Our website address is https://www.eagga.org

Last updated: March 30, 2024

This Privacy Policy explains the policies and procedures of the East Asian Genetic Genealogy Association (EAGGA) regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you utilize the Service and informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your Personal Data to provide and enhance the Service. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This Privacy Policy was formulated with the assistance of the Privacy Policy Generator.



Interpretation and Definitions


Interpretation

Words in which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under these conditions. The definitions shall hold identical meaning whether they appear in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us", or "Our" in this Agreement) pertains to the East Asian Genetic Genealogy Association (EAGGA), located at Tokyo, Japan.
  • Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website among its various uses.
  • Country refers to: Japan
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide the Service on the Company's behalf, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or social network website through which a user can log in or create an account to use the Service.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to East Asian Genetic Genealogy Association, accessible from https://www.eagga.org
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.




Types of Data Collected

Personal Data While using Our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Usage Data

Usage Data Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

This may include details such as your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP

address), browser type, browser version, our Service pages that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.


Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. The technologies we use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. 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 parts of our Service.
  • Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Service may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences or your activity on our Service.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email.

For more detailed information on the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please refer to our Cookies Policy.


Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring the usage of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: Your registration as a user of the Service.
  • For Contract performance: development, compliance, and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items, or services you have purchased through the Service.
  • To contact You: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend to and manage your requests to Us.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company 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, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.


Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information 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.


Disclosure of Your Personal Data

The Company 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 the Company
  • 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


Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

This may include details such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version,

the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. When you access the Service via a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and store certain information. The technologies we use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your device. 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 parts of our Service.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.

Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring the usage of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service available to you as a registered user.
  • To contact You: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.

Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company 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, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information 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.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data
The Company 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 the Company
  • 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

Security of Your Personal Data
The security of your Personal 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.



Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are

aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.



Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites 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.



Changes to This Privacy Policy

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. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. 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.



Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

This Privacy Policy for the East Asian Genetic Genealogy Association (EAGGA) is aimed at protecting the privacy and security of the personal data of our users, in line with our commitment to upholding the highest standards of data protection.