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Compliance with laws and regulations regarding personal information protection

The Company shall comply with laws, ordinances, national guidelines and regulations regarding handling personal information.


Specifying purpose of use

The Company shall specify the purpose of use as much as possible upon handling personal information.


Purpose of use of personal information

The purpose of use of personal information that the Company acquires is as follows;

(1) Administrative work for shareholders and work related to stocks

(2) Provision of information and service to shareholders and investors

(3) Research necessary for promotion and improvement of public relations and investors relations activities

(4) Provision of information and contact to applicants in recruiting

(5) Work related to personnel management

(6) Provision of information on products and service of Group companies

(7) Appropriate and smooth administrative work In any case where personal information shall be used for other than the purposes mentioned above, the Company shall clarify them in advance. Limitation of purpose of use The Company shall not handle personal information beyond the necessity to fulfill the purpose of use without consent from the person in question.

However, the following cases are exceptional.

1. Cases in which the provision of personal information is based on laws

2. Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person

3. Cases in which the provision of personal information is specially necessary for improving public hygiene or promoting the sound growth of children and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person

4. Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for cooperating with a state institution, a local public body, or an individual or entity entrusted by one in executing the operations prescribed by laws and in which obtaining the consent of the person might impede the execution of the operations concerned


Limitation of provision to a third party

The Company shall not provide personal information to a third party without consent from the person except the following cases;

1. Cases in which the provision of personal information is based on laws

2. Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person

3. Cases in which the provision of personal information is specially necessary for improving public hygiene or promoting the sound growth of children and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person

4. Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for cooperating with a state institution, a local public body, or an individual or entity entrusted by one in executing the operations prescribed by laws and in which obtaining the consent of the person might impede the execution of the operations concerned

However, the following cases are not considered as provision to a third party.

a. In the case where all or part of the handling of personal information is entrusted, when the personal information concerned is handled within the scope of the achievement of the purpose of use

b. In the case where personal information is provided with the succession of business due to mergers and other reasons

c. In the case where all or part of the handling of personal information is entrusted, when the person is notified the fact of joint use, items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint users, the purpose of use of a joint user and a name of a person or organization responsible for management of the relevant personal information, or put the person in a readily accessible condition for the person


Using jointly

The Company may use jointly personal information with Group companies in order to provide comprehensive service by the Group.

When the Company uses jointly personal information, it will clarify in advance items of personal information to be used jointly, the scope of joint users and name of a person or organization responsible for management of the relevant personal information.


Security control measures

The Company shall take necessary control of security for personal information protection.


Supervision over employees and outsourcees

The Company shall supervise employees who handle personal information and business partners that the Company outsources all or part of handling personal information to as necessary in order to ensure the control of security of personal information.

Opinions and inquiries regarding personal information

The Company shall respond to requests for, opinions on and inquiries about disclosure, correction, deletion and suspension of personal information in accordance with laws, ordinances and internal regulations.