1.Acquisition, Use, and Provision of Personal Information

In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” refers to personal information as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan, namely, information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, or other description contained in such information (including information that can be easily cross-checked with other information and thereby identify a specific individual), or information that contains individual identification codes.

2.Purpose of Use of Personal Information

We will use our customers' personal information for the following purposes.

• (1)Responding to customer inquiries and consultations
• (2)Contacting and notifying customers
• (3)Verifying customer information
• (4)Creating statistical and analytical data after processing into a non-identifiable format
• (5)Other purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

3. Changes to the Purpose of Use of Personal Information

We may change the purpose of use of personal information within the range that is reasonable and related.

4. Limitation of Use of Personal Information

We will not handle personal information beyond the range necessary to achieve the purpose of use unless permitted by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws. However, this does not apply in the following cases.

• (1) In cases prescribed by law
• (2) In cases where it is difficult to obtain the consent of the customer for the protection of the life, body, or property of a person
• (3) In cases where it is particularly necessary for the promotion of public health or the healthy upbringing of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the customer
• (4) In cases where it is necessary to cooperate with a public institution or local public corporation or a person who has received a delegation to perform a matter prescribed by law, and it is likely that the performance of that matter will be hindered by obtaining the consent of the customer

5. Security Management of Personal Information

We will supervise our employees, who handle personal information, with necessary and appropriate supervision so that personal information security measures are taken. We will also supervise the handling of personal information entrusted to third parties so that personal information security measures are taken.

6. External Delegation of Personal Information Processing

We may delegate all or part of the personal information handling business to third parties.

7. Disclosure of Personal Information

When a customer requests disclosure of personal information based on the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, we will confirm that the request is from the customer himself/herself and disclose it to the customer without delay (we will notify the customer if the personal information does not exist). However, this does not apply in cases where the disclosure is not required by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws.

8. Correction of Personal Information

When a customer requests correction, addition, or deletion of the content of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "correction") based on the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, we will confirm that the request is from the customer himself/herself and conduct necessary investigation within the range necessary to achieve the purpose of use without delay, and notify the customer of the result (we will notify the customer if the correction is not made). However, this does not apply in cases where the correction is not required by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws.

9. Suspension of Use of Personal Information

When a customer requests suspension or deletion of the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use") based on the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, we will confirm that the request is from the customer himself/herself and suspend or delete the use of personal information without delay (we will notify the customer if the suspension of use is not made). However, this does not apply in cases where the suspension of use is not required by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws.

10. Handling of Action History Using Cookie Information

(1)About Cookie Information

We use Cookie information to obtain action history information such as the pages viewed by customers who access our site and the time of use. The collected action history information is used for the protection of customers' privacy, the improvement of convenience, the optimization of advertising effects, and the understanding of usage status. These data are anonymous and do not include personal information such as name, address, and date of birth.

(2)About Access Analysis

We use Google Analytics to analyze the usage status of our site. Google Analytics collects information about users using Cookie information. For information on the Google Analytics Terms of Service, please refer to the Google Analytics Policy and Principles (http://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/).

(3)About Effective Advertising Display

We may use the services of the following affiliated companies to deliver appropriate advertisements to customers, and customize the content of advertisements based on the customers' viewing history. The Cookie information used in this service is only used for the purpose of advertising delivery and is not used for any other purposes or collection of personal information. In addition, if you want to disable Cookie information, please access the Opt-Out page of each affiliated company and follow the procedure to disable Cookie (please refer to the description of your browser for details). However, if you refuse to receive Cookie information, some parts of this service may not be available (for example, each service that cannot be used unless logged in to this service).

• ・Google,Inc.
• ・Yahoo,Inc.
• ・Facebook,Inc.

11. Contact

Please contact us through the contact form on our homepage for inquiries about disclosure, opinions, questions, complaints, and other inquiries regarding the handling of personal information.

12. Continuous Improvement

We will review the operation status of the handling of personal information as appropriate and strive for continuous improvement, and may change this Privacy Policy as necessary.