Privacy policy

California Resident Privacy Policy Addendum

TAITO Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, japan (hereinafter referred to as "we" or "our company"), has established this California Resident Privacy Policy Addendum (hereinafter referred to as "this Addendum") to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") when dealing with customers residing in the state of California.

Article 1 (Application of this Addendum)

This Addendum applies to customers residing in the state of California. This Addendum supplements our Privacy Policy (https://www.taito.co.jp/privacy_policy), and in the event of any conflict between the contents of our Privacy Policy and this Addendum, this Addendum shall prevail.

Article 2 (Definition)

Personal information in this Addendum means information that "identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household" (CCPA Section 1798.140(o)(1)).

Article 3 (Personal Information Collected)

The personal information we may collect from customers includes the following: (1) Identifiers: real name, alias, address, user ID, account name, handle name, player name, IP address, internet protocol address, email address, etc. (2) Personal information under the California Consumer Records Act (Cal. Civ. Code Sec. 1798.80(e)): country code, region, language information, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, other payment information, information related to the customer's agent. (3) Commercial information: records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. (4) Internet or other electronic network activity information: purchase history, browsing history, search history, order number, device information, communication environment, inquiry or request details, response history, and other usage information of products and services.
We collect personal information from customers only through their own provision.

Article 4 (Use of Personal Information)

We use the collected personal information solely for the following commercial purposes:

  1. To ship our products or provide our services.
  2. To collect payment for the use of our products and services.
  3. To provide support for the use of our products and services.
  4. To respond to inquiries regarding the use of our products and services.
  5. To maintain, analyze, improve, and develop our products and services.
  6. To prevent or respond to fraudulent activities related to our products and services.
  7. To comply with applicable laws, governmental guidance or orders, or court orders or judgments.
  8. Other cases permitted by the CCPA.

Article 5 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

We may disclose collected personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. Such third parties include our affiliates, product shipping companies, payment processing companies, website creation and management companies, data analysis companies, and advertising agencies.When disclosing personal information to third parties, we require them to maintain the confidentiality of the personal information and to use it only for the purposes specified in Article 4.We have disclosed collected personal information to third parties for commercial purposes within the past 12 months from the effective date of this Addendum.
We have not sold collected personal information (including all personal information of customers under 16 years old that we are aware of) to third parties within the past 12 months from the effective date of this Addendum and will not sell it in the future.

Article 6 (Customer Rights)

Customers may request up to twice within a 12-month period to disclose the following information that we have collected, used, and disclosed. Upon such request, we will disclose the following information regarding the customer's personal information collected, used, and disclosed in the past 12 months: 

  1. Categories of personal information collected about the customer.
  2. Categories of sources from which the personal information was collected.
  3. Commercial purposes for collecting such personal information.
  4. Categories of third parties with whom the customer's personal information is shared.
  5. Specific pieces of personal information collected about the customer (data portability request). Customers may request the correction or deletion of personal information collected from them.

To make the above requests (collectively referred to as "the Requests"), please contact us via email (info@taitogearandgoods.com) with "CCPA" in the subject line.
Upon receiving the Requests, we may ask customers to provide account and password information, or other information known only to the customer for identity verification.
If a customer makes the Requests through an agent, we may require (i) submission of a power of attorney, (ii) direct confirmation from the customer regarding the creation and submission of the power of attorney, or (iii) direct identity verification from the customer as described in the previous paragraph.
Even if customers exercise their rights under the CCPA, including the Requests, we will not discriminate against them, including refusing to provide products or services. However, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, we may charge reasonable fees to comply with the Requests.

Article 7 (Revisions to this Addendum)

We may revise this Addendum as needed. The "Last Revised Date" at the end of this Addendum indicates the date this Addendum was last revised. The revised Addendum will be effective once published on our website.

Article 8 (Contact Information)

For inquiries or comments regarding this Addendum, please contact us via email (info@taitogearandgoods.com) with "CCPA" in the subject line.

 

Last Revised Date: October 11, 2024