PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
What is Privacy Information?
"Personal information" among privacy information refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Act, which is information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual based on the name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and other descriptions contained in the information.
Among privacy information, "history information and characteristic information" refers to information other than "personal information" as defined above, such as the service you used, ordered products, viewed pages and advertisement history, search keywords you searched for, date and time of use, method of use, usage environment, postal code, gender, occupation, age, IP address, cookie information, location information, and individual device identification information.
Privacy Information Collection
We collect "personal information" such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address that you provide when using our services.
In addition, when you use our Service or the services of our partner companies, or when you browse pages, we collect "history information and characteristic information" such as your usage status and history of our Service, ordered items, viewed pages and advertisement history, search keywords, date and time of use, method of use, usage environment (including the communication status of the device in case of use via a mobile device, various setting information at the time of use, etc.), postal code, gender, age, IP address, cookie information, location information, and individual identification information of the device.
Purpose of collecting personal information
The purposes for which we collect and use your "personal information" are as follows:
- Notification and shipping of periodicals, etc.
- Confirmation of application for email distribution service and distribution
- Confirmation of invoice and payment for purchased products
- Sending requests for information, etc.
- To request participation in surveys and events, and to report the results
- Providing information that may be useful to you
Cookies
Cookies are a technology that links a web server with a computer that is accessed through a browser software. We use cookie information to improve our services and operate our site efficiently. Please rest assured that cookies do not contain any information that can identify you, nor do they allow us to access your computer or personal information. You can also set your browser to refuse to accept cookies.
About SSL
Our company uses the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption communication method. When your personal information is transmitted, the communication between your computer and our server is encrypted by SSL, preventing information leaks and tampering and enabling safe data communication. Most major browser software supports SSL, so you generally do not need to be aware of SSL.
Provision of personal information to third parties
1. We will not provide personal information to a third party without the prior consent of the customer, except in the following cases, unless otherwise provided for by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations.
2. Users shall use the Service only for lawful purposes, and shall not engage in the following acts when using the Service:
- When required by law
When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent
When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy child development, and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent
When it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency, or a person commissioned by them, in carrying out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the customer's consent may impede the performance of said duties
3. When the following items have been notified or announced in advance:
- When required by law
- When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent
- When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy child development, and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent
- When it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency, or a person commissioned by them, in carrying out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the customer's consent may impede the performance of said duties
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases shall not apply to a third party:
- When the Company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information to a third party within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use.
- When personal information is provided in connection with business succession due to a merger or other reasons.
- When personal information is used jointly with a specific person, the customer is notified in advance or made easily aware of the fact, the items of personal information to be used jointly, the scope of the parties to use the personal information jointly, the purpose of use by the parties, and the name or title of the person responsible for managing the personal information.
Suspension of use of personal information, etc.
If a customer requests that we suspend or delete the use of their personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use, etc.") because their personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or because it was obtained by illegal means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay. Based on the results of the investigation, we will suspend the use of the personal information and notify the customer of that fact. However, if suspending the use of personal information would be very costly or it would be difficult to take other measures to suspend use, we will implement alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the customer if possible.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
The contents of this policy may be changed without notice to customers.
Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy will take effect from the time it is posted on the Service.