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PRIVACY STATEMENT
We at the H&R Group, TAKE YOUR PRIVACY SERIOUSLY.Please read the following to learn more about our
privacy policy. This privacy policy may be updated from time to time, so please check back frequently.
The H&R Group is
committed to your privacy and security and wants to provide you with the
best possible online experience. To that extent, we want you to understand the kind of information we gather from you, how we use this information and safeguard it, and how you can control its use.
This privacy policy covers the following issues:
What information is collected from me?
The kind of information we collect from you varies, depending on how you use our Web sites. You can browse our websites without submitting any personally identifiable
information (personal information) at all; however should you choose to take advantage of some of our products and services you may be asked to provide
information such as a user name and password, your real name, e-mail address, company name, phone number and address.We strive to provide a link to this Privacy Policy whenever we ask for this
kind of information, so as to help you understand how your personal information will be used before you decide to disclose it.
In order to help us better understand how our sites are being used and how we can improve them, our systems are also
set up to gather certain anonymous data in addition to the information you choose to submit. This automatically gathered data includes your computer’s IP or Internet Protocol address, statistics about how visitors navigate through our sites, and information provided through the use
of cookies·(which are described in more detail below).
Finally, as you visit our sites, be aware that third parties may at times be able to gather information from you. For example, third-party ad servers
and companies that place ads on our sites may use their own cookies, and companies offering products or services through a Japanhomesearch.com Web site may use their own cookies and may
collect and use the information you submit. In these cases, the third parties would use your information according to their own policies that may differ from this Privacy Policy.
How is my information used?
How we use your information depends on the context in which it is collected. Therefore, pay special attention to the categories below that relate to the features of our sites that you wish to utilize.
Also be aware that the H&R Group may at times be legally compelled to disclose certain information, by means such as subpoenas or court orders.
Cookies: These are small files that we send to and store on your
computer that allow us to
recognize it as a unique machine the next time you visit our sites. Our
cookies are used for the following reasons:
(1) to keep track of your information for your own convenience; (2) to
help us optimize your online experience by altering our content depending
on your particular needs or browsing patterns, and to provide you with
advertisements, products, and services of interest to you; and (3) to help us understand the
size of our audience and their traffic patterns within our network. Some of
our advertisers and third-party ad servers may also utilize their own
cookies. Also, companies that offer products
or services through the H&R
Group Web site may use their own cookies.
Registration: We use the information, provided by you at the time of
becoming a registered user, primarily for customizing your online experience.
This information may also be shared among the various Web sites in the
H&R Group to make your use of each site more convenient
without having to register more often than necessary. Your e-mail address
serves as a unique identifier in our record system, and it is used
together with your password to prevent unauthorized access to any
information you choose to store on our sites. The data you give us
about your personal preferences and demographics (such as address, city, occupation, or other
data) may be used to help us offer content, advertisements, products, and
services that are most likely to appeal to you. In addition, we may share
this information, in aggregate form, with our current and potential advertisers
so they can know how to present their ads more effectively.
Unless you specify that you prefer not to hear from us, we may also use the
e-mail address you provide at registration to contact you for promotional,
administrative, or other reasons. You may have these communications
terminated at any time. If you indicate that you are interested in hearing
from other companies, we may also share your contact information for that
purpose.
Tools: Our sites allow you to use many helpful tools, such as short-term housing, hot properties and area-wise property search tools and
others, without disclosing any personal information. These tools are for
your benefit, and the information you submit when you use them (typically
impersonal data) is not disclosed to anyone or used for any purpose other than
to provide you with the service you are seeking.
User-Requested Services: You may choose to request products or
services of a personal nature when using our Web
sites. The information you provide when seeking these services may be used in
the following ways:
For services provided by an the H&R Group Web
site, the information you submit is used by us to provide the service you
have requested. We may also share this information with
subcontractors, but only to the extent necessary to fulfill your request.
In addition, we may use the contact information and order information you have supplied, such as your e-mail
address, as set out in the Registration section, above. We may store your
order information for accounting purposes and to help us understand your
preferences better, so we can offer you future products or services that
you may find useful.
- For products and services
offered to you jointly by the H&R Group and a third party,
your information may be shared with or independently gathered by the
third party. In these situations, Japanhomesearch.com will only use
your personal information as it would as if offering the product or
service by itself, but the third party may use the information in
different ways.The user will come to know when a product or service is offered by
a third party, because that page of our Web site will be co-branded,
displaying the third party logo or name along with our own, or you will be
linked to the third party web site to complete the transaction.
Please be aware that each company we do business with has its own policies
regarding the use and protection of your information that may differ
from those outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you are concerned about how
your personal information might be used or protected by a third party, we
encourage you to become familiar with that company’s privacy policy before
using the service or requesting the product.
- From time to time, we may
wish to use personal information you provide when requesting
a product or service for purposes beyond those listed above. If this
is the case, you will always be notified of the additional use prior
to your submitting the personal information, and you will be given a
chance to "opt out" of that use or to not complete the request
for the particular product or service.
Solicited Information: You may occasionally see contests, surveys,
and other features of our Web sites that ask you to provide us with
information. When you choose to respond to these requests, the information
you offer may be used for several reasons. These include the uses set out in
the Registration section, above. They also include providing information
to third parties as necessary for prize fulfillment and other aspects of
any contest or similar offering. If we are going to use your personal
information for any other purposes, we will notify you of that purpose and give
you a chance to opt out before responding to our survey, contest form, or other
request, or to not respond to or participate in the survey, contest or other
request.
User-Initiated Communication: Our Web sites enable you to send e-mail
to us. Whenever you choose to
initiate such a communication with us,
you may expect to be contacted in return.
Referrals: If you participate in any referral service we may offer,
we will use the information you submit to determine which of our
participating professionals may be able to serve your needs. We may then
forward your name, contact information, and other responses to our sign-up form
to the selected professional(s), who may then contact you using that
information. Any information that you provide may also be used by us in accordance with the uses set out
in the Registration section, above.
Automatically Gathered Data: The information gathered automatically
by our system such as your computer’s
IP address, the kind of browser you are using, and record of your navigation
through our sites may be used
by the H&R Group, so that we can understand how to make our
sites convenient and useful to our audience. This information may also be
shared among the various Web sites in the Japanhomesearch.com family and used for similar purposes. In
addition, we may share this information, in aggregate form, with our current and potential
advertisers so they can know how to present their ads more effectively.
Collected Data: We may link information collected from you through
various means, including information collected automatically and through
the use of cookies and registration information, or other personal information
you provide to help us offer content, advertisements, products, and
services that are most likely to appeal to you, and this information may
also be shared among the various Web sites in the H&R Group family. In addition, we may share this
information, in aggregate form, with our current and potential advertisers
so they can know how to present their ads more effectively. If you have
indicated that you want to be contacted by third parties, we may use this
information to select which names to provide to a particular third party in
order to present you with products and services that are most likely to appeal
to you, but we will not disclose this type of information, other than your
contact information, to any such third party.
What choices do I have regarding the use of my information?
- Reading this Privacy Policy
should help you understand how any information you share with us might be
used. If you feel concerned about any of these uses, you might elect not
to participate in certain services, features, or products that we
offer. We will never collect personal information about you without your
knowledge, so the decision whether or not to share this information is
completely up to you.
How do I "opt-out"?
- You also have the ability to
terminate e-mail correspondence from us at any time. You will either
be given the chance to opt out of direct mailings when you disclose
your e-mail address to us, you can simply send a request to Contact Us.
- If you feel concerned about
the cookies that are sent between our computers and yours, you
may, through your Web browser, either choose to reject them
automatically, or have your computer prompt you before accepting
them. Generally this is done by selecting the appropriate cookies setting
on your Web browser usually found in Internet Options or references.
Please note, however, that some of our features and services depend on the
use of cookies. Therefore, you will be unable to take advantage of
those features if you choose not to accept cookies.
How can I access and change my information?
- To view, edit, or delete the
personal information you submitted at one of our sites during registration
or elsewhere as described above, follow the instructions found in the My
Profile or Edit Your Profile area of the site where you registered. If you
would like us to delete the personal information we may gather from you in
the other areas described above, please send a request to
Contact Us
How is my information protected?
- Whenever personal information
about you is stored on our computers, that information is
password-protected from unauthorized access or use. In addition, this
information is kept only on servers that are located behind a
firewall, which makes their contents inaccessible to outside users.
- Of course, we appreciate your
help in safeguarding the integrity of your own and others’ privacy.
We hope you will use common sense whenever you disclose personal
information over the Internet. Just as importantly, we encourage you to
let us know immediately if you suspect that the information you share
with us is being used in any way contrary to this Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy: Outside Links
- This Privacy Policy only
applies to Web sites owned or operated by the H&R Group. Our
pages contain links to sites outside our control. Please be aware
that these sites may collect information about you, and operate
according to their own privacy practices, which may differ from this
Privacy Policy. Remember that once you are outside our family of Web
sites, any information you submit is outside of our control.
