V inc. (hereinafter referred to as “V inc.”) has established the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) regarding the handling of users’ personal information for the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”). (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has established the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) regarding the handling of users’ personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”). The following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) is set forth below.

• Article 1 (Personal Information)

  Personal information” refers to “personal information” as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and includes information about living individuals that can be used to identify specific individuals by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card insurance number. (2) “Personal information” refers to information that can identify a specific individual by itself, such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in such information, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voice prints, and health insurance policy numbers.

• Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

  When a user of our service (hereinafter referred to as “user”) uses our service, we may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and bank account information. In addition, transaction records and payment information, including personal information of the User, between the User and our business partners, etc., may be shared with our business partners (including information providers, advertisers, ad-subscribers, etc.; hereinafter referred to as “Business Partners”). Hereinafter referred to as “partners”). Article 3.

• Article 3 (Purpose of Collection and Use of Personal Information)

  The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows

  • (i) To provide and operate our services
  • (ii) To respond to inquiries from users (including identification)
  • (iii) To send e-mail notifications of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the service the user is using, as well as information on other services provided by the Company
  • (iv) To contact users as necessary for service maintenance, important notices, etc.
  • (v) To identify users who violate the Terms of Use or who attempt to use the Service for illegal or unjust purposes, and to refuse their use of the Service
  • (vi) To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registration information, or view the status of their use of the service.
  • (vii) To charge users for paid services
  • (viii) For purposes incidental to the above purposes of use.

• Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)

  • 1. The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably deemed that the purpose of use is related to the purpose of use before the change.
  • 2. In the event of a change in the purpose of use, the Company shall notify the user of the changed purpose or publicly announce it on this website in a manner prescribed by the Company.

• Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

  • Except in the following cases, we will not provide personal information to a third party without obtaining the prior consent of the user. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.
    • (i) Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
    • (ii) Cases in which the provision of personal information is especially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and in which it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
    • (iii) Cases in which the provision of personal information is necessary for cooperating with a state organ, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a state organ or local government to execute affairs prescribed by law, and in which obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of the affairs concerned
    • (iv) When the following matters are notified or publicized in advance and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Committee
      • The purpose of use includes provision to a third party
      • Data items to be provided to third parties
      • Means or method of provision to third parties
      • Cessation of provision of personal information to third parties upon request of the individual
      • The method of accepting the request of the person in question
  • 2. notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the party to which the information is provided shall not fall under the category of a third party
    • (i) Cases in which the Company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
    • (ii) Cases in which personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons
    • (iii) Cases in which personal information is used jointly with a specific person, and in which the Company notifies the person in advance or makes readily accessible to the person the fact to that effect and the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint use, the purpose of use by the person using the information, and the name of the person responsible for managing the personal information. or the name of the person responsible for the management of said personal information is made readily accessible to the individual.

• Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

  • When we receive a request for disclosure of personal information from the person concerned, we will disclose such information to the person without delay. However, we may not disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would result in any of the following cases, and if we 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.
    • (i) When there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person concerned or a third party.
    • (ii) If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
    • (iii) If it violates any other laws or regulations. 2.
  • 2. notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose non-personal information such as historical information and characteristic information.

• Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

  • 1. If a user’s personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request the Company to correct, add, or delete (hereinafter referred to as “correct, etc.”) the user’s personal information in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Company. 2.
  • 2. Upon receiving a request from a user as described in the preceding paragraph, if SBM deems it necessary to respond to the request, SBM will correct, etc. the relevant personal information without delay.
  • 3. if the Company makes any correction, etc. based on the preceding paragraph, or if the Company decides not to make any correction, etc., the Company will notify the User of such decision without delay.

• Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

  • 1. if the Company is requested by the User 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 purpose of use or that it has been obtained by wrongful means, the Company shall stop using or delete (hereinafter referred to as “stop using, etc.”) such personal information without delay. (2) If a request is made to suspend or delete the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “Suspension of Use, etc.”) on the grounds that the information is handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that the information was obtained by wrongful means, we will conduct 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 cease use of the relevant personal information without delay.
  • 3. In the event that the Company suspends the use of personal information in accordance with the preceding paragraph, or decides not to suspend the use of personal information, the Company will notify the user of this decision without delay.
  • 4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in cases where it is difficult to suspend the use of personal information due to the large amount of costs involved or other reasons, and alternative measures can be taken to protect the rights and interests of the user, these alternative measures shall be taken.

• Article 9 (Modification of Privacy Policy)

  • 1. We reserve the right to change the content of this Privacy Policy without notice to users, except as otherwise provided in laws and regulations or in this Privacy Policy.
  • 2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

• November 24, 2023 Enacted.