PRIVACY POLICY
We at Fast Retailing Philippines, Inc. understand the importance of Personal Information (“Personal Information” refers to any information whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.) We endeavor to protect Personal Information through our compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012, the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and our Privacy Policy, and by appropriately managing the Personal Information of our customers, shareholders, employees and applicants for potential employment or recruitment activities (“Applicants”) at the Company.
1. We will collect Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information in an appropriate manner;
2. We will inform you regarding the purpose of use for your Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information, and use such information within the scope of such purpose;
3. We will take necessary and appropriate measures to safely manage Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information;
4. Except where otherwise specified, we will not share or disclose Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Information to any third parties;
5. We will respond appropriately in the event that an individual contacts the appropriate point of contact regarding display, correction, deletion and/or termination of use of their respective Personal Information or Sensitive Personal Information.
Purpose of use for Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information
We use Personal Information provided to us by individuals for only the following purposes:
(1) Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information of our customers (including users of our application software)
• Responding to, confirming and archiving inquiries, consultations, repairs and other support;
• Providing information regarding products, services, and campaigns via invitation letters, e-mail or other means;
• Shipping products; and
• Product development and improvement of other services.
(2) Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information of our shareholders
• Exercise of rights and/or performance of obligations under the Corporation Code of the Philippines; and
• Management relating to our stockholders, such as preparation of records pursuant to various laws and orders
(3) Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information of Applicants
• Contacting and/or providing information to Applicants, and other uses necessary for employment and recruiting activities.
(4) Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information of our Employees
• Communicating with our employees for work or other purposes;
• Paying compensation (such as salary, bonus and allowances) to our employees, conducting human resource and labor management, and providing employment benefits; and
• Managing the health of our employees.
(5) Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information of those persons who post/submit Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information on our website or application software
• Use of works posted/submitted on our website or application software in advertisements for the Company or its affiliates.
*All rights of publicity, copyrights and other industrial property rights in such posted/submitted works shall be attributed to the user who posted/submitted such works; provided, however, that upon posting/submitting such works, the user shall be deemed to have granted the Company a global, royalty-free and non-exclusive license (with right of sublicense to third parties) to use (including, without limitation, reproduce, publicize, send, distribute, assign, loan, translate and adapt) such works, and such user agrees that he or she shall not assert any moral rights in such works.
Provision of Personal Information to third parties
(1) We will not provide Personal Information to any third parties except in the following cases:
• If you have agreed to the provision of your Personal Information;
• If it is necessary for the preservation of life, body or property, and the relevant consent(s) cannot be easily obtained;
• If the handling of Personal Information has been entrusted in whole or in part to a third party within the scope necessary to fulfill the purposes of use (we take measures to prevent leakage, loss, or falsification of Personal Information, such as by carefully selecting our contractors, entering into agreements with contractors regarding the handling of personal information, and directing and supervising our contractors as necessary);
• If Personal Information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to merger or other reason; and
• Where required by applicable laws or regulations.
(2) The Company conducts joint operations with FAST RETAILING group companies (Related Companies) both within and outside of the Philippines as listed in the page of “Group Companies” on the following website: (www.fastretailing.com). Therefore, all Personal Information obtained by us from our customers, shareholders, employees and Applicants may be used by us together with our Affiliates within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use determined and declared before, or as soon as reasonably practicable after collection.
In these situations, we will bear responsibility for the management of any shared use of Personal Information by way of our data protection officer.
Your rights under the Data Privacy Act of 2012
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the Data Privacy Act of 2012:
1. You have the right to be informed whether personal information pertaining to you shall be, are being or have been processed
2. You have the right to be furnished the following information before the entry of your personal information into our processing system, or at the next practical opportunity:
(1) Description of the personal information to be entered into the system;
(2) Purposes for which they are being or are to be processed;
(3) Scope and method of the personal information processing;
(4) The recipients or classes of recipients to whom they are or may be disclosed;
(5) Methods utilized for automated access, if the same is allowed by you, and the extent to which such access is authorized;
(6) The identity and contact details of our company or our representative;
(7) The period for which the information will be stored; and
(8) The existence of your rights, i.e., to access, to correct, as well as the right to lodge a complaint before the National Privacy Commission.
Any information supplied or declaration made to you on these matters shall not be amended without prior notification to you.
3. You have the right to have reasonable access to, upon demand, the following:
(1) Contents of your personal information that were processed;
(2) Sources from which personal information were obtained;
(3) Names and addresses of recipients of the personal information;
(4) Manner by which such data were processed;
(5) Reasons for the disclosure of the personal information to recipients;
(6) Information on automated processes where the data will or likely to be made as the sole basis for any decision significantly affecting or will affect you;
(7) Date when your personal information were last accessed and modified; and
(8) The designation, or name or identity and address of the personal information controller;
4. You have the right to dispute the inaccuracy or error in the personal information and have the personal information controller correct it immediately and accordingly, unless the request is vexatious or otherwise unreasonable.
5. You have the right to suspend, withdraw or order the blocking, removal or destruction of your personal information from our filing system upon discovery and substantial proof that the personal information are incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, used for unauthorized purposes or are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected.
6. You have the right to be indemnified for any damages sustained due to such inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained or unauthorized use of personal information.
Inquiries regarding display, correction, deletion and/or termination of use of Personal Information
Upon receipt of a request for display, correction, deletion and/or termination of use of Personal Information, we will promptly respond to such requests upon confirming the identity of the person through prescribed procedures. For any inquiries regarding Personal Information, please contact our Data Protection Officer with the following contact details:
1. Title/Designation: Data Protection Officer
2. Postal Address: SM Corporate Offices, Bldg. A J.W. Diokno Boulevard Mall of Asia Complex, Brgy. 076, Zone 10 CBP-IA, Pasay City 1300, Philippines
3. Telephone Number: +632 9174300
4. Email Address: customersupport@uniqlo.com.ph
Information collected/used
To provide you with product and styling recommendations and improve our services to you, (in addition to the uses described above) we will also collect and use customer identifying information, site browsing/action history and computer/connection information, including such information obtained via Cookies* (collected information may contain, but is not limited to, customer Personal Information). We may also collect other information which may be collected via conventional internet technologies and use such data for analysis.
*What are Cookies?
"Cookies" are a technology used on computers (hard drives) to record and manage information about customers visiting web pages.
Some of our web pages use Cookies in order to allow our customers to browse our web pages more conveniently.
If you choose to block the use of Cookies by changing the Cookie settings on your web browser, some or all services (such as product purchase) may be unavailable.
Additionally, to optimize our web pages, Cookies will also be used to examine usage by our customers but cannot be used to identify an individual.
Others
The Company reserves the right to change or revise this policy without prior notice to incorporate any changes in its procedures for protecting personal information or any regulatory changes.
TERMS OF USE
1．Website Terms of Use
Welcome to UNIQLO.com (the "Site"). We make information available to You on UNIQLO.com subject to the following terms and conditions. If You visit the Site, You accepted these terms and conditions. Please read them carefully.
These Terms of Use are between You ("You" or "User") and FAST RETAILING PHILIPPINES, INC. (the "Company") pursuant to which the Company is prepared to grant You access to this Site.
The Company reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time at its sole discretion, and Your rights under these Terms of Use will be subject to the most current version of these Terms of Use posted on this page at the time of Your use or purchase. If You do not agree with these or the revised Terms of Use, please refrain from using this Site.
These Terms of Use are in addition to Your obligations and rights under the Privacy Policy posted on the Site. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a conflict between these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy or other terms and conditions posted on the Site, the Terms of Use will prevail. If You are unsure of Your rights under these Terms of Use, please contact us as set forth below.
2．License and Site Access
The Company grants You a limited license to access and make personal use of this Site and not to download or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent from the Company. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of the Site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of UNIQLO.com or its contents; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. The Site or any portion of the Site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent from the Company. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of the Company and its affiliates (including the parent company, "Affiliates") without express written consent from the Company. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by the Company.
3．Terms of Use for Download and Use of the Screensaver
You can download the Screensaver from the Site and use it. The Screensaver is provided "as is" and Your use of the Screensaver is at your own risk. The Screensaver may contain significant or insignificant program errors, bugs, and viruses, which may cause an operational interruption to Your computer system. You must screen the Software for viruses before downloading to Your computer. Except to the extent that such terms cannot be limited or excluded by law, no conditions, warranties, representations or other terms, whether express or implied shall apply with respect to the Screensaver.
Except to the extent permitted by law, the Company disclaims all liability (howsoever arising) in connection with any loss, damage and/or expense arising out of or in connection with downloading, installation or use of, or inability to use Screensaver. In particular and without limitation to the generality of the above, the Company shall not be liable for any loss of uses of or damage to a computer equipment, software or data; any financial loss; indirect, special or consequential loss or damage.
The Company does not hold any obligation to answer any question about the use of the Screensaver.
4．Trademarks and Service Marks
Unless otherwise indicated, all names, graphics, designs, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, commercial markings, trade dress, and service names included in the Site are trademarks of the Company or its licensors, sponsors or suppliers and are protected by trademark laws. The trademarks may not be used in any manner that is likely to cause confusion to, or in any manner that disparages or discredits, the Company.
UNIQLO and its Logo are, without limitation, among the registered trademarks of the Company and its Affiliates. Infringement of any trademark of the Company is not permitted.
5．Copyrights
All content including product designs (including any and all collateral materials relating thereto) included on this Site are owned by the Company and/or its licensors and protected by copyright laws and/or design patents. You agree not to use, display, reproduce, retransmit, modify, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, create derivative works of, broadcast, circulate, display or in any way exploit any such content, in whole or in part, whether by e-mail or by any other means, for any purpose other than for your personal, non-commercial use as set forth herein. You are not allowed to use any product designs without the Company's express written agreement.
6．Our Products
The Company attempts to be as accurate as possible in its product descriptions. However, the Company does not warrant that product and price descriptions or other content of this Site are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.
7．Communications and Other Content
Visitors may submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, to our User Service Department so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent as to the origin of any content.
If You do submit material, You automatically grant the Company and its Affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media throughout the world. You grant the Company and its Affiliates and sub licensees the right to use the name that You submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that You own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that You submit; that the content is accurate; that use of the content You supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity; that the content you supply does and will not infringe any party's intellectual property, publicity, privacy, or other rights and that such content is and will not be defamatory or libelous; and that You will indemnify the Company or its Affiliates for all claims resulting from content You supply. The Company has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. The Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content shared by You or any third party through the Site.
8．Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION AND AVAILABILITY OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS PRESENTED ON THE SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM THE COMPANY ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR ERRORS. THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. In no event shall the Company's liability to You in connection with this site and these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy exceed $500.00.
9．Indemnification
You agree to indemnify the Company and its Affiliates against all damages, liabilities, costs, charges and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that the Company may incur as a result of Your breach of any of these Terms of Use or any claims brought relating to information submitted by You or actions taken by You. We will provide You with timely notice of any such claim, suit or proceeding.
10．Privacy
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs Your visit to the Site, to understand our practices.
11．Security
Please review our security practices set forth in our Privacy Policy.
12．Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Philippines, without giving effect to its conflict of law rules. In the event of any dispute hereunder, You and the Company hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court that has jurisdiction over the location of the headquarter of the Company. The parties expressly disclaim the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
13．Force Majeure
The Company shall have no liability to You for any delay or failure in carrying out its obligations to any customer for reasons beyond the Company's control, including without limitation, acts of God, war or terrorism, natural disasters, charges in or compliance with laws, regulations or governmental policies and shortages of supplies and services. The Company may extend delivery of an order so affected without liability to the customer except for the return of any payment made by the customer to the Company with respect to any undelivered portion of the order so canceled.
14．GENERAL
By Your continued use of this site, You acknowledge that You have read and understand these Terms of Use and You agree to act in accordance with its terms and conditions and be bound by them. These Terms of Use shall not be altered or modified in any way without the prior written consent of the Company. The company's failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive the Company's right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
If You are acting as an agent for a principal (including on behalf of Your employer), You and the principal, jointly and severally, assume all of Your obligations set forth in these Terms of Use.
If any part of these Terms of Use is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted and the rest of these Terms of Use shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If you have any questions regarding the Terms of Use for this Site, please contact us at customersupport@uniqlo.com.ph.
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