Sato International Administrative Scrivener Office (hereinafter, “this Office”) establishes the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter, “this Policy”) regarding the handling of users’ personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter, the “Service”).
Article 1 (Personal Information)
“Personal Information” refers to “personal information” as defined under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, meaning information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact details, or other descriptions contained in that information, as well as information that can identify a specific individual on its own, such as facial images, fingerprint and voiceprint data, and health insurance policyholder numbers (personal identifier information).
Article 2 (How We Collect Personal Information)
This Office may ask users for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, or driver’s license number when they register for use of the Service. We may also collect information concerning transaction records and payments, including users’ personal information, from our business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and ad delivery partners; hereinafter, “Partners”).
Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information)
This Office collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide and operate the services of this Office
- To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification)
- To send emails regarding new features, updates, campaigns, and other services offered by this Office relevant to services users are using
- To make necessary contact such as maintenance notices and important announcements
- To identify and decline service to users who violate our terms of use or attempt to use the Service for fraudulent or improper purposes
- To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registered information, and to view their usage status
- To charge users for paid services
- For purposes incidental to the above
Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)
This Office will only change the purpose of use of personal information when it is reasonably deemed related to the purpose before the change.
When the purpose of use is changed, this Office will notify users of the new purpose or publish it on this website, in the manner prescribed by this Office.
Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)
This Office will not provide personal information to third parties without the user’s prior consent, except in the following cases, or as otherwise permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws:
- Where necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property, and obtaining consent is difficult
- Where particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound development of children, and obtaining consent is difficult
- Where cooperation is needed for a national or local government body, or a party entrusted by them, to carry out affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining consent would impede the performance of that duty
- Where the following matters have been announced or disclosed in advance, and this Office has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission (that the purpose of use includes provision to third parties, the items provided, the means or method of provision, that provision will be stopped at the individual’s request, and how such requests will be accepted)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the following cases the recipient of the information shall not be considered a third party:
- Where this Office outsources all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
- Where personal information is provided in connection with a business succession due to a merger or other reason
- Where personal information is jointly used with specific parties, and the user has been notified in advance, or can readily know, of that fact, the items of personal information jointly used, the scope of parties using it jointly, the purpose of use by those using it, and the name of the party responsible for managing that personal information
Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)
When requested by the individual to disclose personal information, this Office will disclose it to the individual without delay. However, this Office may choose not to disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would fall under any of the following, and if it decides not to disclose, it will notify the individual of that decision without delay. A fee of ¥1,000 per request will be charged for disclosure of personal information.
- Where disclosure may harm the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the individual or a third party
- Where disclosure may significantly interfere with the proper conduct of this Office’s business
- Where disclosure would otherwise violate any law
Notwithstanding the foregoing, information other than personal information, such as history and characteristic information, will generally not be disclosed.
Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)
If the personal information held by this Office about a user is incorrect, the user may request correction, addition, or deletion (hereinafter, “Correction”) of that personal information, in accordance with the procedures established by this Office.
If this Office receives such a request from a user and determines it is necessary to comply, it will make the Correction without delay.
This Office will notify the user without delay when it makes a Correction under the preceding paragraph, or when it decides not to make a Correction.
Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information)
If an individual requests that this Office stop using or delete (hereinafter, “Suspension of Use”) their personal information on the grounds that it is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use, or that it was obtained through improper means, this Office will promptly conduct the necessary investigation.
Based on the results of that investigation, if this Office determines it is necessary to comply with the request, it will promptly carry out the Suspension of Use.
This Office will notify the user without delay when it carries out a Suspension of Use under the preceding paragraph, or when it decides not to.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, where Suspension of Use would require substantial cost or is otherwise difficult, and an alternative measure can be taken to protect the user’s rights and interests, this Office may take that alternative measure instead.
Article 9 (Access Analytics Tools)
This Office uses Google Analytics, an access analytics tool provided by Google, on this website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not identify any individual. You may decline the collection of this data by disabling cookies in your browser settings. For more information on this service, please review the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google’s Privacy & Terms pages.
Article 10 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)
The content of this Policy may be changed without notifying users, except for matters otherwise provided for by law or this Policy.
Unless otherwise specified by this Office, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.
Article 11 (Contact for Inquiries)
Please direct any inquiries regarding this Policy to the following contact.
Address: 1-9-21-302 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Office Name: Sato International Administrative Scrivener Office
Lead Administrative Scrivener: Mitsutoshi Sato
Email: office@sato-scrivener.com
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