 7 business days
We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
WAZIGEN-SHIZUKUYA519-4, MINAMICHO, KAMIGYO-KU KYOTO-SHI, KYOTO, 602-0865, JAPAN
info@shizukuya.shop
Last Edited on 2017-12-20