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Christineyoshikawa.com and its subsidiaries respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. We are providing this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy Policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used.

Keeping your information secure
Christineyoshikawa.com respects the privacy of visitors and takes its responsibilities regarding the security of your information very seriously. We are committed to providing you with a professional, valuable and personalised service whilst safeguarding your privacy.We are providing this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy Policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used.

We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security measure is working when you see either the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser) on the bottom of your browser window.

Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing, we subscribe to a fraud management service. This service gives you and chrstineyoshikawa.com an extra level of security to guard against credit card fraud to protect your financial data.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual's computer hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies make using our Sites easier by, among other things, saving your passwords and preferences for you. These cookies are restricted for use only on our Sites, and do not transfer any personal information to any other party. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies; however, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. (Note: you will need to consult the help area of your browser application for instructions.) If you choose to disable your cookies setting or refuse to accept a cookie, some parts of christineyoshikawa.com will not function properly or may be considerably slower. For example, without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences or you may have difficulty completing shopping transactions, entering contests, or playing games

Use of IP Addresses
An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet provider whenever you're surfing the Web. When you request pages from our site, our servers log your IP address. We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our Sites. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, which means that your session will be logged, but you will be anonymous to us. We may use your IP addresses in cooperation with your Internet provider to identify you if we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our Terms of Use or to protect our service, Sites, customers, or others.

Links to Other Sites
Christineyoshikawa.com is not responsible for the content or practices of third party websites that may be linked to our Sites. Our Sites may also be linked to websites operated by other companies. Visitors to these web sites should refer to each web site's respective privacy policies and practices.

Guestbook
Guests of christinyoshikawa.com are solely responsible for the content of messages they post on public forums, such as guestbook and bulletin boards. Users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., user name, e-mail address, phone number) on the bulletin boards or in the chat areas, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other people.

Christineyoshikawa.com reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit or remove all comments which violate policies, and to block any violators from future postings in order to protect the integrity of our site and the safety of our visitors. Be advised, that we are capturing visitor information, and violators of the policy will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using christineyoshikawa.com, you signify your acceptance of this Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Sites. Christineyoshikawa.com reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time, so visitors are encouraged to review this policy from time to time. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Last updated February 21, 2005 .

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and the laws of the United States of America applicable therein, without regard to conflict of laws provisions thereto. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Tallahassee, Florida.

Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of our Sites, or your dealings with our Sites, please feel free to contact us at webmaster [at] christineyoshikawa.com Please replace [ at ] with the ‘@’ symbol from the email address that pops up in your mail program or the mail will not reach us.


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