US Privacy Policy

Welcome to https://taka-adhesives.us  (the “Site”).

This policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how the Site collects and uses the information of its users.  Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, as it applies each time a user accesses the Site and uses its services. By using and accessing the Site, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and the General Terms and Conditions of Sale that can be found at the following link:

General Contracts Terms and Conditions of Adhesives

General Contracts Terms and Conditions of Spare Parts

General Contracts Terms and Conditions of Systems

The Site is operated by TAKA-WPR USA CORP. (“TAKA-WPR”, or “we”). The words “user”, “you” and “your” in this Privacy Policy refer to a user of the Site. Throughout, “Personal Information” refers to any information or data that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual. Personal Information does not include de-identified data or publicly available information.

TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM USERS & HOW WE COLLECT IT

When you use the Site, the types of information we may collect include:

• Personally Identifiable Information. Information provided by you by registering on the Site, making a purchase on the Site, subscribing to our newsletter, contacting us through the Site or via email, including your name, address, shipping address, credit/debit card information, email address, and phone number.
• Automatically Collected Information. Information not associated with specific users, such as device type, location information, IP address, webpage traffic, and access time is automatically collected in order to ensure the Site’s functionality. Automatic means of data collection include cookies and web beacons. To the extent any of these automated technologies are considered a personal information sale, targeted advertising, or profiling, under applicable laws, depending on where you live, you may opt out from use of these automated technologies for such uses by emailing us at [email protected].
• Third Party Sourced Information. Information from third parties to whom you have provided your information, and consented to the sale, rental or transfer thereof (for example, through social media). These third parties may use tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use the Site. The information they collect may be associated with your Personal Information or they may collect information, including personal data, about your online activities over time and across different websites, apps, platforms, and other online services. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

• Business Partners or Service Providers Sourced Information.  We may receive Personal Information about you from other sources and combine that with information we collect directly from you. For example, we may obtain information about you from service providers that we engage to perform services on our behalf, such as email platform providers, content delivery services, payment processors, promotions services, gift card program providers, analytics, security and anti-fraud services. We also may receive Personal Information from business partners that we engage to share consumer information with us, including your personal preferences and demographic information such as age, gender, and income level so that we can better provide you with a personalized experience.

• Social Media Features Sourced Information.  When accessing the Site through a third party social media site and/or application, we may access some of your information from your social media account, such as name, email address, profile picture, location, friend list, posts and/or likes. Please note that some aggregate information that does not personally identify you, such as content viewed on the social media site/application, may also be collected by us if you access the Site through a third party social media site.  Some of the Site’s services are integrated with social sharing features, e.g., liking or sharing a service on a social media platform.  Depending on your settings on your social media accounts, these activities may show up on your profile and be visible to your friends/followers and/or the public.  Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to third party social media sites, and you should always refer to the privacy policies of the relevant social media sites for information concerning their collection and processing of information.

• Cookies.  Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. The information in the cookie lets TAKA-WPR trace “clickstream” activity (i.e., the paths taken by visitors to the Site as they move from page to page) to enable us to better serve our customers by revealing which portions of the Site  are the most popular. Cookies also help us improve your shopping experience by, among other things, keeping track of your preferences, recognizing you if you have a shopping account, and tracking your shopping basket as you shop. We may link the anonymous visitor ID from your cookie to a user ID in our database to help us analyze web traffic and statistics. From time to time, other companies may help us with data research and analysis, but they will be prohibited from using that data for any other purpose. You may disable cookies on your browser. Please review your browser’s instructions for doing so. Note that certain features of the Sites may not be available if you delete or reject cookies. You can manage how we use cookies on your browser by clicking the “Cookies Settings” link in the footer of the Site. Clicking on the “Cookies Settings” link will take you to a popup where you can manage your cookie preferences. There are four categories of cookies: “Strictly Necessary Cookies”, “Functional Cookies”, “Performance Cookies”, and “Targeting Cookies.” Using the slide bar, you can choose which cookies to allow, except for the “Strictly Necessary Cookies” that are necessary for the operation of the Site. “Performance Cookies” are used to understand how users use our Services. These cookies also aid in determining the performance of our advertising. “Functional Cookies” are used to personalize our Services for you by capturing your preferences, choices, and settings. “Targeting Cookies” collect data about your browser’s online activity. This data is used to present advertising to you that may be of more interest than a non-targeted advertisement. Removing “Targeting Cookies” will not remove ads from the Site. In addition to using the cookie manager referenced above, you can also adjust your cookies through your browser settings.
• Target Advertising. As stated above, we do use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies from third party partners such as Google for measurement services, better targeting advertisements, and for marketing purposes. This takes place when you visit the Site or when we run temporary marketing campaigns. These cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies allow us to display our promotional material to you on Google and Linkedin. Our third-party advertising partners may also use these technologies to identify your browsing interests over time and across different websites to deliver targeted advertisements and other content that has been customized for you.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Your information is processed using primarily electronic means and is used, without limitation, for the following services:

• Registration for an account or newsletter;
• Order fulfilment and related activities;
• Management of payments, including anti-fraud control when paying by credit/debit card;
• Marketing communications;
• Customization of content;
• Providing you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices;
• Improving our services, including by analyzing your information and creating aggregated data derived from your information, to develop, maintain and analyze, improve, optimize, measure, and report on our Site and its features and how users interact with it;
• Responding to customer service requests and similar communications from you;
• Carrying out our obligations and enforcing our rights from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection; 
• Providing technical assistance; and
• For any other purpose with your consent.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We use commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical measures designed to protect your Personal Information from accidental loss or destruction and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no website, mobile application, system, electronic storage, or online service is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to, through, using, or in connection with the Site. In particular, email, texts, and chats sent to or from the Site may not be secure, and you should carefully decide what information you send to us via such communications channels. Any transmission of  Personal Information is at your own risk.

In addition, the Site uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software and similar encrypting systems to protect your information when you purchase products on the Site.  Only employees, contractors and agents of the Site operator may access user information on a need-to-know basis and only for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.

As stated above, while we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure your information is processed and stored in a secure manner, we cannot guarantee the security of data transferred over the Internet and you assume the risk of any such transfer. 

WHERE AND FOR HOW LONG WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION

Your information will be collected and stored in the United States and the European Economic Area. We keep the categories of Personal Information described in this Privacy Policy or as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described or for as otherwise legally permitted or required, such as maintaining the Site, operating our organization, complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and for safety, security, and fraud prevention. This means that we consider our legal and business obligations, potential risks of harm, and nature of the information when deciding how long to retain Personal Information. At the end of the retention period, Personal Information will be deleted, destroyed, or deidentified.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

We will not sell or otherwise disclose your information, except as described in this section and other relevant sections of this Privacy Policy.

• We may share your information with companies affiliated with TAKA-WPR, including licensees and joint venture partners, who may be located outside the United States. These parties may only use your information in compliance with this Privacy Policy. 
• We may retain third party service providers in order to process your data in connection with the services provided on the Site (e.g., order fulfillment, IT support, customer service or marketing communications). Third parties who perform these operations are only permitted to use the information provided to them to perform their function and for no other purpose. Please contact us at [email protected] to receive a full list of third party providers who may receive your information.
• In the event there is a change in the corporate structure of TAKA-WPR including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, sale, liquidation, or transfer of substantial assets, we may, in our sole discretion, transfer, sell or assign users’ information collected on and through the Site to one or more affiliated or unaffiliated third parties or successor in interest.
• We may disclose a user’s information when required to do so to comply with applicable law or legal process or to respond to a request from law enforcement authorities. We may also provide your information where necessary for the defense of legal claims or for billing and collection purposes.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The Site contains links to third party websites, which we do not operate, control, monitor, endorse or guarantee. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the collection and use of information by such third party websites. We suggest that you carefully read the privacy policy and other policies of all third party websites.

We provide hyperlinks to third party websites only for the convenience of our users and it is not a recommendation that users access such third party websites.  We do not guarantee the services or goods provided and sold by such third party websites to Internet users. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY TAKA-WPR, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NONINFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TAKA-WPR BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE OR FOR ANY INFORMATION APPEARING ON THIRD PARTY WEBSITES.

INTERNATIONAL RESIDENT INFORMATION

TAKA-WPR is based in the United States, and your data is processed by us in the United States and the European Economic Area. The third parties to whom we disclose your Personal Information (as described in TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM USERS & HOW WE COLLECT IT) may be located in jurisdictions that may not provide levels of data protection that are equivalent to those of your home jurisdiction. Where this is the case, we will take steps to ensure that your Personal Information receives an adequate level of protection in the jurisdictions in which we process it.

For Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom

Notwithstanding the foregoing, TAKA-WPR is committed to complying with applicable international data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will transfer Personal information within our organization and with third party services providers in accordance with appropriate or suitable safeguards recognized under the GDPR.

Subject to certain limitations, you have the right to request access to the Personal Information we hold about you and to receive your data in a portable format, the right to ask that your Personal Information be corrected or erased, and the right to object to, complain or request that we restrict certain processing. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

For Residents of Canada

Subject to certain limitations under applicable Canadian privacy laws, you have the right to request access to the Personal Information we hold about you, including information regarding its existence, use, and disclosure. You also have the right to request that your Personal Information be corrected if it is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date, and, in certain circumstances, to request its deletion. You may object to or request that we restrict certain processing of your Personal Information.

You also have the right to obtain information about our privacy practices, including the name or title and contact details of the individual responsible for our privacy program, a description of the types of Personal Information we hold, and an account of the third parties with whom we may share it. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

CHANGING, UPDATING OR REMOVING YOUR INFORMATION

You may update, correct or remove your Personal Information at any time and free of charge by contacting us at [email protected]. We may ask that you identify yourself and the information you wish to access, change or delete for security purposes, and we will comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.  By removing some of your information, you may not be able to access some of the Site’s features.  We may keep some of your Personal Information if required by law and/or for recordkeeping purposes. 

OPTING OUT OF OUR NEWSLETTER AND EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

You may unsubscribe from any marketing communications by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” button included in all of our marketing communications or by contacting us at [email protected]. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS

Our Site does not recognize Do Not Track signals. Some third parties may collect aggregate information about the users’ online activities over time and across websites when they use the Site. While this information does not include Personal Information, certain processing activities that combine aggregate information with other information in possession of such third parties could result in the identification of users.

CALIFORNIA SHINE THE LIGHT LAW

If you are a California resident and have an established business relationship with us, you may request that we not disclose your Personal Information to third parties for the third parties’ own direct marketing purposes (as defined in California Civil Code section 1798.83) during the preceding calendar year. To request nondisclosure of your Personal Information under the California Shine the Light Law, please contact us at [email protected].

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

While we do not sell products or services for purchase by children. If you are under 18 years old, you may use the Site only under the supervision of a parent or guardian.  In accordance with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect, solicit or use Personal Information of children under the age of 13 provided without parental consent. Should we become aware that a user under the age of 13 has registered without verifiable parental consent, any such information will be deleted.

 UNITED STATES REGIONAL PRIVACY NOTICE

Depending on where you reside and how you use the Site, the US Regional Privacy Notice https://taka-adhesives.com/us-regional-privacy-notice/ will let you know how to exercise your personal rights under various application privacy laws in the US, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, the Connecticut Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, collectively the “US Privacy Laws”.

UPDATES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

TAKA-WPR may amend or update all or any portion of this Privacy Policy, at any time, without notice, in its sole discretion.  Please access this section regularly to verify if any changes were made to our Privacy Policy and to review the updated Privacy Policy.

EFFECTIVE DATE

This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 20, 2026