Personal Information Protection Policy

   The Company believes that it is the Company's social responsibility to manage and protect personal information, such as names, addresses, and other information that can identify individuals (hereinafter referred to as "Personal Information"), provided to the Company in a proper and reasonable manner. The Company will manage Personal Information in accordance with the following Personal Information Protection Policy.


           1. Legal management of personal information        

           The Company shall manage the personal information collected by it in a correct, reasonable and appropriate manner in order to prevent its illegal access, disclosure, etc., on the premise of strictly complying with the laws and other regulations and rules concerning the protection of personal information.        

           2. Purpose of use of personal information        

           Except for individual cases explicitly stated or notified, the Company will use personal information only within the scope of the following purposes of use or within the scope considered to be related to the purposes of use.        

  1.                The signing, performance, and other transaction management of contracts related to the company's business;            
  2.                Contact and notifications based on social customs related to the company's business, greetings and salutations;            
  3.                Provision of information related to the Company's business;            
  4.                Investigations, analysis, research, monitoring related to the company's business;            
  5.                Production of statistical information, anonymous processing of information, and other processing of personal information for the use of our company;            
  6.                Exchange of information and contact with industry, group related to the company's business;            
  7.                Other related, incident business.            

           3. Disclose and provide personal information to third parties        

           Except as otherwise allowed or required by laws and regulations, we will not disclose or provide your personal information to third parties without your prior consent.        

           4.  Joint Use of Personal Information        

           The company jointly uses personal information.
For details, please refer toJoint Use of Personal Information.        

           5. Anonymous processing of information        

           Regarding the production and provision of anonymous processed information by our company, please refer toAnonymous Processed Information.

           6. Purpose of Use Notification        

           Regarding the personal data held by our company, if you wish to notify the purpose of the use of your own information, our company will respond after confirming that the applicant is you (or your agent). However, if there is a possibility of damaging your own or a third party's life, body, property, and other rights and interests, or if there is a possibility of damaging the rights or legitimate interests of our company, or if it is necessary to cooperate with state organs or local public welfare groups to execute affairs stipulated by laws and regulations and may pose an obstacle to the execution of the aforementioned affairs, or if it can be clearly determined from the circumstances of obtaining the data, or other cases stipulated by laws and regulations, our company may not be able to notify all or part of the purposes of use.        

           7. Personal information disclosure to the individual        

           When the personal information or records of the third party are provided by the Company to a third party, or when the personal information or records of a third party are received by the Company from a third party, if the individual wishes to disclose his or her own information or records, the Company will confirm that the applicant is the individual (or his or her agent) and will respond in accordance with the individual's wishes in electronic data or written form (if no request is made, the Company will decide on its own). However, if it may harm the life, body, property, and other rights and interests of the individual or a third party, or if it may cause a significant obstacle to the reasonable implementation of the Company's business, or if it violates the provisions of laws and regulations, the Company may not be able to disclose all or part of the information.        

           8. Modification, addition, and deletion of personal information        

           When the individual data held by our company needs to be modified, supplemented, or deleted (hereinafter collectively referred to as " modification, etc. "), our company will respond after confirming that the applicant is the individual (or his/her agent). However, if the content of the held personal data is true, or if there are special procedures stipulated by laws and regulations, or if it is not necessary to modify from the perspective of the purpose of use, our company may not be able to respond to the request.        

           9.  Personal information停止 use and cancellation        

           Regarding personal information held by our company, if you wish to stop using or cancel (hereinafter referred to as "stop using", etc.) your information, our company will respond after confirming that the applicant is you (or your agent). However, if the use is necessary for the prior determined purpose, or if it is collected in an appropriate manner, or if it does not meet the reasons specified in the Personal Information Protection Act for停止 using, etc., or if it is difficult to execute the stop using, etc., and necessary alternative measures have been taken to protect the personal rights of the applicant, our company may not be able to respond to the request.        

           Additionally, if you stop using or cancel part or all of the information, we may not be able to provide services, transactions, etc. that meet your requirements, please understand.        


   10. Personal information processing on the company's website


           (1) Use of cookies        

           Our company's website (www.itochu.co.jp) uses some cookies. By using cookies, it is possible to grasp the browsing history of our company's website and other information, which is more beneficial for the use of our company's website. In addition, by using cookies, although it is possible to understand the browser used by the customer, it will not obtain the customer's personal information, but only for the purpose of grasping the viewing status of our company's website.        

           (2) Use of network beacons        

           Our company's website uses web beacons to obtain statistical information in order to improve convenience. However, the use of web beacons does not obtain customers' personal information, and is only used to grasp the viewing status of our company's website.        

           (3) Use of Google Analytics        

           Our company's website uses Google Inc.'s service (Google Analytics) in order to grasp the usage status of the site. Google Analytics collects site usage trends without identifying users by using Cookies, and manages and uses them in accordance with Google Inc.'s privacy policy. For the terms of use and privacy policy of Google Analytics, please visit Google Inc.'s site. In addition, our company shall not be liable for any damage, loss, etc. caused by the use of Google Analytics.        

           (4) Regarding the acquisition of visit records        

           Our company's website records customer information in the form of access logs, including the user's IP address, the type of browser, the number of visits, etc., but does not include information that can identify personal identity. The above access logs are used for the statistical and analytical purposes of the use of our company's website, and are not used for other purposes.        

           (5)About safety        

           Our company's website takes SSL (Secure Sockets Layer protocol) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) measures to encrypt communications in order to protect customers' personal information.        

           (6)About external links        

           This Personal Information Protection Policy applies to personal information obtained through our company's website, but our company is not responsible for any other websites linked to our company's website.        

           11. Management of personal data held        

           The Company shall take necessary and appropriate measures (hereinafter referred to as "Security Management Measures") to manage the access to the personal data held, restrict the manner of extraction of the personal data held, prevent unauthorized external access and the leakage, loss or damage of the personal data held, and other security management measures for the personal data held.        

           In taking safety management measures, our company follows relevant laws, guidelines and the framework of the information security system, and properly implements the technical and organizational safety management measures as described below.        

           (1) Technical safety management measures        

  1.                Management of access to personal data held (physical and digital access control management, preventive measures against unauthorised access and monitoring of access status, etc.).            
  2.                Implement restrictions on the export methods of personal data held (measures to prevent the unauthorized external disclosure of personal data to the company through the use of external storage media or电子邮件, etc.).            

           (2) Organizational safety management measures        

  1.                Supervision of managers and employees (hereinafter referred to as " employees, etc. ")            
  2.                Appoint a data management responsible person as the person in charge of personal information management, and clarify the responsibilities and authorities of employees, etc., for the secure management of personal data held.
    Establish internal regulations and manuals for the secure management of personal data held, ensure that employees, etc., comply with these regulations, and conduct appropriate reviews of compliance.            


  3.                Supervision of the business client (outsourcing party)            
  4.                Our company may outsource all or part of the processing business of personal data held. When outsourcing, our company will select an outsourcing party with the qualifications to process personal data and implement necessary and appropriate management to ensure that the outsourcing party performs its obligations as required.            

           12.  Application for disclosure, etc., and the method of acceptance and window        

           In the case of an application for personal data held by our company in accordance with the above items 6 to 9, please send a copy of a document proving your identity (e.g. a driving license, passport, insurance card, etc.) along with your request to the address below.        

                               〒107-8077
Tokyo, Minato-ku, Shibuya-kita 2-5-1
ITOCHU Corporation, Public Relations Department, Personal Information Management Office                            

           13. Modification        

           In accordance with the modification of laws and regulations and other necessary matters, our company reserves the right to revise this Personal Information Protection Policy at any time.        


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           Personal Information Protection Policy