Privacy Policy

DOCOMO Capital, Inc. (“DOCOMO Capital” “we”) has long recognized that individuals with whom we conduct business value their privacy. However, in order to conduct global business in this increasingly electronic economy, the collection of information is often necessary and desirable. Because the success of DOCOMO Capital is dependent on building and maintaining goodwill with our customers, we are committed to implementing measures designed to protect the privacy of those using our services.

Although we respect the privacy of all those who visit our website and use our online services, we do collect information from our members and visitors. This Privacy Policy governs your interaction with our website, and your registration for and use of our online services. Except as set forth within this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions of Use and other published guidelines, we do not release personally identifiable information about our members and visitors without their permission.

Other than personally identifiable information included in any online business plan submissions to us, all information and materials you submit to us in connection with any business plan submissions are governed by our Terms and Conditions of Use. Please familiarize yourself with them, as your submission of business plans constitutes your acceptance of those terms.

Please note that DOCOMO Capital reviews its privacy practices from time to time, and that those practices are, therefore, subject to change. We ask that you bookmark and periodically review this page to ensure continuing familiarity with the most current version of our Privacy Policy. To contact us about privacy issues, to report a violation of our Privacy Policy or to raise any other issue, please e-mail us at info@docomo-capital.com.

THE INFORMATION WE GATHER.

DOCOMO Capital gathers two types of information about users:

(1) Non-personally identifiable information: When visitors come to our website, we collect and aggregate information indicating, among other things, which pages of the website were visited, the order in which they were visited and which hyperlinks were “clicked.” Collecting such information involves the logging of the IP addresses, operating system and browser software used by each visitor to our website. Although such information is not personally identifiable, we can determine from an IP address a visitor's Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of his or her point of connectivity. We also use “cookies” - that is, small text files placed on a user's computer hard drive - to help us determine the type of content and sites to which a visitor to our site links, the length of time each visitor spends at any particular area of our website and the DOCOMO Capital services visitors choose to use. Cookies also tell us which advertising a visitor has seen on our site. Essentially, cookies are a visitor's identification card for the DOCOMO Capital computers, or servers, that placed them there. Cookies are only read by the server that placed them, and are unable to execute any code or virus. Cookies allow DOCOMO Capital to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalize your experience at our website. Nevertheless, you should be able to control how and whether cookies will be accepted by your web browser. For more information on how to do so, please refer to the documentation accompanying your browser.

(2) Personally identifiable information: In certain areas of our website - for example, when registering for one or more of our services or submitting business plans - we may require that you provide us with personally identifiable information (including, for example, first name, surname, street address, email address, telephone number and, if applicable, credit card information).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children (defined herein as minors younger than thirteen years of age) without obtaining parental consent. Before registering for any of our services, we ask that children have their parents read our Privacy Policy. Before and during the registration process, we encourage children to include a parent or guardian in the process.

DOCOMO Capital does not control the acts of its members or visitors. All members and visitors should be aware that, when they disclose personally identifiable information in a bulletin board, chat room, guestbook or other forum, the information may be collected and used by others to send that person unsolicited email from other parties outside DOCOMO Capital. In the event that you encounter any user who is improperly collecting or using information about you or other users, please contact info@docomo-capital.com.

HOW WE USE (AND DO NOT USE) THE INFORMATION WE GATHER.

Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the different ways DOCOMO Capital uses the information that it gathers. Keep in mind that, while we encourage all third parties involved - including but not limited to our affiliates and advertisers - to adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our visitors and members and to otherwise handle personal information in a responsible manner, we cannot and do not assume any responsibility for any actions or omissions of third parties, including the manner in which they use information received either from DOCOMO Capital or independently. Nevertheless, in the event that you encounter any third party associated with, or who claims association with, DOCOMO Capital, who you feel is improperly collecting or using information about you, please contact info@docomo-capital.com; we will be happy to forward your message to the third party.

(1) Non-personally identifiable information: DOCOMO Capital uses non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form to build higher quality, more useful online services by performing statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our members and visitors, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of our website. We provide statistical information based on this data to advertisers, affiliates and other current and potential business partners. We also use the aggregate data to inform these third parties as to the number of people who have seen and clicked on links to their websites.

The DOCOMO Capital website contains links to other Internet websites, including co-branded or other affiliated sites which may or may not be owned or operated by DOCOMO Capital. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, including such sites' use of any information (such as IP number, browser type or operating system) collected when visitors to the DOCOMO Capital website click through links to those sites. Even though such information might not identify you personally, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of those sites.

(2) Personally identifiable information: DOCOMO Capital provides notice to potential registrants that personally identifiable information will be collected during the registration process. Such notice is provided simultaneously with your registration; moreover, this Privacy Policy itself serves as notice that such information is collected under those circumstances. Although you may not “opt out” of the registration process, you may choose to “opt out” of receiving promotional materials from DOCOMO Capital and/or its affiliates, advertisers or other business partners. If you do not “opt out” of receiving such promotional materials, DOCOMO Capital reserves the right to release any personally identifiable registration information regarding you to third parties who provide goods or services that we believe may be of interest to you. We will not release your credit card information to third parties unless necessary to complete a transaction between you and such a third party. If you decide that you would like to discontinue receiving promotional information from such third parties, please contact those third parties directly, or contact DOCOMO Capital at info@docomo-capital.com DOCOMO Capital limits its own e-mail solicitations to those customers who have not “opted out” of receiving such communications. The solicitations are limited in that they, among other things, will clearly indicate the originator of the e-mail and provide the customer with a method of “opting out” of receiving future communications of a similar nature.

In addition, DOCOMO Capital sometimes uses individual data to “target” advertising - to decide which advertisements and sponsor messages to show to which members. As an example, if Sponsor Co. wishes to display their advertising only to female users, DOCOMO Capital uses member registration data to ensure that Sponsor Co.'s ads are displayed only to female users.

Finally, DOCOMO Capital may use individual members' data to “pre-populate” forms which are displayed for the purpose of collecting individual data by DOCOMO Capital and/or its sponsors. In no case does pre-populating a form automatically transfer any data to any advertiser or third party. Only if the member voluntarily requests that such data be transferred will any transfer take place - for example, if/when a member clicks a “submit form” button or other button.

We reserve the right to release information contained within our access logs concerning any visitor or member when that visitor or member is in violation of our Terms and Conditions of Use or other published guidelines, or partakes (or is reasonably suspected of partaking) in any illegal activity, even without a subpoena, warrant or other court order, and to release such information in response to court and governmental orders, civil subpoenas, discovery requests and as otherwise required by law. We cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who may be using our servers or services for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to report any suspected illegal activity to law enforcement individuals or entities for investigation or prosecution.

If and when DOCOMO Capital sponsors promotions or sweepstakes, or third parties sponsor promotions or sweepstakes in conjunction with DOCOMO Capital, either DOCOMO Capital or the third party will post relevant privacy information in the official rules and/or registration area for the promotion or sweepstakes. That privacy information, to the extent it conflicts with this Privacy Policy, will govern that particular promotion or sweepstakes.

CHANGING OR DELETING PERSONAL INFORMATION; BUSINESS TRANSFERS.

If you would like to have your personally identifiable information removed from DOCOMO Capital's database, please contact us at info@docomo-capital.com, and we will use reasonable efforts to comply with your request. Keep in mind, however, that there will be residual information that will remain within our databases, access logs and other records, which may or may not contain such personally identifiable information. The residual information will not be used for commercial purposes; however, we reserve the right, from time to time, to recontact former customers or users of DOCOMO Capital.

In addition, we may sell or transfer assets or portions of our business as we continue to improve our product and service offerings. In such transactions, user or visitor information (whether non-personally identifiable or personally identifiable or submitted by you in connection with any business plan submissions) may constitute one of the transferred business assets.

QUESTIONS?

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to DOCOMO Capital at info@docomo-capital.com or, if by U.S. mail, at 3240 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304 Attention: Website inquiries.