Company specifies or identifies purposes of use (hereinafter called the “Purposes of Use”) of Personal Information as much as possible in handling such information.
Company does not handle Personal Information of User beyond the scope necessary to achieve the Purposes of Use without prior consent of such User. Even if Company acquires Personal Information of User through merger or for other reasons, Company does not handle such Personal Information beyond the scope of the Purposes of Use before business succession without prior consent of such User. However, Company can handle Personal Information beyond the scope of the Purposes of Use without prior consent of User in any of the following cases.
(1) If such handling is based on applicable laws and regulations;
(2) If such handing is necessary for protection of human life, body or properties and it is difficult for Company to obtain prior consent of User;
(3) If such handling is necessary for improving public health or promoting sound development of children and it is difficult for Company to obtain prior consent of User; or
(4) If Company is required to cooperate with government or local government agencies or their contractors relating to their performance of services or clerical work set forth in applicable laws and regulations and obtaining prior consent of User may interfere with such performance.
Company properly acquires Personal Information and does not acquire it by fraudulent or other wrongful means. Company keeps in mind that it does not collect Personal Information of children under the age of 15 without prior consent of their parents or natural guardians.
Company publicly discloses the Purposes of Use of Personal Information of User in acquiring such information, except for in any of the following cases.
(1) If any notification to User or public disclosure of the Purposes of Use may impair life, body, properties or any of their rights or interests of such User or any third party;
(2) If any notification to User or public disclosure of the Purposes of Use may impair rights or legitimate interests of Company;
(3) If Company is required to cooperate with government or local government agencies or their contractors relating to their performance of services or clerical work set forth in applicable laws and regulations and notification to User or public disclosure of the Purposes of Use may interfere with such performance; or
(4) If Company considers that the Purposes of Use are obvious on the basis of the situation where such Personal Information is acquired.
If Company makes any change to the Purposes of Use of Personal Information, Company does not make such change beyond the scope which is reasonably considered to be reasonably associated with the Purposes of Use before such change. Company notifies User of such changed Purposes of Use or publicly disclose such Purposes of Use.
Company establishes regulations on protection of Personal Information and exercises necessary and appropriate supervision over its employees for security management of Personal Information such as prevention of its leakage, loss or damage.
If Company entrusts any contractor to handle all or any part of Personal Information, Company executes an agreement with such contractor including confidentiality agreement or requests such contractor to agree to the terms and conditions stipulated by Company and exercises necessary and appropriate supervision over such contractor in order to ensure security management of Personal Information by such contractor.
Company does not provide Personal Information of User without prior consent of such User, except for in any of the following cases.
(1) If such provision is based on applicable laws and regulations;
(2) If such provision is necessary for protection of human life, body or properties and it is difficult for Company to obtain prior consent of User;
(3) If such provision is necessary for improving public health or promoting sound development of children and it is difficult for Company to obtain prior consent of User;
(4) If Company is required to cooperate with government or local government agencies or their contractors relating to their performance of services or clerical work set forth in applicable laws and regulations and obtaining prior consent of User may interfere with such performance; or
(5) If Company notifies User of or publicly discloses the following matters in advance.
1. The Purposes of Use of Personal Information include its provision to third parties;
2. Data items to be provided to third parties;
3. Means or methods of such provision to third parties; and
4. Company suspends provision of Personal Information of User upon request of such User.
However, in any of the following cases, the provision of Personal Information does not fall under the provision to third parties set forth in the preceding paragraph.
(1) If Company entrusts any third party to handle all or any part of Personal Information within the scope necessary to achieve the Purposes of Use;
(2) If Company provides Personal Information to any third party in connection with its business succession due to merger or other reasons; or
(3) If Company uses Personal Information of User jointly with any specific persons and Company notifies such User of or causes such User to easily know in advance such joint use, items of Personal Information to be jointly used, scope of persons who jointly use it, Purposes of Use of such persons and names of persons responsible for management of such Personal Information.
If User requests Company to disclose his/her Personal Information, Company discloses it to such User without delay. However, if such disclosure falls under any of the following cases, Company may not disclose all or any part of such Personal Information. If Company determines not to disclose it, Company notifies such User of such determination without delay.
(1) If such disclosure may impair life, body, properties or any other rights or interests of such User or any third party;
(2) If such disclosure may significantly interfere with proper business operation of Company; or
(3) If such disclosure violates applicable laws and regulations;
In principle, Company does not disclose any information other than Personal Information such as access log.
If User requests Company to make corrections of or additions to or delete (hereinafter collectively called the “Corrections”) his/her Personal Information by reason of its untruth, Company conducts necessary investigations without delay to the extent necessary to achieve the Purposes of Use and makes the Corrections of the details of such Personal Information on the basis of the results of such investigations and notifies such User of such Corrections, unless applicable laws and regulations stipulate special procedures for such Corrections.
If User requests Company to suspend the use of or erase his/her Personal Information (hereinafter collectively called the “Suspension of Use”) by reason of such information being handled beyond the scope of the Purposes of Use which are publicly disclosed in advance or by reason of such information being acquired by fraudulent or other wrongful means, Company conducts necessary investigations without delay and conducts the Suspension of Use of such Personal Information on the basis of the results of such investigations and notifies such User of such Suspension of Use. However, in the case where such Suspension of Use requires considerable expenses or it is difficult for Company to conduct such Suspension of Use for other reasons, if Company can take alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of such User, Company takes such measures.
Despite a request from User, if Company decides any of the following matters, Company strives to explain the reasons for such decision to such User in notifying such User of such decision.
(1) Company does not notify such User of the Purposes of Use of his/her Personal Information;
(2) Company does not disclose all or any part of such Personal Information;
(3) Company does not conduct the Suspension of Use of such Personal Information; or
(4) Company does not suspend or cease the provision of such Personal Information to third parties.
If you have any questions or inquiries about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at the following e-mail address: [email protected]