Privacy Policy

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Shoka Sonjuku, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") recognizes that personal information is an important asset of an individual, and appropriately acquires and uses personal information, complies with laws and regulations related to personal information, and prevents and corrects leakage of personal information, as stated below. We manage it with the utmost care. Please note that the collection of personal information by other businesses, such as links, does not fall under the scope of this privacy policy.

Article 1 (Appropriate Acquisition and Purpose of Use)

The Company will acquire personal information by lawful means for the following purposes. In addition to the following, we may use it for the purpose explicitly stated at the time of acquisition.

Basic Purpose of Use:

• For contacting the person
• For identity verification and other responses when inquired by the person

Purpose of Use of Personal Information Acquired in Connection with Transactions and General Company Services:

• For providing our services
• For guidance and surveys on our services currently provided or being considered for future provision
• To improve services and develop new services
• For campaign lotteries and shipping of prizes and goods
• For distribution of advertising information by us or third parties other than us
• For creating statistical data on the use of our services

Purpose of Use of Personal Information Acquired in Connection with Recruitment Activities:

• For providing information related to recruitment
• For selection and pass/fail determination in recruitment
• For managing seminars and events

Purpose of Use of Personal Information Acquired in Connection with IR Activities:

• For providing information related to IR
• For managing and operating IR events
• For improving the quality of IR activities

Article 2 (Proper Management and Protection)

We will strictly manage personal information and take appropriate preventive and corrective measures to prevent unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, and leakage of personal information.

Article 3 (Custody)

The Company may entrust all or part of the acquired personal information to a contractor within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use. In that case, we will thoroughly examine the qualifications as a contractor and stipulate matters related to confidentiality in the contract, and conduct necessary and appropriate supervision.

Article 4 (Provision to Third Parties)

The Company will not disclose or provide data to third parties except in the following cases:

• When the person has agreed in advance
• When required by law
• When there is sufficient evidence to judge that personal information must be disclosed to protect the rights, property, or services of the Company due to a violation of the terms of use of our services
• When necessary to protect the life, body, or property of a person, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person
• When it is particularly necessary for the promotion of public health or sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person
• When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency or local public entity or a person entrusted with the performance of administrative work prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the person may hinder the performance of the administrative work
• In the case of succession of our business, including the provision of personal information, due to mergers, company splits, business transfers, or other reasons

Article 5 (Joint Use)

The Company may jointly use personal information with our business partners in providing our services. In this case, we will publicly announce the items of personal information to be jointly used, the range of joint users, the purpose of use of the jointly used personal information, and the name or name of the manager responsible for managing the jointly used personal information in advance.

Article 6 (Use by Minors Under 18 Years of Age)

If a person under the age of 18 provides personal information, we ask that you do so with the consent of a guardian.

Article 7 (Disclosure Procedure)

The Company will respond promptly to requests from the person for notification of the purpose of use of personal information, disclosure, correction, addition or deletion of content, suspension of use, deletion, and suspension of provision to third parties (hereinafter referred to as "disclosure, etc."). Disclosure, etc., must be made through our prescribed procedures.

Article 8 (Disclaimer)

The Company shall not be liable if the person discloses personal information to a third party using the functions of our services or other means, or if the person can identify an individual based on information disclosed on our services.

Article 9 (Creation and Use of Statistical Data)

The Company may create statistical data that has been processed so that individuals cannot be identified based on the acquired personal information. Regarding the creation and use of statistical data that has been processed so that individuals cannot be identified, the Company may do so without any restrictions.

Article 10 (Acquisition and Use of Attribute Information, Behavior History, etc.)

The Company may acquire and use information that does not identify individuals, such as cookies, logs, accessed URLs, content, reference order, behavior history, device-specific information, gender, occupation, age, and other attribute information, to make our services and advertisements more suitable for the person. We may also provide this information to advertisers, information providers, service providers, etc., for similar purposes.

Article 11 (Revision)

The Company may revise all or part of this privacy policy. If there are significant changes, we will announce the contents of the revision on our website.

Article 12 (Inquiries)

The Company will strive to respond appropriately to inquiries from individuals regarding the handling of personal information. For inquiries regarding the handling of personal information by our company, please contact the following:

2-2-15 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku,
Tokyo Hamamatsucho Daiya Building 2F
ShokaSonjuku, Inc.

Personal Information Handling Inquiries
Email: info[[@]]]shokasonjuku.com
(remove the brackets for the email)

PRECEDENCE IN CASE OF LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY

In the event of any discrepancy or conflict between the Japanese and English versions of this Privacy Policy, the Japanese version (https://www.shokasonjuku.com/privacy) shall prevail and be given priority. The English version is provided for convenience only, and users are advised to refer to the Japanese version for a comprehensive understanding of our privacy practices.