Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 20, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Pinetree ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access or use our service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information, including but not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Usage data

2.2 Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include:

  • Your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages of our service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Other diagnostic data

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our service
  • To notify you about changes to our service
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our service
  • To monitor the usage of our service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

4. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

We will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

5. Transfer of Data

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this privacy policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

6. Disclosure of Data

6.1 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Pinetree
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

7. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

If you wish to be informed about what personal data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
  • The right of rectification — the right to have your information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
  • The right to object to the processing of your personal data
  • The right of restriction — the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
  • The right to data portability — the right to be provided with a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time if we rely on your consent to process your personal information

9. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: pinetreesite0610[at]gmail.com (please replace [at] with @)
  • Through our contact form: Contact Form

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this privacy policy.

You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

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