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Personal Data We collect by technical means:
In addition to any information that you choose to provide to the Site, whenever you visit or interact with the Site, We, as well as any third-party analytics providers or other service providers, may use a variety of technologies that automatically or passively collect information about how the Site is accessed and used, including but not limited to, browser type, operating system, the page served, time on the Site, and the preceding page views, which might be qualified as Personal Data ("
Usage Information "). We may also automatically collect your IP address or other unique identifiers ("
Device Identifiers") for the computer, mobile device, technology or other device (collectively, "
Devices") you use to access the Site. A Device Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to your Device when you access a property or its servers, and Our computers identify your Device by its Device Identifier. Some mobile service providers may also provide Us or Our third-party service providers with information regarding the physical location of the Device used to access the Site. The technologies used on the Site to collect Usage Information, including Device Identifiers, include:
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Cookies, which may be html files, Flash files or other technology, are small text files that help store user preferences and activity ("Cookies• "). A Cookie is placed on a Device when that Device is used to access or visit the Site. Cookies may be used for many purposes, such as remembering you and your preferences, tracking your visits to the Site and customizing your experience on the Site. You may configure your browser or Device to block the use of certain cookies. However, please note that if you choose to disable cookies on your Device, some features of the Site and Our online offerings may not function properly.
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Web Beacons, also known as image tags, pixel tags, clear GIFS or web bugs, are small pieces of code used to collect advertising data, such as counting page views, promotion views or advertising responses (“Web Beacons”). Web Beacons or similar technologies may be used for various purposes, including, without limitation, to count visitors to the Site, to monitor how users navigate the Site, to count how many sent emails were actually opened or to determine whether content sent was actually viewed.
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Embedded Scripts: An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the Site, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your Device from Our server or a third-party service provider, is active only while you are connected to the Site, and is deactivated or deleted thereafter.
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Ad Serving and Traffic Measurement Services
We license technology to serve advertisements on the Site and within its videos and other content as that content is served across the Internet. In addition, We may use third party network advertisers to serve advertisements on the Site and third-party analytics service providers (such as Google Analytics https://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/partners/) to evaluate and provide Us with information about the use of the Site and viewing of Our content. We do not share the information that you provide to Us, such as your name and/or email address with these third parties, but ad network providers, the advertisers, the sponsors, and/or analytics service providers may set and access their own cookies, web beacons and embedded scripts on your Device from the Site. These cookies, web beacons, and embedded scripts may collect personal information or other information about your use of the Site over time and other third-party websites or applications and they may otherwise collect or have access to information about you, including Usage Information. Cookies and web beacons, including those set by third party network advertisers, may be used to, among other things, target advertisements, prevent you from seeing the same advertisements too many times, or conduct research regarding the usefulness of certain advertisements to you.
Please note that third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you visit or use the Site or other online websites and services. For example, some third parties' embedded content or plugins on the Site, such as social media sharing tools, allow their operators to learn that you have visited or interacted with the Site, and they may combine this information with other, identifiable information they have collected about your visits to other websites or online services. These third parties may handle this information, and other information they directly collect through their content and plugins, pursuant to their own privacy policies.
Online Tracking.Some web browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. How browsers communicate the Do Not Track signal is not yet uniform. For this reason, the Site do not respond to such signals, except where required by law.
Cookie Management Tool. You can either allow or refuse Us to set and use Cookies and similar technologies by setting your preference on the Cookie Preference Center.