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Privacy Policy

The services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") is committed to the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") regarding the handling of personal information of users in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") The following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Policy") applies to the handling of users' personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Services"). The following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") is set forth below.

Personal Information​

Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law, and includes information about living individuals that can be used to identify specific individuals by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other description, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card insurer numbers. (2) Information that can identify a specific individual from such information alone (personal identification information), such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions.

How we collect personal information​

  • This service uses Google Analytics, an access analysis tool provided by Google. This Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not personally identify you. You can opt out of this feature by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. Please see Google Analytics Terms of Use for more information regarding this agreement.

Access Log​

  • This service records visitor information in the form of access logs. Access logs include the visitor's URL, IP address, type of browser used, access date and time, etc., but usually do not contain information that identifies individuals.
  • However, because some functions on this site may request information that constitutes personal information, access logs shall be treated as personal information.
  • Access logs are used for service maintenance and management and statistical analysis of usage conditions, and will not be used for any other purpose.

Purpose of collecting and using personal information​

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

  • To provide and operate this service
  • To respond to inquiries from users (including to confirm the identity of the user)
  • To contact the user as necessary for maintenance, important notices, etc.
  • To identify users who violate the Terms of Use or who attempt to use the Service for fraudulent or unjust purposes, and to refuse their use of the Service
  • To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registration information, or view the status of their use of the service.
  • Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use.

Change of purpose of use​

  • The Service will change the purpose of use of personal information only when the purpose of use is reasonably deemed to be relevant to the purpose of use before the change.
  • In the event of a change in the purpose of use, the Service will notify the User of the changed purpose or publicly announce it on this website in a manner prescribed by the Service.

Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties​

Except in the following cases, this service will not provide personal information to third parties without 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 user.
  • When the provision of personal information is especially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
  • 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 when the Service notifies the Personal Information Protection Committee
    • The purpose of use includes provision to a third party
    • Items of data to be provided to a third party
    • Means or method of provision to third parties
    • Cessation of provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the person in question
    • Method of accepting the request of the person in question
  • Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the party to which the information is provided shall not be considered a third party.
  • When this service outsources all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
  • When personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons
  • When personal information is to be used jointly with a specific person, and the Service notifies the person or makes readily accessible to the person in advance to that effect, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint use, the purpose of use by the person, and the name of the person responsible for the management of the personal information. The name of the person responsible for the management of said personal information.

Changes to the Privacy Policy​

  • The contents of this policy may be changed without notice to users, except as otherwise provided by law or otherwise in this policy.
  • Unless otherwise specified by the Service, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.