Privacy Policy
1.Basic principles
KMART TECHNOLOGY Inc. (“the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our") proposes, produces and implements client marketing activities and other measures designed to uplift lifestyle value based on Our Sei-katsu-sha Insight and Partnership philosophies. We believe that the most important consideration enabling Us to consistently provide superior proposals is having deep understanding of sei-katsu-sha Our term for the holistic person—and responding to their needs. As such, sei-katsu-sha data, which is the basis of this understanding, is crucial to Our corporate activities. For this reason, until now We have recognized the management of personal information, which is one kind of sei-katsu-sha data, as an important matter in Our corporate activities, and have acted accordingly. Given that social scrutiny of the protection of personal information has been increasing recently, We have expressly indicated Our policies regarding the handling of personal information internally and externally, and declare here that all executives and employees will adhere to these policies.
The Company will handle personal information We acquire on Our own, personal information entrusted to Us by business partners, and personal information related to Our executives and employees and those of Our affiliates appropriately and in strict accordance with all related laws, industry standards and internal regulations.
2.Strict adherence with related laws and regulations
The Company adheres to laws, regulations, guidelines set by the government, and other norms related to personal information.
3.Personal information handled by the Company
Except as prescribed by laws and regulations, the Company utilizes personal information within the scope of the utilization purposes outlined below. In cases where utilization is for purposes other than those outlined below, We will inform the individuals concerned of or disclose to the public the utilization purpose at the time of acquisition.
Moreover, in cases where a utilization purpose other than those outlined below occurs or when acquiring personal information of a type other than that outlined below, We will inform of or disclose to the public such utilization purpose in advance. In cases where necessary, We will utilize the information only after obtaining consent.
3-1.Personal information acquired by the Company itself
Type of personal information acquired | Utilization purpose |
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Personal information related to participants of seminars, lectures and other events organized by the Company | · Emails regarding notification about the relevant event to invite participation and regarding sharing information, etc. after the event; communicating and responding to inquiries by telephone, etc. · Emails regarding notification about further events, etc.; communicating and responding to inquiries by telephone, etc. · Analysis work to improve events and the content of email newsletters, etc. |
Personal information for supporting companies the Company receives a third party provision of in relation to events, etc. to which the Company is providing support | · Providing information on and responding to inquiries about the Company’s services, events, seminars, campaigns, questionnaires, etc. by email newsletter, etc. · Analysis work for selecting events to support and for improving the content of email newsletters, etc. |
Personal information related to subscription to the Company's email newsletters | · Providing information on and responding to inquiries about the Company’s services, events, seminars, campaigns, questionnaires, etc. by email newsletter, etc. · Analysis work to improve the content of email newsletters, etc. |
Personal information related to individuals visiting the Company | · Reception desk assistance and announcing the arrival of a guest to the relevant Company personnel · Crime prevention (including the use of security cameras) |
Personal information related to business partners | · Communication, etc. by email, telephone, etc., related to discussing and confirming business matters · Completing shipping labels for sending voucher copies of newspapers, magazines, etc. · Completing shipping labels for sending seasonal greetings, etc. · Providing information on and responding to inquiries about the Company’s services, events, seminars, campaigns, questionnaires, etc., by email newsletter, etc. |
Personal information related to individuals who would like to join the Company and individuals who access information provided by the Company | Communication related to recruitment activities and joining the Company; utilization in activities necessary for screening/future recruitment planning, etc. of the Company |
Personal information related to executives and employees of the Company, and their families | Examples of utilization necessary in business operations, human resources operations and other corporate operations · Executing work related to human resources management (work management, reassignments, secondments, transfers, promotions, retirements, dismissals, evaluations, disciplinary actions, communication in emergencies, etc.) and employment management · Executing work related to wage management (salaries, bonuses, retirement benefits, corporate pensions, cost management, etc.) · Executing work related to social insurance · Executing work related to taxation (income taxes, local inhabitant taxes, etc.) · Executing work related to implementing education · Executing work related to insurance and safety management · Executing work related to welfare, occupational health and safety, health management, etc. · Executing work related to building entry control (creation of entry/exit cards, acquisition of entry/exit logs, etc.) · Work, etc. related to or peripheral to the work outlined above In cases where personal information will be utilized for purposes other than those outlined above, the utilization purpose will be indicated to executives and employees as necessary |
Personal information related to executives and employees of Group companies, and their families | Examples of utilization necessary in business operations, human resources operations and other corporate operations · Executing work related to human resources management (work management, reassignments, secondments, transfers, promotions, retirements, dismissals, evaluations, disciplinary actions, communication in emergencies, etc.) and employment management · Executing work related to wage management (salaries, bonuses, retirement benefits, corporate pensions, cost management, etc.) · Executing work related to social insurance · Executing work related to taxation (income taxes, local inhabitant taxes, etc.) · Executing work related to implementing education · Executing work related to insurance and safety management · Executing work related to welfare, occupational health and safety, health management, etc. · Executing work related to building entry control (creation of entry/exit cards, acquisition of entry/exit logs, etc.) · Work, etc. related to or peripheral to the work outlined above In cases where personal information will be utilized for purposes other than those outlined above, the utilization purpose will be indicated to executives and employees as necessary |
Personal information related to individuals who make inquiries to the Company | · Communicating by email, telephone, etc. regarding the inquiry · Confirming the identity of the individual making the inquiry |
Personal information obtained from sei-katsu-sha surveys, etc. conducted by the Company | · Communicating by email, telephone, etc. regarding the relevant survey · Communicating by email, telephone, etc. regarding further survey requests, etc. · Analysis and disclosure at seminars, etc. of the Company of data that has been statistically processed and digitalized so as to be non-personally referable |
3-2.Personal information handled by the Company on commission from business partners
Type of personal information acquired | Utilization purpose |
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Personal information acquired, utilized, disposed of, etc., by the Company on commission from a business partner | Utilization necessary to execute all kinds of work on commission (giveaway campaign work, event work, survey and analysis work, etc.) |
4.Provision to third parties
The Company will not provide personal information to a third party without obtaining the consent of the individuals concerned in advance, except in the following cases that meet legal requirements and descriptions:
· cases based on laws and regulations
· cases in which there is a need to protect a human life, body or fortune, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individuals concerned
· cases in which there is a special need to enhance public hygiene or promote fostering healthy children, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individuals concerned
· cases in which there is a need to cooperate in regard to a central government organization or a local government, or an individual entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and when there is a possibility that obtaining a principal’s consent would interfere with the performance of the said affairs
· cases in which the individual concerned has explicitly requested Us to disclose or provide the personal information to a third party
· cases in which a court of law, Public Prosecutor’s Office, police, or other organization invested with similar authority has requested Us to disclose personal information in accordance with appropriate procedures
· cases in which personal information is provided accompanied with business succession caused by a merger or other reason, and the information will be handled within the scope of the pre-succession utilization purpose
· cases in which personal information is provided or disclosed to a business partner within the scope necessary for achieving the utilization purpose
In cases where personal information is provided to a third party for reasons other than those outlined above, We will inform the individuals concerned of the information to be provided and the purpose of the provision, etc., and will provide such information to the third party only with consent.