Privacy policy

Introduction

Nitto Elechemic Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") considers the protection of personal information to be a social responsibility, and complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act") and other relevant laws and regulations. Based on the "Nitto Denko Corporation Privacy Policy," we establish the following privacy policy and strive for its appropriate handling.


1. Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy outlines the principles that Nitto Denko Corporation adheres to when handling customer's personal information or equivalent information in various services provided by the Company (excluding PICFA ONLINE SHOP).


2. Acquisition and Purpose of Use of Personal Information

We acquire personal information through lawful and fair means. We use personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the following purposes. Unless required by law or separately notified or disclosed purposes, we will not use personal information for any other purposes without the consent of the individual.

- To allow customers to log in to various services
- For packaging and shipping of products
- For billing of various services
- For operation of point services
- For sending notifications of new products and latest information
- For sending email newsletters and direct mail
- For participation in events, contests, campaigns, etc., and for sending products, prizes, samples, trial products, etc.
- To facilitate smooth use of various services by customers
- To create statistical data on service usage, conduct research and analysis for marketing data, and develop new services
- To conduct surveys, including surveys related to current or future services being considered for provision
- To promote services, advertisements, and other marketing activities on various services or through third-party media
- For responding to inquiries from customers, verifying identities, and providing after-sales services (including by email)
- For notifying important information and notices necessary for the operation of various services (including by email)
- For managing customers
- For contacting customers who have withdrawn membership and handling various inquiries
- For prevention and response to fraudulent activities


3. Management of Personal Information

We take necessary and appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, or disclosure of personal information, and manage personal information appropriately.


4. Outsourcing of Personal Information

We may entrust personal information obtained from customers to third parties who have entered into appropriate contracts with us regarding the management and storage of personal information necessary to achieve the purposes explicitly stated to customers.


5. Third Party Provision of Personal Information

Except in cases falling under any of the following, we will not disclose or provide customers' personal information to third parties:

- When we have obtained the customer's prior consent
- When required by law
- When it is necessary to protect human life, body, or property, and obtaining consent from the customer is difficult
- When it is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting healthy upbringing of children, and obtaining consent from the individual is difficult
- When cooperation is necessary for a national or local government agency or its commissioned entity to perform tasks prescribed by law, and obtaining consent from the customer may hinder the performance of such tasks
- When personal information is entrusted to handle within the scope necessary to achieve the intended purposes
- When business succession occurs due to merger, company split, business transfer, or other reasons
- When conducting joint use of personal information with our affiliated companies (including subsidiaries and companies under equity method accounting)


6. Joint Use of Personal Information

In providing various services, if it is necessary to collaborate with business partners to perform business activities jointly with us, we may jointly use your personal information with these business partners. In such cases, we will disclose to you the purpose of use, the name of the business partner, the type of information, and the name of the administrator before conducting joint use.


7. Disclosure, Correction, Suspension of Use, etc. of Personal Information

If there is a request from the individual regarding personal information held by our company under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, such as disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use or deletion, or cessation of third-party provision or notification of purpose of use, we will confirm the identity of the requester as the individual concerned and handle the request appropriately in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.


8. Revision

To ensure proper use and thorough protection of personal information, we may revise all or part of this Privacy Policy. In the event of significant changes, we will notify you in advance of the effective date of the changes through notification or on our website.


9. Contact Information

Nitto Elechemic Co., Ltd. Healthcare Division
Personal Information Management Officer: Masakazu Shigeta
1733-1 Iizuka-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma 370-0069


Drafted on June 6, 2022