Privacy Policy

Article 1（Compliance with Relevant Laws and Regulations）

Our Firm will handle personal information appropriately in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other related laws, regulations, guidelines.

Article 2(Legal and proper acquisition of personal information)

When acquiring personal information, Our Firm will publicly announce or notify the purpose of uses (including public announcements through this Privacy Policy) and will also obtain personal information in writings (including electromagnetic records) directly from the person concerned. In addition, when acquiring personal information, it will clearly state the purpose of use in advance and acquire the information in an appropriate manner. However, this excludes cases in which the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and ordinances specifically provide otherwise.

Article 3(Purpose of use of personal information)

We will use personal information for the following purposes. Except where permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and regulations, we will not use personal information beyond this scope without the consent of the individual concerned.

1. Performance of law-related services provided by the firm
2. Provision of information regarding our law-related services
3. Sending of our greeting cards, invitations to seminars, etc., and newsletters, etc.
4. Responding to various types of inquiries
5. Recruitment selection, communication, and post-employment personnel management
6. Purposes incidental to each of the above purposes
7. Appropriate and smooth execution of other law firm business

Article4(Personal Data Management)

We will take necessary and appropriate security control measures for the management of personal data, including the prevention of leakage, loss, or damage. Details of the security control measures will be responded to without delay at the request of the individual in accordance with laws and regulations. We will provide necessary and appropriate supervision of employees and contractors (including subcontractors, etc.) who handle personal data. In the event of leakage, loss, or damage of personal data, or any other situation related to the security of personal data that is highly likely to harm the rights and interests of individuals, the Personal Information Protection Committee and the individual concerned will be notified of the situation as necessary in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Article5(Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

Our Firm will not provide personal data to third parties without prior consent or as permitted by the Act on the Protection and regulations.

Article6(Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When our firm receive a request for disclosure of personal information from an individual, it will disclose such information to the individual without delay. However, it may decide not to disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would result in any of the following cases, and if our firm decide not to disclose the information, we will notify you to that effect without delay. A fee of 1,000 yen will be charged for each case of disclosure of personal information.
   1. If there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person concerned or a third party
   2. If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
   3. In case of violation of other laws and regulations
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose non-personal information, such as historical information and characteristic information.

Article7(Correction and deletion of personal information)

1. If the User’s personal information held by us is incorrect, the user may request us to correct, add or delete his/her personal information (hereinafter referred to as “correct, etc.”) in accordance with the procedures set forth by us.
2. If our firm receive a request from a User as described in the preceding paragraph and deem it necessary to respond to such request, our firm will correct the relevant personal information without delay.
3. When the previous paragraph needed corrections, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or when we have d not to make corrections, etc., our office will notify the user of this without delay.

Article8(Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

1. If our firm are requested by an individual to stop using or delete (hereinafter referred to as “stop using, etc.”) his/her personal information on the grounds that it has been handled beyond the scope of the purposes of use or that it has been obtained by wrongful means, our firm will make the necessary investigation without delay.
2. If, based on the results of the investigation described in the preceding paragraph, we determine that it is necessary to comply with the request, we will suspend the use of the relevant personal information, without delay.
3. In the event of suspension of use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or in the event of a decision not to suspend use, the Firm shall notify the User of such decision without delay.

Article9(Use of Google Analytics)

1. This site uses Google Analytics to monitor usage and improve the site; Google collects, records, and analyzes users visit history, but it does not contain information that identifies you personally.
2. This site can link Google Analytics data with personal information submitted through the contact form, but this information will not be provided or sold to third parties without permission.
3. Google Analytics Terms of Use https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
   Google’s Privacy Policy https://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/
   You can also stop the collection of information by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-on and changing your browser’s add-on settings.
   Download page URL:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=ja

Article10(About Cookies)

This site uses cookies to improve the usability of the website. Cookies are pieces of information that are sent to the user from the server and stored in the browser. Cookies can be disabled, but this may result in the inability to use some or all of the site’s features.

Article11(Changes to privacy policy)

1. The contents of this policy may be changed without notice to the user, except as otherwise provided by law or otherwise in this policy.
2. Unless otherwise specified by our firm, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article12(Contact for Inquiries)

Please direct any inquiries regarding this policy to the following contact point.