FutureWorks Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has established the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "the Policy") regarding the handling of customers' personal information.

Article 1 (Personal Information)

Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law, which is information about a living individual that can be used to identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other description contained in the information, as well as information that can be used to identify a specific individual by itself (personal identification information), such as appearance, fingerprints, voice print data, and insurer number on health insurance cards.

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

The Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and e-mail address when a customer uses a form. In addition, we may collect transaction record information, including personal information of customers, between customers and our business partners, etc., from our business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertising distributors, etc.). The Company may also collect transaction record information, including personal information, from its business partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertising distributors; hereinafter referred to as "Business Partners").

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows

1. For the provision and operation of services
2. To respond to inquiries from customers (including identification)
3. To send e-mails with information on new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the service you are using, as well as information on other services provided by the Company.
4. To contact you as necessary for maintenance, important notices, etc.
5. To identify customers who have violated the terms of use or who are attempting to use our services for illegal or improper purposes, and to refuse their use.
6. Purpose incidental to the above purpose of use

Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)

1. The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use is related to that before the change.
2. In the event that the purpose of use is changed, the Company shall notify the customer of the changed purpose by the method prescribed by the Company or announce it on this website.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

1. The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without prior consent of the customer, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.
   1. When 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 individual.
   2. When it is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person concerned.
   3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or a person or organization entrusted by either of the foregoing in executing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the person concerned may impede the execution of such affairs.
   4. When the following items are notified or announced in advance and the Company has submitted a notification to the Personal Information Protection Committee
      • The purpose of use shall include provision to a third party.
      • Items of data to be provided to third parties
      • Means or methods of provision to third parties
      • Stopping the provision of personal information to a third party at the request of the person concerned.
      • How to accept a request from the individual
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the party to which the information is provided shall not be considered a third party in the following cases
   1. When the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use.
   2. When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reasons
   3. In cases where personal information is to be used jointly with a specific party, and the Company notifies the individual in advance or makes it readily accessible to the individual of that fact, the items of personal information to be used jointly, the scope of the parties to be used jointly, the purpose of use of the parties to be used jointly, and the name or title of the party responsible for the management of the personal information. The name of the person responsible for managing the personal information.

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When we receive a request from an individual to disclose his or her personal information, we will disclose it to the individual without delay. However, we may not disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would cause any of the following to occur, and we will notify the person without delay if we decide not to disclose the information.
   1. When there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person or a third party
   2. If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
   3. When it would violate other laws and regulations
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, we will not, in principle, disclose any information other than personal information, such as history and characteristics information.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

1. If the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the customer may request the Company to correct, add, or delete the personal information (hereinafter referred to as "correction, etc.") in accordance with the procedures specified by the Company.
2. If the Company receives a request from a customer as described in the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to respond to the request, the Company shall correct the relevant personal information without delay.
3. When we make corrections, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or when we decide not to make corrections, etc., we will notify the customer of this without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

1. When we are requested by an individual to cease using or erase personal information (hereinafter referred to as "cease use, etc.") on the grounds that the information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that the information was obtained by wrongful means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
2. If, based on the results of the investigation described in the preceding paragraph, we determine that it is necessary to respond to the request, we will suspend the use of the relevant personal information without delay.
3. In the case of suspension of use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or when the Company has decided not to suspend use, etc., the Company shall notify the customer of such decision without delay.
4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in cases where it is difficult to suspend the use of personal information due to large costs or other reasons, and where alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the customer can be taken, such alternative measures shall be taken.

Article 9 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

1. The contents of this policy are subject to change without notice to the customer, except as otherwise provided by law or in this policy.
2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy shall become effective when it is posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact for Inquiries)

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact the following
Email address for inquiries: (Japanese only)info@futureworks-ce.com

Enacted October 1, 2019.