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Privacy Policy

OMRON Asia Pacific Private Limited, Industrial Automation Company (hereinafter referred to as the Company) strictly observes all applicable laws and ordinances related to personal information, but further pledges to manage and use personal information supplied by an individual to the Company or collected online on this Web Site in an appropriate manner, in conformance with our Privacy Policy stipulated below:

1. Personal Information

By "personal information" the Company refers to information by which an individual is or may be identified (including information that by itself cannot identify an individual but can easily be associated with other personally identifiable information). Such information could be in the form of written or printed text, symbols, images, sounds, and data processed or stored in computers or other digital or electronic devices. Specifically, personal information includes, but is not limited to names, ages, telephone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, company names, information regarding products or services purchased, and details of inquiries to the Company.

2. Basic Policy of Personal Information Protection

Basic Policy of Personal Information protection of OMRON Asia Pacific (hereinafter referred to as OMRON) is as follows. The Company also observes this Basic Policy.

OMRON collects, uses and provides personal information in an appropriate manner.
OMRON implements strict security measures to prevent illegal access, loss, and/or leakage of personal information to third parties.
OMRON strictly observes all applicable Japanese laws, rules, and internal regulations regarding the handling of personal information.
OMRON strives to continuously improve its practices to protect personal information.

3. Name of Business Entity Handling Personal Information

OMRON Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

4. Purposes of Usage of Personal Information

Personal information obtained from customers will be used for the following purposes:

Provision and guidance of various information including information concerning the products and services handled by OMRON, its affiliates, or other business partners (hereinafter referred to as the products)
Guidance and execution of events including campaigns and exhibitions concerning the products
Provision of samples and various materials including catalogs and CD-ROMs concerning the products
Implementation and analysis of questionnaires for planning, development and sales of the products
Provision and maintenance of the products ordered or purchased by customers

5. Shared Use of Personal Information

The Company will share Personal Information as follows:

(1) Scope of shared use
Subsidiaries of OMRON and the Company's distributor.

(2) Purpose of use by the user

Provision and guidance of various information including information concerning the products
Guidance and execution of events including campaigns and exhibitions concerning the products
Provision of samples and various materials including catalogs and CD-ROMs concerning the products
Implementation and analysis of questionnaires for planning, development and sales of the products
Provision and maintenance of the products ordered or purchased by customers

(3) Shared Use of Personal Data Items
Company Name, Company Address, Business Office, Division Name, Position, Name, Age, Telephone No., Fax No., E-mail Address

(4) Name of the Person Responsible for the Personal Data Items
OMRON Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Industrial Automation Company
438A Alexandra Road, #05-05/08, Alexandra Technopark, Singapore 119967

6. Supply of Personal Information to Third Parties

The Company will not supply or disclose personal information to any third party without consent of customers, except in the following cases:

When the Company is required to do so by a legally enforced order.
If such information is required for the protection of a person's life, body or property, and consent from the relevant individual cannot be readily obtained.
If such information is required especially for the improvement of public health or the promotion of sound nurturing of children, and consent from the relevant individual cannot be readily obtained.
If it becomes necessary by legal ordinance to cooperate with a government agency, public authorities, or parties authorized by them, and there is concern that seeking the relevant individual's consent may hinder the execution of the relevant duties.
If a task is subcontracted in whole or in part to a business partner. In such a case, an agreement concerning the handling of personal information and personal information security will be formed with the subcontractor, to ensure appropriate handling of personal information.
Other exceptional cases provided in Article 23 of Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

7. Requests for Disclosure, etc. of Personal Information

The Company will answer, within a reasonable time period, requests from the relevant individual or a party acting on behalf of that individual for disclosure of and amendments, additions, or deletions to the content of the personal information collected and / or used by the Company, or suspension of use or erasure of the personal information (hereinafter referred to as "disclosure requests, etc."). To make disclosure requests, etc., please contact us at the URL noted below in section 8.

8. Inquiries

For further inquiries or grievances regarding handling of personal information, please contact us.

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