Thank
you for visiting NAJAPAN.com, a Network Answers Japan site. Your privacy is important
to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online
information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information
is used on this site. The Information We Collect At some pages,
you can register for related services, enter contests, vote in polls or otherwise
express an opinion, subscribe to one of our services such as our online newsletters,
or participate in one of our online forums or communities. The types of personally
identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name, address,
e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, and information about your
interests in and use of various products, programs, and services. At some
other pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, you might
submit a person's name and e-mail address, if you inform a recipient of services,
you might find important. At that time a recipient's name and address. The
types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other
people at these pages include: recipient's name, address, e-mail address, and
telephone number. We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable
information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you
are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you
are using, (e.g., Windows '95 or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet
service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink). How We Use the Information We
may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for
our products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings,
and to offer you other products, programs or services that we believe may be of
interest to you. We sometimes use this information to communicate with you,
such as to notify you when you have won one of our contests or when we make changes
to our subscriber agreements, to fulfill a request by you for an online newsletter,
or to contact you about your account with us. We use the information that
you provide about others to enable us to send them your gifts or cards. From time
to time, we also may use this information to offer our products, programs, or
services to them. The information we collect in connection with our online
forums and communities is used to provide an interactive experience. We use this
information to facilitate participation in these online forums and communities
and, from time to time, to offer you products, programs, or services. If
you choose to submit content for publication (e.g., a "letter to our editors"),
we may publish your screen name and other information you have provided to us. We
sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve
the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet
experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze site
usage, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services. We may disclose
personally identifiable information in response to legal process, for example,
in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information
in response to a law enforcement agency's request. Agents and contractors
of Network Answers Japan who have access to personally identifiable information
are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this
Privacy Notice by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other
than to carry out the services they are performing for Network Answers Japan. Although
we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of
information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that
we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this
Privacy Notice. Certain pages may disclose personally identifiable information
to companies whose practices are not covered by this privacy notice (e.g., other
marketers, magazine publishers, retailers, participatory databases, and non-profit
organizations) that want to market products or services to you. We may
on occasion combine information we receive online with outside records to enhance
our ability to market to you those products or services that may be of interest
to you. If you prefer not to receive marketing information from this site. Finally,
the Network Answers Japan sites covered by this Privacy Notice will not use or
transfer personally identifiable information provided to us in ways unrelated
to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to
opt out of these unrelated uses. Collection of Information by Third-Party
Sites and Sponsors Some of our sites contain links to other sites whose
information practices may be different than ours. Visitors should consult the
other sites' privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted
to, or collected by, these third parties. The Network Answers Japan sites
covered by this Privacy Notice sometimes may offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes,
or promotions) that is sponsored by or cobranded with identified third parties.
By virtue of these relationships, the third parties may obtain personally identifiable
information that visitors voluntarily submit to participate in the site activity.
Network Answers Japan has no control over these third parties' use of this information.
Network Answers Japan will notify you at the time of requesting personally identifiable
information if these third parties will obtain such information. Cookies Currently
we do not use cookies. "12/1/2003", however if in the future we find a need to
enhance your experience with our sites by using them, these Cookies, by themselves,
do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information
unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering
at one of our sites. Our Commitment to Security We have tried
to put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to
safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly
use the information we collect online. Special Note for Parents The
site you are visiting is rated for a general audience. How to Contact
Us If you have any questions or concerns about Network Answers Japan
online policy for this site or its implementation you may contact us |