GENERAL
Through this web site, SANYO is attempting to provide customers with an avenue to learn about our companies and research and purchase our quality products in a quick, easy and informative manner. This Site is designed for you, the customer, and your interests. It is SANYO's goal to assist you and make your online experience at SANYO.com as informative and pleasurable as possible. SANYO has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to individual privacy.

COOKIES
SANYO.com does use the features of your browser to set "cookies" on your computer. In addition, SANYO may log IP addresses for systems administration purposes and to track your session. This gives SANYO an idea of which parts of our Site you are visiting. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that your session will be tracked, but you will remain anonymous. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to help administer our Site. In addition, your IP address is used to help identify you and your shopping cart, as well as to gather broad demographic information.

VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION
While SANYO does not generally require that you provide us with personally identifiable information in order to visit and use the Site, please note that in order to participate in some activities, it will be necessary for you to provide this information. SANYO may offer a variety of voluntary services to you, in which you may submit information about yourself to SANYO, such as Order Forms, Membership Registrations, Surveys, and Contests. Order Forms may be used for customers to request information or purchase products and services. Membership Registrations may be used for customers to have a faster product checkout, shopping cart storage, checking order status, and news update emails. Surveys may be used to collect information about your product preferences and demographic information. Contests may be used to offer valuable prizes to customers at random. Through these voluntary submissions of information, we may collect your contact information (e.g., email address and mailing address), financial information (e.g., account or credit card numbers), and demographic information (e.g., zip code, age, education, income level, product preferences). Contact information from the Order Form may be used to send orders and news and product updates about SANYO to you. Your contact information may also be used to get in touch with you when necessary. Financial information that is collected is used to check your qualifications and bill you for products and services. Note that credit card information is not stored beyond a single transaction and must be re-entered for each purchase, even if you register as a member. Demographic and profile data may be used to tailor your experience at our Site, showing you content that we think you might be interested in, and displaying the content according to your preferences. If you choose not to provide it for those activities, you may not be able to participate in them. You may opt-out of receiving any future informational mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. By providing any personal information to SANYO, all users, including, without limitation, users in the member states of the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in the United States of America.

CONSENT / CHOICE / OPT-OUT
SANYO.com provides you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about you. SANYO also gives you the following options for removing your information from our database in order to discontinue future communications or services from SANYO: (a) you can send email to webmaster@sanyo.com, or (b) you can send snail mail to: Webmaster, SANYO North America Corporation, 2055 Sanyo Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154.

SECURITY / DISCLOSURE
SANYO.com has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of your information under our control. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights to such systems. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive information supplied by you is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into SANYO's databases for limited access. SANYO may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on SANYO or the Site; (2) protect and defend the rights or property of SANYO and the Site; and, (3) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site

ACCESS TO CORRECT / UPDATE INFORMATION
SANYO gives you the following options for reviewing, changing, and modifying information previously provided: (a) you can send email to webmaster@sanyo.com, or (b) you can send regular postal mail to: Webmaster, SANYO North America Corporation, 2055 Sanyo Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS
SANYO.com may contain links to other third-party web sites. SANYO is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party web sites; therefore, please review the privacy policy notices on those sites for details.

ENFORCEMENT
If you feel that SANYO is not adhering to this Privacy Policy, please notify us and we will do our best to analyze the potential problem and correct it promptly.

NOTICE TO PARENTS
SANYO is attempting to protect your child's privacy and personal information. The Internet is an invaluable source of information and a great educational tool for both adults and children alike. SANYO encourages parents and guardians to communicate with and educate your children about the safe and responsible use of the Internet, as well as submitting personal information. SANYO does not use SANYO.com to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13; however, if we have reason to believe the information provided on this Site has been provided by a child under the age of 13, SANYO will: (a) NOT collect online contact information without prior parental consent or parental notification, which will include an opportunity for the parent to prevent use of the information and participation in the activity. Without prior parental consent, online information will only be used to respond directly to the child's unsolicited request and will not be used for other purposes without prior parental consent; (b) NOT collect personally identifiable offline contact information without prior parental consent; (c) NOT distribute to third parties any personally identifiable information without prior parental consent; (d) NOT give the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information without prior parental consent; (e) NOT entice by the prospect of a special game, prize or other activity, to divulge more information than is needed to participate in the activity. Parental consent can be sent via email to webmaster@sanyo.com.

CONTACTING THE WEB SITE
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of SANYO.com or SANYO, or your dealings with this Site: (a) you can send email to webmaster@sanyo.com, or (b) you can send snail mail to: Webmaster, SANYO North America Corporation, 2055 Sanyo Avenue, San Diego, CA 92154.

MISCELLANEOUS
By using our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy. SANYO may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice; policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified on October 1, 2001.