Privacy Policy

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information: information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other descriptions contained in such information, as well as data such as appearance, fingerprints, and voiceprints, and information such as an insurer number on a health insurance card that can identify a specific individual from that information alone (personal identification information).

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

The Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver's license number when a user registers to use the service. In addition, the Company may collect transaction records and information related to payments, including users' personal information conducted between users and business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and ad distributors; hereinafter "partners"), from such partners.

Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows.

1. To provide and operate the Company's services
2. To respond to inquiries from users (including verifying identity)
3. To send emails informing users of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the services in use, and of other services provided by the Company
4. To contact users as necessary for maintenance, important notices, etc.
5. To identify users who violate the terms of use or who attempt to use the service for improper or inappropriate purposes, and to refuse their use
6. To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registration information and view their usage status
7. To bill users for usage fees in paid services
8. Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)

1. The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably deemed that the purpose of use is related to that before the change.
2. When the purpose of use is changed, the Company shall notify users of the changed purpose or announce it on this website by a method prescribed by the Company.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

1. Except in the following cases, the Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the prior consent of the user, except where permitted by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws and regulations.
2. 1. When it is necessary to protect the life, body, or property of a person and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
   2. When it is particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound development of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
   3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national institution, a local government, or a party entrusted by them in carrying out affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such affairs
   4. When the following matters have been announced or published in advance and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When the Company is requested by an individual to disclose personal information, the Company will disclose it to the individual without delay. However, if disclosure falls under any of the following, the Company may not disclose all or part of it, and if the Company decides not to disclose, it will notify the individual to that effect without delay. A fee of 1,000 yen per case will be charged for the disclosure of personal information.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

1. If the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request the Company to correct, add, or delete such personal information ("correction, etc.") in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company.
2. If the Company receives a request from a user as described in the preceding paragraph and determines that the request is justified, the Company shall correct, etc. the personal information without delay.
3. When the Company has made a correction, etc. based on the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to make a correction, etc., it will notify the user without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

1. If the Company is requested by an individual to suspend or erase ("suspension of use, etc.") personal information on the grounds that it is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that it was obtained by improper means, the Company will conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
2. Based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, if the Company determines that the request is justified, it will suspend the use, etc. of the personal information without delay.
3. When the Company has suspended use, etc. based on the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to suspend use, etc., it will notify the user without delay.

Article 9 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

1. The contents of this Policy may be changed without notifying users, except for matters otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations or in this Policy.
2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the changed Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact us at the following.