PRIVACY POLICY

Article 1 (Personal Information)

“Personal information” refers to ‘personal information’ as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and includes information about living individuals that can be used to identify specific individuals by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card insurer numbers. Information that can identify a specific individual from said information alone, such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in said information.

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

When a user registers for use, we may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver’s license number. In addition, transaction records and payment information, including the user’s personal information, between the user and our partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertisement distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as “partners”) may be shared with our partners. Hereinafter referred to as “partners”). The information may be collected from our partners (including information providers, advertisers, advertisement distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as “partners”).

Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows;

1. To provide and operate our services
2. To respond to inquiries from users (including identification)
3. To send e-mail notifications of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the service the user is using, as well as information on other services provided by the Company.
4. To contact you as necessary for maintenance, important notices, etc.
5. To identify users who violate the Terms of Use or who attempt to use the service for illegal or unjust purposes, and to refuse their use of the service.
6. To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registration information, or to view the status of their use of the service.
7. To bill users for paid services.
8. For purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)

1. The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use is related to the purpose of use before the change.
2. In the event of a change in the purpose of use, the Company shall notify the User or publicly announce on this website the purpose of use after the change in a manner prescribed by the Company.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

Exclusionary Conditions

We will not provide personal information to a third party without obtaining the prior consent of the user, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.

1. When disclosure is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
2. When disclosure is especially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person concerned.
3. When we have notified or announced the following matters in advance, and when we have notified the Personal Information Protection Committee
   • The purpose of use shall include provision to third parties
   • Data items to be provided to third parties
   • Means or method of provision to third parties
   • Cessation of provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual
   • Method of accepting the request of the person in question

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the recipient of said information shall not fall under the category of a third party in the following cases

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the recipient of said information shall not fall under the category of a third party in the following cases

1. Cases in which we outsource all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary for the achievement of the purpose of use
2. When personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to a merger or other reasons
3. When personal information is used jointly with a specific person, and the Company notifies the person in advance or makes the information readily accessible to the person in advance to that effect, the items of personal information jointly used, the scope of joint use, the purpose of use by the person using the information, and the name of the person responsible for managing the personal information or the name of the person responsible for the management of the personal information
4. 合併その他の事由による事業の承継に伴って個人情報が提供される場合
5. 個人情報を特定の者との間で共同して利用する場合であって，その旨並びに共同して利用される個人情報の項目，共同して利用する者の範囲，利用する者の利用目的および当該個人情報の管理について責任を有する者の氏名または名称について，あらかじめ本人に通知し，または本人が容易に知り得る状態に置いた場合

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When we receive a request for disclosure of personal information from the person concerned, we will disclose it to the person concerned without delay. However, we may decide not to disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would fall under any of the following cases, and if we decide not to disclose the information, we will notify you to that effect without delay. A fee of 1,000 yen will be charged for each case of disclosure of personal information.
   • If there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person concerned or a third party
   • If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper execution of our business
   • If it violates any other laws or regulations
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose non-personal information, such as historical information and characteristic information.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

1. If the User’s personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the User may request the Company to correct, add, or delete (hereinafter referred to as “correct, etc.”) the personal information in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company. (hereinafter referred to as “Correction, etc.”) to MISUMI in accordance with the procedures prescribed by MISUMI.
2. If we deem it necessary to respond to the request from the user as described in the preceding paragraph, we will make the correction, etc. to the relevant personal information without delay.
3. In the event that the Company makes corrections, etc. based on the preceding paragraph, or decides not to make such corrections, etc., the Company will notify the User of such decision without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information)

1. When we receive a request from a customer to stop using or delete (hereinafter referred to as “stop using, etc.”) his/her personal information on the grounds that it has been handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that it has been obtained by wrongful means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay. When a request is made to suspend the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “suspension of use, etc.”) on the grounds that the information is handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that the information was obtained by wrongful means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
2. If, based on the results of the investigation described in the preceding paragraph, we determine that it is necessary to comply with the request, we will suspend the use of the relevant personal information without delay.
3. When the Company suspends the use of personal information in accordance with the preceding paragraph, or decides not to suspend the use of personal information, the Company will notify the user of this decision without delay.
4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in cases where the suspension of use involves a large amount of cost or where it is otherwise difficult to suspend the use of personal information and alternative measures can be taken to protect the rights and interests of the user, these alternative measures shall be taken.

Article 9 (Changes to Privacy Policy)

1. The contents of this Privacy Policy may be changed without notice to the User, except as otherwise provided in laws and regulations or in this Policy.
2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on the Website.

Article 10 (Contact for Inquiries)

For inquiries regarding this policy, please contact the following or use the inquiry form.