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Identity of Data Controller.

Any of your personally identifiable information collected pursuant to this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) will be held by Bouée Research Institute KK Business Unit - 106-0031 Tokyo, Minato-ku, Nishiazabu 3-22-3 Japan ("BRI").
In general, BRI does not collect, store, use or disclose personally identifying information except in very specific instances, such as, for example, when you register for a newsletter. Whenever we collect such information, you will have a choice regarding whether to provide it, how it will be used, and to whom it will be disclosed. The instances in which BRI does collect and use this information are specifically described in this Privacy Policy.

Respect of your privacy.

Your trust is important to us. To support this trust, this Privacy Policy is designed to summarize how we may collect and utilize personally identifiable information about visitors to our website (the “Website” or “Site”). We will not disclose a user's personally identifiable information to any third party without the user's express permission.

What information does BRI collect and how is it used?

In general, you can browse BRI Website without disclosing any information about yourself. Submitting personal information on our Site is optional.

If users wish to utilize certain services located in our Website, they may be asked to register. Those services currently include:

Access to whitepapers, brochures, product factsheets and other publications. Use of certain BRI products made available online.

BRI may collect any or all of the following three types of information (BRI’s collection and use of each type of data is described below, as well as the ways (if any) in which the data may be shared with third parties.

• Traffic data:
  BRI tracks usage patterns on the Website and breaks down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser). Data about traffic and usage of our Site is not identifying in itself or identifiable supplemented or combined with personally identifying or identifiable information. When you visit any page on our Website, we use standard web server log files to monitor and evaluate our site’s technical capability and performance. We use this information to find out how many people visit our Website, to determine the areas of greatest interest on our Site, and to make improvements to our Site. Thus, we are able to provide our users with best quality services.
• Cookies:
  Like many sites, BRI collects information about online behavior using cookies.
  A cookie is a small data file that a website transfers to a user's hard drive when a user visits the website. A cookie can contain information such as a unique ID which allows us to recognize the fact that you have visited our Site previously. A cookie cannot read data off a hard disk or read cookie created by other websites. BRI does not use cookies to store passwords or any other personal information about a user.
• Contact information and other personally identifying information:
  BRI collects and stores the personal information you provide voluntarily when using our Website such as contact request information, full name, organization, e-mail address, telephone number, etc..
  Whenever you provide such personal information, we will treat that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. BRI may disclose and use personal information collected about you within its own services for the purpose of internal business administration and analysis.
  We will not rent, trade or sell your data to others.
  Personal information is stored or used in connection with the completion of any registration, or connection to the Website. We also use your personal information to notify you about updates, services, and/or special offers from BRI.

Security.

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, BRI has put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online.
However, data security is a constantly evolving art and science. You should consider any communication that you transmit to BRI (such as data, questions or answers, comments, or suggestions) as non-confidential, and agree that BRI will not be liable or responsible if information that belongs to you is intercepted and used by an unintended recipient.

How can I access, oppose or correct any personally identifying information about me ?
You have a right to access, amend, rectify and prevent the processing of any of the personally identifiable information you have sent to BRI.
Please send your request to:
By E-mail: privacy@bouee.com
By Mail: 106-0031 Tokyo, Minato-ku, Nishiazabu 3-22-3
Tokyo Japan Attn: Customer Relations
Please note that BRI may charge a fee of up to Yen 1,500 before dealing with a request for access to the personal information that it holds and reserves the right to request proof of identification before responding to any request.