Yoshikawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (“YKC,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) fully understands the importance of information related to individuals (“personal information”) and is committed to protecting personal information through appropriate management methods and stringent measures for safeguarding information.

• We will comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other applicable laws and regulations.
• We will set out our internal rules pertaining to the protection of personal information, steadily implement and maintain initiatives based on these rules, and make improvements on an ongoing basis.
• We will ensure that all of our employees fully understand the internal rules as well as the laws and regulations mentioned above.

When obtaining personal information, we will state explicitly and notify or publicize the purpose of use.

• We will only use personal information we collect within the scope of the purpose of use.
• We will neither change the purpose of use, nor provide personal information to any third party without the consent of the person concerned.

Personal information we collect in the course of our business activities will be handled appropriately within the scope necessary to fulfill the purpose of use stated below. We will not use personal information without the consent of the person concerned for any purpose beyond the scope of the purpose of use.

• For identity verification
• To communicate regarding the use of services
• For provision, quality enhancement and improvement of services
• To notify the cessation or suspension of services or termination of contracts
• To deal with those who violate the terms of service and prevent such act of violation
• To inform changes of YKC’s terms of service, policies and the like
• To respond to disputes, litigation and the like
• To provide information about services and respond to inquiries and the like
• To send materials, direct mail and emails and provide information about products and services over the phone

We may change the purpose of use prescribed in the preceding paragraph to the extent reasonably recognized as having considerable relevance to the purpose of use before the change. Any changes to the purpose of use will be informed or announced to customers in a manner designated separately by YKC.
We will not provide personal information to any third party without the prior consent of the person concerned, except the following circumstances:

• When we have obtained the consent of the person concerned
• When the provision of personal information is based on laws and regulations
• When there is a need to protect the life, body or property of a person and it would be difficult to obtain the consent of the person concerned
• When we entrust the handling of personal information to a third party within the scope necessary to fulfill the purpose of use
• When the business is succeeded due to a merger, company split, business transfer or other reasons

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We may obtain the cookies stored on your computer and link the collected action history with your personal information if your browser is set to accept the transmission and reception of cookies.

We may, through the websites of third parties that we entrust to distribute our advertising, or through websites other than YKC website, reference cookies stored on your computer to deliver advertisements for and promote our products.

In your browser settings for the transmission and reception of cookies, you may choose from the following options: “accept cookies,” “reject cookies” and “inform you when you receive a cookie.” Please note that some of the services we provide may not be available to you if you choose to reject cookies.

In order to ensure the accuracy and safety of personal information, we will take measures to prevent unauthorized access, damage, alternation, leakage or any other similar incident involving personal information.

For inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact:

Yoshikawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
YKC Website Office
General Affairs Section, General Affairs and Personnel Dept.
2-1-2 Ogura, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
805-8501 Japan