This website is operated by NODO, currently in preparation for incorporation in Japan. NODO (“we”, “us”) respects your privacy and handles personal information appropriately.
1. Controller
The controller of personal data collected through this website is:
NODO
Tokyo, Japan
Email: info@nodo-dot.com
2. Information we collect
When you use the contact form, we may collect your name, company name, email address, and message. We may also process technical information required for security and spam prevention, such as an IP address and verification data provided by Cloudflare Turnstile.
3. Purpose of use
We use the information we receive to:
- respond to enquiries;
- communicate with you about your enquiry;
- prevent abuse, spam, and unauthorised use of the website;
- maintain and improve the website and contact service; and
- comply with applicable laws and regulations.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
We do not use cookies or similar technologies for analytics, advertising, or tracking across websites.
Cloudflare Turnstile, which protects the contact form, may set a cookie or use similar storage in your browser where this is strictly necessary to verify that a request comes from a person and to keep the website secure.
If we introduce analytics or other non-essential cookies in the future, we will ask for your consent before they are used and update this Privacy Policy.
5. Legal bases
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- responding to your enquiry, including steps you request before entering into a contract: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, or our legitimate interests in communicating with people who contact us: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR;
- preventing abuse and spam, keeping the website secure, and maintaining and improving the website and contact service: our legitimate interests, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR; and
- complying with applicable laws and regulations: Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Ticking the checkbox in the contact form confirms that you have read this Privacy Policy. It is not a request for consent as a legal basis for processing.
6. Service providers
We use third-party services, including Cloudflare Pages, Cloudflare Pages Functions, Cloudflare Turnstile, Google Apps Script, and Google Workspace, to operate the website, protect the contact form, and receive and respond to enquiries.
These service providers may process information as necessary to provide their services. Where personal information is processed outside Japan, we will take measures required by applicable law.
7. International transfers
We are based in Japan. The European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision for Japan. Our service providers may also process personal data in other countries, including countries outside the European Economic Area. In such cases, we rely on safeguards required by applicable law, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.
8. Sharing of information
We do not sell personal information. We may share information with service providers described above, where necessary to respond to an enquiry, protect the website, comply with law, or protect the rights and safety of NODO and others.
9. Retention and security
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to handle the enquiry, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain security. We take reasonable and appropriate measures to prevent unauthorised access, loss, destruction, alteration, and disclosure.
10. Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to request access to your personal data and to request its rectification, erasure, or restriction. You may also have the right to object to processing based on our legitimate interests and, where applicable, the right to data portability.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU or EEA country where you live or work, or where the alleged infringement took place.
Providing the information marked as required in the contact form is necessary for us to respond to your enquiry. We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling.
11. Requests and enquiries
For questions or requests concerning the handling of personal information, please contact:
NODO
Email: info@nodo-dot.com
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when necessary. The latest version will be made available on this website.
