The website of the National Gardens Association (http:www.fng.or.jp ; hereinafter referred to as “our site”) acquires information about users of our web page to the extent necessary for smooth operation of service (information provision via the website, acceptance of commentsinquiries, etc.) provided at the website of the National Gardens Associations . Information acquired will be handled properly and used only for the purposes for which it is acquired.

( i ) Our site automatically acquires information such as Internet domain, IP address, and other such information about access to our site. While cookies (information transmitted from the server to the user’s browser and stored on the user’s computer in order to identify users) are used in part of our website, in sending cookies, we do not collect personal information that would identify a user. Users may also set their browsers not to receive cookies at any time.
( ii ) In case of marketing events, taking sign ups, or taking surverys, we may ask to register user attributes.

Information automatically gathered as described in 2.

( i ) above will be used as reference in order to conduct website services in a smooth manner. Information automatically gathered as described in 2
( ii ) above will be used only for smooth operation of the events.

The National Gardens Association, except in the case of compliance with disclosure requests provided for by law, or as a result of illegal access, other unlawful acts or other special reasons, will not use nor transfer to a third party the information acquired for any purposes other than those in the “Purposes of use” delineated above.

The National Gardens Association takes necessary measures to administer acquired information appropriately in order to prevent the leakage, loss or destruction of acquired information.

This privacy policy applies only to our website.