Privacy Policy

Introduction

Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes:

  1. The types of information we may collect or that you may provide when you access or use our website (“Website”).
  2. Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This Privacy Policy DOES NOT apply to information that:

  1. We collect offline or on any websites you may access through the Website.
  2. You provide to or is collected by any third party (see Third Party Information Collection).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not access or use the Website. By accessing or using the Website you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of the Website after we revise this Privacy Policy means you accept those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates.

Information We Collect and How We Collect It

We collect several types of personal information from and about users of our Website, which may include the following:

  1. Identifiers, such as name, address, email address, and/or telephone number.
  2. Internet or network activity information, such as information generated from interactions with our online services, such as data collected through server logs and cookies and similar technologies.

We collect personal information:

  1. Directly from you when you provide any information to us.
  2. Automatically when you use the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, referring URL, and information collected through cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
  3. From third parties, for example, our business partners and service providers.

The personal information we collect on or through the Website may include:

  1. Information you provide when you report a problem with the Website.
  2. Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses and phone numbers), if you contact us.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

When you access and use the Website, we may use technology to automatically collect:

  1. Usage Details. When you access and use the Website, we may automatically collect certain details of your access to and use of the Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on or through the Website.
  2. Device Information. We may collect information about your mobile device or computer device and internet connection, including the device's unique device identifier, IP address, operating system, browser type, and mobile network information.
  3. Location Information. This Website collects real-time and/or historic information about the location of your device in coordination with the Website.

Information Collection Technologies

The technologies we may use for automatic information collection may include:

  1. Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your mobile device or computer device. It may be possible to refuse to accept mobile cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your device. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.
  2. Javascipt. As is common with many modern websites, your web browser may download and execute Javascript code when you use our Website. This may include code that collects details on how you use our Website. We may gather any such information and share it with third parties only as necessary to maintain and improve the Website.

Please see our Cookie Policy provided on the Website for further information on how we use technology to automatically collect information.

Third-Party Information Collection

When you use the Website or its content, certain third parties may use automatic information collection technologies to collect information about you or your device. These third parties may include certain application providers, content providers, and analytic companies.

These third parties may use tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use this Website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:

  1. Provide you with the Website and its contents, and any other information or services that you request from us.
  2. Maintain and improve the Website.
  3. Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
  4. For any other purpose with your consent.
  5. For any legitimate business purpose as permitted by applicable law.

The usage information we collect helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized experience by enabling us to:

  1. Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.

Data Protection Rights

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual without restriction.

In addition, we may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:

  1. To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
  2. To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held us about our users is among the assets transferred.
  3. To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
  4. For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  5. With your consent.
  6. To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  7. To enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including the Terms and Conditions.
  8. If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc.

Data Protection Rights

Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. You are entitled to the following:

  1. You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
  2. You have the right to request that Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. correct any information, including personal information, that you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. to complete information, including personal information, you believe is incomplete.
  3. You have the right to request that Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. erase your personal information.
  4. You have the right to request that Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. restrict the processing of your personal information.
  5. You have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. Please note that your withdrawal will only take effect for future processing and will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.
  6. You have the right to request that Sumitomo Forestry America, Inc. transfer the data that we have collected directly to you.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth in ‘Contact Information’ section below.

“Do Not Track” Disclosure

We do not collect or respond to Do Not Track signals and our websites do not function differently based on any Do Not Track preferences that may be received. For more information on Do Not Track signals, please visit https://allaboutdnt.com/.

Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted through our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the consequences of any attempt you make to circumvent any privacy settings or security measures we provide, including any consequences of attempting to share your account with another person.

Retention of Your Information

  1. We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy unless otherwise required by law. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
  2. We will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Retention of Your Information

Your personal information may be held in our possession in the United States. Depending on where you are located and the information provided to us, the personal information may be transferred to and maintained by us on servers located in the United States, which may not have the same data protection laws. However, we take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law. By providing such information through the Website, you hereby expressly consent to such transfer and processing of your data personal information into the United States.

Information about Minors

The Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect any personal and/or identifiable information from children under 18. If we learn we have collected or received any personal and/or identifiable information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any personal and/or identifiable information from or about a child under 18 please contact us as set forth in the ‘Contact Information’ section below.

Supplemental Notice for Residents of Certain US States

This section is for residents of states that have adopted comprehensive privacy legislation and others that may come into effect from time to time, including, but not limited to California, Connecticut, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia (collectively, “Applicable State Laws”)

The below table describes the categories of personal information that we have collected and whether we have disclosed that personal information for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months.

Category of Personal Information Collected Category of Third Parties Personal Information is Disclosed to for a Business Purpose
Identifiers.

A real name, alias, postal address, Internet Protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
  1. Service providers
  2. Business partners
  3. Affiliates
  4. Other users or third parties you share or interact with
  5. Internet service providers
  6. Data analytics providers
  7. Operating systems and platforms
Personal information categories

A name, signature, address, telephone number.
  1. Service providers
  2. Business partners
  3. Affiliates
  4. Other users or third parties you share or interact with
  5. Internet service providers
  6. Data analytics providers
  7. Operating systems and platforms
Internet or other electronic network activity

Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
  1. Service providers
  2. Business partners
  3. Affiliates
  4. Other users or third parties you share or interact with
  5. Internet service providers
  6. Data analytics providers
  7. Operating systems and platforms

Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

We do not, and will not, sell personal information to any third-party. We also do not, and will not, share any personal information with third-parties for the third-parties’ marketing purposes.

Privacy Rights

You may request the following information about how we have collected and used your personal information during the past 12 months:

  1. The categories of personal information we collected.
  2. The categories of sources from which we collected the personal information.
  3. The business or commercial purpose for collecting and/or selling personal information.
  4. The categories of third parties with whom we shared personal information.
  5. The categories of personal information that we sold or disclosed for a business purpose.
  6. You may request a copy of the personal information of the personal information that we have collected about you during the past 12 months.
  7. You can ask us to delete the personal information that we have collected from you.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To submit requests to exercise your privacy rights as described herein, please contact us as set forth in the ‘Contact Information’ section below. When submitting such request, you must provide your full name, address, phone number, email address, and affiliation, if any. We will use such information to attempt to verify your identity by comparing the information provided to the information collected and/or maintained by us.

Right to Not Be Discriminated Against

You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment from us for the exercise of the privacy rights conferred by the Applicable State Laws. Unless permitted by the Applicable State Laws, we will not:

  1. Deny you goods or services.
  2. Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
  3. Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
  4. Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

Individuals with Disabilities

If you have a disability and need access to this Privacy Policy in a different format, please contact us as set forth in the ‘Contact Information’ section below.

California Shine the Light Law

In addition to these rights, pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light” law, California consumers who share personal information with us have the right to request and obtain from us once per year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their personal information (if any) for direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of personal information disclosed to those parties. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us as set forth in the ‘Contact Information’ section below.

Authorized Agent

Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To authorize an agent, provide written authorization signed by you and your designated agent and contact us as set forth in ‘Contact Information’ section below.

Verification.

To protect your privacy, we will take steps to reasonably verify your identity before fulfilling your request. These steps may involve asking you to provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative, or to answer questions regarding your use of our Website.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat your personal information, we will post the new privacy policy via the Website.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, please contact us at contact@sfcus.com or 844-943-3393.

Last modified: July 25th, 2024