Okabe Mica Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) considers the appropriate protection of personal information to be a social responsibility, and has established, implemented, and will maintain the following personal information protection policy.
Article 1 (Personal information)
The term "personal information" shall be used to mean "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law of Japan, and comprises information on living individuals, which can identify specific individuals by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in such information, as well as information such as data on physical appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card number, which can identify specific individuals from the information alone (personal identification information).
Article 2 (Method of collecting personal information)
The Company may ask users for personal information such as their name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, driver’s license number when they register for our website. The Company may also collect information from our partners about records of transactions or payments, including personal information between users and our partners (Including the information source, advertiser, and advertising delivery destination).
Article 3 (Purposes of the collection/utilization of personal information)
The Company collects or uses personal information for the purposes stated below.
To provide and operate our services.
To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification).
To send emails about items such as new functions, updated information or campaigns that users are currently using, or announcements of other services.
To communicate with users as necessary on matters such as maintenance and important notices.
To identify and deny the use of our services to users who breach our terms of service or attempt to use our services for illegal/dishonest purposes.
To ask users to view, revise, or delete their own registered information and view their usage status.
To charge users a service fee for paid services.
Other purposes related to the purposes of use above.
Article 4 (Revision of the purposes of use)
The Company may revise the purposes of use only if such revisions are deemed to be reasonably associated with the purposes of use before revision.
When the purposes of use are revised, users shall be notified of the revisions in the prescribed manner or by publication on our website.
Article 5 (Provision of personal information to third parties)
The Company shall not provide personal information to any third parties without the prior consent of the user with the exceptions described below. However, this provision shall not apply in cases where such provision is mandated by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other relevant laws and regulations.
When disclosure is necessary to protect human life and limb, or property and it is difficult to obtain consent from the relevant person.
When there are special needs for improvement in public health and the promotion of the healthy development of children and it is difficult to obtain consent from the relevant person.
When a national government agency, local government agency, or person in charge of their outsourced work requests cooperation so that they can implement matters stipulated by laws and regulations and attempting to obtain consent from the relevant person may present the risk of adversely affecting such implementation.
When the Company has previously given notice of or publicized the following matters and submits notice to the Personal Information Protection Committee.
Matters relating to the purposes of use including provision to third parties.
Items of data to be provided to third parties.
Procedures for or methods of providing information to third parties.
Discontinuing the provision of personal information to third parties at the relevant person’s request.
Methods of accepting requests from a relevant person.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provision of such information shall not fall into any of the following categories.
When the Company outsources the handling of personal information, in whole or part, within the scope necessary for achieving the purposes of use.
When the personal information is to be provided in association with business succession due to mergers or other events.
When the personal information is used jointly between the Company and a specified party, and the relevant person is previously informed or, under the circumstances, can easily find out about shared use of the personal information with said specified party, items of the personal information for shared use, the scope of persons sharing its use, the name of a responsible individual or corporation for the purposes of use and management of the relevant personal information.
Article 6 (Disclosure of personal information)
The Company shall promptly disclose the personal information to the relevant person when said person requests such disclosure. However, the Company may not disclose the personal information, in whole or in part, if either of the following categories applies. If it decides not to disclose such personal information, the Company shall promptly give notification of the delay. A fee of 1,000 yen will be charged per disclosure.
When there may be a risk of damage to life and limb, property or other rights and interests of the relevant person or a third party.
When there may be a risk of adversely affecting the appropriate implementation of operations in the Company.
Other cases in which disclosure breaches laws and regulations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose any information other than personal information such as information on history and characteristics.
Article 7 (Correction and deletion of personal information)
If the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request that the Company corrects, makes additions to, or deletes (hereinafter referred to as “Correction”) said information by the procedure prescribed by the Company.
If the Company receives a request from a user and deems that it is necessary to comply with the request, the Company shall make the requested Correction of the personal information concerned without delay.
The Company will notify the user without delay when it makes Corrections based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph or when it decides not to make said Corrections.
Article 8 (Suspension of the use of personal information, etc.)
The Company shall promptly conduct necessary investigations into the relevant person’s request for discontinuation or deletion of the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “discontinuation”) because said personal information is used beyond the scope of the purposes of use or has been obtained by wrongful means.
If it is deemed necessary to comply with a request based on the results of the investigation of the circumstances detailed in the preceding paragraph, the Company will discontinue use of the personal information concerned without delay.
If it discontinues or conversely decides not to discontinue use of the personal information concerned in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Company will notify the user concerned without delay.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs, in cases where discontinuation will entail considerable expense or other cases where such discontinuation would be difficult, necessary alternative measures to protect the rights and interests of the user concerned may be taken. In such circumstances, the Company will take such alternative measures.
Article 9 (Modification of privacy policies)
The contents of the Company’s policy may be revised without notice, except where otherwise specified in laws and regulations or our policy.
Except where the Company has specified otherwise, revised privacy policies shall be effective upon posting on our website.
Article 10 (Contact information)
Any inquiries about our policy should be directed as detailed below.
Address: 1-3-16, Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan
Company name: Okabe Mica Co., Ltd.
Department in charge: Sales Administration Department
Email address: tokyo@okabe-mica.co.jp
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Article 1 (Personal information)
The term "personal information" shall be used to mean "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law of Japan, and comprises information on living individuals, which can identify specific individuals by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in such information, as well as information such as data on physical appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card number, which can identify specific individuals from the information alone (personal identification information).
Article 2 (Method of collecting personal information)
The Company may ask users for personal information such as their name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, driver’s license number when they register for our website. The Company may also collect information from our partners about records of transactions or payments, including personal information between users and our partners (Including the information source, advertiser, and advertising delivery destination).
Article 3 (Purposes of the collection/utilization of personal information)
The Company collects or uses personal information for the purposes stated below.
To provide and operate our services.
To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification).
To send emails about items such as new functions, updated information or campaigns that users are currently using, or announcements of other services.
To communicate with users as necessary on matters such as maintenance and important notices.
To identify and deny the use of our services to users who breach our terms of service or attempt to use our services for illegal/dishonest purposes.
To ask users to view, revise, or delete their own registered information and view their usage status.
To charge users a service fee for paid services.
Other purposes related to the purposes of use above.
Article 4 (Revision of the purposes of use)
The Company may revise the purposes of use only if such revisions are deemed to be reasonably associated with the purposes of use before revision.
When the purposes of use are revised, users shall be notified of the revisions in the prescribed manner or by publication on our website.
Article 5 (Provision of personal information to third parties)
The Company shall not provide personal information to any third parties without the prior consent of the user with the exceptions described below. However, this provision shall not apply in cases where such provision is mandated by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other relevant laws and regulations.
When disclosure is necessary to protect human life and limb, or property and it is difficult to obtain consent from the relevant person.
When there are special needs for improvement in public health and the promotion of the healthy development of children and it is difficult to obtain consent from the relevant person.
When a national government agency, local government agency, or person in charge of their outsourced work requests cooperation so that they can implement matters stipulated by laws and regulations and attempting to obtain consent from the relevant person may present the risk of adversely affecting such implementation.
When the Company has previously given notice of or publicized the following matters and submits notice to the Personal Information Protection Committee.
Matters relating to the purposes of use including provision to third parties.
Items of data to be provided to third parties.
Procedures for or methods of providing information to third parties.
Discontinuing the provision of personal information to third parties at the relevant person’s request.
Methods of accepting requests from a relevant person.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the provision of such information shall not fall into any of the following categories.
When the Company outsources the handling of personal information, in whole or part, within the scope necessary for achieving the purposes of use.
When the personal information is to be provided in association with business succession due to mergers or other events.
When the personal information is used jointly between the Company and a specified party, and the relevant person is previously informed or, under the circumstances, can easily find out about shared use of the personal information with said specified party, items of the personal information for shared use, the scope of persons sharing its use, the name of a responsible individual or corporation for the purposes of use and management of the relevant personal information.
Article 6 (Disclosure of personal information)
The Company shall promptly disclose the personal information to the relevant person when said person requests such disclosure. However, the Company may not disclose the personal information, in whole or in part, if either of the following categories applies. If it decides not to disclose such personal information, the Company shall promptly give notification of the delay. A fee of 1,000 yen will be charged per disclosure.
When there may be a risk of damage to life and limb, property or other rights and interests of the relevant person or a third party.
When there may be a risk of adversely affecting the appropriate implementation of operations in the Company.
Other cases in which disclosure breaches laws and regulations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose any information other than personal information such as information on history and characteristics.
Article 7 (Correction and deletion of personal information)
If the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request that the Company corrects, makes additions to, or deletes (hereinafter referred to as “Correction”) said information by the procedure prescribed by the Company.
If the Company receives a request from a user and deems that it is necessary to comply with the request, the Company shall make the requested Correction of the personal information concerned without delay.
The Company will notify the user without delay when it makes Corrections based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph or when it decides not to make said Corrections.
Article 8 (Suspension of the use of personal information, etc.)
The Company shall promptly conduct necessary investigations into the relevant person’s request for discontinuation or deletion of the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “discontinuation”) because said personal information is used beyond the scope of the purposes of use or has been obtained by wrongful means.
If it is deemed necessary to comply with a request based on the results of the investigation of the circumstances detailed in the preceding paragraph, the Company will discontinue use of the personal information concerned without delay.
If it discontinues or conversely decides not to discontinue use of the personal information concerned in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Company will notify the user concerned without delay.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs, in cases where discontinuation will entail considerable expense or other cases where such discontinuation would be difficult, necessary alternative measures to protect the rights and interests of the user concerned may be taken. In such circumstances, the Company will take such alternative measures.
Article 9 (Modification of privacy policies)
The contents of the Company’s policy may be revised without notice, except where otherwise specified in laws and regulations or our policy.
Except where the Company has specified otherwise, revised privacy policies shall be effective upon posting on our website.
Article 10 (Contact information)
Any inquiries about our policy should be directed as detailed below.
Address: 1-3-16, Higashi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, Japan
Company name: Okabe Mica Co., Ltd.
Department in charge: Sales Administration Department
Email address: tokyo@okabe-mica.co.jp
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