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PRIVACY POLICY

Hikari-Kakaku.com is owned and operated by Seven Flat Corporation with our office located at 7F, 2-3-10 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001 Japan. Hikari-Kakaku.com (hereinafter referred to as "Hikari-Kakaku") is a business database for Seven Flat Corporation.
Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Seven Flat Corporation. We offer this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [https://www.hikari-kakaku.com], including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

1. COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number as well as demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as online chat and message boards. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

2. USE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Assist law enforcement and respond to subpoena.
  • Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.
  • Create and manage your account.
  • Verify that you are a member of the Site when you log in.
  • Manage quotation requests / inquiry information.
  • Deliver targeted advertising, coupons, newsletters, and other information regarding promotions and the Site to you.
  • Email you regarding your account or order.
  • Enable user-to-user communications.
  • Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.
  • Generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the Site more personalized.
  • Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
  • Notify you of updates to the Site.
  • Customize and offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you.
  • Perform other business activities as needed.
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
  • Process payments and refunds.
  • Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site.
  • Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
  • Respond to product and customer service requests.
  • Send you a newsletter.
  • Solicit support for the Site.

3. PROVISION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

Your personal information is handled with utmost care, and will not disclose it to third parties other than companies which you have consented to unless:

  1. (1)When we need to fulfill your request. (We will provide your personal information to contractors.)
  2. (2)When a public institution such as a court or the police requests for the disclosure of your information based on laws and ordinances.
  3. (3)When we need to protect your rights and property as well as ours and those of our affiliated companies' or third parties'.

Should the need arise to disclose your personal information other than those above, we will notify you.

4. DISCLOSURE / CORRECTION / DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may request us to disclose your personal information such as your name, address, or telephone number after providing them to the Site. In addition, if your personal information is incorrect after disclosure, you may send in a request to have them corrected or deleted by contacting the following inquiry desk.

【The Inquiry Desk】
Questions should be sent to us at info@hikari-kakaku.com.

5. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION

We will comply with laws and regulations regarding the protection of your personal information and other various norms. In addition, our CPO (Chief Privacy Officer) uses administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. We will take reasonable safety measures to protect against the risk of loss, destruction, unauthorized leakage, falsification, and unauthorized access. Moreover, we will promptly deal with any problems that may occur. However, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

6. Cookies

We may use cookies and/or other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

Cookies are intended to make it more convenient for you to browse the Site when you visit it again. They do not infringe on your privacy and your device (computer, mobile phone, etc.), so they will not have any adverse effects. We may collect information from visitors to the Site, such as overall trends and patterns of viewing behavior which is contained in cookies. We (including our contractors for survey analysis) will analyze access trends by using the collected information in order to provide better customer service. In addition, please be assured that the collected information will be treated confidentially in the same way as your personal information. If you do not want your information to be collected, you can refuse to receive cookies by setting your Internet browsing software (browser). However, in order to use some functions, you may need to set your browser to accept cookies. We recommend that you set your browser to accept cookies in order to make full use of the functions of the Site. Please contact the software manufacturer for how to set your browser.

7. PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

This principle is subject to change at any time based on changes in service contents. In this case, we will always post the latest Privacy Policy on the Site.