PRIVACY

Privacy Policy

The Company has established and complies with the following Privacy Policy regarding the handling of all information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual who uses the Company’s services (a “Member”) (“Personal Information”), and hereby declares that it will handle all Personal Information, including that of Members, more safely and appropriately.

1. Acquisition of Personal Information

The Company acquires Personal Information in the following cases.

  1. When provided through device operations, etc.
  2. When provided directly or through written or other media
  3. When automatically acquired in connection with the use of services, etc.
  4. When otherwise lawfully acquired by the Company

Please note that, depending on the service used, the provision of significant Personal Information including biometric authentication such as facial recognition may be required.

2. Purposes of Use of Personal Information

The Company uses Personal Information for the following purposes.

  1. Provision of services, etc.
  2. Identity verification, authentication and Member management
  3. Responding to inquiries
  4. Billing of fees, etc.
  5. Notices regarding services, etc.
  6. Improvement of services and consideration of new services
  7. Research, analysis and marketing of service usage, etc.
  8. Sending email newsletters
  9. Advertising, promotion and solicitation by the Company and third parties
  10. Other purposes individually specified by the Company

In addition to the above, if the Company receives Personal Information from a third party and a separate purpose of use is specified for such information, the Company will use it in accordance with that specification.

Please note that the Company is not responsible for Personal Information provided by Members on external sites when links to such sites are placed on the Company’s site or in its email newsletters.

3. Provision of Personal Information

The Company may provide Personal Information to third parties in the following cases.

  1. When necessary for providing services and settling fees, etc.
  2. When disclosed to a successor in the event of a merger, business transfer or other business succession
  3. When necessary for the exercise of the Company’s rights
  4. When provided to a party that owes a confidentiality obligation to the Company
  5. When a disclosure request is received from a public authority such as an investigative agency or court
  6. When permitted by law, or when the Member’s consent has been obtained

4. Handling by the Company

The Company strictly manages Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We strive to protect Personal Information and will not provide it to third parties in a personally identifiable form except as provided in this Privacy Policy.

5. Publication on the Company’s Site

Members agree that their nickname, Member status, content they post and other information relating to their use of the Company’s services may be published on the Company’s website to the extent that the individual Member cannot be identified.

6. Amendments

The Company may amend this Privacy Policy. In the event of any material change, we will provide notice on the Company’s website.

Supplementary Provision
This Policy takes effect as of January 1, 2019.