Privacy Policy

User information collected and method of collection

In this Policy, user information is defined as information concerning the identification of the user, records of activity on the communication service, and any other information generated or collected with respect to the user's device such as a smartphone or tablet, etc., that is related to the user or the device (hereinafter referred to as the "user information"); and, based on the Policy, the Company will collect user information. The Company will employ collection methods in order to collect user information through this service (hereinafter referred to as the "Service") in accordance with the below.

1. Information provided by the user.

   Information that is provided by the user in order to use the Service are as follows:

   • Name
   • Email address
   • Date of birth
   • Photo
   • Address
   • Any other information inputted by the user in a form created by the Company
2. Information provided by other services where permission has been granted for a linkup between another service and the use of the Service by the user.

   Where the user has permitted the linkup between an external service such as a social networking service and this Service, the following information will be collected from the relevant external services based on the contents of the permission provided by the user.

   • The ID used by the user on the relevant external service.
   • Information permitted to be broadcast to the user's contacts in accordance with the privacy settings of the relevant external service.
3. Information collected from the user from the use of the Service by the user.
   • Device information

     The Company may also collect individual identification of the device, etc. This information will be used in order to provide a better service, and to prevent malicious activities that hinder the proper delivery of the Service. Furthermore, this information does not include information that identifies specific users.

   • Log information

     The Company will collect information such as the user's IP address, type of mobile phone, the language of the mobile terminal, etc., automatically when the user visits the Service. This information will be used in order to allow analysis of the user environment, provide a better service and, further, to prevent malicious activities that hinder the proper delivery of the Service. Search records are saved and managed in such a form that individual users cannot be identified, and are used for the purposes of information reporting, etc

   • Cookies and anonymous IDs

     Cookies are used to improve the quality of the Service as they allow better understanding of the number of visits to the Service, the type of those visits, and also the scope of users who use the Service; they also improve convenience to the user by allowing the preservation of settings, etc., and security through the maintenance and preservation of a session.

Purposes of use

Acquired information is used for the objectives notified to the user when their information is being acquired or collected, or for the following reasons.

• In order to provide the Service.
• In order to simplify the required information to be entered when a user registers for the Service.
• In order to send emails confirming the email address provided upon registration for the Service.
• In order to improve satisfaction in the contents of the Service and for the development of new services.
• In order to customize the contents of the Service to the user.
• In order to be able to publish the results of investigations with respect to information that has been processed statistically.
• In order to respond to questions, etc., regarding the service and to provide guidance as to the Service.
• In order to deal with activities that violate the Policy or the rules of the Company with respect to the Service.

Method of acquiring permission for notification/publication, method of requesting cessation of use.

1. The agreement of the user will be sought prior to the use of the information below.
   • Device information
   • Location information
2. The user may request the cessation of use of part or all of its usage information through the Service's settings, in such a case, the Company will, as soon as possible, cease use of such information in accordance with the points determined by the Company. Further, because use of the Service is premised upon the collection and/or use of certain user information the Company may cease the collection of the information only where the user ends its use of the Service according to a method determined by the Company.

Data security

The Company is constantly working on preserve the security of user's personal information. The Company is taking preventive measures (administrative, technical and physical) to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, alteration, misuse or disruption of user's personal information.

Disclaimer and other items for attention.

• The Company will not be responsible for the protection of any information collected by any website operated by another company or individual that is hyperlinked to on the Service.
• The user is requested to browse and use the Service only after confirming the details of the Service carefully.
• The Company will not be responsible for any damage caused to the user or a third party by illegitimate activities such as by a hacker.
• The user is asked to strictly manage and protect their personal identification information so that they are not misplaced, lost, or become known to a third party.

Information of former users

Where a user's account is deleted, the information of that user will be suitably dealt with in accordance with the relevant laws and company rules.

This Policy may be amended. If the change is an important one, then such will be notified to users via an easy to notice channel.