NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC. PRIVACY POLICY
Updated December 22, 2022
PLEASE READ THIS NIKON (AS DEFINED BELOW) PRIVACY POLICY (AS DEFINED BELOW) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING A NIKON OWNED WEBSITE (AS DEFINED BELOW IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY), OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION POINT (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. WHEN YOU USE A NIKON OWNED WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION POINT, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. DO NOT USE ANY NIKON OWNED WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION POINT IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
This Nikon Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to all information received by Nikon Instruments Inc. (“Nikon,” “we,” “our” or “us”) through various on-line and/or off-line points of communication (collectively, the “Communication Point(s)”), including but not limited to the following:
(a) This Nikon website and any other of Nikon’s U.S. website including any of its microsites or sub-sites (collectively, “Nikon Owned Website(s)”). Nikon Owned Websites are the property of Nikon, its affiliates, and/or its licensors.
(b) Nikon’s official/verified pages on Social Media Platforms, as defined in Section 6 below, and/or other Non-Nikon Owned Websites, as defined in Section 6 below, which post a link to a Nikon Owned Website containing this Privacy Policy.
(c) Other electronic, in-person, hard copy written or other means by which you may provide us with information,
such as by requesting a quote for or other information about our products, purchasing products from Nikon, by
participating in Nikon-related contests, sweepstakes, and/or other promotions, by redeeming a Nikon-related
offer, by registering, attending, and/or communicating with Nikon at trade shows, meetings, conferences or
events, by applying for or during your employment, by presenting products for service, and/or by registering
your product.
- Our Commitment to Privacy
- Notice to California, Colorado, Virginia and Connecticut Consumers
- The Information We Collect
- How We Use Collected Information
- Who We Share Information With
- Links to Non-Nikon Owned Websites
- Online Behavioral/Targeted Advertising
- Global Privacy Control
- Our Commitment to Information Security
- Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy
- How To Access or Update Your Information
- Your Privacy Preferences – Opting In/Out
- Changes To Privacy Policy
- How To Contact Us
1. Our Commitment to Privacy
Nikon recognizes that the protection of
information that it receives from you is very important. Collecting information allows Nikon to better
understand and to be more responsive to you, as well as to develop and maintain websites relevant to your
needs, and assists us in managing our business better. To better protect your privacy, we provide this
notice explaining our information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is
collected and used.
2. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, VIRGINIA AND CONNECTICUT CONSUMERS
IF YOU ARE A
CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, VIRGINIA OR CONNECTICUT CONSUMER, YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED BY NIKON. PLEASE READ THE CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO, VIRGINIA OR CONNECTICUT
SPECIFIC ADDENDUM THAT APPLIES TO YOU WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND WHICH SUPPLEMENTS
SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 14 OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY (each, a “STATE SPECIFIC ADDENDUM”).
3. The Information We Collect
We collect both Non-Personally
Identifiable Information, including but not limited to Cookies (as defined below) and Personally
Identifiable Information, each defined below, that you provide to us through the Communication Points.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information also includes information that we (or third parties) collect and/or log automatically from you by tracking your use of the Nikon Owned Websites, using technology and methodology that enables tracking, such as cookies, pixels, web beacons, log files, and other tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies”). A Cookie is a small file of information sent by a web server to store on a web browser so it can later be read back from that browser. Information that a Cookie collects may include, but is not limited to, information such as domain type, browser version, service provider, internet protocol address, your geographical location, time spent, and web pages visited, as well as information searched for on our Nikon Owned Websites. Cookies are used for purposes such as collecting website data; facilitating the functionality of the Nikon Owned Websites; understanding how you interact with our Nikon Owned Websites; analyzing website traffic patterns on an aggregate basis; personalizing website content that you receive; and helping a website recognize a returning visitor for purposes of saving certain preferences that the visitor set while previously browsing the website.
Our use of Cookies will not by itself reveal anything to us about you personally or provide us with any information that personally identifies you, such as your name or e-mail address. However, if Nikon has collected your Non-Personally Identifiable Information from your visit to a Nikon Owned Website, and you subsequently provide your Personally Identifiable Information to that Nikon Owned Website, then Nikon’s third party software may be able to link your Non-Personally Identifiable Information to your Personally Identifiable Information. This connection assists Nikon in the ways described in Section 4 below in this Privacy Policy.
For more information and to manage your Cookie preferences, please see the Cookie Settings link on our website. Specifically, the following Cookies may be used on the Nikon-Owned Websites:
For more information and to manage your Cookie preferences, please see the “Cookie Settings” link on our website for more information. Specifically, the following Cookies may be used on the Nikon-Owned Websites:
Functional Cookies. These cookies are necessary for basic site functionalities and are therefore set when you visit our websites. These cookies remember your preferences as you use our websites. They are also used to distribute the load on our servers, which keeps the site available, and for security purposes. These cookies are always active and cannot be disabled.
Analytic Cookies. We collect statistics from the users of our websites with analytic cookies. These cookies are used to collect information about the way in which visitors use our websites, including information about the pages most visited and the number of error messages displayed. These cookies help Nikon to improve its websites. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know how you have visited our website to help us monitor its performance.
“Personally Identifiable Information” is information collected from the Communication Points that is associated with a person’s name or personal identity and can be used to identify or contact you. It includes, but is not limited to, such information as your name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number (mobile and/or landline), fax number, and credit/debit card information. We do not knowingly collect Personally Identifiable Information from individuals under the age of sixteen. Some states may consider Cookies to be Personally Identifiable Information. Please see Section 8 below as well as your State Specific Addendum, if applicable.
4. How We Use Collected Information
Nikon uses collected information
(both Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information) to provide you with
the goods, services, quotes, and/or other information that you request, and also to help us better
understand the needs and interests of consumers so that we may more closely meet your needs.
For example, we may use Personally Identifiable Information to help you complete a transaction or order with us, to respond to your inquiries and requests, to provide and update you on our customer services and support, to notify you of promotional or special offers, to communicate with you about our products and services, to allow you to participate in an interactive feature, to invite you to participate in surveys about our products and/or services, to send you information about Nikon products, services, promotions, events, firmware or software updates, and service advisories, to suggest how to more effectively use your Nikon products and to suggest how to be a more effective photographer, to post reviews or comments that you have submitted to Nikon, and/or to help us determine other Nikon products, services or information that may be of interest to you (see Section 12 below, “Your Privacy Preferences Regarding Personally Identifiable Information-Opting In/Out” regarding communications to you). Personally Identifiable Information in the form of credit/debit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention.
We use Non-Personally Identifiable Information to increase the functionality and user friendliness of our Nikon Owned Websites, to improve the design, content and visitor experience of all of our Communication Points, and/or to deliver interest-based advertising as described in this Privacy Policy (see Section 7 below, “Online Behavioral Advertising” regarding interest-based advertising). We may also use Personally Identifiable Information and/or Non-Personally Identifiable Information for research purposes such as analyzing how visitors use and navigate our Nikon Owned Websites, including but not limited to the website visitors come from, the pages they visit on the Nikon Owned Website, and how long they spend on each page. In addition, we may take your Personally Identifiable Information and make it Non-Personally Identifiable Information, either by combining it with information about other individuals (aggregating your information with information about other individuals), or by removing characteristics, such as your name, that make the information personally identifiable to you, i.e., de-personalizing your information. Given the nature of this information, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy on Nikon’s right to aggregate or de-personalize your Personally Identifiable Information, and use and/or share with third parties the resulting Non-Personally Identifiable Information in any way.
5. Who We Share Information
With
Nikon may disclose Personally Identifiable Information to companies affiliated with
Nikon, such as our parent company and/or unaffiliated third parties performing services on our behalf or for
us or with us, such as agents, service providers, consultants, shippers, processors, vendors, and suppliers,
for the purposes of enabling them to respond to your requests to us or your purchase of products, services
or information; for fulfilling Nikon-related contests, sweepstakes, promotions, and/or Nikon-related offers;
assisting us in understanding your needs and interests so that we can better provide you with products,
services or information; or for the other purposes discussed above in Section 4 of this Privacy Policy. All
such affiliated and unaffiliated parties who have access to Personally Identifiable Information are required
by Nikon to keep confidential such information and may not use, retain, and/or disclose it for any purpose
other than to carry out the services they are performing for Nikon and as otherwise required by law. Except
as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, Nikon will not share Personally Identifiable Information with
third parties without your permission, unless to (a) comply with any law, subpoena, regulation or court
order; (b) respond to requests from governmental authorities; and/or (c) help prevent fraud or to protect
the safety, rights, property or security of Nikon as well as that of third parties.
6. Links to Non-Nikon Owned
Sites
The Communication Points may include links to and/or
from other websites and/or social media platforms which are not owned by Nikon and are owned by companies or
parties which are either affiliated or unaffiliated with Nikon (collectively, “Non-Nikon Owned Websites”).
These links are provided to you as a matter of convenience and for informational purposes only. When you
access links to or from a Non-Nikon Owned Website, you are not on a Nikon Owned Website. We do not endorse
or make any representations about Non-Nikon Owned Websites, and we are not responsible for and we disclaim
all warranties, express or implied, as to the practices, privacy, content or security of such Non-Nikon
Owned Websites. You are responsible for reviewing, and we encourage you to review the terms of use, privacy
and any other policies of such Non-Nikon Owned Websites.
Some Nikon Owned Websites include, display, and/or host social media buttons, links, and other features (collectively, “Social Media Buttons”) that allow you to share your online activities (including but not limited to on Nikon Owned Websites) on third party social media networks such as, for example, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and others (each, a “Social Media Platform”). If you are logged into one of your Social Media Platform accounts when you visit a Nikon Owned Website, the Social Media Platform may receive information about your visit to the Nikon Owned Website. Your use of Social Media Platforms and your interactions with the Social Media Buttons from a Nikon Owned Website are subject to and governed by the individual privacy policies of each respective Social Media Platform.
7. Online Behavioral/Targeted Advertising
Nikon may participate in
targeted advertising, whereby you may receive advertisements that may be of interest to you on Nikon Owned
Websites and/or Non-Nikon Owned Websites from Nikon, third party advertisers or advertising networks
(“Targeted Advertising”). These advertisements are selected based on an assessment of your on-line browsing
behavior and may use tracking technologies, such as Cookies, to collect information about your visit(s) to
Nikon Owned Websites. To manage your Cookie preferences with respect to Targeted Advertising (if and to the
extent Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising activities), please visit the Cookie Settings
link on a Nikon Owned Website.
If you receive a behaviorally targeted advertisement as
stated above, you may click on the icon displayed on the advertisement to receive more information,
including instructions for opting out from receiving further advertisements from that particular advertising
network. Your opt-out choices may depend on your specific device or browser settings and some websites or
browsers may have different features regarding your ability to choose which ads to display or opt out from
receiving. Please refer to the applicable website that you are visiting for additional information.
For ad networks or other third parties who follow the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising, or who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”), you can opt-out of receiving targeted ads from such parties by visiting the opt-out pages on the DAA website at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and/or the NAI website at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.
8. Global Privacy Control
In some states, browser related
information received from a website visitor (such as Cookies) is considered Personally Identifiable
Information (“Browser Based Personal Information”). The Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) is a browser privacy
preference signal standard that allows users to signal their chosen privacy settings to websites. If a user
enables the GPC in their web browser then the GPC signal is sent to the websites they visit to communicate
the user’s preferred privacy settings. The Nikon Owned Websites will recognize and honor GPC signals if
received from your web browser and treat it as a consumer request not to track or sell Browser Based
Personal Information. It is important to note that Nikon does not associate Browser Based Personal
Information with a particular individual, name or email address. To submit a request not to sell your
Personally Identifiable Information other than Browser Based Personal Information, please access the Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
9. Our Commitment To Information Security
Information security is
important at Nikon, and while no security measure is perfect or impenetrable and we cannot guarantee the
security of the information that you provide to us, you can be assured that we maintain commercially
reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative measures and safeguards and periodically review these
security measures and safeguards to protect your Personally Identifiable Information from unauthorized or
inappropriate access and use.
10. Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Our Communication Points
are not intended for or directed at individuals under the age of sixteen (16), and we do not knowingly
solicit or collect personal information from or about individuals under the age of sixteen. If we learn that
we have collected or received personal information from an individual under the age of sixteen (16) without
parental consent and verification, we will delete that information. Should any parent or guardian discover
that his/her child has provided personal information to Nikon, please contact Nikon by email at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com to have such information
deleted from our records. If you are a California, Colorado, Virginia or Connecticut consumer,
please see your State Specific Addendum for more information concerning personal information of
individuals of a certain age.
11. How To Access, Edit, Delete or Update Your Information
You can
access, edit, delete, and update any Personally Identifiable Information that you provided to us by
contacting us by email at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com.
If you are a California, Colorado, Virginia or Connecticut consumer, to exercise your
rights under this Section 11, please follow the instructions set forth in the State Specific Addendum. To
protect your privacy and security, we will also take steps to verify your identity before granting you
access to edit or update your Personally Identifiable Information.
12. Your Privacy Preferences - Opting In/Out
You can opt out of
receiving promotional communications from Nikon by notifying us that you do not wish to receive such
information by contacting us by email at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com. Please note that if you
have opted out of receiving promotional communications from us, Nikon may still send you non-promotional
communications (such as, for example, information about your accounts or purchases and/or service
advisories).
For Nevada consumers, Nikon does not currently sell personal information as defined under Nevada law. However, Nevada law gives Nevada consumers the right to request that a company not sell their personal information, even if their information is not currently being sold. If you are a Nevada consumer and wish to exercise this right, please submit your request by completing the Rights Request Form available by clicking here.
13. CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
BY VISITING ANY OF THE COMMUNICATION
POINTS, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING NIKON WITH YOUR INFORMATION, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THUS
CONSENT TO OUR COLLECTION AND USE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO AMEND THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME. WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY
POLICY, WE WILL POST THE UPDATED NOTICE ON THE APPLICABLE NIKON OWNED WEBSITE AND UPDATE THE NOTICE’S
EFFECTIVE DATE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR NIKON OWNED WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES CONSTITUTES
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
14. How To Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments or
concerns with respect to our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy statement, please feel free to contact
us in writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy.
NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC. PRIVACY POLICY
CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
Effective Date: January 1, 2023
If you are a California consumer within the meaning of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, as may be amended from time to time (collectively, the “CCPA”), this California-Specific Addendum applies to you. This California-Specific Addendum supplements our Privacy Policy to which this California-Specific Addendum is attached and prevails over any conflicting provisions in the Privacy Policy (this California-Specific Addendum and the Privacy Policy, together, the “California Privacy Policy”).
California Personal Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies,
relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked,
directly or indirectly, with a particular individual, which may include consumers, customers, employees,
vendors, or other third parties (“California Personal Information”). In particular, we have collected the
following categories of California Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:
Category | Examples | Collected [Yes/No] |
---|---|---|
A. Identifiers. |
A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
Yes |
B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). |
Name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. This category may overlap with other categories. |
Yes |
C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. |
Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), veteran or military status, genetic information. |
Yes |
D. Commercial information. |
Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
Yes |
E. Biometric information. |
Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, faceprints, voiceprints, or other physical patterns. |
Yes |
F. Internet or other similar network activity. |
Browsing history, cookies, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. |
Yes |
G. Geolocation data. |
Physical location or movements. |
Yes |
H. Sensory data. |
Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information. |
Yes |
I. Professional or employment-related information. |
Current or past job history or performance evaluations. |
Yes |
J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). |
Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
Yes |
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. |
Profiles reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
Yes |
Under to the CCPA, “Sensitive Personal Information” means (1) personal information that reveals: (a) a consumer’s social security, drivers’ license, state identification card, or passport number; (b) a consumer’s account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security of access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; (c) a consumer’s precise geolocation; (d) a consumer’s racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs or union membership; (e) the contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication; or (f) a consumer’s genetic data; and (2) (a) the processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer; (b) personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health; or (c) personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s sex life or sexual orientation.
To the extent any Sensitive Personal Information is collected, Nikon does not use or disclose your Sensitive Personal Information, as defined above for any purpose other than those expressly permitted under the CCPA.
Please note California Personal Information does not include publicly available information from government records, de-identified or aggregate consumer information, and personal information protected by certain other sector-specific federal or California statutes. We maintain and use de-identified data without attempting to re-identify such data.
Sources of Collection
For the above categories (A) - (K), we obtain
California Personal Information from a variety of sources.
These sources include:
- yourself, with respect to both online and offline interactions you may have with us or our service providers;
- other entities with whom you transact or with whom you maintain relationships who may deal with us on your behalf;
- the devices you use to access our websites, mobile applications, and online services;
- identity verification and fraud prevention services;
- marketing and analytics providers; public databases; social media platforms; and
- other sources consistent with this California Privacy Policy.
Our Use of California Personal Information
For the above categories
(A) – (K), we use the California Personal Information we collect for the business purposes disclosed within
this California Privacy Policy.
These business purposes include:
- Audits and reporting relating to particular transactions and interactions, including online interactions, you may have with us or others on our behalf;
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, and malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting the same;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual customization of ads;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including creating, maintaining or servicing accounts; providing customer service and support; fulfilling transactions; verifying identity information; processing payments; and other services;
- To fulfill a purchase made by you or complete a transaction requested by you;
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology;
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide;
- To personalize your experience with us;
- To better understand the needs and interests of consumers so we may more closely meet your needs and interests;
- To respond to your questions and requests;
- To notify you of promotional or special offers concerning our products and/or services;
- To allow you to participate in contests and/or sweepstakes and/or other interactive features;
- To enable us to communicate with you regarding our business relationship, such as for example, by email or by online virtual meeting platforms;
- To allow you to post reviews or comments about our products and/or services;
- As part of our recruitment and employment activities including but not limited to conducting interviews and background checks, providing benefits and other employment-related matters during the course of employment;
- To invite you to participate in surveys about our products and/or services; and
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Retention of California Personal Information
Nikon keeps your California Personal
Information as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the business purpose(s) set forth above, subject to
your right to delete California Personal Information as further described below in this California Privacy
Policy. We may keep some longer to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable legal or regulatory
obligations.
Sharing of California Personal Information
A. Disclosure of California Personal Information for Business Purposes
Categories of Third Parties
Within the last twelve (12) months, we have disclosed
California Personal Information identified in the above Categories (A)-(K) for our business purposes, to our
service providers; to our affiliates; and/or to any other third party to whom you or your agents have
authorized us to disclose your personal information in connection with the Nikon products and/or services
provided to you. To learn more about the categories of third parties with whom we share such information,
please see Section 5 of the Privacy Policy.
B. Sale of California Personal Information
Within the last twelve (12) months we have not
sold, within the meaning of the CCPA, any California Personal Information identified in categories (A)-(K)
above, except (1) to the extent that you have provided us with your California Personal Information together
with your express request that we share it with a specific third party company for the sole purpose of that
company contacting you about their products and/or services, and/or (2) to certain data analytics providers.
We do not disclose California Personal Information of individuals we know to be under the age of sixteen
(16) to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under the CCPA without
affirmative authorization. If you are an individual under the age of sixteen (16), please do not submit any
California Personal Information to us unless we have received the affirmative authorization described below
in this California Specific Addendum. The CCPA may deem the sharing of California Personal Information for
Targeted Advertising to be a “sale” under the CCPA. Please see sections C. and D. below that explain how you
may opt-out of Targeted Advertising if and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising
activities.
C. Cross-Contextual Behavioral and/or Targeted Advertising
Nikon may participate in
Targeted Advertising by collecting your Non-Personally Identifiable Information. These advertisements are
selected based on an assessment of your on-line browsing behavior and may use tracking technologies, such as
Cookies, to collect information about your visit(s) to Nikon Owned Websites. To manage your Cookie
preferences with respect to Targeted Advertising (if and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted
Advertising), please visit the Cookie Settings link on a Nikon
Owned Website.
D. Global Privacy Control
The GPC is a browser privacy preference signal standard
that allows users to signal their chosen privacy settings to websites. If a user enables the GPC in their
web browser then the GPC signal is sent to the websites they visit to communicate the user’s preferred
privacy settings. The Nikon Owned Websites will recognize and honor GPC signals if received from your web
browser and treat it as a consumer request not to track or sell Browser Based Personal Information. It is
important to note that Nikon does not associate Browser Based Personal Information with a particular
individual, name or email address. To submit a request not to sell your Personally Identifiable Information
other than Browser Based Personal Information, please access the Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
California Rights and Choices
You have certain rights related to your California Personal
Information. You may exercise these rights free of charge except as otherwise provided by applicable law. We
endeavor to respond to your request promptly upon verification and as required by applicable law.
A. Right to Know/Portability. You have the right to request that we disclose to you:
- the categories of California Personal Information we have collected about you;
- the categories of sources from which the California Personal Information is collected;
- our business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling or sharing California Personal Information;
- the categories of third parties with whom we disclose California Personal Information; and
- the specific pieces of information we have collected about you. To protect your privacy and security, we may redact this information to the extent it is Sensitive Personal Information.
To the extent that we sell or share your California Personal Information or disclose such information for a business purpose, you may request that we disclose to you:
- the categories of California Personal Information that we have collected about you;
- the categories of California Personal Information about you that we have sold or share within the meaning of the CCPA and the categories of third parties to whom the California Personal Information was sold or shared, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to whom the California personal information was sold or shared; and
- the categories of California Personal Information about you that we disclosed for a business purpose.
B. Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete California Personal Information about you which we have collected from you. We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:
- complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you.
- detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
- debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
- exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
- comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et. seq.).
- engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information’s deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research’s achievement, if you previously provided informed consent.
- enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
- comply with a legal obligation.
- make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
C. Right to Correct. You have the right to correct your inaccurate California Personal Information that we maintain about you.
D. Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing of Personal Information. You have the right to
opt-out of the sale or sharing of your California Personal Information by Nikon.
E. Right to Limit Use/Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information. You have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information by Nikon. To the extent any Sensitive Personal Information is collected, Nikon does not use or disclose your Sensitive Personal Information for any purpose other than those expressly permitted under the CCPA.
F. Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by Nikon for the exercise of your privacy rights conferred by the CCPA, including an employee’s, applicant’s, or independent contractor’s right not to be retaliated against for the exercise of their CCPA rights.
G. How to Submit a Request. You may request to exercise these rights by:
- By completing Rights Request Form available by clicking here.
- By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492.
- If and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising activities, our Cookie Settings will display an option to opt-out of Targeted
Advertising.
H. Verifiable Request. As required under applicable law, we take steps to verify your
identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may
require you to provide information sufficient to allow us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom
we collected personal information and to describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to
properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. For example, we may request that you provide us with at
least two data points that match those that we maintain about you; or, for Sensitive Personal Information,
we may require that we match three pieces of personal information you provide to us with personal
information we maintain about you, together with obtaining a signed declaration from you confirming that you
are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. We may deny a request or limit
our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law. We will respond to your
request no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after we receive your request, provided that any delays
in providing verification information may delay our processing of your request.
I. Agent Authorization and Disability Access You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. As permitted by law, we may require additional verification in response to a request even if you choose to use an agent. Unless the agent provides us with a valid Power of Attorney, we may require a consumer to verify their identity with us separately. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
Consumers with disabilities may access this California Privacy Policy in an alternative format by contacting
us in writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy, and requesting that we mail a copy of this California Privacy Policy.
J. Children’s Right to Opt Out and Right to Opt In.
Although we are not currently selling California Personal Information, if you are
sixteen (16) years of age or older, you have the right to direct us to not sell your California Personal
Information at any time should our practices change in the future (the “right to opt out”) and this election
shall be effective for a period of twelve (12) months. We do not sell the California Personal Information of
consumers we actually know are younger than sixteen (16) years of age, unless we receive affirmative
authorization (the “right to opt in”) from either the consumer who is between thirteen (13) and sixteen (16)
years of age, or the parent or guardian of a consumer younger than thirteen (13) years of age. Consumers who
opt-in to California Personal Information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time.
- To submit an opt-out request, please complete our Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
Or - By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492
Nondiscrimination and Financial Incentives
We will not discriminate against you because
of your exercise of any of the above rights, or any other rights under the CCPA, including by:
- denying you goods or services;
- charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties;
- providing you a different level or quality of goods or services; or
- suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or
quality of goods or services
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different
prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to
your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects.
Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at
any time. If we offer a financial incentive, we will provide you with a notice of the financial incentive
that includes:(1) A succinct summary of the financial incentive or price or service difference offered; (2)
A description of the material terms of the financial incentive or price or service difference, including the
categories of personal information that are implicated by the financial incentive or price or service
difference and the value of the consumer’s data; (3) How the consumer can opt-in to the financial incentive
or price or service difference; (4) A statement of the consumer’s right to withdraw from the financial
incentive at any time and how the consumer may exercise that right; and (5) An explanation of how the price
or service difference is reasonably related to the value of the consumer’s data, including: (A) A good-faith
estimate of the value of the consumer’s data that forms the basis for offering the price or service
difference; and (B) A description of the method(s) the business used to calculate the value of the
consumer’s data.
Other California Privacy Rights
Under California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code
Section § 1798.83), if you are a California resident, you may, one time per calendar year, request a notice
regarding the categories of personally identifiable information disclosed by Nikon (if any) during the
immediately preceding twelve (12)-month period to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes, and
the name and address of any such third parties. To obtain such a notice, please send a written request by
postal mail to Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy.
CHANGES TO THIS CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THIS
CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME. WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES TO THIS
CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM, WE WILL POST THE UPDATED NOTICE ON THE APPLICABLE NIKON OWNED WEBSITE AND
UPDATE THE NOTICE’S EFFECTIVE DATE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR NIKON OWNED WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF
CHANGES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
Contact Information
You may contact us with questions or concerns about our privacy
policies or practices and your choices and rights under California law by emailing us at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com; or by contacting us in
writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy.
NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC. PRIVACY POLICY
COLORADO-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
If you are a Colorado consumer within the meaning of the Colorado Privacy Act within the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, as may be amended (“CPA”), this Colorado-Specific Addendum applies to you. This Colorado-Specific Addendum supplements our Privacy Policy to which this Colorado-Specific Addendum is attached and prevails over any conflicting provisions in the Privacy Policy (this Colorado-Specific Addendum and the Privacy Policy, together, the “Colorado Privacy Policy”).
Colorado Personal Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates
to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or
indirectly, with a particular individual, which may include consumers, customers, or other third parties
(“Colorado Personal Information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of Colorado
Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:
Category | Examples | Collected [Yes/No] |
---|---|---|
A. Identifiers. |
A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
Yes |
B. Personal data categories listed in the CPA. |
Name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. This category may overlap with other categories. |
Yes |
C. Protected classification characteristics under Colorado or federal law. |
Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), veteran or military status, genetic information. |
Yes |
D. Commercial information. |
Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
Yes |
E. Biometric information. |
Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, faceprints, voiceprints, or other physical patterns. |
Yes |
F. Internet or other similar network activity. |
Browsing history, cookies, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. |
Yes |
G. Geolocation data. |
Physical location or movements. | Yes |
H. Sensory data. |
Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information. | Yes |
I. Professional or employment-related information. |
Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
Yes |
J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). |
Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
Yes |
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. |
Profiles reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
Yes |
Under the CPA, Colorado defines “Sensitive Data” to mean: (a) personal data revealing racial or ethnic
origin, religious beliefs, a mental or physical health condition or diagnosis, sex life or sexual
orientation, or citizenship or citizenship status; (b) genetic or biometric data that may be processed for
the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual; or (c) personal data from a known child.
To the
extent any Sensitive Data is collected, Nikon does not use or disclose your Sensitive Data, as defined above
for any purpose other than those expressly permitted under the CPA.
In accordance with Section
6-1-1303 of the CPA, Colorado Personal Information does not include publicly available information from
government records, de-identified or aggregate consumer information, personal information protected by
certain other sector-specific federal or Colorado statutes, and information that we have a reasonable basis
to believe you have lawfully made available to the general public. We maintain and use de-identified data
without attempting to re-identify such data.
Sources of Collection
For the above categories (A) - (K), we obtain
Colorado Personal Information from a variety of sources. These sources include:
- yourself, with respect to both online and offline interactions you may have with us or our service providers;
- other entities with whom you transact or with whom you maintain relationships who may deal with us on your behalf;
- the devices you use to access our websites, mobile applications, and online services;
- identity verification and fraud prevention services;
- marketing and analytics providers; public databases; social media platforms; and other sources consistent with this Colorado Privacy Policy.
Our Use of Colorado Personal Information
For the above categories (A) – (K), we use the
Colorado Personal Information we collect for the business purposes disclosed within this Colorado Privacy
Policy.
These business purposes include:
- Audits and reporting relating to particular transactions and interactions, including online interactions, you may have with us or others on our behalf;
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, and malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting the same;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual customization of ads;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including creating, maintaining or servicing accounts; providing customer service and support; fulfilling transactions; verifying identity information; processing payments; and other services;
- To fulfill a purchase made by you or complete a transaction requested by you;
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology;
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide;
- To personalize your experience with us;
- To better understand the needs and interests of consumers so we may more closely meet your needs and interests;
- To respond to your questions and requests;
- To notify you of promotional or special offers concerning our products and/or services;
- To allow you to participate in contests and/or sweepstakes and/or other interactive features
- To enable us to communicate with you regarding our business relationship, such as for example, by email or by online virtual meeting platforms;
- To allow you to post reviews or comments about our products and/or services;
- As part of our recruitment and employment activities including conducting interviews and background checks;
- To invite you to participate in surveys about our products and/or services; and
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Retention of Colorado Personal Information
Nikon keeps your Colorado Personal Information
as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the business purpose(s) set forth above, subject to your right to
delete Colorado Personal Information as further described below in this Colorado Privacy Policy. We may keep
some longer to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
Sharing of Colorado Personal Information
Categories of Third Parties
A. Disclosure of Colorado Personal Information for Business Purposes
Within the last
twelve (12) months, we have disclosed Colorado Personal Information identified in the above Categories
(A)-(K) for our business purposes, to our service providers; to our affiliates; and/or to any other third
party to whom you or your agents have authorized us to disclose your personal information in connection with
the Nikon products and/or services provided to you. To learn more about the categories of third parties with
whom we share such information, please see Section 5 of the Privacy Policy.
B. Sale of Colorado Personal Information
Within the last twelve (12) months, within the
meaning of the CPA, we have not sold any Colorado Personal Information identified in categories (A)-(K)
above. We do not disclose Colorado Personal Information of individuals we know to be under the age of
thirteen (13) to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under the CPA
without affirmative authorization. If you are an individual under the age of thirteen (13), please do not
submit any Colorado Personal Information to us unless we have received the affirmative authorization
described below in this Colorado Specific Addendum.
C. Cross-Contextual Behavioral and/or Targeted Advertising
Nikon may participate in
Targeted Advertising by collecting your Non-Personally Identifiable Information. These advertisements are
selected based on an assessment of your on-line browsing behavior and may use tracking technologies, such as
Cookies, to collect information about your visit(s) to Nikon Owned Websites. To manage your Cookie
preferences with respect to Targeted Advertising (if and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted
Advertising), please visit the Cookie Settings
link on a Nikon Owned Website.
D. Global Privacy Control
The GPC is a browser privacy preference signal standard
that allows users to signal their chosen privacy settings to websites. If a user enables the GPC in their
web browser then the GPC signal is sent to the websites they visit to communicate the user’s preferred
privacy settings. The Nikon Owned Websites will recognize and honor GPC signals if received from your web
browser and treat it as a consumer request not to track or sell Browser Based Personal Information. It is
important to note that Nikon does not associate Browser Based Personal Information with a particular
individual, name or email address. To submit a request not to sell your Personally Identifiable Information
other than Browser Based Personal Information, please access the Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
Colorado Rights and Choices
You have certain rights related to your Colorado Personal
Information. You may exercise these rights free of charge except as otherwise provided by applicable law. We
endeavor to respond to your request promptly upon verification and as required by applicable law.
A. Right to opt out. You have the right to request to opt out of the processing of your Colorado Personal Information for the purposes of: Targeted Advertising (if any); the sale of your Colorado Personal Information (Nikon does not sell your Colorado Personal Information within the meaning of the CPA); and/or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
B. Right of access. You have the right to confirm whether Nikon is processing your Colorado Personal Information and to access such information.
C. Right to correction. You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Colorado Personal Information, taking into account the nature and purposes of the processing of such information.
D. Right to deletion. You have the right to request to delete your Colorado Personal Information.
E. Right to data portability. When accessing your right to access your Colorado Personal Information, you have the right to request to obtain such information in a portable and readily usable format that will allow you to transmit your Colorado Personal Information to another entity. You may exercise this right no more than two (2) times per calendar year.
F. How to Submit a Request. You may request to exercise these rights by:
- By completing Rights Request Form available by clicking here.
- By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492.
- If and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising activities, our Cookie Settings will display an option to opt-out of Targeted Advertising.
We also recognize and honor any GPC settings that you enable on your web browser.
G. Verifiable Request. As required under applicable law, we take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide information sufficient to allow us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information and to describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. For example, we may request that you provide us with at least two data points that match those that we maintain about you; or, for Sensitive Data, we may require that we match three pieces of personal information you provide to us with personal information we maintain about you, together with obtaining a signed declaration from you confirming that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. We may deny a request or limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law. We will respond to your request no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after we receive your request, provided that any delays in providing verification information may delay our processing of your request.
H. Appeal Process. In the event we deny your request to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law, you have the right to appeal such denial within a reasonable time after your receipt of the notice sent by us informing you of our denial. Instructions on how to appeal will be included with the notice of denial.
I. Agent Authorization and Disability Access. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. As permitted by law, we may require additional verification in response to a request even if you choose to use an agent. Unless the agent provides us with a valid Power of Attorney, we may require a consumer to verify their identity with us separately. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
Consumers with disabilities may access this Colorado Privacy Policy in an alternative format by contacting us in writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal Department - Privacy, and requesting that we mail a copy of this Colorado Privacy Policy.
J. Children’s Right to Opt Out and Right to Opt In. Although we are not currently selling Colorado Personal Information, if you are thirteen (13) years of age or older, you have the right to direct us to not sell your Colorado Personal Information at any time should our practices change in the future (the “right to opt out”). Consumers who opt-in to Colorado Personal Information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time.
- To submit an opt-out request, please complete our Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
Or - By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492
To manage your Cookie preferences, please visit the Cookie Settings link on a Nikon Owned Website. We also recognize and honor any GPC settings that you enable on your web browser.
CHANGES TO THIS COLORADO-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THIS
COLORADO-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME. WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES TO THIS COLORADO-SPECIFIC
ADDENDUM, WE WILL POST THE UPDATED NOTICE ON THE APPLICABLE NIKON OWNED WEBSITE AND UPDATE THE NOTICE’S
EFFECTIVE DATE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR NIKON OWNED WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES CONSTITUTES
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
Contact Information
You may contact us with questions or concerns about our privacy
policies or practices and your choices and rights under Colorado law by emailing us at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com; or by contacting us in
writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy.
NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC. PRIVACY POLICY
VIRGINIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
Effective Date: January 1, 2023
If you are a Virginia consumer within the meaning of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, as may be amended (“VCDPA”), this Virginia-Specific Addendum applies to you. This Virginia-Specific Addendum supplements our Privacy Policy to which this Virginia-Specific Addendum is attached and prevails over any conflicting provisions in the Privacy Policy (this Virginia-Specific Addendum and the Privacy Policy, together, the “Virginia Privacy Policy”).
Virginia Personal Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates
to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or
indirectly, with a particular individual, which may include consumers, customers, or other third parties
(“Virginia Personal Information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of Virginia
Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:
Category | Examples | Collected [Yes/No] |
---|---|---|
A. Identifiers. |
A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
Yes |
B. Personal information categories listed in the VCDPA. |
Name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. This category may overlap with other categories. |
Yes |
C. Protected classification characteristics under Virginia or federal law. |
Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), veteran or military status, genetic information. |
Yes |
D. Commercial information. |
Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
Yes |
E. Biometric information. |
Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, faceprints, voiceprints, or other physical patterns. |
Yes |
F. Internet or other similar network activity. |
Browsing history, cookies, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. |
Yes |
G. Geolocation data. |
Physical location or movements. | Yes |
H. Sensory data. |
Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information. | Yes |
I. Professional or employment-related information. |
Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | Yes |
J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). |
Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
Yes |
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. |
Profiles reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
Yes |
Under the VCDPA, “Sensitive Data” means a category of personal data that includes: (1) personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health diagnosis, sexual orientation, or citizenship or immigration status; (2) the processing of genetic or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person; (3) the personal data collected from a known child; or (4) precise geolocation data. To the extent any Sensitive Data is collected, Nikon does not use or disclose your Sensitive Data, as defined above for any purpose other than those expressly permitted under the VCDPA.
Please note Virginia Personal Information does not include publicly available information from government records, de-identified or aggregate consumer information, and personal information protected by certain other sector-specific federal or Virginia statutes. We maintain and use de-identified data without attempting to re-identify such data.
Sources of Collection
For the above categories (A) - (K), we obtain Virginia Personal
Information from a variety of sources.
These sources include:
- yourself, with respect to both online and offline interactions you may have with us or our service providers;
- other entities with whom you transact or with whom you maintain relationships who may deal with us on your behalf;
- the devices you use to access our websites, mobile applications, and online services;
- identity verification and fraud prevention services;
- marketing and analytics providers; public databases; social media platforms; and
- other sources consistent with this Virginia Privacy Policy.
Our Use of Virginia Personal Information
For the above categories (A) – (K), we use the
Virginia Personal Information we collect for the business purposes disclosed within this Virginia Privacy
Policy.
These business purposes include:
- Audits and reporting relating to particular transactions and interactions, including online interactions, you may have with us or others on our behalf;
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, and malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting the same;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual customization of ads;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including creating, maintaining or servicing accounts; providing customer service and support; fulfilling transactions; verifying identity information; processing payments; and other services;
- To fulfill a purchase made by you or complete a transaction requested by you;
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology;
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide;
- To personalize your experience with us;
- To better understand the needs and interests of consumers so we may more closely meet your needs and interests;
- To respond to your questions and requests;
- To notify you of promotional or special offers concerning our products and/or services;
- To allow you to participate in contests and/or sweepstakes and/or other interactive features;
- To enable us to communicate with you regarding our business relationship, such as for example, by email or by online virtual meeting platforms;
- To allow you to post reviews or comments about our products and/or services;
- As part of our recruitment and employment activities including conducting interviews and background checks;
- To invite you to participate in surveys about our products and/or services; and
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Retention of Virginia Personal Information
Nikon keeps your Virginia Personal Information
as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the business purpose(s) set forth above, subject to your right to
delete Virginia Personal Information as further described below in this Virginia Privacy Policy. We may keep
some longer to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable legal or regulatory obligations.
Sharing of Virginia Personal Information
Categories of Third Parties
A. Disclosure of Virginia Personal Information for Business
Purposes
Within the last twelve (12) months, we have disclosed Virginia Personal Information
identified in the above Categories (A)-(K) for our business purposes, to our service providers; to our
affiliates; and/or to any other third party to whom you or your agents have authorized us to disclose your
personal information in connection with the Nikon products and/or services provided to you. To learn more
about the categories of third parties with whom we share such information, please see Section 5 of the
Privacy Policy.
B. Sale of Virginia Personal Information
Within the last twelve (12)
months, within the meaning of the VCDPA, we have not sold any Virginia Personal Information identified in
categories (A)-(K) above. We do not disclose Virginia Personal Information of individuals we know to be
under the age of thirteen (13) to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale”
under the VCDPA without affirmative authorization. If you are an individual under the age of thirteen (13),
please do not submit any Virginia Personal Information to us unless we have received the affirmative
authorization described below in this Virginia Specific Addendum.
C. Cross-Contextual Behavioral and/or Targeted Advertising
Nikon may
participate in Targeted Advertising by collecting your Non-Personally Identifiable Information. These
advertisements are selected based on an assessment of your on-line browsing behavior and may use tracking
technologies, such as Cookies and web beacons, to collect information about your visit(s) to Nikon Owned
Websites and/or Non-Nikon Owned Websites. To manage your Cookie preferences, please visit the Cookie
Settings link on a Nikon Owned Website.
D. Global Privacy Control
The GPC is a browser privacy preference signal
standard that allows users to signal their chosen privacy settings to websites. If a user enables the GPC in
their web browser then the GPC signal is sent to the websites they visit to communicate the user’s preferred
privacy settings. The Nikon Owned Websites will recognize and honor GPC signals if received from your web
browser and treat it as a consumer request not to track or sell Browser Based Personal Information. It is
important to note that Nikon does not associate Browser Based Personal Information with a particular
individual, name or email address. To submit a request not to sell your Personally Identifiable Information
other than Browser Based Personal Information, please access the Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
Virginia Rights and Choices
You have certain rights related to your Virginia Personal
Information. You may exercise these rights free of charge except as otherwise provided by applicable law. We
endeavor to respond to your request promptly upon verification and as required by applicable law.
A. Right to opt out. You have the right to request to opt out of the processing of your Virginia Personal Information for the purposes of: Targeted Advertising (if any); the sale of your Virginia Personal Information (Nikon does not sell your Virginia Personal Information within the meaning of the VCDPA); and/or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
B. Right to Confirm/Access. You have the right to request that we disclose to you whether we process your Virginia Personal Information and you have the right to access such information.
C. Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your Virginia Personal Information.
D. Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete your Virginia Personal Information.
E. Right to Portability. You have the right to request to obtain a copy of your Virginia Personal Information in a format that, to the extent technically feasible and practicable, is portable and readily usable.
F. How to Submit a Request. You may request to exercise these rights by:
- By completing Rights Request Form available by clicking here.
- By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492.
If and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising activities, our Cookie Settings will display an option to opt-out of Targeted Advertising.
G. Verifiable Request. As required under applicable law, we take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide information sufficient to allow us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information and to describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. For example, we may request that you provide us with at least two data points that match those that we maintain about you; or, for Sensitive Data, we may require that we match three pieces of personal information you provide to us with personal information we maintain about you, together with obtaining a signed declaration from you confirming that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. We may deny a request or limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law. We will respond to your request no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after we receive your request, provided that any delays in providing verification information may delay our processing of your request.
H. Agent Authorization and Disability Access You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. As permitted by law, we may require additional verification in response to a request even if you choose to use an agent. Unless the agent provides us with a valid Power of Attorney, we may require a consumer to verify their identity with us separately. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
Consumers with disabilities may access this Virginia Privacy Policy in an alternative format by contacting us in writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal Department - Privacy, and requesting that we mail a copy of this Virginia Privacy Policy.
I. Children’s Right to Opt Out and Right to Opt In. Although we are not currently selling Virginia Personal Information, if you are thirteen (13) years of age or older, you have the right to direct us to not sell your Virginia Personal Information at any time should our practices change in the future (the “right to opt out”) Consumers who opt-in to Virginia Personal Information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time.
- To submit an opt-out request, please complete our Rights Request Form available by clicking here.
Or - By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492
CHANGES TO THIS VIRGINIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
WE RESERVE
THE RIGHT TO AMEND THIS VIRGINIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME. WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES
TO THIS VIRGINIA-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM, WE WILL POST THE UPDATED NOTICE ON THE APPLICABLE NIKON OWNED WEBSITE
AND UPDATE THE NOTICE’S EFFECTIVE DATE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR NIKON OWNED WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING
OF CHANGES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
Contact Information
You may contact us with questions or concerns about our privacy
policies or practices and your choices and rights under Virginia law by emailing us at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com; or by contacting us in
writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy.
NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC. PRIVACY POLICY
CONNECTICUT-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
If you are a Connecticut consumer within the meaning of the
Connecticut Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act, as may be amended (“CPDP”), this
Connecticut-Specific Addendum applies to you. This Connecticut-Specific Addendum supplements our Privacy
Policy to which this Connecticut-Specific Addendum is attached and prevails over any conflicting provisions
in the Privacy Policy (this Connecticut-Specific Addendum and the Privacy Policy, together, the “Connecticut
Privacy Policy”).
Connecticut Personal Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies,
relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked,
directly or indirectly, with a particular individual, which may include consumers, customers, or other third
parties (“Connecticut Personal Information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of
Connecticut Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:
Category | Examples | Collected [Yes/No] |
---|---|---|
A. Identifiers. |
A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. |
Yes |
B. Personal information categories listed in the CPDP. |
Name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information.
|
Yes |
C. Protected classification characteristics under Connecticut or federal law. |
Age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), veteran or military status, genetic information. |
Yes |
D. Commercial information. |
Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. |
Yes |
E. Biometric information. |
Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, faceprints, voiceprints, or other physical patterns. |
Yes |
F. Internet or other similar network activity. |
Browsing history, cookies, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. |
Yes |
G. Geolocation data. |
Physical location or movements. |
Yes |
H. Sensory data. |
Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information. |
Yes |
I. Professional or employment-related information. |
Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | Yes |
J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). |
Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. |
Yes |
K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. |
Profiles reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. |
Yes |
Under the CPDP, Connecticut defines “Sensitive Data” to mean: (a) personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, a mental or physical health condition or diagnosis, sex life, sexual orientation, or citizenship or immigration status; (b) the processing of genetic or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual; (c) personal data collected from a known child; or (d) precise geolocation data. To the extent any Sensitive Data is collected, Nikon does not use or disclose your Sensitive Data, as defined above for any purpose other than those expressly permitted under the CPDP.
Please note Connecticut Personal Information does not include publicly available information from government records, de-identified or aggregate consumer information, and personal information protected by certain other sector-specific federal or Connecticut statutes. We maintain and use de-identified data without attempting to re-identify such data.
Sources of Collection
For the above categories (A) - (K), we obtain Connecticut Personal
Information from a variety of sources.
These sources include:
- yourself, with respect to both online and offline interactions you may have with us or our service providers;
- other entities with whom you transact or with whom you maintain relationships who may deal with us on your behalf;
- the devices you use to access our websites, mobile applications, and online services;
- identity verification and fraud prevention services;
- marketing and analytics providers; public databases; social media platforms; and
- other sources consistent with this Connecticut Privacy Policy.
Our Use of Connecticut Personal Information
For the above categories (A) – (K), we use
the Connecticut Personal Information we collect for the business purposes disclosed within this Connecticut
Privacy Policy.
These business purposes include:
- Audits and reporting relating to particular transactions and interactions, including online interactions, you may have with us or others on our behalf;
- Detecting and protecting against security incidents, and malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting the same;
- Debugging to identify and repair errors in our systems;
- Short-term, transient use including contextual customization of ads;
- Providing services on our behalf or on behalf of another, including creating, maintaining or servicing accounts; providing customer service and support; fulfilling transactions; verifying identity information; processing payments; and other services;
- To fulfill a purchase made by you or complete a transaction requested by you;
- Conducting internal research to develop and demonstrate technology;
- Conducting activity to verify, enhance, and maintain the quality or safety of services or devices which we may own, control, or provide;
- To personalize your experience with us;
- To better understand the needs and interests of consumers so we may more closely meet your needs and interests;
- To respond to your questions and requests;
- To notify you of promotional or special offers concerning our products and/or services;
- To allow you to participate in contests and/or sweepstakes and/or other interactive features;
- To enable us to communicate with you regarding our business relationship, such as for example, by email or by online virtual meeting platforms;
- To allow you to post reviews or comments about our products and/or services;
- As part of our recruitment and employment activities including conducting interviews and background checks;
- To invite you to participate in surveys about our products and/or services; and
- To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Retention of Connecticut Personal Information
Nikon keeps your Connecticut Personal
Information as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the business purpose(s) set forth above, subject to
your right to delete Connecticut Personal Information as further described below in this Connecticut Privacy
Policy. We may keep some longer to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable legal or regulatory
obligations.
Sharing of Connecticut Personal Information
Categories of Third Parties
A. Disclosure of Connecticut Personal Information for Business Purposes
Within the last
twelve (12) months, we have disclosed Connecticut Personal Information identified in the above Categories
(A)-(K) for our business purposes, to our service providers; to our affiliates; and/or to any other third
party to whom you or your agents have authorized us to disclose your personal information in connection with
the Nikon products and/or services provided to you. To learn more about the categories of third parties with
whom we share such information, please see Section 5 of the Privacy Policy.
B. Sale of Connecticut Personal Information
Within the last twelve (12) months, within
the meaning of the CPDP, we have not sold any Connecticut Personal Information identified in categories
(A)-(K) above. We do not disclose Connecticut Personal Information of individuals we know to be under the
age of thirteen (13) to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration as a “sale” under the
CPDP without affirmative authorization. If you are an individual under the age of thirteen (13), please do
not submit any Connecticut Personal Information to us unless we have received the affirmative authorization
described below in this Connecticut Specific Addendum.
C. Cross-Contextual Behavioral and/or Targeted Advertising
Nikon may participate in
Targeted Advertising by collecting your Non-Personally Identifiable Information. These advertisements are
selected based on an assessment of your on-line browsing behavior and may use tracking technologies, such as
Cookies and web beacons, to collect information about your visit(s) to Nikon Owned Websites and/or Non-Nikon
Owned Websites. To manage your Cookie preferences with respect to Targeted Advertising (if and to the extent
Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising), please visit the Cookie Settings link on a
Nikon Owned Website. To manage your Cookie preferences, please visit the Cookie Settings
link on a Nikon Owned Website.
D. Global Privacy Control
The GPC is a browser privacy preference signal standard
that allows users to signal their chosen privacy settings to websites. If a user enables the GPC in their
web browser then the GPC signal is sent to the websites they visit to communicate the user’s preferred
privacy settings. The Nikon Owned Websites will recognize and honor GPC signals if received from your web
browser and treat it as a consumer request not to track or sell Browser Based Personal Information. It is
important to note that Nikon does not associate Browser Based Personal Information with a particular
individual, name or email address. To submit a request not to sell your Personally Identifiable Information
other than Browser Based Personal Information, please access the Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
Connecticut Rights and
Choices
You have certain rights related to your Connecticut Personal Information. You may
exercise these rights free of charge except as otherwise provided by applicable law. We endeavor to respond
to your request promptly upon verification and as required by applicable law.
A. Right to opt out. You have the right to request to opt out of the processing of your Connecticut Personal Information for the purposes of: Targeted Advertising (if any); the sale of your Connecticut Personal Information (Nikon does not sell your Connecticut Personal Information within the meaning of the CPDP); and/or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
B. Right to Know/Access. You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your Connecticut Personal Information and access such information.
C. Right to Correct. You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your Connecticut Personal Information, taking into account the nature and purposes of processing such information.
D. Right to Delete. You have the right to request we delete your Connecticut Personal
Information.
E. Right to Data Portability. When accessing your right to access your Connecticut Personal Information, you have the right to request to obtain such information in a portable and readily usable format that will allow you to transmit your Connecticut Personal Information to another entity. You may exercise this right no more than two (2) times per calendar year.
F. How to Submit a Request. You may request to exercise these rights by:
- By completing Rights Request Form available by clicking here.
- By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492.
- If and to the extent Nikon participates in Targeted Advertising activities, our Cookie Settings will display an option to opt-out of Targeted Advertising.
We also recognize and honor any GPC settings that you enable on your web browser.
G. Verifiable Request. As required under applicable law, we take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to information or acting on your request to exercise your rights. We may require you to provide information sufficient to allow us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information and to describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. For example, we may request that you provide us with at least two data points that match those that we maintain about you; or, for Sensitive Data, we may require that we match three pieces of personal information you provide to us with personal information we maintain about you, together with obtaining a signed declaration from you confirming that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. We may deny a request or limit our response to your exercise of the above rights as permitted under applicable law. We will respond to your request no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after we receive your request, provided that any delays in providing verification information may delay our processing of your request.
H. Agent Authorization and Disability Access. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission to act on your behalf. As permitted by law, we may require additional verification in response to a request even if you choose to use an agent. Unless the agent provides us with a valid Power of Attorney, we may require a consumer to verify their identity with us separately. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
Consumers with disabilities may access this Connecticut Privacy Policy in an alternative format by contacting us in writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal Department - Privacy, and requesting that we mail a copy of this Connecticut Privacy Policy.
I. Children’s Right to Opt Out and Right to Opt In. Although we are not currently selling Connecticut Personal Information, if you are thirteen (13) years of age or older, you have the right to direct us to not sell your Connecticut Personal Information at any time should our practices change in the future (the “right to opt out”) Consumers who opt-in to Connecticut Personal Information sales may opt-out of future sales at any time.
- To submit an opt-out request, please complete our Rights Request Form available by clicking
here.
Or - By calling us toll-free at 877-589-0492
To manage your Cookie preferences, please visit the Cookie Settings link on a Nikon Owned Website.
CHANGES TO THIS CONNECTICUT-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THIS
CONNECTICUT-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM AT OUR DISCRETION AND AT ANY TIME. WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES TO THIS
CONNECTICUT-SPECIFIC ADDENDUM, WE WILL POST THE UPDATED NOTICE ON THE APPLICABLE NIKON OWNED WEBSITE AND
UPDATE THE NOTICE’S EFFECTIVE DATE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF OUR NIKON OWNED WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF
CHANGES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES.
Contact Information
You may contact us with questions or concerns about
our privacy policies or practices and your choices and rights under Connecticut law by emailing us at nikoninstruments.us@nikon.com; or by contacting us in
writing at Nikon Instruments Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747, Attention: Legal
Department - Privacy.
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