Privacy Policy “Basic Policy on Personal Information Protection”
Material Gate Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “the Company”), in accordance with the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information” and the “Guidelines for the Economic and Industrial Sectors Regarding the Act on the Protection of Personal Information,” has established this “Basic Policy on Personal Information Protection” and declares its commitment to the appropriate management and protection of personal information.
【Handling of personal information】
1.〔Purpose of use〕
We will acquire personal information through fair and appropriate means and use it within the scope of the “Purpose of Use.” For personal information of a type other than that listed in the “Types of Personal Information,” we will use it only after notifying or announcing the purpose of use individually, or after obtaining the prior consent of the individual.
2.〔Contractor management〕
As indicated in “Whether or Not to Outsource” and “Content of Outsourced Work,” we outsource some of our work related to personal information to external businesses. We consider the management of our outsourced businesses to be of utmost importance, and when outsourcing work, we select businesses that are deemed to have a sufficient level of personal information protection and clarify any obligations that we deem necessary through contracts, etc. We also require our outsourced businesses to handle personal information appropriately and provide ongoing supervision and audits as necessary to ensure its safe management.
3.〔Provided by a third party〕
As a general rule, we do not disclose or provide personal information to third parties. If we do disclose or provide personal information, we will do so appropriately and in accordance with the law.
4.〔joint use〕
We may share personal information when conducting joint seminars with group companies or business partners. In such cases, we will clarify the purpose of use, data items, scope of users, and administrator in advance, and notify or publicly announce the purpose. We will also thoroughly manage safety among joint users.
5.〔Disclosure and Inquiries〕
If you have any requests or inquiries regarding the source and method of personal information collected by our company, please contact the person in charge of providing your personal information. We will inform you of the application procedure and fees. When responding to your request, we will verify that you are the person in question or their representative. Please note that our company does not currently belong to any “certified personal information protection organization.”
【Compliance with laws and regulations】
We will strictly comply with all relevant laws, regulations, contracts, and other standards regarding the protection of personal information.
【Safety Management Measures】
We will take measures to safely manage personal information and strive to prevent leaks, etc. by establishing and improving our systems for protecting personal information, educating and raising awareness among employees, managing entrance and exit to facilities, and implementing information security measures, etc. Furthermore, we will ensure that personal information that we will not continue to hold is disposed of or deleted in an appropriate manner.
【Continuous Improvement】
In light of the requests of our business partners and changes in social conditions, we will continually review and strive to improve our personal information protection management system, including this policy, in order to maintain a level of appropriate handling and protection of personal information.
【Google Analytics Supplement】
Regarding data processing related to Google Analytics™
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the responsible body for data processing via this website has its headquarters outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, the relevant Google Analytics data processing will be carried out by Google LLC. (Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC are hereinafter referred to as “Google”). Data processing when connecting this website to Google Analytics will be carried out by Jimdo.
Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on site visitors’ computers, to help analyze website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your truncated IP address) will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google.
On this homepage, Google Analytics is used exclusively with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”. This extension ensures the anonymization of IP addresses by truncation and excludes any direct personal reference. Via this extension, Google truncates the IP addresses of site visitors within Member States of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the site visitor’s full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address provided by the site visitor’s browser when using Google Analytics will not be merged by Google with other Google data.
On behalf of the website operator, Google will use the collected information to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Our legitimate interest in data processing lies in the optimization of this website, the analysis of website use and the adaptation of its content. The interests of users are adequately protected by pseudonymization of the data.
Google guarantees to maintain an adequate level of data protection based on European Standard Contractual Clauses. Data sent to and linked to Google Analytics cookies (such as user IDs and advertising IDs) is automatically deleted after 50 months. Data that has reached its retention period is automatically deleted once a month.
Site visitors may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on their browser. Additionally, site visitors may prevent Google from collecting information via cookies (including their IP address) and processing this information by installing the following browser plug-in: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Site visitors can prevent data collection through Google Analytics on this homepage by clicking cookie settings. An opt-out cookie will then be applied, preventing future collection of site visitor data when visiting this homepage.
For more information about the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, please see the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
According to the GDPR and related laws, site visitors have certain rights regarding the data processed by Google Analytics, in particular the rights to access, rectification, data portability, and deletion of their data. Site visitors also have the right to object to certain data processing.