Handling of personal information on inquiries

1. Acquisition of personal information and purpose of use

IR Japan, Inc. (hereinafter, the “Company”) acquires and uses personal information to an appropriate extent, in accordance with the following purpose of use. If it becomes necessary to use personal information for purposes other than those listed below, the Company will obtain the consent of the individual to whom the information pertains, except in cases where the individual has given prior consent or where exceptions are permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations.

To respond to the inquiry selected in the inquiry item

2. Matters concerning provision of information to third parties

The Company will not provide personal information to any third party without prior consent of the individual, except in the following cases.

• When required by laws and regulations
• When the provision of information is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
• When the provision of information is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
• When it is necessary to cooperate with a national organization, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national organization or local government to execute the work prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such work
• When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reasons

3. Matters concerning outsourcing

The Company may outsource all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope of achieving the purpose of use. When outsourcing, we will select a party that meets sufficient personal information protection standards, conclude a contract for personal information protection, and exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over the outsourced party.

4. Matters concerning disclosure of personal information

Upon a request from the individual, the Company will respond to notification/disclosure of the purpose of use, revision/addition of the content, deletion of items of the content, disuse/elimination of information, or cessation of provision to third parties of personal information subject to disclosure held by the Company. Please contact the “Contact point” provided below and we will explain the procedures for requesting disclosure, etc.

5. Matters concerning voluntary aspects

The provision of personal information is optional. However, please understand that failure to provide the required information may hinder our ability to reply to your inquiry.

6. Name of organization

IR Japan, Inc.
26th floor, Kasumigaseki Building, 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6026, JAPAN
Yuichiro Kitamura, Representative Director and President

7. Administrator for protection of personal information

8. Contact point

If there are any complaints or consultations regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us at the telephone number or email address listed below.