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Privacy policy

Yamama Pottery (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") establishes the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") regarding the handling of personal information of users in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as "the Services").

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal information" refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions, as well as data such as appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and information that can identify a specific individual from the information itself, such as the insurer number on a health insurance card, as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law.

Article 2 (Collection of Personal Information)

The Company will comply with laws and regulations regarding personal information and make efforts to protect the acquired personal information.

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 provision and operation of the Company's services
  2. To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification)
  3. To send emails about new features, updates, campaigns, and other services provided by the Company that users are using
  4. For necessary communication such as maintenance and important notices
  5. To identify users who violate the terms of use or attempt to use the services for fraudulent or improper purposes and to refuse their use
  6. For users to view, change, delete, and check their registration information and usage status
  7. Other purposes related to the above purposes

Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)

  1. The Company will change the purpose of use of personal information only if it is reasonably deemed to be related to the purpose before the change.
  2. If the purpose is changed, the Company will notify users of the new purpose through the Company's prescribed method or on this website.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

  1. Except as provided below, the Company will not provide personal information to third parties without the user's consent. However, this excludes cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws.
    1. When necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property, and obtaining the individual's consent is difficult
    2. When necessary for the improvement of public health or the healthy upbringing of children, and obtaining the individual's consent is difficult
    3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency or a person entrusted by them in performing duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the individual's consent may hinder the performance of such duties
    4. When the following items are notified or disclosed in advance, and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission:
      1. Including the provision to third parties in the purpose of use
      2. Items of data provided to third parties
      3. Means or methods of providing to third parties
      4. Stopping the provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual
      5. Methods for accepting requests from individuals
    5. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information shall not be considered 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 due to a merger or other reasons for the succession of business
      3. When personal information is jointly used with a specific person, and the Company has notified the individual in advance of the items of jointly used personal information, the scope of persons who will jointly use the information, the purpose of use of the persons who will jointly use the information, and the name or title of the person responsible for the management of the personal information, or made it easily accessible to the individual

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

  1. When requested by the individual to disclose personal information, the Company will promptly disclose it to the individual. However, if any of the following apply, the Company may not disclose all or part of the information and will promptly notify the individual of the decision. A fee of 1,000 yen per case will be charged for disclosing personal information.
    1. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party
    2. When there is a risk of significantly hindering the proper implementation of the Company's business
    3. When it would violate other laws
  2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information such as browsing history and characteristic information will generally not be disclosed.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

  1. If a user finds that their personal information held by the Company is incorrect, they may request the correction, addition, or deletion (hereinafter referred to as "correction, etc.") of the personal information through the procedure specified by the Company.
  2. If the Company determines that it is necessary to respond to a user's request for correction, etc., it will promptly make the correction, etc. to the personal information.
  3. If the Company has made corrections, etc. based on the preceding paragraph or decided not to make corrections, etc., it will promptly notify the user of this.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

  1. If a user requests the suspension or deletion of the use of personal information due to reasons such as the information being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or being acquired by fraudulent means, the Company will promptly conduct the necessary investigation.
  2. Based on the investigation results of the preceding paragraph, if it is determined that it is necessary to respond to the request, the Company will promptly suspend or delete the use of the personal information.
  3. If the Company has suspended or deleted the use of personal information based on the preceding paragraph or decided not to do so, it will promptly notify the user of this.
  4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if it is difficult to incur significant costs for suspending the use, or if it is difficult to suspend the use for other reasons and alternative measures are necessary to protect the user's rights and interests, the Company will take such alternative measures.

Article 9 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

  1. Except for matters stipulated separately by laws or this Policy, the content of this Policy may be changed without notifying users.
  2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy will take effect when posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact Information)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact the following:

Company Name: Yamama Pottery Email Address: support@gallery-son.com