Samikawise is committed to both protecting and respecting your personal
data information and privacy. Our Policy explains when and why we collect personal
information from visitors to our website and our valued Samikawise customers, how
we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it
secure. This Policy will be updated and reviewed on an annual basis. Please check this page
for any relevant changes in our Privacy Policy that may be dictated by updated laws. By
using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy. Any questions regarding this
Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to dpo@samikawise.com or,
by writing to:
Samikawise.
Attention: DPO
11328 SE Ogden St,
Portland, OR 97266
Who We Are
Samikawise is your dedicated partner for group facilitation, leader coaching, change management, organizational development and effectiveness consulting.
At Samikawise, we engage and coach businesses, non-profits and
government agencies in effective communications with their internal teams, customers and stakeholder communities. We do this through the provision of group facilitation. leader
development, and organization development services that include, but not limited to: facilitating change processes, organizational culture development, organizational agility, and innovation
capacity development.
How Do We Collect Information From You
Samikawise. obtains personal information about you only for legitimate
business purposes when you use our website and when you contact us directly about our
services or to apply for employment with us. Also, when you submit information requests
and supply documents or other attachments and, when you pay for services and/or you
register to receive our newsletters or event information.
Information We May Collect From You
Personal data we may collect could include your name, company name, title, telephone
number, address, email address, IP address, and general information regarding accessed
website pages. You may also send us source or reference materials when you are requesting
our services.
When you purchase a service from us, your card information is not held by us. At this time,
Samikawise utilizes the secure payment system of “Stripe”. You may access
their Privacy Policy here: https://stripe.com/privacy
Samikawise may hold information in association with your customer
account that could include your username, password, payment history, project records,
customer support inquiries and documents or attachments for processing projects.
How We Use Your Information
Samikawise may use your submitted information to:
- process projects that you have requested and submitted;
- manage payments;
- communicate with you on services we provide;
- provide your customer support and/or service;
- notify you of changes or updates to our services;
- provide communications such as newsletters or event information that may be of
- interest or requested by you. This may include information about promotions of
- associated companies’ events and services;
- to process job applications (as employee or contractor).
We regularly review retention periods for personal information we hold on you and ensure
we only keep information for legitimate and current business purposes. We are legally
required to hold some types of information to fulfill statutory obligations in the USA and the
EU. We will only hold your personal information in our systems for as long as necessary for
the relevant use or, as long as is set out in any business contract you hold with us.
Who Has Access To Your Information
Marketing: We will not share nor sell your information to third parties for marketing
purposes without your permission.
Third Party Service Providers working on our behalf: We may share your information with
our third-party service providers, agents, sub-contractors and other associated
organizations for the sole purpose of completing tasks and providing services to you on our
behalf. Samikawise will only disclose personal information that is necessary
to deliver a requested service. To further ensure your privacy, we have contracts in place
requiring third parties and sub-contractors to keep your information secure. We do not
release your information to third parties, without your permission unless required to do so
by law. When you pay via credit card, your payment is processed by a third-party payment
processor, who specializes in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card
transactions. We do not keep this information. If you have any questions regarding secure
transactions, please contact us.
Your Choices
Samikawise puts a high priority on personal data privacy and will only use
your personal data and information for legitimate business purposes and to administer
your projects and accounts or provide the products and services you have requested from
us.
EU and Swiss citizens have the right to access, update, correct or delete their personal data
inclusive of opting out of any communications or services. EU and Swiss citizens/residents
can opt-in/opt-out at any time by contacting us by email at: dpo@samikawise.com or,
at:
Samikawise
Attention: DPO
11328 SE Ogden St,
Portland, OR 97266
How You Can Access Your Personal Information
You have the right to ask for a copy of the personal data and information Samikawise holds about you. Our team is dedicated to ensure your personal data is accurate and that you, our client, can easily correct, update or request deletion of the personal data
we hold. Email us at:dpo@samikawise.com or, by calling: or writing to:
Samikawise
Attention: DPO
11328 SE Ogden St,
Portland, OR 97266
When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely.
Security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your
information. For this reason, we do not directly accept credit card payment across the Internet at this time. Samikawise works diligently to protect your personal information within our
direct network systems however, we do not guarantee the security of any information you
transmit to us using unencrypted email or public websites.
Where we have generated (or you have chosen) a password that enables you to access
client sections of our website, you are responsible for keeping your password confidential.
Information submitted through our secure customer or vendor portals is encrypted and
protected.
Use of Cookies
The Samikawise website does use cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organization to your computer and stored on your hard drive allowing the website to recognize you. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns but do not identify you as an individual. It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. For more information on how to switch off cookies on your computer however, turning cookies of
may result in the loss of some functionality on our website.
Links To Other Websites
The Samikawise website may contain links to other websites and other organizations or persons. Our privacy policy applies only to our own managed website. We advise you to carefully read and review the privacy statements on any other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites.
Samikawise is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Please note that we may be required to disclose an individual’s personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.