Personal Information Collected by the Company

“Information directly collected from users”

The Company may collect Personal Information such as name, sex, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, name of organization or corporation to which the Users belong, title, bank account number, credit card number, driver’s license number when users of the Company’s products or services (including clients and potential clients, “Users”) register to use the Company’s services, make inquiries to the Company, request or download materials from the Company’s website or exchange name cards at exhibitions and business meetings, etc.

“Personal Information indirectly collected from our business partners”

The Company may collect transaction records or settlement information containing Personal Information of Users between Users and the Company’s business partners (including information providers, advertisers and advertisement distributors, etc., “Business Partners”) from such Business Partners.

Upon receiving Personal Information from Business Partners, the Company shall confirm that the provider of such Personal Information satisfies the following requirements as well as carry out confirmation and create and maintain records pursuant to Article 26 of the Act:

• ・Such Personal Information was collected by lawful and fair means;
• ・The consent of the individual has been obtained to provide such Personal Information to the Company

In cases where the Company receives the Personal Data from within the EU based on an adequate level of protection under the GDPR, the Company shall confirm and record the circumstances of acquisition, including the purpose of use specified at the time of receiving the said Personal Data from within the EU, in accordance with the provisions of Article 26, Paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Act. Furthermore, in the cases where the Company receives personal data from another personal information handling business operator who has received the Personal Data from within the EU based on an adequate level of protection under the GDPR, the Company shall confirm and record the circumstances of the acquisition of the personal data, including the purpose of use specified at the time of receiving the said Personal Data, in accordance with the provisions of Article 26, Paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Act.

“IP addresses and Cookies, Web beacons”

The Company collects IP addresses used when your computer connects to the internet, for the website operated by the Company (the “Website”). Such IP addresses collected on the web server the Company uses will prevent unauthorized access as well as enable the prompt identification of the cause and recovery in the event of a failure of the Company’s web server, and is used only for properly and safely managing and operating the services of the Website, and such IP addresses will not be used or disclosed in association with the Personal Information of the visitors of the Website (hereinafter simply referred to as “Visitors”). In addition, the Company will collect the browsing information of the Website, but will not use or disclose such information by identifying an individual except where it is considered reasonable that it is necessary to identify an individual from the IP address to protect the Website or a Visitor.

The Company uses cookies and Web beacon technology when a Visitor views the Website. The Company may store information of the Visitor in cookies and link it with the Personal Information it holds for the purposes of tracking the path a Visitor took to get to the Website, recording the Visitor’s activities on the Website by the Company, individually customizing the information displayed on the Website, evaluating and improving the Website to make the Website more useful to Visitors and for delivering customized emails and advertisements and conducting sales activities.

Your browser can be set to refuse to accept cookies or to alert you when a cookie is sent. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to use a part of the services provided by the Company. The Company may save the Company’s cookies and deliver advertisements through a third party based on the Company’s entrustment of the delivery of advertisements to such third party. Visitors may enable the use of the cookie by deleting the cookie.

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“Personal Information required for the Company’s recruiting activities”

We collect from persons applying for a position at the Company (“Job Seekers”) Personal Information stated in their job curriculum vitae, resume, and correspondence with such Job Seekers (such as name, age, sex, address, date of birth, educational background, job history, qualifications, telephone number, email address).

Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The Company will specify the purpose of use of Personal Information and handle Personal Information within the scope of such purposes. The Company will not use Personal Information for any other purpose without the consent of the individual, unless otherwise required by laws and regulations or the purpose of use has been separately notified or announced.

“For providing the Company’s services”

• ・For displaying registered information such as name, address, contact details and payment method, services used or products purchased and their prices to enable Users to view and correct their registered information or to view their usage status
• ・For using contact information such as name and address to use email addresses to provide notices or communications to Users or to send products to Users or to contact them when necessary
• ・For using information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, bank account number, credit card number, driver’s license number, results of delivery of certified mail to verify the identity of the User
• ・For using information such as the name of the product purchased and quantity, types of services used and duration, number of times the service was used, billed amount, name, address, information concerning payments such as bank account number and credit card number to bill the User
• ・For displaying information registered with the Company on the screen or to forward such information to other services (including those provided by our Business Partners”) at the instructions of the User to enable Users to input data easily
• ・For using information to identify an individual such as manner of use or name and address to refuse the use by Users who have violated the terms of use of the services of the Company such as by delaying payment or causing damage to a third party, or Users who attempt to use the Company’s services for unjust or improper purposes
• ・For using information necessary for the Company to provide the services of the Company to Users such as the contents of inquiries or billing information or Users’ status of use for our services or contact information to respond to inquiries from Users
• ・For using contact information such as name, email address and telephone number to inform or contact Users about the Company’s products or services, examples of application, after-sales services, new products, services and solutions, campaigns, surveys for quality improvement, press releases, event participation and invitation, etc.
• ・Purposes incidental to the purposes of use above

“For recruiting activities”

・For correspondence, performance of selection procedures and making hiring decisions

“For management of work and services of all officers and employees, etc.”

• ・For preparing name lists necessary for business, business communications, and performing procedures related to employee welfare, procedures for social insurance and other procedures required under laws and regulations
• ・For determination and payment of salaries and other allowances, etc., and for performing tax withholding procedures
• ・For personnel evaluation, determination of increase or decrease in salary, personnel transfer and determination of job assignments
• ・For education and training, health management and other implementation of internal rules of the Company
• ・For other appropriate personnel and labor management purposes at the Company

If the Company shall use Personal Information outside the scope of the purposes of use above, the Company will notify the individual concerned to that effect in advance and obtain the consent of the individual; provided, however, that this shall not apply to any of the cases set forth below:

• ・cases based on laws and regulations
• ・cases in which there is a need to protect human life, body or property, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
• ・cases in which there is a special need to enhance public hygiene or promote fostering healthy children, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
• ・cases in which there is a need to cooperate in regard to a central government or a local government, or a person entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and when there is a possibility that obtaining the consent of the individual would interfere with the performance of such affairs

Provision of Personal Data to Third Parties

The Company will not provide Personal Information to a third party without obtaining in advance the consent of the individual concerned except in the cases set forth below; provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases permitted under the Act and other laws and regulations:

• ・cases based on laws and regulations
• ・cases in which there is a need to protect human life, body or property, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
• ・cases in which there is a special need to enhance public hygiene or the promote fostering healthy children, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
• ・cases in which there is a need to cooperate in regard to a central government or a local government, or a person entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, Where it is necessary to cooperate in regard to a central government or a local government, or persons entrusted by the foregoing for the performance of affairs set forth in laws and regulations, and when there is a possibility that obtaining the consent of the individual would interfere with the performance of such affairs
• ・cases in which the following matters have been notified or announced in advance (except for Special Care-Required Personal Information):
  That the purposes of use include the provision of information to a third party
  Categories of data to be provided to the third party
  Means or method of provision to the third party
  That the provision of Personal Information to the third party will be ceased at the request of the individual concerned
  Method of accepting the request from the individual concerned

Notwithstanding the above, the following cases shall not be considered as provision of Personal Information to a third party:

• ・cases in which the Company outsources all or a part of the handling of Personal Information within the necessary scope to achieve the purposes of use
• ・cases in which Personal Information is provided in connection with a merger or other forms of business succession
• ・cases in which the Personal Information is to be used jointly with a specific person, and when such fact, the categories of Personal Information to be used jointly, the scope of persons jointly using, the purposes of use of the person jointly using and the personal name or the name of the person responsible for the management of such Personal Information is notified to the individual concerned in advance, or is in condition which the individual concerned may easily know

Implementation of Safety Management Measures of Personal Data

The Company will take the necessary and appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, damage or unauthorized access, etc., of the Personal Data it handles, and properly manage Personal Data. Furthermore, the Company will appropriately supervise all officers and employees with respect to the handling of Personal Information, and when outsourcing the handling of Personal Data, supervise the outsourcee so that it manages the Personal Data properly. If the GDPR applies, the retention period of the Personal Data is [３] years after the termination of use of our services in which the Personal Data is collected and stored, retirement, or termination of recruitment activities, depending on the type of the individuals, unless applicable laws stipulates a longer retention period. In the event that the retention period is to be extended, the Company will notify the customer of the extended period in advance and obtain the customer's consent.

Disclosure of Personal Information

The Company will disclose Personal Information to the individual concerned without delay at the request of the individual concerned; provided, however, that the Company may not disclose all or a part of such Personal Information if disclosure would result in any of the following, and if it determines not to make the disclosure, it will notify the individual to that effect without delay. Upon disclosure of Personal Information, a fee of JPY 1,000 per case will be charged.

• ・cases in which there is a possibility of harming to the life, body, property or other rights and interests of the individual concerned or a third party
• ・cases in which there is a possibility of interfering seriously with the Company implementing its business properly
• ・cases of violating laws and regulations

Notwithstanding the above, the Company will not disclose information other than Personal Information such as history information and characteristic information in principle.

Correction and Deletion of Personal Information

If the Personal Information held by the Company is incorrect, the individual concerned may request the Company to correct or delete the Personal Information in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company.

If the Company receives the request under the preceding Paragraph from the individual concerned and considers it necessary to accept such request, we will correct or delete such Personal Information without delay and notify the individual to that effect.

Suspension of Use, Etc., of Personal Information

If an individual requests the Company to suspend the use of or delete his or her Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as “Suspension of Use, etc.”) by reason of the Personal Information being used outside the scope of the purposes of use or collected through improper means, the Company will carry out the necessary investigations without delay, and carry out the Suspension of Use, etc., of Personal Information based on the results of such investigation, and notify the individual to that effect; provided, however, if the Suspension of Use, etc., would require a substantial cost or where it is otherwise difficult to carry out the Suspension of Use, etc., and alternative measures necessary for protecting the rights and interests of the individual concerned can be taken, we will take such alternative measures.

If the GDPR applies, an individual may withdraw his/her consent to processing of the Personal Data by the Company at any time, even after his/her has given the consent. If the individual wishes to withdraw his/her consent, please notify the Company. However, even if the individual informs us that he or she cannot give consent, this will not affect the personal information that was handled before the withdrawal of consent.

Amendment to the Privacy Policy

This Policy may be amended without notice to the individuals concerned.
Except where the Company provides otherwise, the amended Privacy Policy shall come into effect when posted on the Website.

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