Privacy Policy

At Shinrai Business Partners, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal data we collect through our online platform and in the course of providing our services. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information.

1. Who We Are

Shinrai Business Partners is a business consulting company providing services including strategic planning, market entry strategy, organizational development, operational efficiency improvement, digital transformation consulting, M&A advisory support, and human resources consulting. Our principal place of business is at Shin-Osaka Building 12th Floor, 5-5-5 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, 532-0011, Japan.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect various types of personal data when you interact with our site or services. This may include:

  • Identity and Contact Data: Name, title, company/organization, email address, telephone number, and physical address.
  • Professional Data: Information related to your business, role, industry, and professional interests relevant to our consulting services.
  • Service Data: Details about the services you have enquired about or engaged us for.
  • Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our site.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our site, products, and services.
  • Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

We collect this data through direct interactions (e.g., when you fill out forms, communicate with us) and automatically as you interact with our site (e.g., through cookies and similar technologies).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To provide, operate, and maintain our services.
  • To understand your needs and provide you with relevant consulting services.
  • To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide support.
  • To improve our services and develop new offerings.
  • To personalize your experience on our site.
  • To send you marketing communications (where we have a legal basis to do so).
  • To detect and prevent fraud and other illegal activities.
  • To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights.

Our processing of your personal data is based on several legal grounds, including your consent, the necessity to perform a contract with you or take steps at your request prior to entering a contract, our legitimate business interests (such as improving services, marketing, and security), and compliance with legal obligations.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with third parties only in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., IT support, analytics providers). These parties are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal data confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, and as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

When transferring data internationally, we take steps to ensure that your data is protected in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect the security of your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have rights regarding your personal data. These may include the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights).

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use information about you. You can typically manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

9. Links to Third-Party Sites

Our site may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will post the new privacy policy on this page. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us by mail at:

Shinrai Business Partners
Shin-Osaka Building 12th Floor,
5-5-5 Miyahara,
Yodogawa-ku,
Osaka, Osaka,
532-0011
Japan