Privacy policy

We at International K.A.S.U Group  ("we", "us") recognize the importance of privacy and confidentiality of personal information. 

International K.A.S.U Group’s platform which connects and facilitates sales and purchases of products and/or services between suppliers (or "Sellers") and buyers (or "Buyers").

 The Platform is for business to business transactions and therefore is only made available for use by businesses and not for individual or personal use. 

This Privacy Policy sets out the ways in which kasu-me.com collect, use and disclose information in connection with its operation of the Platform including personal information about Platform visitors and representatives and employees of Buyers and Sellers.  This Privacy Policy also applies to use of our Platform via a mobile device, either through mobile applications or mobile-optimized websites. For details of the personal information that we collect when you use or interact with other International K.A.S.U Group’s services, please refer to the applicable Privacy Policy to those services.

If you have any questions or concerns about the use of your personal information, then please contact us using the contact details provided at section " CONTACT US" .

Collection of information

Information that we collect automatically

·        If you contact us (such as via our customer services department chat service, telephone or email), we may record a copy of your correspondence and may ask for additional information to verify your identity.

·        We will collect contact details and other information of users from publicly available sources for the purposes of verifying the users and performing due diligence on the users.

·       We will collect details of user activities, transactions and interactions on the Platform including information relating to the types and specifications of the products and services purchased, pricing and delivery information, dispute and complaint records, communications between users and any information disclosed in any discussion forum.

·        From time to time, we may also collect information about the existing and prospective users, during or in connection with trade shows, industry events and/or other functions. Including representative contact names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses.

·         If you visit our Platform, we will automatically collect certain information from your device. In some countries, this information may be considered as personal information under applicable data protection laws. Specifically this information may include IP addresses, device type, unique device identification numbers, browser type, geographic location, browsing patterns and details of how you have interacted with our Platform and the goods and services available on it. In addition, we gather statistical information about the Platform and visitors to the Platform including, browser software, operating system, software and hardware attributes, pages viewed, number of sessions and unique visitors. Collecting this information enables us to better understand the visitors who come to our Platform, where they come from, and what content is of interest to them.  We use this information for our internal analytics purposes and to improve the quality and relevance of our Platform. Some of this information may be collected using cookies and similar tracking technology, as explained further under the section “COOKIES” below.

Information that we receive from third parties

●  We may receive personal information about you from social media platforms if you choose to register for a Platform account via a social media account. Exactly what information we receive will depend on your privacy settings with the applicable platform, but it would typically include basic public profile information such as:

    ●    Your user name or nickname

    ●    Country

    ●    Company name

    ●    Contact details

We may receive personal information about you from third parties that are engaged by us to assist with providing verification services,  and know your customer checks on users, to improve our marketing efforts. This may include your name, email address, company details and contact information for company representatives.

●   If you choose to participate in reviewing or rating products and/or services on International K.A.S.U Group’s platform , we may receive personal information about you from third parties that work with us to conduct reviews into our services and/or rate us.   

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:

●    verifying your identity and conducting security, know-your-customer and anti-money laundering diligence and background checks in order to set up user accounts;

●   verifying your eligibility to register as a Platform user in accordance with our Terms & Conditions;

●    setting up / administering user accounts, including providing log-in IDs and developing a Platform profile;

●    providing users with customer service support; responding to queries, feedback, and managing claims and/or disputes;

●    facilitating communication between Buyers and Sellers via the Platform, processing transactions and settlement between Buyers and Sellers made over the Platform

●    providing logistics and warehousing services (including, without limitation, customs clearance declarations via the Platform);

●    facilitating customs clearance declarations / applications via the Platform;

●    assessing and monitoring account security and transaction risks of users of International K.A.S.U Group’s Platform , detecting and preventing fraud, money laundering and other security incidents;

●    sending and serving tailored marketing and advertising that we believe will be of interest to you based on the ways in which you use the Platform, your browsing records, and order history;  

●   performing research or statistical analysis in order to improve the content and layout of the Platform, and to improve the product offerings and services on International K.A.S.U Group’s platform , including, for example, using anonymized data for machine learning purposes;  

●    identifying, developing and marketing and advertising products and services that we believe you will value, including across browsers and devices, in accordance with applicable laws. Cookies or other similar technologies may be used to provide you with advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests (see section  "COOKIES" below).  Where we are required by applicable law, we will seek your consent prior to sending you communications for marketing purposes; 

●    when you use services that require access to contents stored in and/or functions on your devices (including but not limited to contacts in address book, photos, videos, microphone and/or camera), we use your photos, videos, contact information in your address book, and other personal information to respond to your requests, provide the requested services to you, and improve our services.

We may also use your personal information for other purposes that are not incompatible with the purposes we have disclosed to you (such as archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes) if and where this is permitted by applicable data protection laws.

DISCLOSURE OR SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We may disclose (or provide access to) personal information to the following categories of recipients:

·    Other Platform Buyers and/or Sellers where necessary to support purchases and communications made between you.

·     Third party partners and service providers and/or affiliates engaged by or working with us to assist us in providing services to you or who otherwise process personal information for purposes described in this Privacy Policy or notified to you when we collect your personal information. Categories of these partners and service providers include:

·     International K.A.S.U Group’s entities and affiliated companies and/or their designated service providers that work with us to provide processing services such as software, tools, systems and messaging services for purposes described in this Privacy Policy;

·    our business partners (for example, in order for them to provide you with discounts or offers that may interest Buyers or prospective Buyers) where you have consented to receiving such information from them if required by applicable data protection laws;

·     payment service providers that provide payment processing services. The activities of payment service providers may be governed by their own privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy;

·     logistics partners for providing delivery services for Buyers and Sellers, including return and exchange of products, and warehousing services for Sellers;

·     customs agents for customs clearances purposes, where applicable to support Buyers and Sellers with international sales/purchases;

·     warranty service providers to provide product warranty services where requested by a Buyer or Seller;

·     customer service support providers to provide after-sale services or other customer service support;

·     third party rating / reviewing service providers to carry out reviews of our services with customers if you choose to participate in reviewing or rating Platform products and/or services;

·     To our professional advisers, law enforcement agencies, insurers, government and regulatory and other organizations where we believe it is necessary to comply with applicable laws or to exercise, establish or defend our legal rights or protect your vital interests or those of any other person; or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable laws.

·     To an actual or potential buyer (and its agents and advisers) in connection with any actual or proposed purchase, merger or acquisition of any part of our business, provided that we inform the buyer it must use your personal information only for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

·      To any other person with your consent to the disclosure.

RETENTION 

We retain your personal information as long as we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so for example to provide services or products to you, or as required or permitted by applicable laws, such as tax and accounting laws.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

COOKIES

This section explains how we use cookies and similar technologies (we'll refer to them collectively as "cookies") to recognize you when you visit our Platform. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control them. 

What are cookies? 

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's or mobile device’s hard drive. If you do not de-activate or erase the cookie, each time you use the same browser or mobile device to access the Platform, our web servers will be notified of your visit to the Platform and in turn we may have knowledge of your visit and the pattern of your usage.

Cookies can also be categorized as session cookies (which are erased once you close the browser or shut down the device) and persistent cookies (which remain even after closing the browser or shutting down the device/application and which are activated each time you visit the Platform).  The session cookies use encrypted data to authenticate you. The persistent cookies do not store account numbers or passwords. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies.

Why we use cookies? 

 Some cookies are required for technical and/or security reasons in order for our Platform to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies.

Cookies are mainly served to enable basic functionality on our Platform; including web analytics cookies that help us understand how users use our web pages and how we can improve their use. 

In addition, we also use social media cookies. You may register for Platform membership and "share" Platform content through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Sometimes we embed videos from websites like YouTube. These websites have their own privacy policies which govern their use of information, which you can find on the respective websites.

We also use cookies to enable us to track and target the interests of Platform visitors to enhance the experience on our Platform by researching visiting patterns and conduct interest-based advertising; assisting our partners to track user visits to the Platforms; and to track progress and participation in promotions.

Types   of cookie

Who   serves these cookies

Essential   Cookies These cookies are strictly necessary for   enabling access   and use of our   Platform. They provide necessary functionality to ensure the proper   performance, security and functionality of   our Platform. These cookies cannot   be   disabled.

Statistical   Cookies: Statistical   cookies including analytics cookies   collect information in aggregate form to help   us determine and understand how users   interact with and use our Platform. We use  this information to help us to improve and optimize our Platform and   its security.

Personalization   and Service Cookies: These cookies are used to   remember your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They   remember your registration and login details and your settings and   preferences such as language and region.

 They are also used   to ensure you don’t have to login every   time you use your browser to comment on articles and to ensure interactive services   work effectively. Personalization cookies are also used to recommend content   we think you'll be interested in by serving and measuring relevant   advertising, based on what you've looked at before.

Personalization cookies may also include   social media cookies which are used to enable you to log into our Platform   using your social media accounts and to share pages and content that you find   interesting on our Platform through third party social networking and other   websites.  These cookies may also     be used for advertising purposes too.

Marketing   Cookies. Marketing cookies   help us to ensure that provide you with   more targeted and relevant marketing.     We will also use marketing cookies to evaluate the effectiveness of   our marketing communications by monitoring open rate and conversions.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY 

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.  We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.  Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be communicated by us posting an amended Privacy Policy on the Platform. Once posted on the Platform, the new Privacy Policy will be effective immediately. You can see when this Privacy Notice was last updated by checking the “last updated” date displayed at the top of this Privacy Notice.