Embrace Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”, “We”, “Our” or “Us”) has established the following privacy policy regarding the handling of users' personal information for the services provided on this website.
Article 1 (Personal Information)
“Personal information" is defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and includes items about living individuals that can be used to identify them by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions. as Also covered are data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card numbers.
Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)
We may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and e-mail address when a user registers.
Article 3 (Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Information)
The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows:
- To provide and operate our services
- To respond to inquiries from users (including verifying their identity)
- To send e-mail notifications of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the service you are using, as well as information on other services provided by the Company;
- To provide maintenance, important notices, etc.
- To identify users who have violated the Terms of Use or who are attempting to use the Service for illegal or unjust purposes, and to refuse their use of the Service.
- To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registered information, or to view the status of their use of the service.
- For purposes incidental to those above.
Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)
- We will change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably considered to be related to the purpose of use before the change.
- In the event of a 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 by the method prescribed by the Company.
Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)
- Except in the following cases, we will not provide personal information to a third party 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 person
- 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
- When it is necessary to cooperate with a state organ, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either of the former two in executing affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of lawful authority
- When we have notified or announced the following in advance, including notification of the Personal Information Protection Committee:
- that the purpose of use includes provision to a third party;
- that items of data are to be provided to the third party;
- the means or method of provision to the third party;
- that provision of personal information to a third party will be discontinued at the request of the person in question; and
- the method of accepting such a 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 fall under the category of a third party.
- When we outsource 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
- Cases in which personal information is used jointly with a specific person, and which the Company notifies the person of or makes readily accessible to him or her in advance, the items of personal information jointly used, the scope of joint use, the purpose of use, or the name of the person responsible for the management of said personal information is made readily accessible to the person in advance.
Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)
- When we receive a request for disclosure of personal information from the person concerned, we will disclose it to them without delay. However, if the Company decides not to disclose the personal information, it will notify the individual to that effect without delay:
- 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
- If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
- If the request violates any other laws or ordinances.
- Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company will not, in principle, disclose non-personal information such as historical information and identifying information.
Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)
- If the user's personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request the Company to correct, add, or delete (hereinafter referred to as "Correct, etc.") the user's personal information through a procedure determined by the Company.
- If we deem it necessary to respond to a user's request as described in the preceding paragraph, we will correct, etc., the relevant personal information without delay.
- If the Company makes any correction, etc. based on the preceding paragraph or decides not to make such correction, etc., the Company will notify the user of such decision without delay.
Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)
- If the Company is requested by the user to stop using or delete (hereinafter referred to as "stop using, etc.") his/her personal information on the grounds that it has been handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that it has been obtained by wrongful means, the Company shall stop using or delete (hereinafter referred to as "stop using, etc.") such personal information without delay.
- If, based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, we determine that it is necessary to comply with the request, we will suspend the use of the relevant personal information without delay.
- In the case of suspension of use, etc., based on the preceding paragraph, or in the case of a decision not to suspend use, etc., the Company will notify the user of this without delay.
- Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in the event that the suspension of use involves significant costs or is otherwise difficult to implement, and in the event that alternative measures can be taken to protect the rights and interests of the user, such alternative measures shall be taken.
Article 9 (Modification of Privacy Policy)
- The contents of this Privacy Policy may be changed without notice to the user, except as otherwise provided by law or other regulations.
- Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect 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 point.
Embrace Inc. Inquiry Desk
E-mail address: info@embrace-japan.com