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How we handle your personal information

Article 1 (Application of Terms)

  1. Registration procedures for use of this service shall be performed by the user using our designated registration form. Users shall register accurate information for all required fields.
  2. By entering the required information in the registration form and completing registration, the user agrees to the contents of these terms.

Article 2 (Registered Personal Information)

  1. We handle personal information registered by users appropriately in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other related laws, and manage it with strict security.
  2. We have established internal regulations for handling complaints and consultations regarding personal information, and respond promptly and sincerely to all inquiries.
  3. We use personal information registered by users within the scope of the following purposes:
    • For acceptance of registration, identity verification, provision, maintenance, protection, and improvement of this service.
    • For guidance regarding this service and responding to inquiries.
    • For responding to violations of our terms, policies, etc. related to this service.
    • For notifying changes to terms, etc. related to this service.
    • For purposes incidental to the above purposes.
    • For delivering various product and service information that we judge to be beneficial through direct mail, email, and other notification methods.
    • For analyzing and aggregating collected information to create trend data and marketing data for improving products and services.
  4. We will not modify or change personal information without prior consent from the user.
  5. We will not disclose personal information that can identify individual users to third parties except when required by law or with the user's consent.

Article 3 (Newsletter Distribution)

  1. After user registration, we may distribute newsletters (including emails related to newsletter information, announcements, and administrative communications). Newsletters may contain information about our activities as well as advertisements and promotions from us or third-party partners.
  2. We only use information registered by the user for newsletter distribution.
  3. When outsourcing newsletter distribution to third parties, we ensure they comply with this privacy policy.
  4. Users may change their registration information or unsubscribe from newsletters at any time.
  5. Users who wish to change or cancel their registration must follow the procedures specified by us through various notification methods.

Article 4 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

  1. When requested by a user to disclose personal information under the Personal Information Protection Act, we will promptly disclose the information after confirming the request is from the user (or notify the user if such information does not exist). However, this does not apply when we are not obligated to disclose under the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws.

Article 5 (Correction and Suspension of Personal Information)

  1. When a user requests correction of personal information under the Personal Information Protection Act because the information is not true, or requests suspension of use because the information is being handled beyond the published purposes or was collected by deceptive or improper means, we will confirm the request is from the user, conduct necessary investigation promptly, correct or suspend use of the personal information based on the results, and notify the user. If we decide not to correct or suspend use based on reasonable grounds, we will notify the user of this decision.

Article 6 (Cancellation of User Registration)

  1. We may cancel a user's registration without prior notice in the following cases:
    • Violation of these terms
    • False registration information
    • No response to our communications for a certain period
    • Other cases where we judge the user to be inappropriate

Article 7 (Use of Cookies)

  1. Cookies are information sent and stored from a web server to the user's browser. Cookies can only be read by the web server that sent them. Cookies are not programs, do not execute independently, and do not contain computer viruses. We may use cookies to collect information such as browsing status on our website for the purpose of improving accessibility and convenience. This data does not identify or track individual users. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but users can configure their browsers to warn about or reject cookies.
  2. By integrating with third-party services or placing tags, third-party companies may collect and use cookie information. In such cases, cookie information is stored on third-party servers and managed according to their privacy policies.

Article 8 (Web Server Records)

  1. Our web server automatically collects and records users' computer IP addresses, but these do not identify individual users. Unless users voluntarily disclose personal information, they can browse our website anonymously.

Article 9 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)

  1. These terms shall be governed by Japanese law.
  2. The exclusive court of first instance for disputes related to these terms shall be the Yokohama District Court or Kawasaki Summary Court.

Article 10 (Amendment of Privacy Policy)

  1. We regularly review the operational status of personal information handling and strive for continuous improvement. We may change this privacy policy as necessary. Changes will be notified and published to users through our designated methods.

Disclaimer

We are not responsible for the following:

  1. Completeness, accuracy, safety, usefulness, etc. of all matters related to this service
  2. Damages suffered by users from various contents provided by this service, newsletters distributed by us, etc.
  3. Troubles between users related to this service
  4. Troubles related to content and services of websites linked from our website
  5. Damages arising from users' computer, network, software environment, etc.
  6. Damages to users due to suspension, interruption, or changes to this service

Copyright

  1. All rights (ownership, intellectual property rights, portrait rights, publicity rights, etc.) relating to all text, photographs, videos, audio, and other copyrighted works, portraits, characters, marks, and other information (collectively "Content") in newsletters belong to us or the content providers who own such rights.
  2. Users shall not acquire any rights to the Content and shall not engage in any acts that infringe on rights related to the Content.
  3. If problems arise due to violations of the preceding paragraph, users shall resolve such problems at their own expense and responsibility and shall not cause any trouble or damage to us.

Supplementary Provisions
Enacted and enforced: October 15, 2019

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