Funaken ("Funaken" or "we") pays strict attention to protection of your personal information that we use for our business operation by abiding privacy laws, legal authorities and each guideline shown in this Privacy Policy.

Funaken is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable information that we collect from you as you use this Web site (the "Site"). The scope of Funaken's commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree to Funaken's use of such information as described herein.

- Scope of Protection of your Personal Information

Funaken collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Site when users register, request publications or other information, sign up for conferences and events, apply for jobs, and participate in user posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and surveys.  The personally-identifiable information collected may consist of information that you provide, such as:

(1) Your login ID
(2) Your company name/job title and/or a name or a school you attend
(3) Your Address
(4) Your name
(5) Your e-mail address
(6) Your contact information such as your telephone/facsimile number(s)
(7) Your personal/professional information/document on your vitae 

Funaken collects the user’s credit card information (※1) in case the user purchases items via Funaken’s Web site in order to facilitate your ordering process.  (※) Only applies when your credit card is used

- Use of your personal information

Personal information being collected at Funaken’s Web site may be used for the following purposes:
(1) Processing of information and publication submitted by the user
(2) Processing the user’s requests to participate in conference events
(3) Examining the user’s job application data
(4) Answering for the user’s job application data
(5) Statistical analyzing user behavior
(6) Notifying the user from Funaken

In addition, We will promptly correct, modify and/or stop using the user’s personal information as per the user’s request once the user’s identity is verified.

- Use of cookies and IP address

The Site uses cookies to identify you and your interests and to track usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer that help us know which browser you are using and where you have been on the Site and on Web sites to which you may link in order to use some of our features. By accepting our cookie, you will be permitted access to certain pages of the Site without having to log in each time you visit. A user who does not accept the cookie from the Site may not be able to access certain areas of the Site. Funaken also logs IP addresses, or the location of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site.

- Third-party Information Sharing

Funaken does not provide or share any personal information except the followings:

(1) In case there is consent with the user who provides information to our site
(2) In case of urgent circumstances where a third-party’s life/property are being jeopardized in that there is difficulty in obtaining consent from the third-party  
(3) In case of order by the legal authorities to comply with the law or legal process

If Funaken becomes involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of more than half of its assets with third-parties, the third-parties can possess  information/documents being collected in Funaken’s Web site.  If such cases occur, the respective third-parties can possess and use the information as ‘theirs’.

- Outside Links

We may provide links to third-party Web sites as a service to our users. In addition, some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third- party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such third-party Web sites, which may differ from those of this Site. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these Web sites before providing any information to them.

- Means of accessing, updating and erasing information

You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable information that you submit to the Site. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have provided such information or subscribed or registered or contact us at our web Site at:

>> http://www.funaken.net/inquiry_en.php

- Security of Your Personal Information

Funaken has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized Funaken personnel are provided access to personally-identifiable information, and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, Funaken cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable information.

- User Agreement

By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you to any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy.