Definition of private information
In case of using the web site provided by our company
(hereinafter referred to as "this site") and related
content, function or application (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "this service" together with this site)
please read these Terms and Conditions in advance.
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"Private information" means the one concerning a living
individual acquired through the use of this service,
which can identify the specific individual by name, date
of birth or other description contained in the
information (including the ones that can be easily
compared with other information and thereby identify the
specific individual).
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The term "Private Information Database, etc." means the
collection of information including the private
information, as set forth below:
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a. The collection of information that is
systematically organized so that specific
private information can be retrieved by using
computers; and
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b. In addition to what is listed in a. above,
what is specified by a Cabinet Order as
structured systematically so that specific
private information can be easily retrieved.
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The “Private Information" means such private information
that is compiled systematically as a set of information.
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"Retained Private Data" means private data over which
business operators handling private information have the
authority to disclose, to correct, add or delete the
content, to discontinue its utilization, to erase, and
to discontinue its provision to a third party, excluding
data which might harm public or other interests if its
presence or absence is known and the data as is
specified by Cabinet Order as an act committed to
establish a permanent economic or the data that will be
erased within a period of no longer than six months.
Information collected by this service
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Information that users directly provide to our company -
when using certain functions of this service, such as
registering to certain services of this service,
accessing certain contents or functions, or directly
contacting this service, we may ask the user to provide
our company with the following information:
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- · Name;
- · Gender, age and nationality;
- · User name and password;
- · Email address;
- · Telephone number;
- · Mailing address;
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· Information that users send to our company
through a questionnaire or user registration
form; and
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· Information collected automatically when
visiting this service and browsing etc.
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When a user visits this service and exchanges browsing,
postings, etc., certain information including the
following may be automatically collected:
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· Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user's
computer;
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· Type of user's browser and basic software
(OS);
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· Web pages visited by users immediately before
and after visiting this service;
- · Search conducted in this service;
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· Web pages and advertisements you browse within
this service, and the links once clicked;
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· Information concerning the information
processing speed of the user's computer and the
information concerning the installed software
programs;
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· Click-through rate and aggregate data on
user's video viewing;
- · Standard server log information;
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· Information gathered through HTML cookie,
Flash cookie, web beacon, and other similar
technologies; or
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· Geo-location information of the user specified
by IP address or GPS of the mobile terminal.
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The information that our company may collect from other
information sources:
Our company may, including the cases below mentioned,
access information about users from third party
information sources and platforms (social networks,
databases, on-line marketing companies, targeted
advertising companies, etc.):
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· The name of the user and the connection list
of those services at a time when a user accesses
a third-party social networking service
(Facebook Connect, Twitter, etc.) through this
service;
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· Statistical data such as age group, gender,
field of interest;
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· Interaction with advertisements and browsing
data such as click-through rate and information
on the number of times of viewing a specific
advertisement; or
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· A unique identifier, including an ID number,
that can identify the physical location of the
mobile device under applicable law.
When the user moves from this service to another website,
our company may share registration information of another
website user with the website of the destination.
Please note that this service may integrate information
gathered by our company with information obtained from third
party sources.
Purposes for using the private information
Our company will use your private information for the
following purposes:
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· To provide, maintain, protect and improve this
service, develop new services and protect users;
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· To provide content (including advertisements)
customized to fit the user from our company and a third
party affiliated with our company;
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· In order to notify the changes in this private
information protection policy or terms and conditions of
use;
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· To send information on products or services offered by
our company or a third party affiliated with our
company;
- · To send physical prizes or rewards to users;
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· To contact the user for editorial purposes related to
this service; or
- · To respond to inquiries.
Handling based on the consent and right to withdraw the
consent
By displaying the intention to consent to this Privacy
Policy, the users are deemed to have agreed to our company's
policy of handling private information, and based on the
consent of the users, the company will handle the private
information of the users. However, the users reserve the
right to withdraw such consent at any time. Also, upon using
this service, users who are younger than 16 years must
obtain agreement or permission of their parents or guardians
before providing their personal information to use this
service.
Management of private information
Our company will strictly manage private information by
taking necessary measures to improve the maintenance system
of security system and implementing safety measures in order
to keep the user's private information accurate and
updating, and to prevent unauthorized access to, loss,
destruction, falsification, or divulging of the private
information.
Prohibition of unauthorized provision of disclosure of
private information to a third party
Our company will properly manage the private information we
store provided from the users and will not disclose the
private information to any third party unless it falls under
any of the following:
- If there is a prior consent of the user;
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In the case where our company discloses private
information of the users to a subcontractor entrusted by
our company in order for the user to perform the desired
service (the private information provided in this way
shall be managed by the subcontractor. In addition to
fulfilling the transaction, the subcontractor will use
the private information in order to submit the
information by e-mail or the like to the user after the
commencement of the transaction, to analyze the
utilization state of the service by the user, and to
improve the business management / services of the
subcontractor. Our company obliges the subcontractors to
observe the General Data Protection Regulation
(hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”) and the relevant
laws and regulations of EU and to handle the private
information of the users by taking into account the
privacy of the users. For further details on the
handling of private information at the subcontractors,
please contact those subcontractors directly;
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When we operate jointly with other companies, public
organizations, etc. in the operation of this service
(the private information provided in this way shall be
managed by the affiliated parties; In addition to
fulfilling the transaction, the affiliated party shall
use the private information in order to submit the
information by e-mail or the like to the user after the
commencement of the transaction, to analyze the
utilization state of the services by the user, and to
improve the business management / services of the
affiliated party. Our company obliges the affiliated
parties to observe the General Data Protection
Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”) and the
relevant laws and regulations of EU and to handle the
private information of the users by taking into account
the privacy of the users. For further details on the
handling of private information at the affiliated
parties, please contact those affiliated parties
directly;
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When private information is provided as a result of
business succession due to merger or other reasons;
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When it is necessary to disclose based on laws and
regulations;
Correction of private information
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Our company may ask users for their cooperation in order
to ensure accuracy and updating of their private
information.
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On the website of this service, the users can carry out
the procedures concerning the private information for
(1) confirmation, (2) correction / addition / deletion /
exercise of data portability right, (3) suspension of
use, and (4) discontinuation of the offering to the
affiliated parties (hereinafter, collectively referred
to as "confirmation, etc.").
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With respect to the handling of private information
related to users, the user has the right to appeal
against data protection authorities of each country
having jurisdiction.
Transfer of private information to outside the EU region
In order to achieve the above purpose of use, our company
may transfer the user's private information to countries
outside the EU, including Japan, and handle them. In
countries outside the EU, as with GDPR, data-based rights
may not be accepted by laws and regulations, but in order to
guarantee that we can secure adequate measures concerning
the protection of users' private information, our company
will take measures such as concluding standard contract
clauses based on the GDPR principle on the private
information of users.
About cookies
We may use cookies and web beacons to provide better
services to users using this service. Cookies and web
beacons will not violate the user's privacy or usage
environment and we will never disclose private information
in a state that is identifiable individually for users who
accessed in any case.
- 1. About cookies
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Cookie is a mechanism for Web site providers to
temporarily record data on the user's computer through a
Web browser. The cookie can record the information on
the user, the date and time of the last visit to the
site, the total number of visits to the site, and it is
used for services such as identification of the site
users, user authentication system, customization of
services by WWW for each user.
- 2. About use of cookie as IR information
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We may disclose statistical data such as the number of
users and page view number measured using cookie as IR
information regarding the use of this service by the
users.
- 3. Stopping targeted ads
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Our company utilizes the targeting advertisement service
provided by third parties for the purpose of grasping
the use situation of this service by users. For this
purpose, we utilize cookies provided by the following
companies. If you would like to know more about the use
of cookie, information acquired by cookie, opt-out
procedure in detail, and if we would like to opt-out of
targeted advertisement we deliver, please visit the
following websites of each company for confirmation.
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Also, you can turn off advertising display based on
on-line hobbies / interests by way of: in the United
States, Digital Advertising Alliance; in Canada,
Canadian Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada; and in
Europe, European Interactive Digital Advertising
Alliance, or by using mobile device settings. The use of
ad blocks or tools that restrict the use of cookies may
affect the functionality of these ad management options.
- 4. About Managing Data Sharing from Cookies
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If you do not wish to comply with our use of cookies, adjust your settings on the device you use to access our site to not accept cookies. By not accepting cookies, you will not be able to access certain features on our website and services. Please be aware that this may negatively affect your experience.
Disclaimer
This Privacy Policy will be applied only when the user is
using this service. Third-party sites and services linked
from this service have different privacy policies from ours,
our company will not assume any obligation or responsibility
as for the troubles concerning the protection of private
information caused by the user at the link destination and
the content of the link destination. When registering
private information at the link destination, we recommend
that you use the link after confirming the destination’s
state beforehand while referring to the terms and conditions
of this site and the privacy policy involved.
Change / application of the privacy policy
Regarding the private information we hold, our company,
while complying with applicable laws and regulations of
Japan and other standards including GDPR, will review the
contents of this policy from time to time and make efforts
to improve it.
In the operation of this service, when we change the privacy
policy including change of privacy information item to be
collected and change of purpose of use, we will declare it
as publication / application by updating this page.
