Nagase Philippines International Services Corp./Nagase Philippines Corp. (“NAGASE” or “we”) appreciates your visit to our website (our “Website”) and your interest in NAGASE, NAGASE Group, our services, and products. “NAGASE Group” means Nagase & Co., Ltd. and its global network companies indicated at Global Privacy Policy [Global Privacy Policy | NAGASE).
This Personal Data Protection Policy (this “Privacy Policy”) aims to give you (“you”, “Business Partners”, or “data subject” (including those who may become business partners, and including their officers and employees)) data on how NAGASE collects and processes your Personal Data (defined below) collected through our Website and/or offline activities and communications in the course of our business operations.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We therefore ask you to check it periodically for updates. The top of the page indicates when this Privacy Policy was last updated.

This Privacy Policy applies to the data obtained solely by NAGASE.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to data collected by any third party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or on our Website.

This Privacy Policy is subject to any additional terms of disclaimers or other contractual terms you have entered into with NAGASE such as client privacy statements or notices, and any applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines on the protection of Personal Data. Please be aware that for certain services, NAGASE may provide you with privacy statements in addition to, or in place of, this Privacy Policy, as appropriate.

In this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Personal Data” refers to any information whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.

“Process” or “Processing” refers to any operation or any set of operations performed upon personal information including, but not limited to, the collection, recording, organization, storage, updating or modification, retrieval, consultation, use, consolidation, blocking, erasure or destruction of data.

We may Process different kinds of Personal Data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
 

• Identity Data includes name, country, company, position, employer number, user account data, date of birth and gender.
• Contact Data includes, email address, telephone numbers, office location address, billing address, delivery address.
• Financial Data includes bank account and payment card details.
• Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, date and time of your access, time zone setting and location, browser type and version, your device identifies, your internet or wireless service provider and other technology on the devices you use to access this Website.
   

We do not collect following data from you:
 

• race, creed, social status, medical history, criminal record, record as a criminal victim
• physical handicap, intellectual handicap, mental disorder
• results of medical examination and other examination
• health guidance, medical treatment / dispensing information
• proceedings concerning criminal cases such as arrest and search, having the data subject as the suspect or the accused
• proceedings concerning protection cases of juveniles such as protective dispositions, having the data subject as a juvenile delinquent person or a person suspected to be a juvenile delinquent

We use different methods to collect Personal Data from and about you including through:
 

• Direct interactions. You may give us your Identity, Contact and Financial Data by exchanging business card, sending emails or filling in forms or otherwise.
• Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our Website, we (and service providers acting on our behalf) will automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this Technical Data by using Cookies, web beacons or other similar tools. Web browsers are usually set by default to accept Cookies (including web beacons) but you may easily change this by modifying the settings of your browser. However, please note that should you choose to disable Cookies, you may be unable to use part of the functions of this Website.
  If you do not agree to the use of Cookies, please select "Reject all Cookies" on our Cookie banner. However, essential Cookies cannot be rejected. You may change your consent/rejection selection at any time on the Cookie Settings page below.
  Cookie Policy : https://www.nagase.com/privacy/cookie-policy/

We will process your Personal Data when the applicable law allows us to. Most commonly, we will process your Personal Data in the following circumstances, to the extent permitted by the applicable law:
 

• Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
• Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.
• Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
   

While your consent may be solicited to process your Personal Data, we may also process Personal Data without your consent, such as when processing is allowed under Section 12 or Section 13 of the Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA).

Where the DPA and other applicable data protection laws require us to obtain your consent to such Processing of your Personal Data, we will ask for your consent. If you wish to withdraw your consent to Process your Personal Data, please contact us as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section.

In all instances, we assure you that processing your personal data will strictly follow the provisions of the DPA especially the general data privacy principles of Transparency, Legitimate Purpose, and Proportionality.

We use your Personal Data on the lawful basis above for the following purposes:
 

• Notify and greet based on social customs.
• Provide you with information, products or services.
• Enter into contracts with you and perform our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
• Fulfill customer inquiries and respond to any problems that may arise, such as difficulties in navigating our Website or accessing certain features.
• Send samples, price quotations, products, and information.
• Develop new products and services.
• Send you newsletters, features, promotional material, surveys, and other updates.
• Analyze your interests based on your browsing history or buying history on our Website.
• Send you emails and/or postal messages with information about the brand and other content of NAGASE Group we think may be of interest to you.
• Develop and provide advertising tailored to your interests, including interest-based advertising.
• Personalize your experience on our Website by presenting products and information tailored to you.
• Evaluate and administer products and services of NAGASE Group.
• Gauge our customers' trends to determine what products and services are popular with our customers.
• Provide information relating to NAGASE Group’s business activities and for exchange of such information.
• Provide services relating to or connected to services other than those described above.
• Share your Personal Data among NAGASE Group for the purposes listed above or for administrative purposes inside NAGASE Group.

We may disclose certain categories of your Personal Data as may be necessary for the purposes stated above when the applicable law allows us:
 

• To NAGASE Group.
• To our service providers with the appropriate management and supervision including those providing us with cloud computing, customer relation management, marketing automation, advertising, messaging or other application, business travel arrangement, courier, receptionist, conference/event arrangement, hospitality, accommodation.
• To a party that merge or acquire part or all of our business or assets.

In order to request disclosure of your Personal Data, or to make inquiries or complaints regarding the use of such information, please contact us in accordance with “How to Contact Us” below.

We may also disclose your Personal Data:
 

• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
• To protect life, body, or property, and when it is difficult to obtain consent of the data subject.
• To enhance public hygiene or promote sound upbringing of children, and when it is difficult to obtain a consent of the data subject.

As part of our global business operations, NAGASE may transfer your personal data to third parties located outside of Philippines. In accordance with the DPA, we ensure that such transfers are conducted lawfully and securely.

Information to Be Disclosed or Notified
 

• Items of personal data to be transferred : Full name, company name, email address.
• The country to which the personal data will be transferred, and the timing and method of the transfer : The personal data will be transferred to Japan. The transfer will be conducted electronically at the time of service provision.
• The name and contact information of the recipient (in case of a corporation, its name and contact details) : The recipient of the personal data is Nagase & Co., Ltd. [Tokiwabashi Tower, 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8142, Japan]
• The purpose of use and the retention/use period of the personal data by the recipient : The personal data will be used by Nagase & Co., Ltd. for service coordination and communication, and retained for the duration necessary to fulfill the stated purpose, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• The method, procedure, and effect of refusing the transfer of personal data : Customers will fill in the form in our Website after agreeing to the Privacy Policy (which includes consenting to transfer of information to third parties as disclosed therein) when they want to make inquiries. Inquiries will be received by MPO (Nagase Co., Ltd.) and then forwarded to Nagase Philippines. The data of inquiries will be stored at Salesforce, which server is located in the United States of America (U.S.A.).
   

NAGASE will implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as contractual protections (e.g., standard contractual clauses in accordance with the Republic Act No. 10173), participation in privacy certification programs (e.g., CBPR), and other legally recognized mechanisms to ensure that your personal data is adequately protected.

We will retain your Personal Data we collected for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. After such retention period, your Personal Data will be deleted promptly and safely.

We respect your privacy rights and provide you with reasonable access to your Personal Data that you have provided. Based on the applicable law to your Personal Data, and within the limits of the applicable law, you may have the right to access, obtain, rectification, move, copy, or transfer Personal Data securely, erasure, blocking, restrict Processing, object to Processing, suspension of data transfer, withdraw consent, claim compensation if you believe you suffered damages due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal data or for violating your rights and freedoms as a data subject, and file a complaint with the NPC if your personal information has been misused, maliciously disclosed, or improperly disposed of or that your data privacy rights have been violated. To exercise your rights, please contact us in accordance with “How to Contact Us” below.

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the information submitted to us, both during transmission at our Website and once we receive it. We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your Personal Data collected by us against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorized alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse, and any other unlawful form of Processing of your Personal Data in our possession.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. NAGASE cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. NAGASE also cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If you believe your Personal Data has been compromised, please contact us as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected Personal Data breach and will notify of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

Within the limits of applicable law, our Business Partners located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restrict Processing, object to Processing, data portability, and not be subject to a decision making based solely on automated Processing, including profiling, with legal or similarly significant effects. In addition, our Business Partners located in the EEA may withdraw their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time. If you wish to exercise any of the above rights or withdraw your consent, please contact us in accordance with “How to Contact Us” below.
Our Business Partners located in the EEA also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority concerning the processing of their personal data.

From time to time, in order to comply with changes in applicable law or for legitimate business purposes, we may make changes to this Privacy Policy. Any changes we make will be displayed on our Website. Please check back from time to time to ensure that you have read the most recent version of this Privacy Policy.

If you exercise your rights that are referred to in this Privacy Policy or you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us from our Website titled “Contact Us” https://www.nagase.com/contact-us

Alternatively, you can contact us in writing at:

Nagase Philippines International Services Corp.
PHASE 5 118 EAST MAIN AVENUE BRGY. MALAMIG LAGUNA TECHNOPARK 4024 CITY OF BIÑAN LAGUNA REGION IV-A (CALABARZON

Nagase Philippines Corp.
8TH FLOOR ONE AYALA AVENUE SOUTH TOWER, AYALA AVENUE CORNER EDSA, AYALA CENTER, SAN LORENZO 1223 CITY OF MAKATI NCR, FOURTH DISTRICT PHILIPPINES