Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2021
This Privacy Policy describes the personal information that OBATA collects and the uses that OBATA will make of that personal information.
Obata Design Inc. (“OBATA”, “we”, “our” or “us”) recognizes that privacy is important and is committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information collected at this website.
Unless you have “opted out” of receiving direct marketing contacts (as described below), when you provide any of the information described in this Privacy Policy (including information that may be automatically generated), you consent to the use and disclosure of that information as described by this statement.
Information we collect and how we use it
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that identifies you as an individual, such as:
- Your Name;
- Your Job title and company name;
- Your Postal address (including billing and shipping addresses);
- Your Telephone number;
- Your E-mail address
OBATA collects personal information when you participate in various opportunities that we provide, for example, when you register for subscriptions or other communications through this website.
We may combine personal information that we collect about you with personal information you provide to us through other sources, such as product registrations, inquiries or marketing events. We will use the combined personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy for as long as it is combined.
Automatically Collected Information
We may passively collect information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser or your internet service provider. This information typically includes your domain name, your user name, and your numerical IP address. The amount of information sent by your web browser depends on its settings.
Please refer to your browser if you want to learn what information it sends. We use this type of information to see which web pages you visit at our website, which website you visited before coming to our website, and where you go after you leave our website. We can then develop statistics that help us understand how our visitors use our website and how we can improve it.
When you submit a question, suggestion, or request using this website, you will be required to provide information that we need to complete your request, including your name, email address and phone number. We may have collected similar information from you in the past. We do not collect any other type of personally identifiable information on this website.
Cookie Generated Information
We may actively obtain information about you by installing a marker on your computer commonly called a “cookie.” Cookies enable us to know you by a computer-generated, unique identifier.
By providing you with a unique cookie, we are able to create a database of your previous choices and preferences, and in situations where these choices or preferences need to be collected again; they can be supplied by us automatically, saving you time and effort.
Your computer may be specially configured to reject cookies; please refer to your browser for more information. Many websites of companies associated with OBATA will allow you to visit without accepting cookies, but some features of our websites may not work properly if you choose to reject cookies.
User Generated Information
We collect information at this website when you contact us and when you respond to surveys, questionnaires, or applications we make available. If you e-mail us, you are voluntarily releasing the content of your e-mail to us (including your e-mail address). If you answer questions we have placed on the website page, you are also voluntarily releasing that information to us.
You may decide not to answer any questions presented to you at our websites; if you do, you may still continue your visit, but we may elect not to provide you with services, opportunities, responses or features related to the questions you choose not to answer.
How Information is Used and Shared
We may use Personal Information for one or more of the following purposes:
- Respond to your inquiries; collect your suggestions, and fulfill your requests, such as to send you e-mail alerts, and contact you to answer any questions to the extent possible.
- Send you important information regarding the website or terms, conditions, and policies and/or other administrative information.
- Complete and fulfill your request or inquiry, for example, to communicate with you regarding your request, and provide you with related customer service and assistance, if any.
- Send you marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you, including information about upcoming opportunities, invitations, or events.
- Personalize your experience on the website by presenting products, services and offers tailored to you.
- Allow you to communicate and interact with others through the website (for example, through our portal for the storage and delivery of files related to your interactions with OBATA.
- Enable our business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, researching and developing new products, enhancing this website, improving our services, developing marketing events, identifying usage trends and determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns. We may analyze personal information for historical, statistical, or scientific purposes, or we may store the personal information for your convenience should you return to this website in the future.
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process and for any legal purpose (other than credit information); (c) to investigate security breaches; (d) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities; (e) to enforce our terms and conditions; (f) to protect our operations; (g) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, you or others; and (h) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
- In the course of any of these activities, we may transmit any of the information we have collected with affiliates or third parties. An example of a third party that could receive your personal information is a data processing contractor that operates computer systems on our behalf or a company with whom we transact business or associate with for the purposes of offering certain products, services, a contest, sweepstakes, or other promotion event.
By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. By agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you are consenting to our continued use of previously collected information under the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Direct Marketing
We may use all information collected at this website for direct marketing and e marketing purposes including the use within third party tools. We will not sell or distribute your information for any other purpose outside of OBATA marketing.
Links to Other Sites
For your convenience, our website may contain certain hyperlinks to other websites as well as to third party websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected on this website and not to information collected on linked sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this website and to read the privacy statements of each and every linked site that collects your personal information.
Children’s Information
We do not target our websites to children less than 13 years of age or knowingly collect information from children for the purpose of selling products or services.
Information Security
We use commercially reasonable methods consistent with industry practice to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure. While we consider these policies and procedures to be adequate, there is still a risk that your personal information could be misappropriated.
No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information. If you have any questions about security on our site, you can send an e-mail to us at the e-mail address specified below.
Changes in this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Your continued use of our website will be deemed your agreement to any changes to this policy.
Opt Out
If you do not want us to use your personal information as described in this statement, please contact us at info@obata.com. Please note that we will not be able to process questions or contact you without your personal information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or would like to request access to the information OBATA has gathered about you at this website by contacting us at info@obata.com.