Privacy Policy

Wakabayashi Butsugu Mfg. Co., Ltd. (hereafter, the ‘Company’) has formulated a privacy policy and compliance program (hereafter, the ‘Privacy Guideline’) relating to the handling of personal information on the services of this website (hereafter, the ‘Services’). This Privacy Guideline is based on and operates in accordance with Japan's Personal Information Protection Act; related laws or standards (hereafter, the ‘Acts’). The Company recognizes that handling of personal information acquired from customers and other parties in a strict and appropriate manner is the social responsibility and shall comply with matters specified in this Privacy Guideline.

The Company strictly complies with the ‘European General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679)’ (GDPR) regarding the handling of personal data of an individual living in EEU (European Economic Union: EU members, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway).

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The term ‘Personal Information’ means the personal information in the Acts; the information relating to a living individual, and the information that enables to identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other descriptions etc.

‘Individual identification code’ means the information other than the ‘Personal Information’ defined above such as a personal information of the Company's services you used, products you purchased, webpages and advertisements you browsed, terms you searched for, date and time of use, way and circumstance of use, postal code, gender, occupation, age, IP address, Cookie information, location information, and individual identification information of terminals.

When you register for use, the Company may ask for your Personal Information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver's license number. In addition, the Company may collect transaction records and information related to payments including Personal Information made between customers and the Company's business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertisement distributors, hereafter, the ‘Partners’)

The Company may collect Personal Information such as a personal information of the Company's services you used, the Company's products you purchased, and the Company's webpages and advertisements you browsed, terms you searched for, date and time of use, way and circumstance of use (including transmission status of the terminals in the case of access from portable terminals, various types of setting information during use etc.), IP address, Cookie information, location information, or individual identification number of terminals when you use Partner‘s service or browse Partner’s webpage.

The purposes that the Company acquires and uses Personal Information are as follows.

（1） Purpose of indicating the registration information such as name, address, contact information, payment method, services used, purchased products, and prices for customers to view and correct their own registration information and view usage status.

（2） Purpose of using contact information such as name and address when using an email address to notify or contact customers, or to send products to users or contact them when necessary.

（3） Purpose of using information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, bank account number, credit card number, driver's license number, and delivery result of mail with delivery certificate, etc. to verify the identity of the customer.

（4） Purpose of using information on payment such as product name and quantity purchased, type and period of service used, number of times, billing amount, name, address, bank account number and credit card number to charge the price to the customer.

（5） Purpose of indicating the registration information to make it easier for customers to enter data, and transferring the registration information to other services (including those provided by business partners) based on the customer's instructions.

（6） Purpose of identifying the customers who cause violation of the terms of use of this Service, such as delaying payment or causing damage to a third party, or intend to use this Service for fraudulent or unreasonable purposes.

（7） Purpose of using information necessary for the Company to provide services to customers such as inquiries and billing information, service usage status, contact information to respond to inquiries from customers.

（8） Purposes associated with the above purposes of use.

The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the customer, except in the following cases. However, this does not apply when permitted by the Acts.

（1） cases based on laws and regulations

（2） cases in which it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body or property and it is difficult to obtain a principal's consent

（3） cases in which it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of the sound development of children and it is difficult to obtain a principal's consent

（4） cases in which there is a need to cooperate in regard to a central government organization or a local government, or a person entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and there is a possibility that obtaining a principal's consent would interfere with the performance of the said affairs

（5） cases in which the following items are notified or published in advance;
- the fact that the purpose of use shall include the provision of data to third parties.
- the data items to be provided to third parties
- the means or method of provision to third parties
- the fact that the provision of personal data to third parties shall be stopped at the request of the person concerned

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases shall not fall under the category of provision of a third party;

（1） cases in which the handling of Personal Information is outsourced in whole or in part to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose for which it is used by the Company

（2） cases in which Personal Information is provided as a result of the succession of a business due to a merger or otherwise

（3） cases in which Personal Information is to be used jointly with a specific person and this fact and the items of Personal Information to be used jointly, the scope of the joint use, the purpose of the use by the user and the name of the principal responsible for managing the Personal Information are notified to the principal in advance or are readily available to the principal in question

When the Company is requested to disclose Personal Information by the principal, the Company will confirm the identity of the principal and disclose it to the principal without delay. However, if the disclosure falls under any of the following items, the Company may not disclose all or part of it, and if the Company decide not to disclose it, the Company will notify the principal of that effect without delay.

（1） cases in which there is a possibility of harming a principal or third party's life, body, fortune or other rights and interests

（2） cases in which there is a possibility of interfering seriously with the Company implementing its business properly

（3） cases of violating other laws or regulations

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose information other than personal information such as browsing history information.

If the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, you can request the Company to correct or delete the Personal Information according to the procedures established by the Company.

If the Company receive the request set forth in the preceding paragraph and determine that it is necessary to respond to the request, the Company will correct or delete the Personal Information and notify the customer of that effect without delay.

Where the Company is requested by a principal to discontinue using or to erase such retained personal data as may lead to the identification of the principal on the ground that the retained personal data is being handled beyond the scope necessary for the achievement of the purpose utilization or has been acquired by a deception or other wrongful means, and where it is found that the request has a reason, the Company will make a necessary investigation without delay, and discontinue using or erase the retained personal data concerned and notify the principal of that effect without delay. However, this provision shall not apply to cases in which it costs large amount or otherwise difficult to discontinue using or to erase the retained personal data and in which the Company takes necessary alternative measures to protect the rights and interests of the principal.

The Company will inspect this Privacy Guideline, management system and efforts, and continuously improve and review this Privacy Guideline. The content of this Privacy Guideline can be changed without prior notice. When this Privacy Guideline is revised due to review, the Company will promptly notify and announce it. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, any changes to the Privacy Guideline will become effective upon the posting of the revised Privacy Guideline on this website.

Inquiries concerning this Privacy Guideline should be directed to the following contact:

Wakabayashi Butsugu Mfg. Co., Ltd.

General Affairs Department (Personal information inquiry)

147 Nishisakai-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 600 8218