Privacy Policy

Effective as of July 1st, 2006
Revised as of March 18th, 2021

Jorte Inc. (the “Company”) understands the importance of protecting customer’s personal information, and will observe the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the “Act”) and endeavor to treat and protect personal information in an appropriate manner in accordance with this Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”). With respect to treatment and protection of personal information in each application service provided by the Company, the supplemental explanation shall be set forth in the relevant terms of use, etc. of each application service.

1. DEFINITION

In the Privacy Policy, personal information shall mean “personal information” defined in paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act, i.e. the information regarding a living individual which can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth or other description contained in such information (including information which may be easily referred to other information and will thereby enable identification of a specific individual).

2. PURPOSE OF USE

The Company shall use customers’ personal information for the following purposes:

  1. (1) provision and announcement with respect to the Company’s services;
  2. (2) responses to customer inquiries;
  3. (3) investigation and analysis with respect to the utilization status of the services, etc.;
  4. (4) improvement of the services and development of new functions and services, etc.;
  5. (5) operation and management of seminars and events, etc.;
  6. (6) recruitment for persons who apply to the Company’s recruitment process; or
  7. (7) other purposes related to the above purposes.

3. CHANGE OF PURPOSE OF USE

The Company may change the purpose of use of personal information to the extent that the purpose of use after the change is reasonably deemed duly related to the original purpose of use. When the purpose of use has been changed, the Company shall notify the customer of, or publicly announce the purpose of use after the change.

4. RESTRICTION ON USE

The Company shall not use personal information, without the consent of the relevant customers, beyond the scope necessary for the achievement of the purpose of use, unless permitted by the Act or other laws or regulations; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply if:

  1. (1) the use of personal information is based on laws and regulations;
  2. (2) the use of personal information is necessary for the protection of the life, body or property of an individual and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the relevant customers;
  3. (3) the use of personal information is specially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the relevant customers; or
  4. (4) the use of personal information is necessary for cooperating with a national government, a local government, or a person or entity entrusted thereby in executing the affairs prescribed by laws and regulations and acquisition of the consent of the relevant customers may impede the execution of the affairs concerned.

5. PROPER ACQUISITION

The Company shall acquire personal information by a proper means, and shall not acquire it by a deception or other wrongful means.

6. SECURITY CONTROL

The Company shall sufficiently and appropriately supervise the Company’s employee to ensure the security control of personal information against the risk of loss, destruction, alteration or leakage. When the Company entrusts a third party with the handling of personal information in whole or in part, the Company shall sufficiently and a