"http://www.shinkostudio.com/", "http://www.shinkostudioshop.com/" "Website" is a site which is operated by SHINKO STUDIO Co.,Ltd (collectively, "SHINKO STUDIO" ,"we", "us", "our",).

For the purpose of the applicable data protection legislation, the data controller is SHINKO STUDIO Co.,Ltd of 1-14-12 Fnabashi Setagaya-ku Tokyo Japan.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We want you to know how we use and protect the personal information you give us. This policy ("Privacy Policy") sets out how we use and protect any personal information that you give us when you use this Website, order through our catalogue or on our or visit any of our stores. If you have any questions about this policy or do not agree with it, please contact us by email at info@shinkostudio.com before using this Website.

We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from June 20, 2011.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

In general, you can use this Website without giving us any information. However, additional services may be available if we have certain information about you. We may collect the following information:

• account registration information including your name, telephone number, postal address and email address;
• billing information, transaction and credit card information (should you make a purchase with us);
• if you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence; and
• information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, experiences with our products and contact preferences in order to provide you with further correspondence about our products and services.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

We use this information to provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• internal record keeping;
• to improve our products and services;
• to communicate with you by email, telephone or post if you have ordered or purchased products from us, either regarding the order or purchase or other matters regarding transactions between us or your customer relationship with us;
• if you have purchased a product or requested a catalogue from us, you will be placed on the SHINKO STUDIO Co.,Ltd mailing list and will receive periodic mailings by post from us (if you do not wish to receive a catalogue and/or periodic mailings by post please contact our customer services department by email at info@shinkostudio.com to let us know and you will be removed from our mailing list);
• to contact you by email, telephone, SMS, MMS or post according to your preferences, in order to share information with you about our products, services and events that may be of interest to you;

DIRECT MARKETING

As above, we would like to provide you with information about new products, promotions, special offers and other information, which we think you may find interesting. Where you have consented to us doing so, we may send you such information by postal mail and telephone. If you purchase a product from us we may retain your address for future mailings. If you do not want your information used for direct marketing purposes at any time, please contact us by email at info@shinkostudio.com to let us know and we will not send you any direct marketing.

EMAIL MARKETING

We would also like to provide you with the information above by email. However, we appreciate that email "spam" has become a problem in recent years.
If you are a customer or you have previously asked us for information on our products:
We may contact you regarding your purchase or other matters regarding transactions between us or your customer relationship with us, or send you information on our range of products by email, unless you have asked us not to do so; and
We may also use your email address to share information about our products, services and events that may be of interest to you by way of SHINKO STUDIO informational emails, unless you have asked us not to do so.
Otherwise, when you provide us with personal information, we will ask you whether you would like us to send you SHINKO STUDIO informational emails.
If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive marketing emails from us, please click on the unsubscribe link in the email. Alternatively, you may at any time contact us. info@shinkostudio.com

WHO DO WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH?

We will not transfer or disclose your personal information to third parties other than to:

• the third party suppliers and vendors we engage to help us run our business;
• our affiliates, that is any member of SHINKO STUDIO ., Ltd as defined by applicable local law, in order to process your data for the same purposes or within the same activity as indicated in this Privacy Policy; or
• a purchaser or potential purchaser of our business,

unless we have your permission or are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply other agreements; or to protect the rights, property or safety of SHINKO STUDIO., Co our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction within the framework of the relevant data protection law.

SECURITY

In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on line.
Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

APPLICABLE LAWS

This website (excluding any links) is owned and controlled by SHINKO STUDIO Co., Ltd. By accessing this website, both you and SHINKO STUDIO Co., Ltd agree that the statutes and laws of Japan, without regard to conflict of laws, will apply to all matters relating to use of this website. In addition, you agree to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Tokyo District Court of Japan or the Tokyo Summary Court of Japan.
Visitors to this website are responsible for their own compliance with local laws regarding website use and acces.