Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 17, 2026
American Yazaki Corporation (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website https://ayc-plastics.com/ (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site, request a product sample, or contact us.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us or that you explicitly consent to let us collect.
- Personal Information Provided by You: This includes information you submit through our contact forms, sample request forms, or direct email communications (such as your name, company name, email address, phone number, and mailing address).
- Automatically Collected Information (With Your Consent): When you visit our Site, we may collect certain information automatically using cookies and similar tracking technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and information on how you interact with our Site.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests for samples.
- Provide, operate, and maintain our Site.
- Improve, personalize, and expand our Site’s user experience.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve our Site’s functionality (e.g., via web analytics).
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
3. Cookie Policy and Consent (Opt-In)
When you visit websites on the Internet, your browser may automatically transmit information to the websites you visit throughout every visit. Like many websites, we may use “cookies” to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes.
We may utilize persistent cookies that only we can read and use to save your login information for future logins to the Site, to hold session information, and to track user preferences. We may also utilize session ID cookies to enable certain features of the Site. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted from your computer when you log off from the Site and then close your browser.
Types of cookies we may use include:
- Essential cookies — Necessary for the Site to function properly.
- Analytics cookies — Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Functional cookies — Remember your preferences and settings (e.g., login details, comment information).
- Marketing cookies — Used to track visits and support our marketing efforts (if applicable).
Consent and Preferences (Opt-In): We respect your choices regarding your privacy. We use cookie consent banners and opt-in mechanisms to ensure that:
- Opt-In Requirement: We will not collect your non-essential tracking data (such as analytics or marketing cookies) unless you explicitly click “Yes” or “Accept” on our cookie consent banner.
- Managing Cookies: You can control or change your cookie settings at any time through your browser settings or by using the cookie preference tool provided on our Site. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may only share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
5. Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
These measures include:
- Secure HTTPS encryption on our Site
- Access controls limiting who can access personal information internally
- Regular review of our data collection and storage practices
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability: However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
We expressly disclaim any liability for any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal and/or financial information stored therein, and you agree to hold us harmless for any damages that may result therefrom. We expressly disclaim any liability that may arise should any other individuals obtain the information you submit to this website.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
- For as long as you maintain an account or active relationship with us
- As required to provide services you have purchased
- As required by applicable law, regulation, or legitimate business purpose
- For a reasonable period after your last interaction with us in case you choose to re-engage our services
When personal information is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize it in a secure manner.
If required by law, we will delete personal information by erasing it from our database. We will also respond to your requests to delete or correct account or personal information, which you can do by contacting us as set forth in Section 10 of this Policy.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Portability: The right to request copies of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: The right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion: The right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
- Opt-Out / Withdrawal of Consent: The right to opt-out of marketing communications or withdraw consent for cookie processing at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth in Section 11 (Contact Us).
8.CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS — CCPA RIGHTS
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell and access that information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of the sale of your personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information)
- Limit Sensitive Personal Information
- Non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights
To submit a CCPA request, please contact us using the information in Section 11. We will verify your identity before processing your request.
9.CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Site and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete that information.
10. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through a notice on our Site.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
11 . Contact Us
This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 17, 2026. If you have questions about our privacy practices, please contact us at
Email: terry.merck@americanyazaki.com
American Yazaki Corporation
Address: 2735 Tumbling Creek Rd., Gainesville, GA 30504, USA