Privacy Policy

IZUMI CHAIN MFG.

Izumi Chain Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") establishes the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") in accordance with the "Act on the Protection of Personal Information", regarding the handling of personal information obtained from customers through the Company's website.

Article 1 (Personal information)

"Personal Information" refers to the "personal information" as defined by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. This includes information about living individuals that can identify a specific person through details such as their name, date of birth, address, phone number, contact details, and other descriptors. It also includes data such as physical appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card numbers, which can be used to identify a specific individual either alone or in combination (personal identification information)

Article 2 (Methods of Collecting Personal Information)

The Company directly collects personal information/personal data in the following cases: when provided by the individual to the Company, or when automatically collected during the use of the Company's website.

Personal information/data provided by the individual

The Company obtains personal information/personal data such as name, company name, telephone number, and email address from contact forms and other forms on the Company's website.

Personal information/data collected automatically

The Company automatically collects certain information using cookies for the purpose of analyzing customers' website usage. Cookies are functions that store your website browsing information on your computer (such as a PC, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected devices). If you do not agree to our privacy policy, you can disable cookies by changing your browser settings. Please note that even if cookies are disabled, you can still browse our website, but some functions may become unavailable.

Information transmitted via third-party cookies (those set by third parties with whom the Company partners).

This service uses third-party cookies for the purposes of access analysis and advertisement delivery. The information transmitted via third-party cookies, among other details, is as follows.

Service name Google Analytics
Information sent by users through cookies
  • Information related to systems, devices, networks, and communications commonly used in Internet communications.
  • Location information
  • Data regarding behavior on the site/app
  • Data related to viewed pages
  • User identifiers (cookies, device identifiers, etc.)

Please refer to Google's website for details.

Information Recipients Google LLC and its affiliates
Purpose of use by the Company For analyzing user browsing trends and history. For more details, please refer to Google's website.
Purpose of use by Recipeints Same as above

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows:

  1. For the development and improvement of the Company's products or services
  2. To respond to inquiries (including verifying the identity of the inquirer)
  3. To contact and handle procedures related to recruitment (including internships)
  4. For business negotiations, meetings, and business communications.
  5. To improve convenience, such as eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information when browsing the website.
  6. To analyze website usage (including access status, traffic, routing, etc.) to improve the performance of the website itself and enhance or improve the services provided
  7. For purposes ancillary to the above uses

Article 4 (Change of purpose of use)

  1. The company will change the purpose of use of personal information only if it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use is related to the purpose before the change.
  2. In the event of a change in the purpose of use, the Company will notify users of the new purpose and the timing of the change in advance through the website or other methods deemed appropriate by the Company.

Article 5 (Provision of personal information to third parties)

  1. The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without prior consent from the individual, except in the following cases. However, this does not apply in cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations.
    1. When it is necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person.
    2. When it is particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the individual's consent.
    3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency, or an individual or entity entrusted by such an agency, in executing duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the individual’s consent may impede the execution of those duties.
    4. When the following matters have been previously notified or made public, and the Company has submitted a report to the Personal Information Protection Commission:
      1. Purpose of use includes provision to a third party
      2. Items of data provided to third parties
      3. Means of methods of providing data to thrid parties
      4. To stop providing personal information to third parties upon the individual's request
      5. Methods for accepting requests from individuals
  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases shall not be considered as providing information to a third party:
    1. When the Company entrusts 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 in connection with the transfer of business due to mergers or other reasons
    3. When personal information is jointly used with specific parties, and the following details are provided in advance to the individual or made readily accessible: the fact of joint use, the categories of personal information used jointly, the scope of the parties involved in the joint use, the purposes of use by those parties, and the name or designation of the person responsible for managing the personal information.

Article 6 (Disclosure of personal information)

  1. When the Company is requested by the individual to disclose personal information, it will promptly disclose the information to the individual. However, if disclosing the information would fall into any of the following categories, the Company may choose not to disclose all or part of the information. If a decision is made not to disclose, the Company will notify the individual of this decision without delay. Please note that a fee of 1,000 yen will be charged per disclosure request.
    1. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the person or a third party.
    2. When there is a risk of significantly obstructing the proper conduct of the Company's business
    3. When disclosing the information would violate other laws and regulations
  2. Notwithstanding the above, in principle, the Company will not disclose information other than personal information, such as browsing history and characteristic information.

Article 7 (Correction and deletion of personal information)

  1. If the personal information held by the Company about an individual is incorrect, the individual may request the Company to correct, add to, or delete (hereinafter referred to as "Corrections") the personal information, in accordance with the procedures specified by the Company.
  2. If the Company receives a request as described in the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to comply with the request, the Company will promptly make the required corrections to the personal information
  3. If the Company makes corrections based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to make such corrections, the Company will promptly notify the user of this decision.

Article 8 (Suspension of use of personal information, etc.)

  1. If the Company receives a request from an individual to suspend or delete the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Suspend the Use") based on the claim that the information is being handled beyond the scope of the intended purpose, or that it was obtained through improper means, the Company will promptly conduct the necessary investigation.
  2. Based on the results of the investigation mentioned in the preceding paragraph, if the Company determines that it is necessary to comply with the request, it will promptly suspend the use of or delete the personal information.
  3. If the Company suspends the use of or deletes personal information based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or if it decides not to do so, the Company will promptly notify the individual of its decision.
  4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if the costs is significant or is otherwise difficult to implement to suspend the use, and if alternative measures can be taken to protect the rights and interests of the individual, the Company will take such alternative measures instead.

Article 9 (Changes to privacy policy)

The Company may revise this Privacy Policy when necessary to comply with changes in laws and regulations or when the Company deems it appropriate. The revised Privacy Policy will take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact Information for Inquiries)

For inquiries regarding this policy, please contact us using the inquiry form.

End of Policy

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