Our system automatically collects a technical identifier for your computer called an IP address, which is not connected to your name or any other personal information. This address helps web pages know where our visitors are from. Also automatically collected is information on what pages you visit. All of this information is collected into a user database, which is used for statistical reporting. These reports are used to analyze usage on the site to make it more useful, and to enhance our service to you.

You may also volunteer additional personalized information on the site when requesting literature, samples, making inquiries, or contacting Customer or Technical Support. This information is also stored in a database for response, and we may we may use it in the future to contact you, electronically or otherwise, to tell you about products or services that we believe will be of interest to you.

However, we also may provide this information to companies with whom we have contracted provide services (i.e. mailing). We will provide these companies only with the minimal information needed to perform the service, and require that they also have policies in place to protect your privacy.

We are taking reasonable steps to safeguard the privacy and security of your personalized information. By using the Takara Bio USA website, you are consenting to our collection and use of both automatically and voluntarily collected information.