Seki Water System LLC (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) establishes the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as “this policy”) regarding the handling of users’ personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as “the Services”).
Article 1: Personal Information
“Personal information” refers to the “personal information” as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law, which is information related to a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions included in the information, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, and voice prints, and information such as health insurance card numbers that can identify a specific individual from that information alone (personal identification information).
Article 2: Method of Collecting Personal Information
The Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver’s license number when a user registers for the Services. Additionally, the Company may collect transaction records and payment information containing the user’s personal information from affiliates and other sources (including information providers, advertisers, and ad delivery destinations; hereinafter referred to as “affiliates”).
Article 3: Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information
The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows:
- For providing and operating the Company’s services
- To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification)
- To send emails about new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the services that users are using, and other services provided by the Company
- For maintenance and necessary communications, such as important announcements
- To identify users who violate the terms of service or attempt to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes, and to refuse their use
- To allow users to view, modify, delete their registration information and view their usage status
- To charge users for paid services
- For purposes incidental to the above usage purposes
Article 4: Change of Purpose of Use
The Company may change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably deemed to have relevance to the purpose before the change. If the purpose of use is changed, the Company will notify the user by a method specified by the Company or announce it on this website.
Article 5: Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the user’s prior consent, except in the following cases. However, this does not apply to cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
- When it is necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person
- When it is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound upbringing of children and it is difficult to obtain the person’s consent
- When it is necessary to cooperate with a national institution or a local public body or its entrusted entity in performing their duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the person’s consent would likely hinder the execution of the duties
- When the following matters have been announced or publicized in advance, and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission:
- That the purpose of use includes providing information to third parties
- The data items to be provided to third parties
- The means or methods of providing information to third parties
That provision of personal information to third parties will be stopped upon the request of the individual - How to accept requests from individuals
- Regardless of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information is not considered a third party:
- When the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use
- When personal information is provided due to business succession through mergers or other reasons
- When personal information is jointly used between specific parties and the person has been notified in advance or is placed in a position to easily know the purpose of use, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the range of joint users, the purpose of use by the user, and the name or title of the person responsible for the management of the said personal information
Article 6: Disclosure of Personal Information
Seki Water System LLC will promptly disclose personal information when requested by the individual concerned. However, we may refrain from disclosing all or part of the information if doing so falls under any of the following circumstances, and if a decision is made not to disclose, we will promptly notify the individual of this decision.
- If there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party.
- If there is a risk of significantly hindering the proper execution of our business.
- If it would result in a violation of other laws.
Regardless of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information, such as history and characteristic information, will not be disclosed as a general rule.
Article 7: Correction and Deletion of Personal Information
Users can request the correction, addition, or deletion of their personal information held by our company (hereinafter referred to as “correction, etc.”) through procedures established by our company if they find that the information is incorrect.
If our company determines that it is necessary to comply with a request from a user as per the previous paragraph, we will make the correction, etc. without delay.
Once we have made the correction, etc., or decided not to make the correction, etc., we will promptly notify the user.
Article 8: Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc
If a request is made by an individual to stop the use or erase their personal information on the grounds that it is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or has been obtained by fraudulent means (hereinafter referred to as “suspension of use, etc.”), our company will promptly conduct the necessary investigation.
Based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, if it is determined that it is necessary to comply with the request, the suspension of use, etc. of the personal information will be carried out without delay.
Once we have implemented the suspension of use, etc., or decided not to implement the suspension of use, etc., we will promptly notify the user.
Regardless of the previous two paragraphs, if the suspension of use, etc. incurs a significant cost or is difficult to implement, and if alternative measures necessary to protect the user’s rights and interests can be taken, we will take such alternative measures.
Article 9: Changes to the Privacy Policy
The contents of this policy can be changed without notifying the user, except for matters stipulated separately in laws and regulations or this policy.
Unless otherwise specified by our company, the revised privacy policy will take effect from the time it is posted on this website.
Article 10: Inquiries
For inquiries regarding this policy, please contact the following:
Company Name: Seki Water System LLC
Contact Person: Ryotaro Seki
Contact: Please contact us from this page.