This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 20, 2025.

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY CONTINUING TO ACCESS THE YAZAKI WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT PROVIDE US WITH YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

Yazaki (also referred to as “we,” “our,” “us”) is in the business of image annotation service

This Privacy Policy governs the collection, storage, and use of your personal data when you access our website and review our products and / or service offerings, (collectively “Products and Services”). This policy provides you with details about the personal data we collect from you, how we use it, and the rights you have to control the personal data we maintain about you.

This policy is addressed to our website visitors located in the United States.

1.　What Information Do We Collect?

When you access our website, we collect only the information and personal data you have agreed to provide to us that is necessary to identify your needs and to provide you with better service. Depending on the jurisdiction, information about you may be called “personal information,” “personally identifiable information,” or just “personal data.” In this Privacy Policy, we call it both personal data and personal information in an effort to match the jurisdictional preferences.

Through your use of our website, we may request personal data including, but not limited to:

• Name, company;
• Contact information including email address, mailing address, and phone number; and
• Internet Protocol (“IP”) Address and other persistent identifiers.

For example, we collect and process the following information when you submit information on our website:

• Customer feedback and support: We process the information that you give us whenever you contact us. We may make a copy of any correspondence with you for our training and quality purposes.
• Marketing opt ins and opt outs: We process information about you when you have agreed to receive marketing and promotional material from us.
• Device information: We collect your device ID; IP address; device type; operating system and version; general geographic location (from your IP address); browser type; screen resolution; device manufacturer and model; or language. You may control some of this information through your device settings.

Some of this personal data, including name, company name if applicable, and contact information, will only be collected if you voluntarily provide it through our contact form or otherwise voluntarily provide it on our website. We may also track information such as the domain name and the name of the web page from which you entered our web portal, and how much time you spend on each of our pages. We collect information that is combined with other web visitors' information, such as how many times visitors click on each web page and the methods by which our Products and Services were found.

We may collect IP addresses and website usage information from you when you visit our website via the use of “cookies.” An IP address is a number that is assigned to your device when you are using your browser on the Internet. A cookie is a small file that is stored on the hard drive of your device ready for future access when you return to our website. We use cookies to deliver web content specific to you and to keep track of your online order activity. Cookies cannot pass viruses, harm your computer, or pass on private information such as an email address without the device user's intervention. Cookies contain session identification numbers that allow our systems to recall previous sessions for authentication efforts and assemble information from our gathered data. You can configure your device’s browser to alert you when our website is attempting to send you a cookie and allow you to accept or refuse the cookie. Further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your device can be found on http://www.allaboutcookies.org under the “manage cookies” section. Alternatively, you can access further information by going to the help menu within your internet browser. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to access our website without changing your cookie settings, we assume that you consent to our use of cookies on your device. You can change your cookie settings at any time but if you do, you may lose some functionality on our website.

2.　What Do We Do With the Personal Information We Collect?

You will be asked to provide personal data in certain fields when using our website. The personal data we collect is used only for the purpose we state at the time of collection or for purposes contained below. For example, our uses may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• To process transactions or inquiries. We use personal data such as name, telephone number, email address, and company/institution to engage in interactions with you, including contacting you about your transactions with our Products and Services or your inquiries related to our Products, Services.
• To provide support or other services. We may use your personal data to provide you with support or other services that you have ordered or requested. We may also use your personal information to respond directly to your requests for information.
• To provide information based on your needs and respond to your requests. We may use your personal data to provide you with notices of new product releases and service developments.
• To serve personalized advertising to you. We do not share your personal data with advertisers without your consent. We allow advertisers to choose the characteristics of users who will see their advertisements, and we may use any of the non-personally identifiable data attributes we have collected to select the appropriate audience for those advertisements. When you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, there is a possibility that the advertiser may place a cookie in your browser and that your attributes meet the criteria the advertiser selected.
• To engage with third parties. We may share your personal data with third parties in connection with services that these individuals or entities perform on our behalf. These third parties are restricted from using your data in any way other than to provide services for us or for the collaboration in which they and Yazaki Corporation or Yazaki North America or their affiliates are contractually engaged (for example, hosting a Yazaki database or engaging in data processing on our behalf, or mailing you information that you requested). We carefully select these third parties, and they are contractually obligated to keep your data secure. From time to time, and with your consent, we may also share your information with third parties that might provide content, products, or services of interest to you.
• To protect our information assets as well as your own personal data. We will implement proper safety measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information assets by following a risk management approach based on policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to meet security objectives while supporting business and operational goals.

To the extent that we collect certain demographic information about you, we may use this information in our market research, but we will do so only after we “anonymize” or “pseudonymize” the data, i.e., remove information that would confirm your identity.

We do not collect personal data when you browse our website and request pages from our servers unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide such information to us. This means that we will not know your name, your email address, or any other personal data just because you browse the website unless you provide the information voluntarily via our contact forms.

For cases in which you provide us with your personal information, we will know who you are based on the information you previously supplied to us. We only use your personally identifiable information for those activities listed at the time you submit your information to us. For example, if you provide us with an email for initiating contact regarding Services or Products, then that is what we will use your email address to do. If we would like to use your personal data for an unrelated activity, we will first request your consent to do so.

3.　Who Can Use the Information We Collect and How?

If we do provide your personal data to third parties or allow third parties to collect personal data from you on our behalf, it is because we have contracted with that third party to provide some part of the information or service that you have requested and received their contractual assurances that they will protect your personal data in accordance with all applicable laws. Other than those who act on our behalf and except as explained in this Policy, personal data you provide to us will not be transferred to unrelated third parties, unless we have a legal basis to do so. However, please note that personal data provided to us is subject to disclosure pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants or orders.

4.　How Do We Protect the Personal Information We Collect?

Security of Personal Data

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal data. Depending on the circumstances, we may hold your information in hard copy and/or electronic form. For each medium, we use technologies and procedures to protect personal data. We review our strategies and update as necessary to meet our business needs, changes in technology, and regulatory requirements. We take our security obligations seriously and so should you. While we are responsible for maintaining the security of our website and our Products and Services, you must also access and use our website and our Products and Services in a manner that is responsible and secure.

Storage and Transfer of Personal Data

The personal data we collect will be stored and processed in either Japan or the United States. In both cases, we take steps to ensure that the data we collect under this Privacy Policy is processed and maintained in accordance with applicable law.

We also collaborate with third parties, such as cloud hosting services and suppliers located within the relevant jurisdiction to serve the needs of our business, workforce, and customers. In some cases, we may need to disclose or transfer your personal data to Yazaki Corporation or Yazaki North America or their affiliates or third parties in areas outside of your home jurisdiction. When we do so, we take steps to ensure that personal data is processed, secured, and transferred according to applicable law.

Retention of Personal Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide the Products or Services you have requested, or for other business purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. We are required by law to keep some types of information for certain periods of time (e.g., statute of limitations). If your personal data is no longer necessary for the legal or business purposes for which it is processed, we will generally destroy or anonymize that information.

5.　What Are Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Data?

We respect your right to access and control your personal data. You have choices about the data we collect. When you are asked to provide personal data that is not necessary for the purposes of providing you with our Products and Services, you may decline. However, if you choose not to provide data that is necessary to provide a particular service or product, you may not have access to certain features on our website.

Please note that your privacy rights may be specific to the state in which you reside. In the list below, we identify the states where certain privacy rights differ or are absent and describe the difference or omission.

Access to personal data: You have the right to request access to your personal data. In these cases, we will comply, subject to any relevant legal requirements and exemptions, including identity verification procedures. Before providing data to you, we will ask for proof of identity and sufficient information about your interaction with us so that we can locate any relevant data. We may also charge you a fee for providing you with a copy of your data (except where this is not permissible under applicable law). This right is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect.

Correction and deletion: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to correct or amend your personal information if it is inaccurate or requires updating. You may also have the right to request deletion of your personal information. The right to request deletion of your personal information is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect. Please note that such a request could be refused because your personal information is required to provide you with the products or services you requested, e.g., to deliver a product or send an invoice to your email address, or because it is required by applicable law. Iowa and Utah do not provide individuals with the right to correct. Other than those two states, the right to correct is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect.

Opt-Out of certain data processing: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to restrict a business’s ability to process personal information about the consumer. Residents of California have the right to opt out of certain data processing for sensitive data, which is defined below in “Right to Opt-Out.” Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana (effective Jan. 1, 2026), Kentucky (effective Jan. 1, 2026), Maryland (effective Oct. 1, 2025), Minnesota (effective July 31, 2025), Montana, Nebraska  New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island (effective Jan. 1, 2026), Tennessee (effective July 1, 2025), Texas, Utah, and Virginia have the right to opt out of processing for profiling/targeted advertising purposes. Residents of Iowa do not have this right.

Right to Opt-Out: There is a right to opt out of collecting sensitive personal information in California. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) sensitive personal information (“SPI”) is defined as personal information that reveals the following: (1) a consumer’s social security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; (2) a consumer’s account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; (3) a consumer’s precise geolocation; (4) a consumer’s racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership; (5) the contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication; (6) a consumer’s genetic data; (7) the processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer; (8) personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health.; and (9) personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s sex life or sexual orientation. SPI that is “publicly available” is not considered sensitive personal information or personal information. Yazaki does not process SPI (as that term is defined under the CCPA) when collecting your information. If Yazaki does collect SPI, Yazaki would limit use of SPI to what is necessary to perform the services reasonably expected by you; as such, California residents would not have the right to limit this use. 

Right to Opt-In: Except for California, Iowa, and Utah, current U.S. state privacy laws require organizations to obtain affirmative opt-in consent to collect and use SPI. Residents of California do not have this right, but they may limit the use of SPI to that which is necessary to perform the services. Residents of Iowa and Utah must be presented with clear notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such processing, otherwise they will be subject to an opt-in default.

Right to Opt-Out of Sales: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal data. This right is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect. We do not sell, transfer or otherwise disclose personal information that we collect from or about you with third parties for direct marketing purposes.

Portability: You have the right to ask for a copy of your personal data and/or ask for it to be ported to another provider of your choice. Please note that such a request could be limited only to the personal data you provided to us or that we hold at that given time and subject to any relevant legal requirements and exemptions, including identity verification procedures.

Automated decision making: Residents of California, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island have this right. Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia have the right to opt out of certain automated decision-making. Residents of Iowa and Utah do not have this right.

Private right of action: In some jurisdictions, residents may seek civil damages from a business for violations of a statute. Residents of California have a private right of action limited to certain violations only. Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia do not have this right.

Marketing preferences: If you have provided us with your contact information, we may, subject to any applicable Spam Act or similar regulation, contact you via email, postal mail, or telephone about our Products, Services, or events that may be of interest to you, including newsletters.

If you receive email communications from us, we will provide you with an unsubscribe link allowing you to opt-out of receiving future email or to change your contact preferences. Email communications may also include a link to directly update and manage your marketing preferences.

Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your consumer rights under applicable privacy laws.

6.　How Do You Correct and Update Your Personal Data?

We aim to keep all personal data that we hold accurate, complete, and up to date. While we will use our best efforts to do so, we encourage you to tell us if you change your contact details. If you believe that the information we hold about you is incorrect, incomplete, or out-of-date, please contact us through “Inquiry” page on our website.

7.　What is Our Privacy Policy If You Are an Underage Child?

We understand the importance of protecting the privacy of all individuals, especially the very young. Our services are intended for United States audiences over the age of 18. Our Products and Services are not directed to children, and you may not use our Services if you are under the age of 13. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your state of residence (in some states a parent or guardian may do so on your behalf). You must be at least 16 years of age to use our forums. Subscribing to our Services is restricted to adults who are either 18 years of age or older or as otherwise legally defined by the state of your residency.

8.　What Happens When You Link to a Third-Party Website?

If you click on a link and go to another website, you will be subject to that website’s privacy policy. We encourage you to read the posted privacy policy statement found at any website before submitting any personal data.

9.　What Happens When We Update Our Privacy Policy?

We may on occasion update our Privacy Policy. Your acceptance of any minor changes to this Privacy Policy is indicated by your continued use of our Services. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post a notice about the change at a prominent location on our website. We encourage you to periodically review our Products and Services and this Privacy Policy for any changes.

10.　What If You Have Questions?

If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact us by using the “Inquiry” box at our website.