Privacy Policy

Takuboku-ShoJi Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") will handle the personal information of users in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") with the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") is set forth below.

Article 1 (Personal Information)

The term "personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, 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 numbers.

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

When a user registers for Services, the Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver's license number. In addition, transaction records and payment information, including the user's personal information, between the user and our partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertisement distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "partners") will be collected by our partners.

Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Uses of Personal Information)

The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows.

1. To provide and operate services
2. To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification)
3. To send e-mail notifications of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the Service in use, as well as information on 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 attempt to use the Service for fraudulent or unfair purposes, and to refuse their use
6. To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registration information, or to view the status of their use of the Service.
7. To charge users for paid services
8. For 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 relevant to the purpose of use before the change.
2. In the event of change in the purpose of use, the Company shall notify the user or publicly announce on the Website the purpose of use after the change in a manner 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 a third party without the prior consent of the user. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Act on Personal Information Protection and other laws and regulations.
   1. 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
   2. Cases in which the provision of personal information is especially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children, and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned
   3. Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for cooperating with a state organ, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a state organ or local government to execute affairs prescribed by law, and in which obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of the affairs concerned
   4. When the Company has notified or announced the following matters in advance and has notified the Personal Information Protection Committee
      1. the purpose of use includes provision to a third party
      2. the data items to be provided to the third party
      3. the means or method of provision to the third party
      4. the provision of personal information to a third party will be discontinued at the request of the concerned user; and
      5. the method of accepting the person's request
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the party to which the relevant information is provided shall not fall under the category of a third party.
   1. When the Company outsource all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
   2. When personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons
   3. Cases in which personal information is to be shared with a specific party, and in which the Company notifies the individual or makes readily accessible to the individual in advance to that effect, the items of personal information to be shared, the scope of the party sharing the personal information, the purpose of use by the party sharing the information, and the name of the party responsible for the management of the personal information or the name of the person responsible for the management of such personal information is made readily accessible to the users in advance.

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When the Company are requested by an individual to disclose his/her personal information, the Company will disclose such information to the individual without delay. However, if disclosure would result in any of the following cases, the Company may not disclose all or part of the information, and if it is decided not to disclose the information, the user will be notified to that effect without delay.
   1. When there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person concerned or a third party
   2. If there is a risk of causing significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
   3. If it violates any other laws or regulations.
2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose non-personal information such as historical information and characteristic information.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

1. User may request the correction, addition, or deletion of his/her personal information (hereinafter referred to as "correction") from the Company in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company, if the user's personal information in the possession of the Company is incorrect.
2. If the Company deems it necessary to respond to a user's request as described in the preceding paragraph, the Company will correct such personal information without delay.
3. When the Company makes a correction based on the preceding paragraph, or when it is decided not to make a correction, the user will be notified of the results without delay.

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

1. If a request is made to suspend or delete the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use") on the grounds that it has been handled beyond the scope of the purposes of use or that it has been obtained by wrongful means, the Company will conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
2. 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.
3. In the event that 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.
4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in the event that the suspension of use involves significant costs or is otherwise difficult to implement, and that alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of users can be taken, such alternative measures shall be taken.

Article 9 (Changes to Privacy Policy)

1. The contents of this Privacy Policy may be changed without notice to users, except as otherwise provided by law or otherwise in this Policy.
2. 2 Unless otherwise provided by the Company, the changed Privacy Policy shall become effective from the time it is posted on the website.

Article 10 (Contact for Inquiries)

Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the following contact.

Takuboku ShoJi Co., Ltd

〒231-0033
GSHaimu Cho-jamachi yukiyama 1004,
Cho-jamachi 3 Cho-me 8 - 8,
Yokohama City,
Kanagawa
info@takuboku.co.jp