Handling of Personal Information

This section describes our policy regarding the handling and protection of personal information received from our customers.

This section describes our policy regarding the handling and protection of personal information received from our customers.

Article 1 (Personal Information) Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law, and refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual (personal identification information) from the name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in such information that can identify a specific individual.

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, and e-mail address. In addition, transaction records and payment information, including the user's personal information, between the user and our business partners, etc., may be shared with our business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertisement distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "Business Partners"). Hereinafter referred to as "partners"). The Company may also collect transaction records and payment information including personal information of users between users and our partners.

Article 3 (Purpose of collecting and using personal information) The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows To respond to inquiries from users for the provision and operation of our services (including to confirm the identity of the user) To send information regarding the services that the user is using and other services that we provide To identify users who violate the Terms of Use or attempt to use our services for fraudulent or unfair purposes, and to refuse their use for purposes incidental to the purposes of use described above.

Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use) The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably deemed that the purpose of use is relevant to the purpose before the change. 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 the manner prescribed by the Company.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties) Except in the following cases, we will not provide personal information to a third party without obtaining the prior consent of the user. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations. When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person concerned When it 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 When a national agency, local government, or a person entrusted by one of these agencies is required to cooperate in performing the duties prescribed by law When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national agency or local government to execute affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such affairs: When the following items are notified or announced in advance and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission: The purpose of use includes provision to a third party The following items of data to be provided to a third partyMeans or methods of provision to a third partyContinuation of provision of personal information to a third party at the request of the person to whom the information pertainsHow to accept the request of the person to whom the information pertainsNotwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information does not constitute a third party. In the event that the Company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information to a third party within the scope necessary to achieve the Purposes of Use; in the event that personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons; in the event that personal information is used jointly with a specific party, the Company shall disclose to that effect, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint users, and the purpose of the joint use. In cases where 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 question of this fact, the items of personal information to be used jointly, the scope of the joint users, the purpose of use by the user, and the name of the person responsible for managing the personal information.

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information) When we receive a request for disclosure of personal information from an individual, we will disclose such information to the individual without delay. However, we may not 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. In cases where disclosure may harm the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person in question or a third party, in cases where disclosure may seriously impede the proper conduct of our business, or in other cases where disclosure may violate laws and regulations. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, we will not disclose non-personal information such as historical information and characteristic information. (2) The Company's business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertisement distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "business partners") shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of personal information. (Hereinafter referred to as "our business partners".) The information may be collected from our business partners (including information providers, advertisers, advertisement distributors, etc.).

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information) 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.") his/her personal information in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company. The User may request that the Company correct, add, or delete (hereinafter referred to as "Correction, etc.") his/her personal information. If we deem it necessary to respond to a user's request as described in the preceding paragraph, we will make corrections, etc. to the relevant personal information without delay. In the event that the Company makes corrections, etc. based on the preceding paragraph, or decides not to make such corrections, etc., the Company shall notify the User of such decision without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.) If we are requested by an individual to stop using or delete his/her personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use, etc.") on the grounds that it is being used beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that it was obtained through wrongful means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay. In the event of a request for suspension of use or deletion of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Suspension of Use, etc.") on the grounds that such information is handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that such information was obtained by wrongful means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay. 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 cease use of the relevant personal information without delay. 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. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if it is difficult to suspend the use of personal information due to the large amount of costs involved in such suspension or other reasons, and if 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) The contents of this Privacy Policy may be changed without notice to users, except as otherwise provided by law or otherwise in this Policy. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.