Privacy Policy

Please read this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) carefully. Your use of www.knife-life.jp (the “Website”) to access the Website and purchase products (the “Products”) offered by JTC Inc. (“Knife-Life Japan” or “we” or “our” or “us”) on the Website, and your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions (the “Agreement”) by using the Website creates a binding, legal Agreement between Knife-Life Japan and you (“you” or “your”). The Agreement and this Privacy Policy shall govern your access to the Website and purchase of Products. This Privacy Policy also describes how Knife-Life Japan collects and uses the information you post to the Website and provide to Knife-Life Japan. Agreement and this Privacy Policy may be collectively referred to as the Agreement, are intended to be read together. In the event of a conflict between the Agreement and this Privacy Policy, the terms of the Agreement shall prevail. Your use of the Website shall also become the effective date of this Privacy Policy (the “Effective Date”). If you choose to accept this Privacy Policy, you must do so as written, without modification. If you do not accept this Privacy Policy, you will not be allowed to access the Website. By using the Website, you accept the terms and conditions described in this Privacy Policy. You warrant and represent that you are at least 18 years old and have the legal authority to enter into this Privacy Policy as an individual or on behalf of your employer. Knife-Life Japan and you are individuals, a “party” and collectively, the “parties.”

1. Personal Information

When purchasing Products, you agree to provide the information requested on the Website entirely and accurately. As part of the purchase process, Knife-Life Japan asks you to provide your name, a method by which to contact you (such as a telephone number or email address), your location, your age, the Products you wish to purchase, your credit card or debit card information, and other information. Additionally, Knife-Life Japan may request identification when a credit card payment is made. You are responsible for providing complete and accurate information (“Personal Information”). Knife-Life Japan may occasionally send informational emails, such as newsletters, to registered users. To opt-out of these informational emails, please follow the “unsubscribe” directions in those emails.

2. Updates to Privacy Policy

Knife-Life Japan RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE WEBSITE AND THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN ITS DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

3. Children’s Privacy

The Website and the Products are directed to people who are at least 18 years old. ) Knife-Life Japan does not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are aware that Knife-Life Japan has collected Personal Information from someone under the age of 18, please alert Knife-Life Japan at info@knife-life.jp, and the information will be removed from our system soon as reasonably possible. Furthermore, Knife-Life Japan does not knowingly aggregate or provide Public Information about people under the age of 18.

4. Third Parties

Except as expressly provided in this Privacy Policy, Knife-Life Japan will not share your Personal Information with third parties without your permission. Knife-Life Japan does not sell your Personal Information to third parties. Knife-Life Japan may provide aggregated statistical information (such as the city or country in which you live) to third parties to describe Knife-Life Japan’s services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes. Knife-Life Japan will not, however, disclose any personally identifiable information to these parties without your express permission or unless permitted by this Privacy Policy.

You understand and agree that we monitor usage on the Website and the purchases of Products and that we may share your use of the Website and Services, including Personal Information, with law enforcement agencies and officials in response to inquiries or if we have reason to believe that your use of the Website and purchase of Products is for any unlawful purpose. Furthermore, we may also share your use of the Website and asset of Products, including Personal Information, to third parties without your prior consent as required by law, a court order, a subpoena, legal process, governmental request, to investigate fraud, or as Knife-Life Japan determines is necessary or advisable to protect its interests or your safety or the safety of others.

We may also provide your Personal Information to companies that provide services to help our business activities; hoWe may also provide your Personal Information to companies that provide services to help us with our business activities, such as hosting or analytics providers or to process your form of payment, such as a credit or debit card. These companies are authorized to use your Personal Information only as necessary to provide these services to us. We will not be liable for their acts or omissions, and you shall hold us harmless for such acts or omissions.

If you have any questions about how Knife-Life Japan protects your Personal Information, or if you wish to update or remove your Personal Information from Knife-Life Japan’s database, please feel free to contact us at info@knife-life.jp.

We will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Products. In addition, we will keep and use your Personal Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, as required by law, or for applicable statutes of limitations periods. Subject to your right to remove Personal Information as described below and our right to remove posted information in violation of the terms of this Privacy Policy, your posted information may remain on the Website as stated in this paragraph. Knife-Life Japan reserves the right to remove your posted information at any time for any reason.

5. Cookies

Knife-Life Japan uses cookies on the Website. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. When you log in to Knife-Life Japan, the session ID cookie allows us to maintain a unique and secure (encrypted) connection with the user. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period. Knife-Life Japan uses persistent session cookies to assist in navigation and for showing custom messages to you. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” directory. If you reject cookies, you may still use the Website, but your ability to use some areas of the Website, such as logging in, will be limited.

Our partners, affiliates, and tracking utility companies use cookies, and this Privacy Policy does not cover service providers. We do not have access or control over these cookies. Our partners, affiliates, tracking utility company, and service providers use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate the Website.

6. Linking Policy

The Website may contain links to other websites. Knife-Life Japan does not intend those links to be referrals or endorsements of the linked entities unless expressly stated. These links are provided because they may be of interest to you and other Knife-Life Japan users. Knife-Life Japan is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of different websites. Therefore, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of any website you visit carefully.

Our Website may also include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button and widgets, the Instagram button, or interactive mini-programs that run on the Website. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on the Website, and set a cookie to enable the feature to function correctly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the Website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

You can also log in to the Website using sign-in services such as Facebook and Google. These services will authenticate your identity and provide you the option to share certain personal information with us, such as your name and email address, to pre-populate our sign-up form. In addition, services like Facebook Connect give you the option to post information about your activities on the Website to your profile page to share with others within your network.

7.Contests and sweepstakes

From time to time, we may offer surveys, contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions on our websites or through social media (collectively, “Promotions”). Participation in our Promotions is completely voluntary. Information requested for entry may include Personal Information. Promotion may be held under privacy policy or terms and conditions that are in addition to or separate from this Privacy Policy. If the terms of the Promotion’s privacy policy or terms of use conflict with this Privacy Policy, those additional or separate provisions will prevail. We use the information you provide to administer our Promotions. Unless prohibited by the Promotion’s rules or law, we may also use the information provided to communicate with you or other people you select about our products and services. We may share this information with our affiliates and other organizations or service providers in line with this Privacy Policy and the rules posted for our Promotions.

8. Security

The security of your Personal Information is essential to Knife-Life Japan. When you enter sensitive information such as a credit card number to purchase the Products, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). Knife-Life Japan follows generally accepted standards to protect the Personal Information you submit to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9.Testimonial/Reviews about Products

By posting your testimonial/reviews, you give us permission to reprint or use the testimonial/reviews connected with our business. You also are agreeing to the following:

• The reprint or use of the testimonial/reviews will be at our discretion and without compensation;
• We may use the testimonial/reviews with or without any pseudo (pen) name credit;
• Our right to use the testimonial/reviews is perpetual and may be assigned by us.

1. We may use the testimonial/reviews locally, nationally, or globally. Such use may be made in any media, information, or communication platform (including Internet advertising) currently in use or later developed;
2. You and not someone else composed and posted the testimonial/reviews.

Please note that any information you include in testimonials/reviews may be read, collected, and used by anyone.

10. Term and Termination

The term of this Privacy Policy shall begin on the Effective Date and continue until terminated as expressly provided in this Privacy Policy (the “Term”). The Agreement and this Privacy Policy shall run concurrently, and if either ceases, then the other shall automatically terminate. You may terminate this Privacy Policy at any time by delivering an email to Knife-Life Japan at info@knife-life.jp. Knife-Life Japan may immediately terminate this Privacy Policy as required by law or due to your breach of any provision of this Privacy Policy in Knife-Life Japan’s determination. Termination will become effective immediately. Upon termination, all license rights granted herein shall immediately terminate, and you will not be allowed to use the Website or purchase Products.

11. Disputes

Except where prohibited, the user agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the use of the products, services, websites, or other communications, shall be resolved individually, exclusively through mediation and or arbitration, and without resort to any form of class action.

12.Your Consent

BY ACCEPTING OUR PRIVACY POLICY, YOU EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZE US TO USE THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, WHICH MAY BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, EVEN IF SUCH INFORMATION IS COVERED BY LOCAL BANKING LAWS AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS UNDER SUCH BANKING LAWS CONCERNING US AND ANY OF OUR TRUSTED BUSINESS PARTNERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT SHARING OF SUCH INFORMATION IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE, AND THIS CONSENT IS GIVEN FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US.

Further Information

If you have any further questions or would like more information, please contact us at:

Knife-Life Japan 1-13-10 Hatchobori, Chuoku, Tokyo 104-0032 Japan +81(3) 3523-5732 (Local and International) info@knife-life.jp