Privacy Policy
- Aplix commitment to privacy rights.
Aplix Corporation and its subsidiary companies (Aplix Europe GmbH and Aplix Corporation of America) ("Aplix") consider that visitors to their web sites ("Visitors") http://www.aplix.co.jp should be aware of Aplix activities in relation to any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") obtained as a result of those online visits. Aplix also recognizes its Visitors' desire for appropriate protection and management concerning such Personal Information. For Visitor's convenience, Aplix has linked every page of its web sites to this Aplix Corporation Online Privacy Policy ("Online Privacy Policy"). For any questions related to Online Privacy Policy including comments or requests to update Personal Information Click here. Aplix shall make reasonable efforts to incorporate such changes as diligently as possible.
- Definition of "Personal Information.
Personal Information means here any information that is likely to be used in order to identify any Visitor to Aplix web sites. Such Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, references such as first and last name, home, e-mail address or any other contact information, whether at work or at home.
- Information collection: Cookies and other tracking technologies.
Certain Aplix web pages utilize "cookies" and other tracking technologies in order to recall information on Visitors, understand traffic patterns, enhance the usability of those web pages, as well as elaborate statistics. The "cookes" is small text files used to collect access information to web site. The "tracking technologies" are instruments susceptible of recording information such as, but not limited to, Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol addresses, browser software and operating system types, and dates and times when Aplix web pages are accessed. Most browsers give Visitors the possibility to control cookies. In this sense, Visitors can decide by themselves whether or not to accept or remove such cookies.
- Visitors' choice.
Visitors may freely choose whether or not to provide Personal Information to Aplix. Although Visitors can access Aplix web pages without necessarily disclosing any Personal Information at all, the certain Confidential Information may be required on occasions to participate in some activities requiring Aplix interaction. In case Visitors provide Aplix with Personal Information, such Visitors shall have the right, upon reasonable prior notice, to inspect, change, amend, or delete such Personal Information. In order to perform Visitors' registration for a particular Aplix product, the set up of an account may be required. Visitors shall take all responsibility in relation to their accounts and maintenance of their secret passwords, as well as for all activities executed through such accounts. Aplix may contact Visitors with the intent of providing them with information about products, services, promotions, contests, or other activities or offerings that might eventually be of interest to the addressed persons. These Visitors can instruct Aplix on whether or not they wish to be contacted by checking or removing the check from the box specifying Visitors' preference appearing on the screen, or by other means such as, for example, an e-mail request addressed directly to Aplix. Visitors may be also given the opportunity on the occasion of every single communication received from Aplix to indicate if they wish to receive further communications. Aplix may transfer and use jointly Visitors' Personal Information within Aplix affiliated companies and divisions. Aplix may combine the information provided directly by Visitors with other related information collected previously from the Visitors themselves or advertisers, business partners, sponsors, or other third parties.
- Personal Information sharing with third party companies.
Aplix may provide Visitors' Personal Information to third party service providers, including those located in other national jurisdictions, to assist Aplix deliver products, information and services, and maintain Aplix web sites or mailing lists. Aplix shall take reasonable steps to ensure that these third party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on behalf of Aplix. Further, Aplix may share the received Personal Information with third parties who are not bound to act on Aplix behalf if:
- the provision of Personal Information is done with Visitors' consent,
- the provision of Personal Information is required by law or court order,
- the provision of Personal Information is in favor of persons or companies with whom Aplix contracts to carry out the internal operations of Aplix website,
- in connection with a merger, reorganization, or sale of Aplix assets, or
- the provision of Personal Information is executed under exigent circumstances in order to protect the personal safety or property of Aplix users, personnel or public in general.
Upon consent to receiving communications from such third party companies, Visitors shall address them directly in order to decide whether or not Visitors want to continue receiving such communications. Except as set forth herein, Aplix shall not share Visitors' Personal Information with any other party unless it is for the purpose Visitors have requested or originally agreed.
- Security.
Although Aplix cannot certainly guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur, Aplix shall aim at taking any reasonable and appropriate steps in order to protect Visitors' Personal Information by using all available, appropriate technology and internal procedures. This includes addressing all communications at a diligent speed within the limitations in place.
- Visitors' consent.
By using Aplix web sites, Visitors consent to the terms set forth in this Online Privacy Policy and the processing by Aplix of their Personal Information. Visitors, including without limitation users in the countries of the European Union and in the United States of America, by granting Personal Information to Aplix web sites, understand and consent to the collection and processing of such information in Japan.
- Children's privacy.
Aplix web sites are not structured to attract children. It is not Aplix intention to obtain Personal Information from anyone Aplix knows to be under 13 years of age.
- Policy governing use.
The terms of this Online Privacy Policy shall govern the use of any Personal Information collected while it is in place and shall apply to all Aplix web sites specified above. Aplix shall intend to adhere to the principles set forth in this Online Privacy Policy no matter where that Personal Information is collected, transferred or retained. Aplix shall keep the right to modify these terms at any time. Any change to this Online Privacy Policy shall be effective at the time of its posting to Aplix web site. Other web sites linked to Aplix web sites may have different online privacy policy notices on which Aplix has no control whatsoever and for which should not be kept responsible.
