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In addition to complying with the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information”, the following Privacy Policy takes great care in protecting the user’s personal information. Users shall be deemed to have consented to the following Privacy Policy upon the use of this platform.
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Definition of “Personal Information”
In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” is defined as personally identifiable information about an individual including his/her name, address, affiliation, email address, as well as description, images, voice, numbers, or symbols given to him/her.
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Organizational Structure Regarding Personal Information
We internally establish an appropriate system to treat any personal information we have properly and will respond to requests for disclosure, correction of information, or other inquiries as promptly as possible.
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Collection Method of Personal Information
Personal information is only collected by fair means for the purposes stated below and may be collected when using this platform. We do not collect or use information regarding race, nationality, ancestry, lineage, permanent address, religion, political views, or trade union memberships.
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Purposes for Collecting Personal Information
The personal information collected will only be used for the following purposes.
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- To record where the user’s business is conducted, membership registration, type of industry, etc. that are required for the use of this platform
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- To provide the latest information about Hokkaido that is useful to your business or work via newsletter, etc.
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- To send information about our services, events, FAM tours, etc.
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- To perform analysis and statistics for our business activities and marketing research.
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- To respond to inquiries.
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Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
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- Except in the following circumstances, personal information shall not be disclosed to third parties without the prior consent of the concerned person.
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- Personal information may be disclosed to third parties in the following cases.
- (A)
- Cases in which disclosure is required by law.
- (B)
- Cases in which it is considered necessary by this platform for the protection of human life, body, or fortune.
- (C)
- Cases in which we consider a need to cooperate with a central or local government organization, a person entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, or in cases when this platform finds it particularly necessary for the public interest.
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- Cases in which this platform determines that it is necessary for securing the rights of the user or this platform.
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- Cases in which we entrust the handling of personal information within the necessity of business.
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Correction and Deletion of Personal Information
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- The user can make the following requests by the procedures prescribed by this platform.
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- To confirm that the personal information held by this platform is correct.
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- To correct or delete the personal information if the information held by this platform is incorrect.
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- We will notify the user without delay if we decide to correct or delete personal information in the preceding paragraph (1B).
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- We will not act on any requests which fall under the following scenarios. In such cases, a notification will be sent explaining the reasons why.
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- Cases in which identification of the person requesting or existence of his/her power of attorney can not be verified.
- (B)
- Cases in which we do not have the personal data for the disclosure request.
- (C)
- Cases in which disclosure is likely to harm human life, body, or fortune of the person or a third party.
- (D)
- Cases in which it may seriously interfere with the proper execution of our businesses.
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- Cases in which disclosure violates other laws and regulations.
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Security of Personal Information
Although strict measures are taken against the loss, destruction, falsification, or leakage of personal information by unauthorized access, please note that we cannot take any responsibility for the loss, destruction, manipulation, or leakage of personal data due to the following causes and others that cannot be attributed to our responsibility.
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- If personal information has been disclosed on the Internet in a publicly accessible form.
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- If personal information has been disclosed on a website other than this platform.
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- If personal information has been leaked from a terminal used by the user or due to the use of a password managed by the user.
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- If the email address entered in the application form is incorrect.
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Security Measures
On our registration page where personal information is entered, the industry security standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption technology is used while data is transmitted over the Internet.
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Changes to Our Privacy Policy
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- Our Privacy Policy may change without notice.
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- Any changes in our Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this platform unless otherwise specified.
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Governing Law
This platform can be accessed from countries with different laws and regulations.
However, by using this platform, the user agrees to be bound by the laws of Japan and the rules and regulations of the Hokkaido Government governing the use of this platform, regardless of the applicable laws in countries outside of Japan.
This platform does not provide any statements or indications of whether or not this platform’s contents are suitable to the user’s environment. Access to this platform is based on the user’s free will, and we will assume any responsibility for the use of this platform by the user.