1. Definition of personal information

In this Privacy Policy, "personal information" means personal information as defined in Article 2(1) of the Personal Information Protection Act: information about a living individual that can identify a specific person by name, date of birth or other description (including information that can be cross-referenced to identify a specific person), or that contains an individual identification code.

2. Purposes of use

We use your personal information for the following purposes.

• To provide our shop services
• To respond to enquiries and communications about our services
• To inform you about our products and services
• To address conduct that violates our terms and conditions
• To notify you of changes to our terms and conditions
• To improve our services and develop new ones
• To create statistics in a form that does not identify individuals
• Other purposes incidental to the above

3. Changes to purposes of use

We may change the purposes of use within a reasonably related scope and will notify you or publish the change on this site.

4. Limitation of use

Except as permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws, we will not handle your personal information beyond what is necessary to achieve the purposes of use without your consent. The following cases are excepted.

• When required by law
• When necessary to protect life, body or property and it is difficult to obtain consent
• When particularly necessary for public health or child welfare and it is difficult to obtain consent
• When cooperation with national or local government is required and obtaining consent may impede execution of their duties

5. Proper acquisition

We acquire personal information properly and do not obtain it by deception or other improper means.

6. Security management

We supervise our personnel as necessary to prevent loss, destruction, alteration or leakage of personal information. When we outsource all or part of the handling of personal information, we supervise the outsourced party as necessary to ensure proper security.

7. Provision to third parties

We do not provide personal information to third parties without your prior consent, except where disclosure is permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws. The following cases do not constitute provision to third parties as defined above.

• When we outsource handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use
• When personal information is provided in connection with business succession due to merger or other reasons
• When personal information is used jointly in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act

8. Disclosure

When you request disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act, we will verify your identity and disclose the information without delay (or notify you if it does not exist). This does not apply where we are not obliged to disclose under the Act or other laws.

9. Correction etc.

When you request correction, addition or deletion of your personal information on the grounds that it is not accurate, we will verify your identity, conduct necessary investigation without delay within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use, and correct the information and notify you (or notify you if we decide not to make the correction). This does not apply where we are not obliged to do so under the Act or other laws.

10. Suspension of use etc.

When you request suspension or deletion of use of your personal information on the grounds that it is being handled beyond the published purposes of use or was obtained by deception or other improper means, and we find the request to have merit, we will verify your identity and suspend use or delete the information without delay and notify you. This does not apply where we are not obliged to do so under the Act or other laws.

11. Use of cookies and similar technologies

Our service may use cookies and similar technologies. These help us understand how our service is used and improve the service. You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may prevent you from using some features of the service.

12. Contact

For requests for disclosure, opinions, questions, complaints or other enquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please use the contact form on this site or the contact details in our legal notice.

13. Continuous improvement

We will review our handling of personal information from time to time and strive for continuous improvement. We may change this Privacy Policy as necessary.