At Matsunichi™ we believe that, as our online visitor, you have a right to know our practices regarding the information we collect when you visit our websites, and what type of information is collected. The guidelines contained herein only apply to your visits to www.matsunichi.com, which is operated by Matsunichi, Inc., Inc. This includes web pages on www.matsunichi.com that contain "matsunichi.com" in their URLs, but does not include any redirect URLs that link the user to another internet domain. Other websites which are linked to/from www.Matsunichi.com (including other Matsunichi affiliates, and via banner ads) may have different policies; therefore, please review the privacy policy notices on those websites for details.

While Matsunichi does not generally require that you provide us with personally identifiable information in order to visit and use the Matsunichi websites, please note that in order to participate in some activities, it will be necessary for you to provide this information. If you choose not to provide it for those activities, you may not be able to participate in them.

Collection of Information: Cookies, Personal

For each visitor to the Matsunichi website, Matsunichi's web server automatically recognizes and stores information, such as the visitor's IP address/domain name combination and any referring websites. We use this information to understand visitor traffic patterns through our websites for purposes such as enhancing their usability. Your computer provides this information automatically each time you log on, unless you've activated blocking technology available in some browsers.

When you visit Matsunichi's website or advertisements appearing thereon, or use one or more of the Matsunichi website services, we may use an industry-wide technology called "cookies" which stores certain information on your computer and which will allow us to customize your experience to better match your interests and preferences, or to simply facilitate your signing in to use the services. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, if you block or erase cookies, we may not be able to restore any preferences or customization settings you previously specified, and our ability to personalize your online experience would be limited. Please refer to your browser instructions or "help" screen to learn more about these functions.

Also, Matsunichi, or third parties on its behalf, may collect anonymous information from visits to our sites through the use of "Web Beacons." Web Beacons are electronic Web Page images that enable us to record anonymous data about visits to our web site. This anonymous information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." We may use this data to analyze trends and statistics to improve your online experience, or customer service. No personal data is collected through the use of Web Beacons on our sites.

Additionally, Matsunichi may ask you to provide "personal information," meaning individually identifiable information such as your e-mail address, name, mailing address, telephone number, social security number, credit card number, or persistent identifier (such as a customer number held in a cookie) which is associated with individually identifiable information, to enable you to participate in contests, chatrooms, on bulletin boards, to fill out a registration, or to order products and services using the website. Matsunichi may combine the information you provide on our websites with other information we may collect from you offline or from third parties so that we can more effectively tailor our website, services, and offerings to you.

Matsunichi will never contact you to provide information about products, services, promotions, contests, or other activities or offerings.

Further, Matsunichi will not share the personal information you provide on the Matsunichi website with any other parties.

Security

While Matsunichi cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur, rest assured that Matsunichi takes great care in maintaining the security of your personal information and in preventing unauthorized access to it through the use of appropriate technology and internal procedures.

Notice To/Regarding Children Under the Age of 13

If you are under 13 years of age, you should not provide any personally identifiable information (for example, your last name, home address or e-mail address) on this site without the knowledge and permission of your parent or guardian. If Matsunichi learns that you are under 13 years of age, Matsunichi will not maintain or use any personally identifiable information about you without the verifiable consent of your parent or guardian, except as allowed by law. This may mean that you will be unable to participate in some activities on the sites without that verifiable consent.

Matsunichi believes that children using the Internet require special protection, and we urge parents or guardians to explain Internet safety to their children. Parents are urged to spend time online with their children to become familiar with the types of content available on the Matsunichi websites and the Internet in general. Control tools are available from online services and software manufacturers to help create a safer environment for children.

Consent to Processing

By providing any personal information to the Matsunichi websites, all users, including without limitation users in the member states of the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in the United States of America.

Policy Governs Use, Changes to Privacy Policy

The terms of this policy will govern the use and any information collected while it is in place. Matsunichi reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so please re-visit this page as often as you wish. In case of any material change, we will make a notation near the "Privacy Policy" link on the home page of our Site. Changes to this privacy policy are effective at the time they are posted to this Site, and your continued use of this Site after posting will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.

Questions

If you have any questions or comments about our personal information practices or about this privacy statement, please feel free to send us an e-mail.