What Is Personal Information?

In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means information about an individual that can identify that individual. This includes names, dates of birth, email addresses, other descriptive information, audio recordings, images and identification numbers assigned to individuals.

How We Collect Personal Information

When you use certain services, we may collect personal information such as your name, age and email address. All such information is collected by lawful and fair means for the purposes set out below. We do not collect or use personal information relating to ancestry, family background, registered domicile, religion, political opinions or trade union membership.

Why We Collect and Use Personal Information

We collect and use personal information for the following purposes: (1) To provide information about products, services and promotions offered by us, third parties that jointly market services with us, or other business partners (collectively referred to below as “business partners”). (2) To conduct research and assessments aimed at developing and improving our products and services and those of our business partners. (3) To compile statistical information about our products and services and those of our business partners. (4) To provide information about employment opportunities with us and our business partners. (5) To conduct other research and assessments aimed at developing and improving our management policies and business strategies.

Disclosure to Third Parties

1. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the circumstances described in paragraphs 2 or 3 below. 2. We may share personal information with our business partners as follows: (1) Parties with whom information may be shared: Third parties that jointly market products or services with us, third parties that run joint promotions with us, and other business partners involved in joint product development. (2) Personal information that may be shared: Name, postcode, address, email address, gender, phone number, employer’s name, occupation and customer number assigned by us. (3) Purposes of sharing: To provide information about products, services and promotions offered by us and our business partners. To conduct research and assessments aimed at developing and improving our products and services and those of our business partners. To compile statistical information about our products and services and those of our business partners. To provide information about employment opportunities with us and our business partners. To conduct other research and assessments aimed at developing and improving our management policies and business strategies. 3. We may disclose personal information to third parties in the following circumstances: (1) When disclosure is required by law. (2) When we consider it necessary to cooperate with a national or local government authority, or a party acting on its behalf, in carrying out functions prescribed by law, or when we consider disclosure particularly necessary in the public interest. (3) When we consider disclosure necessary to protect a person’s life, physical safety or property. (4) When we engage a service provider to handle personal information on our behalf in the course of our business operations. (5) When we consider disclosure necessary to protect your rights or ours.

Correction and Deletion of Personal Information

1. You may make the following requests by following our prescribed procedures: (1) To check whether the personal information we hold about you is accurate. (2) To correct or delete any inaccurate personal information we hold about you. 2. We will notify you of our decision on any request for correction or deletion made under paragraph 1(2).

Security of Personal Information

Please note that we cannot accept responsibility for the disclosure, loss or alteration of personal information arising from circumstances such as the following: (1) You make your personal information publicly accessible on the internet. (2) You disclose your personal information on a website other than ours. (3) Your personal information is disclosed through the use of a password under your control or through a device you have used. (4) You enter an incorrect email address when submitting personal information through one of our application forms.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

1. We may amend this Privacy Policy without notifying you. 2. Unless we specify otherwise, the amended Privacy Policy takes effect when it is published on this website.