Use of Site

Your access and use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you do not have authority to use this site. If you breach any of these terms and conditions, your authorization to use this site automatically terminates. Upon termination of your authorization to use this site, you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials, and cease any further use of the site. Yamagata America, Inc. reserves the right to change these terms and conditions without notice. Your use of the site is subject to the most current version of the terms and conditions posted on the site at the time of such use.

Disclaimer

THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL YAMAGATA AMERICA, INC. OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS, EVEN IF YAMAGATA AMERICA, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Yamagata America, Inc. and its suppliers further do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained within this site. Yamagata America, Inc. may make changes to this information or materials, or to the products or services described therein, at any time without notice. Yamagata America, Inc. makes no commitment to update the information or materials on this site.

External Links

Any links to any external third-party sites are not under the control of Yamagata America, Inc. and Yamagata America, Inc. is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Yamagata America, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. Yamagata America, Inc. does not endorse companies or products to which it links and reserves the right to note as such on its web pages. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

Reservation of Rights

Yamagata America, Inc. may revise these terms and conditions at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current terms and conditions because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these terms and conditions may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this Site.

PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

Yamagata America, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. When using this website, you may be asked to provide certain personal information. Yamagata America, Inc. asks for and maintains such information on its visitors, customers and partners to provide a better, more personal experience. Yamagata America, Inc. will never sell or trade any of your personal information obtained through your use of this website to any third parties unless you have expressly authorized us to do so.

You always have the option of not providing any personal information requested during the use of this website. This privacy statement describes the conduct and practices of Yamagata America, Inc. as it applies to the personal and non-personal information collected through your use of this website.

Cookies

Yamagata America, Inc. utilizes cookies in order for its server to recognize a return visitor as a unique user. Cookies are small text files placed in the "Cookies" folder on a visitor's hard disk and allow Yamagata America, Inc. to remember the visitor. Cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on a visitor’s computer. All web-browsers offer the option to refuse any cookie, and if a visitor refuses the Yamagata America cookie then Yamagata America does not gather any information on that visitor through the use of cookies.

Information Gathered

Yamagata America, Inc. will gather non-personal information including the type of browser and operating system a visitor is using, the visitor’s IP address, their navigation patterns, cookies, and referring site. The above described information is only gathered while the visitor is on the Yamagata America website. Yamagata America, Inc. monitors how a visitor arrives at the website, but cannot and will not gather information about other sites the visitor has been on.

At times, Yamagata America, Inc. may ask for more specific contact information to be entered as a means of registration before accessing a certain part of the site. Yamagata America, Inc. uses this information to understand its visitors and, with permission, to provide visitors with updates on the company and its products. A visitor has the option to refuse such information.

Usages of Info

Yamagata America, Inc. will not sell or rent your personal information to third-parties for marketing purposes unless you have granted us permission to do so.

Yamagata America, Inc. may share your personal information within the Yamagata family of companies, including any of our worldwide subsidiaries for purposes of data processing or storage.

Yamagata America, Inc. may also share your personal information with authorized third-party agents or contractors in order to provide a requested service or transaction. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide third-party agents with the minimum amount of personal information necessary to complete the requested service or transaction.

Yamagata America, Inc. may respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process by disclosing your personal information and other related information, if necessary, as may be required by law. We also may choose to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

Yamagata America, Inc. may collect and possibly share personal information and any other additional information available to us in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Yamagata America's Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law.

Anonymity

Yamagata America, Inc. allows each of its client sites to give visitors requiring complete anonymity and privacy, the option to not be engaged by the Yamagata America system. Visitors will have the option of removing themselves from availability immediately upon entering the site by clicking on a privacy button, or when an agent requests a conversation they may opt not to accept. When engaged in an online chat session with an agent, the visitor may end the session at any time.

Links to External Websites

Yamagata America, Inc.’s websites may provide links to other third-party websites which are outside our control and not covered by this policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) sites.  

Reservation of Rights

Yamagata America, Inc. reserves the right to change this privacy statement at any time by making changes to this policy on the Yamagata America website. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, please contact the Yamagata America Privacy Department directly at info@YamagataAmerica.com

Safe Harbor

Yamagata America, Inc. abides by the safe harbor framework set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information collected from the European Union. You’ll find more information about the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Program at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor