Privacy Policy

Nippon Stud Welding Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) has established the following privacy policy (“the Privacy Policy”) as pertains to the personal information, of customers and others, collected by the Company.

Article 1: Basic Policy

  1. To fully protect our customers’ personal information, the Company strictly observes the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other relevant laws and regulations (including guidelines), and uses such information appropriately.
  2. The Company obtains personal information to the extent necessary and by appropriate means, and does not acquire it through deception or other wrongful means.
  3. The Privacy Policy applies to the provision of the Company’s products and services (“the Products, etc.”) and for use in connection with recruitment activities.

Article 2: Specifying the Purpose of Use of Personal Information

  1. In providing the Products, etc., the Company obtains and uses personal information to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in each of the below items.
    1. To respond to customer inquiries
    2. To conduct invoicing for the Products, etc.
    3. To manage and improve the Products, etc., and to prevent their unauthorized use
    4. To conduct drawings for campaigns, etc., and to deliver awards and products
    5. To analyze usage conditions, and prepare statistical data related to the Products, etc.
    6. To propose and promote new products and plans related to the Products, etc.
    7. To conduct questionnaire surveys and analysis regarding the Products, etc., and to conduct marketing research and analysis
    8. To respond to inquiries from persons wishing to join the Company
    9. To select applicants who wish to join the Company
    10. To use for reasons incidental to each of the above purposes of use
    11. To use for other purposes specified in the individual terms of use, etc., separately stipulated by the Company.
  2. The Company will not use personal information beyond the scope of the purpose of use without obtaining the prior consent of the individual concerned. In the event that personal information is acquired through a merger or for any other reason, the Company will not use the personal information beyond the scope of the purposes of use prior to the succession without obtaining the prior consent of the individual concerned. However, this shall not apply in the following cases.
    1. In case of legal or regulatory requirements
    2. In case it is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person in question.
    3. In case it is particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person in question.
    4. In case it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national agency or local government to execute affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the person in question may interfere with the performance of the relevant duties.
    5. In case the Company’s business that handles personal information is succeeded due to a merger, corporate separation, business transfer, or other reasons
    6. In the case it is provided to a third party as statistical information where an individual cannot be identified.

Article 3: Change of Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The Company will not change the purpose of use of personal information beyond the scope of that reasonably considered to be relevant to the purpose of use prior the change. If the purpose of use is changed to the extent that it does not exceed the said scope, the Company will notify the person concerned or publicly announce such change on the Company’s website, etc.

Chapter 4: Secure Management of Personal Information

  1. The Company shall appoint a personal information protection manager to formulate internal rules, develop an auditing system, and supervise the Company’s handling of personal information, etc., to ensure compliance with the Privacy Policy.
  2. To prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal information and otherwise ensure the safe management of personal information, the Company has established personal information protection regulations and provides necessary and appropriate supervision of its employees.
  3. The Company may outsource all or part of the handling of personal information to subcontractors. In such cases, the Company will enter into an agreement with such contractor that includes confidentiality protection in conformance with the Privacy Policy, and will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure that the contractor appropriately manages information in a secure manner.

Article 5: Restrictions on Third Party Use

  1. The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the prior consent of the individual concerned, except as permitted by law.
  2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the following cases do not fall under the category of third parties set forth above.
    1. In the case the Company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use; (2) (3)
    2. In the case of a merger, corporate separation, transfer of business, or other succession of a business that contains personal information of customers;
    3. In the case personal information is provided to specific persons who have joint use of that information, and the business notifies the person identifiable by that information of this in advance as well as the details of that information, the extent of the joint users, the users’ purpose of use, and the name and address of the person responsible for managing the personal data, and, if the user is a corporation, the name of its representative; or the business makes the foregoing information readily accessible to the person identifiable by that information in advance.

Article 6: Requests for Disclosure of Personal Information

When the Company receives a request from a person for disclosure of his/her personal information or records provided to a third party, the Company will disclose such information without delay after confirming the identity of the requesting party. However, if disclosure would result in any of the following cases, the Company may decide not to disclose all or part of the information, and if the Company decides not to disclose the information, it will make a notification to that effect without delay.
  1. In the case that 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. In the case that there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of the Company’s business; and
  3. In the case it violates laws and regulations (except for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and its enforcement ordinances and regulations)

Article 7: Request for Notification of Purpose of Use, Amendment, and Suspension of Use, etc., of Personal Information

  1. In the case that the Company receives a request from an individual regarding correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, elimination, suspension of provision to a third party, or notification of the purpose of use of the said individual’s personal information, upon confirming the identity of the said individual, the Company will promptly respond to the request in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
  2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in the case that the request does not meet the requirements of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or in the case that the Company is authorized by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations to refuse disclosure, there may be cases in which the Company is not able to comply with the request.
  3. Please make the request described in Paragraph 1 by contacting the contact listed in this Privacy Policy.

Article 8: Acquisition and Use of Information that Does Not Constitute Personal Information

To develop new products, etc. and enhance products, etc., the Company may acquire and use information obtained by processing personal information so that individuals cannot be identified and other information that does not fall under the category of personal information, within the scope stipulated by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws and regulations.

Article 9: Disclaimer

The Company shall not be liable for any of the following cases.
  1. When an individual reveals his/her personal information to a third party on his/her own; and
  2. When a third party is able to identify an individual due to information disclosed or provided by the individual

Article 10: Use of Cookies and Analytical Tools

In order to enhance quality and customer convenience of the Products, etc. offered by the Company, the Company uses cookies and other similar technologies, and advertising technology, etc., including Google Analytics that is provided by Google LLC, on the Company’s website. There may be cases where we provide customer information that cannot itself be used to identify a specific individual to providers of advertising technology, etc. Please refer to the privacy policies stipulated by providers of analytical tools for the mechanism of cookie collection and processing using advertising technology, etc., and other usage methods. Information with regard to Google Analytics is as follows.

Google LLC’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Method to disable cookie collection:
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google advertising settings:https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

Article 11: Revision of Privacy Policy

The Company may revise the Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, as necessary. In the case of significant revision, notification will be made through this website.

Article 12: Contact for Inquiries Regarding Personal Information

Please contact the following for inquiries regarding the Company’s handling of personal information.

Nippon Stud Welding Co., Ltd.
Head Office
No. 2-6, Oda 1-Chome, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki Japan
Tel 81-(0)44-333-3636 Fax 81-(0)44-333-7826

Established May 1, 2023

Since this English translation is a translation of the Japanese text, please use the English translation only as a convenience and refer to the original Japanese text as appropriate.