Privacy Policy

Ishizaka Inc. (“we”) recognizes that appropriately protecting the personal information of all individuals who provide their personal information to us, including our customers and business partners (collectively “you”), is an important responsibility. To ensure the proper handling of personal information in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information  (“the Act”), we have established this Privacy Policy (“this Policy”).

1. Acquisition of Personal Information

1. We will obtain from you only the minimum information necessary in connection with all services we provide (“our Service”) and will exercise the utmost care in protecting your personal information.
2. When obtaining personal information, we will disclose (including disclosure in this Policy) or provide notification of the purposes of use, and in cases of any personal information which appears in a written agreement or other document (including an electronic or magnetic record) directly from the identifiable person, will explicitly specify the purposes of use in advance and use lawful and fair means to obtain the information.

2. Purposes of Use of Personal Information

1. We will handle personal information exclusively for the following purposes, and not for any other purposes. If we use your personal information for any purpose other than those listed here, we will obtain your prior consent:
   • Making contact with you in connection with your use of our Service, such as sending and receiving emails, sending faxes or other documents, or confirming work details by phone;
   • Collation and confirmation of payments for our products and services, and provision of after-sales services;
   • Registration and management of your information;
   • Distribution of information regarding our products and services;
   • Collection of opinions and impressions or conducting surveys regarding our products and services;
   • Marketing research, and investigations and analyses of use cases regarding our products and services;
   • Analysis of service usage for the purpose of improving the quality of our Service;
   • Use of statistical information in a form that could not personally identify you for the purpose of explaining our Service to you or third parties; or
   • Performance of other operations necessary to provide our products and services.
2. In the following cases, however, we may use your personal information within the scope of the purposes of use specified above without stating the purposes of use, except when you refuse it:
   • Cases of contacting you in connection with your use of our Service, such as sending and receiving emails, sending faxes or other documents, or confirming work details by phone; and
   • Cases of distributing information regarding our products and services.

3. Provision to Third Parties

1. We will not provide any personal data to third parties without the prior consent of the identifiable person, except in the following cases:
   • Cases based on laws and regulations, including municipal ordinances;
   • Cases in which there is a need to protect the life, body, or property of an individual, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the identifiable person;
   • Cases in which we need to cooperate with a national government organ, local government, or person entrusted thereby in performing the functions prescribed by laws and regulations;
   • Cases of providing personal data to an academic research institution or an equivalent in which such institution or equivalent needs to handle the personal data for academic research purposes (including cases in which part of the purposes of handling the personal data is academic research, and excluding cases in which there is a risk of unjustly infringing on individual rights or interests); and
   • Cases in which we have disclosed or provided notification of matters required by laws and regulations in advance, and notify the Personal Information Protection Commission.
2. In the following cases, the party to which the personal data has been provided will not fall under a third party:
   • Cases in which we entrust all or part of the handling of personal data within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use; and
   • Cases in which personal data is provided as a result of a business succession due to a merger or other circumstances.

4. Request for Disclosure, Deletion, Etc. of Personal Information

1. For requests for notification or disclosure of the purposes of use, correction, addition, or deletion of the contents, suspension of use, deletion, or cessation of provision to third parties, and disclosure of the records of provision to third parties of personal data we hold, as well as complaints or inquiries regarding personal information, please call our Digital Strategy Promotion Office at 049-259-5800 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
2. Please note that we will not meet your request for notification or disclosure of the purposes of use, correction, addition, or deletion of the contents, suspension of use, deletion, or cessation of provision to third parties of any personal data we hold whose disclosure, etc. is not permitted by laws and regulations or whose storage period has expired.

5. Cookie Policy

1. We use cookies to collect certain information for the purpose of analyzing your use of our website and providing services and advertisements customized to individual users.
2. A cookie is a feature that stores your browsing information on your computer (or any other device that can connect to the Internet, such as a PC, smartphone, and tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies include those set by us (first-party cookies) and those set by third parties partnered with us (third-party cookies).
3. We use Google Analytics provided by Google to analyze accesses to our website.
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4. You can disable the use of cookies in your browser’s settings. For the detailed setting method, please refer to the help menu or the manufacturer of your browser. Please note that some or all features of our website may not be available or the pages may not be viewed as intended if the use of cookies is disabled.

6. Security Management

1. Establishment of a basic policy: To ensure proper handling and protection of personal information, we have established this Policy.
2. Establishment of regulations regarding handling of personal information: To prevent leaks of personal information or similar incidents and otherwise ensure the security management of personal information, we have established internal regulations that clarify the scope and methods of handling personal information.
3. Personnel security management measures: We implement education on the protection of personal information for our employees and others to ensure thorough dissemination of related laws, internal regulations, and the like.
4. Physical security management measures: We implement access control within our facilities to prevent entry by unauthorized persons. We also take measures to prevent theft, loss, or similar incidents when transferring personal data.
5. Technical security management measures: We limit  the personnel who have access to personal information database or the like, and have introduced a system to protect our information systems from unauthorized access from outside or by malware or the like.
6. Contractors handling personal data: We exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over contractors to which we entrust all or part of the handling of personal data to ensure security management of personal information handling.

7. Disclaimer

Please note that personal information voluntarily disclosed in connection with our Service, such as in a comment posted on articles, may be collected and used by third parties. We will not be liable for any consequences arising from the voluntary disclosure of personal information.

8. Revision of Privacy Policy

We may revise this Policy as necessary. When revising this Policy, we will announce the revision on our website. The revised Policy will take effect at the time when it is posted.

Established on April 30, 2021
Last Revised on December 4, 2025