Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Jiksak Bioengineering Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) handles personal information and other related information (hereinafter referred to as “user information”) obtained through the use of its website, transactions, and applications as follows.

Article 1 (General Provisions)

1. In order to realize the protection of user information, the Company shall comply with the Personal Information Protection Law and other related laws and regulations, and shall strive to appropriately handle and protect user information, including personal information.
2. This privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) applies to the use of the Company ‘s website. In addition, in the event that the Company stipulates the handling of user information in the privacy policy, other personal information protection policies, or terms of use for the Company ‘s website, etc., posted on the website operated by the Company (hereinafter referred to as the ” the Company’s website”), such stipulations shall also apply, and in the event that such stipulations conflict with this Policy, this Policy shall take precedence.
3. In the event that the Company’s website is affiliated with a service provided by a third party other than the Company (the affiliated service is hereinafter referred to as the “Affiliated Service”), this privacy policy shall not apply. The provisions of this policy do not apply to services provided by third parties other than the Company (hereinafter referred to as “Partner Services”), partner services, and other services provided by parties other than the Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as “External Services”). Regarding the handling of user information in External Services, please refer to the privacy policy, etc. separately stipulated by the provider of the External Service.

Article 2 (Information to be Acquired by the Company and Method of Acquisition)

1. The Company may acquire user information including personal information (“personal information” as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information; the same shall apply hereinafter) in the course of using the Company’s website, transactions, or applications for such transactions, as set forth below.
   1. In transactions or applications for transactions
      To the extent necessary to respond to a transaction or application, the Company will acquire the User’s name, place of work, title, date of birth, address, credit card number, telephone number, e-mail address, and any other information that the User voluntarily enters or provides in the transaction or application.
   2. Information collected by the Company when using the Company’s website
      1. Terminal information
         When a user uses the Company’s website on a terminal or mobile device, the Company may collect terminal information (such as ID information that can identify the terminal) used by the User in order to maintain and improve the Company’s website or to prevent fraudulent activities.
      2. Log information, behavioral history, and information on service usage
         In order to maintain and improve the Company’s website or to prevent fraudulent activities, the Company may collect information on IP addresses automatically generated and saved when using the Company’s website, the date and time of requests from users, information on the operation history within the Company’s website, and information on the browsing status of the Company’s website by users.
      3. Payment information
         In addition to obtaining payment information within the Company ‘s website for the purpose of payment processing, the Company may collect billing information, payment information, and other information related to payment provided to a third party payment service company when the Company outsources such processing to such company.
      4. Cookies and anonymous IDs
         The Company’s website may use a technology called “cookies” and similar technologies. Cookies are industry-standard technologies that allow a web server to identify a user’s computer. Cookies can identify the User’s computer, but cannot identify the individual user. Users can disable the cookie function by changing the settings on your electronic device, but users may not be able to use all or part of the Company’s website after disabling cookies.
2. The Company shall not use deception or any other wrongful means to acquire user information, and shall acquire such information in an appropriate manner. In addition, in the event that the Company acquires user information in a manner other than through the use of the Company’s website, the Company will notify or announce the purpose of use in advance.

Article 3 (Purpose of Use)

1. The Company will properly handle user information obtained through the use of the Company’s website, transactions, or applications within the scope of the following purposes. We will not use the information beyond the scope of the purpose of use without the consent of the User.

   Purpose of use	Utilization purpose in detail	User Information to be used
   To respond to transactions and applications	To contact user in connection with transactions and applications To verify the identity of customers and to prevent fraudulent use in transactions and applications To conclude contracts To process procedures for the payment of fees To notify you of changes to this policy, suspension or discontinuation of our website, and other important notices To provide information on services and businesses provided by the Company and to respond to inquiries, etc.	The User’s name, place of work, position, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and other information that the User voluntarily enters or provides in transactions or applications. Credit card number
   To operate the Company’s website	For the smooth provision, maintenance and improvement of the Company’s website	Log information and behavioral history information Cookies and anonymous IDs
   Third party provides	We provide the following information to the following third parties for the following purposes Providers of various Web site analysis tools for analysis of the use of the Company’s website Providers of financial services for the processing of payments	To provision of information to providers of various website analysis tools, cookies, anonymous IDs, log information, and behavioral history information     To provision to payment service providers, credit card numbers
   Preparation of statistical data and provision of such data to third parties	The Company will use the information listed on the right for the following purposes. To create statistical data (hereinafter referred to as “statistical data”) by analyzing the information listed on the right from the perspective of industry, company size, transaction details, etc., and processing it into a format that cannot identify individuals.	Terminal information Log information and activity history information Cookies and anonymous IDs Workplace and position

2. The Company may change the purpose of use set forth in the preceding paragraph to the extent that it is reasonably recognized to be related to the purpose of use before the change, and in the event of such change, the Company shall notify users or make a public announcement by posting a notice on the Company’s website or by other means.
3. The Company shall process the acquired personal information into anonymously processed information (referring to “anonymously processed information” as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 9 of the Personal Information Protection Law; the same shall apply hereinafter) or statistical information that makes it impossible to identify the User. When the Company creates anonymously processed information, the Company shall publicly announce the items of information about individuals included in such anonymously processed information by posting on the website operated by the Company or by other appropriate methods.

Article 4 (Providing Information to Third Parties)

1. As a general rule, the Company will not provide personal information to third parties without the consent of the User. However, in the following cases, personal information may be provided to a third party without the User’s consent within the scope of not violating the relevant laws and regulations.
   1. When the information is provided with the consent of the User
   2. When required by law
   3. When it is necessary to protect the life, body, or property of an individual and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
   4. When it is particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
   5. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or a person or organization entrusted by either of the foregoing in executing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the individual concerned is likely to impede the execution of such affairs.
   6. When the business including the personal information of the User is succeeded due to a merger, corporate separation, business transfer, or other reasons.
2. In the event that the Company provides personal information to a third party based on the consent of the User, the Company will prepare and keep a record of the following matters
   1. Prior consent has been obtained from the User.
   2. The name or title of the third party and other matters sufficient to identify the third party
   3. The name of the person identified by the personal information and other information sufficient to identify that person
   4. Items of the personal information.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, when we have notified the Personal Information Protection Committee. the Company may provide personal information included in the items of user information to a third party for the purpose of providing it to the third party, by sending it by e-mail or other means. However, if a user does not wish to have his/her personal information provided to a third party, the provision of the information to the third party will be stopped upon request to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this policy.

Article 5 (Entrustment of the Handling of Personal Information)

The Company may entrust the handling of all or part of the personal information obtained from users to a third party within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use. In such a case, the Company will enter into a confidentiality agreement with the third party in advance, which is equivalent to this policy, and will supervise the third party as necessary and appropriate to ensure appropriate security management of the information.

Article 6 (Joint Use)

The Company may share personal information obtained from users with partner companies and other third parties to the extent necessary for the provision of partner services. In this case, the Company shall publicly announce in advance the items of information to be used jointly, the scope of the parties to be used jointly, the purpose of use of the parties to be used, and the name or names of the parties responsible for the management of said information.

Article 7 (Information Collection Module)

The Company’s website may incorporate information collection modules selected by the Company in order to analyze information such as the usage of the Company’s website and the effectiveness of advertisements for services including the Company’s website. In accordance with this, the Company may provide user information to the provider of the information collection module. These information collection modules collect user information without including information that identifies individuals, and the collected information is managed in accordance with the privacy policy and other regulations set forth by each information collection module provider.

Article 8 (Safety Management System)

1. In order to prevent the leakage, loss, or damage of user information and to otherwise protect user information, the Company shall take necessary and appropriate measures for the safe management of user information, such as implementing access restrictions to personal information files and anonymously processed information, limiting the number of persons with access authority to the minimum necessary level, and installing security software to prevent unauthorized access from outside. The Company takes necessary and appropriate measures to ensure the security of user information.
2. Our company appoints our representative director as the person in charge of user information management, and implements appropriate management and continuous improvement of user information.

Article 9 (User’s right to disclosure, correction, etc. of personal information)

For disclosure, correction, deletion, or suspension of use (hereinafter referred to as “disclosure, etc.”) of personal information on the Company’s website, please contact the contact listed in Article 11. However, the Company may request the provision of identification information for the purpose of the procedures for disclosure, etc. of personal information, and the Company may not be able to perform these procedures if the Company is not obligated to do so under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and regulations, if the same request is repeated many times without justifiable reason, or if excessive technical work is required. In such cases, we may not be able to carry out the procedures.

Article 10 (Changes to this Policy)

1. The Company shall review the operation of the handling of user information from time to time and strive for continuous improvement, and may change this policy as necessary.
2. The Company will notify users of the revised policy by posting a notice on the Company’s website or on a website operated by the Company, or by other easily understandable means. However, in the event of a change in content that requires the consent of the User under the law, the Company will obtain the consent of the User in a manner separately determined by the Company.

Article 11 (Inquiries)

If you have any opinions, questions, or complaints regarding our handling of user information, or any other inquiries regarding our handling of user information, please contact us using the contact information below.

＜Jiksak Bioengineering Personal Information Contact＞ Mail：jiro@jiksak.co.jp Contact person: Jiro Kawada, Personal Information Handling Manager

Date of enactment: 30/06/2021