privacy policy

1. Safe Management of Personal Information

The Consortium practices measures that are appropriate organizationally, physically, personally, and technologically with regards to the protection of personal information, and has in place the necessary and appropriate measures to prevent the leakage, loss, or defamation of personal information handled by the Consortium, or otherwise safely manage personal information.

2. Compliance with Acquisition, etc. of Personal Information

The acquisition, use, and provision of personal information by the Consortium is done in compliance with the following.

• 1. Acquisition of Personal Information

  The Consortium may acquire personal information related to general public users (hereinafter, “users”) required for the operation of the information provision website available on the internet (hereinafter, “the Website”) and administered by the Consortium or from those placing advertisements on the Website (hereinafter, “advertisers”).

• 2. Purpose of Use of Personal Information

  The Consortium will not use personal information it has acquired beyond the scope needed to achieve the purposes of use stipulated below, save for when required by law or with the consent of the information owner.

• 3. Provision, etc. of Personal Information

  • 1. Operation, maintenance, and management of this Website
  • 2. Provision or introduction of services through this Website
  • 3. Questionnaires to improve the quality of this Website

  The Consortium shall not provide personal information acquired based on the consent of the information owner to a third party without the consent of the information owner, save where stipulated by laws and regulations. Note that disclosure, amendment, additions or deletions in accordance with requests from the information owner, or notifications of the purpose of use, will be treated in accordance with laws and regulations and also handled as appropriate regarding opinions or consultations.

3. Change of Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The Consortium will not, in principle, change the purpose of use specified in the preceding paragraph without the prior consent of the information owner. However, this does not necessarily apply to cases where the purpose of use after the change is publicly announced in advance and where it can be reasonably considered to have an equivalent relationship with the purpose of use before the change.

4. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

The Consortium will, when entrusting whole or part of the handling of personal information to a third party, thoroughly examine the eligibility of the entrusted party and any necessary and appropriate supervision of the entrusted party shall be carried out to ensure the safe management of the entrusted personal information.

5. Improvements or Revisions of the Handling of Personal Information

The Consortium will carry out inspections of its handling of personal information, management system, and initiatives, and make continued improvements and revisions.

6. Disposal of Personal Information

The Consortium will delete or dispose of personal information when the necessity of referring to it for the purpose of use is no longer valid. Said deletion or disposal will be done by the method necessary and appropriate to prevent the risk of leakage to the outside, etc., and only as required to carry out business activities.

7. Contact for Handling Complaints or Consultations

The Consortium will establish a contact point and person responsible for the handling of personal information as follows.