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Start Comparing NowAkiba Hobby World K.K. values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information in connection with your use of our online platform and related services, including our online retail store, pre-order services, and any other services offered through our site.
We collect different types of information in connection with our online platform:
Personal Data: This is information that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly. This may include your name, postal address, email address, phone number, payment information (processed securely by third-party payment processors), and details necessary to fulfill your orders, such as shipping information. We collect this information when you create an account, place an order, sign up for newsletters, or contact us.
Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you access and use our service. This Usage Data may include your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
Akiba Hobby World K.K. uses the collected data for various purposes:
To provide and maintain our service, including processing transactions and managing your orders for items such as anime figures, model kits, and hobby supplies.
To manage your account and provide you with customer support.
To notify you about changes to our service.
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
To monitor the usage of our service.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events that we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information.
For import/export procedures related to collectibles, ensuring compliance with customs and other regulations.
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Akiba Hobby World K.K. may process your Personal Data because:
We need to perform a contract with you (e.g., to process and ship your order).
You have given us permission to do so.
The processing is in our legitimate interests and is not overridden by your rights.
To comply with the law.
Akiba Hobby World K.K. will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data 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.
Akiba Hobby World K.K. will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Japan and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Japan and process it there.
Akiba Hobby World K.K. will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Business Transaction: If Akiba Hobby World K.K. is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement: Under certain circumstances, Akiba Hobby World K.K. may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements: Akiba Hobby World K.K. may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of Akiba Hobby World K.K.
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service
Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
Protect against legal liability
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Akiba Hobby World K.K. aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us in writing at our physical address.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Akiba Hobby World K.K. relied on your consent to process your personal information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Our service does not address anyone under the age of 16 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us in writing at our physical address:
Akiba Hobby World K.K.
Shin-Akiba Building
3-10-11 Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo
101-0021
Japan