At JAPAN Discoveries, we are committed
to protecting your privacy.
We use
the information we collect about you to process orders and to provide a
more
personalized shopping experience.
Please read on for more details about our
privacy policy.
What information do we collect?
And how do we use it?
When you order, we need to know your
name, e-mail address, mailing address,
credit card number, and expiration date. This allows us to process and
fulfill
your order and notify you of your order status.
If you apply for financing,
we may gather additional information, for processing the application and
complying with applicable laws and regulations.
We personalize your shopping
experience by using your purchases to formulate our recommendations
about the
products and merchandise that may interest you. We also monitor customer
traffic
patterns and site usage to assist in the design and layout of our
website.
We can also use the information collected to notify you about important
changes to the web site, new services, and special offers we think
you'll find
valuable.
Your IP address is used to help identify you and your shopping
cart. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our
server,
and to administer our web site.
How does JAPAN Discoveries protect customer
information?
All of the customer data we collect is protected against
unauthorized access.
We also follow these additional
principles of Privacy:
We do not use any information about
pages you visit on our site or the Web,
and we do not give it out to others.
We do not give out your telephone
number, credit card information, or screen names, unless you authorize
us to do
so. And we give you the opportunity to correct your personal contact and
billing
information at any time.
We may use information about the types of products
you buy from us to make other marketing offers to you, unless you tell
us not
to.
We do not give out this purchase data to others.
We give you choices
about how JAPAN Discoveries uses your personal information.
We use secure
technology, privacy protection controls and restrictions on employee
access in
order to safeguard your personal information.
We keep you informed on this
page about our privacy policies.
What about "cookies"?
"Cookies" are small pieces of
information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive.
Our
cookies contain NO personally identifying information, but they do
enable us to
provide personalized features such as "My Account" and to store items in
your
shopping cart between visits.
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but you can usually change your browser to prevent that.
Even without a
cookie, you can still use most of the features in our store, including
placing
items in your shopping cart and purchasing them.
Will JAPAN Discoveries disclose
the information it collects to outside
parties?
JAPAN Discoveries does not sell, trade, or rent your
personal information to others.
Also, we may provide aggregate statistics
about our customers, sales, traffic patterns, and related site
information to
reputable third-party vendors, but these statistics will include no
personally
identifying information.
We may release account information when we believe,
in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to
(i) comply
with law,
(ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements or
(iii) protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users, or
others.
How does JAPAN Discoveries allow
customers to update or change the
information it collects?
You may update or change information
related to your AMS account by accessing the "My Account" section of the
Web
site with your e-mail account and password.
For other questions related to
updating or changing your account information, please send e-mail to
us.
In summary
We are committed to protecting your privacy.
We
use information collected on our site to make shopping at JAPAN
Discoveries
Online possible and to enhance your overall shopping experience.
We do not
sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others.
Your consent
By using our website, you consent to the
collection and use of this information by JAPAN Discoveries.
We reserve the
right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of
the site
means that you agree with the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.
If
we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on
this page
so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use
it, and
under what circumstances we disclose it.
Links
This site has security measures in place to protect the
loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
However,
any links from this website are not under our control and therefore, not
governed by our privacy policies.
JAPAN Discoveries is not responsible for
those websites.
Tell us what you think
JAPAN Discoveries welcomes your questions
and comments about privacy. Please send e-mail to us.
