Privacy Policy

Article 1 (Definition of Personal Information)

"Personal information" in this Policy means personal information as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information — that is, information about a living individual that can identify the specific individual by name, date of birth, or other description (including information that can be readily collated with other information and thereby identify the individual), or that contains an individual identification code.

Article 2 (Methods of Acquisition)

The Association acquires personal information by appropriate and lawful means through the contact form on this website, the newsletter registration form, and other channels.

• Contact form: name, company/medical institution name, email address, message
• Newsletter registration: email address
• Access analytics, etc.: cookies, access logs, IP address, browser information, etc.

Article 3 (Purposes of Use)

The Association uses acquired personal information within the scope of the following purposes.

• To respond to and answer inquiries, consultations, and partnership proposals
• For association operations, member management, and various communications and notices
• To distribute newsletters, activity reports, and event information
• For association activities such as guideline formulation and dissemination, research, and statistical analysis
• To maintain and improve this website and ensure security
• For responses based on laws and other purposes incidental to the above

Article 4 (Provision to Third Parties)

Except in the following cases, the Association will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the prior consent of the individual.

• When based on laws and regulations
• When necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
• When specially necessary to improve public health or promote the sound upbringing of children and it is difficult to obtain consent
• When cooperation with a state organ or local government carrying out legally prescribed affairs is necessary

Article 5 (Outsourcing)

The Association may outsource all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use. In such cases, the Association will appropriately screen the outsourcing partner and exercise necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure safe management.

Article 6 (Security Management Measures)

The Association implements organizational, personnel, physical, and technical security management measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal information. This website employs communication encryption (TLS/HTTPS) and anti-spam measures such as reCAPTCHA when forms are submitted.

Article 7 (Use of Cookies, etc.)

This website may use technologies such as cookies to improve convenience, understand usage, and ensure security. You may refuse cookies through your browser settings, but some functions of this website may then become unavailable.

Article 8 (Disclosure, Correction, and Suspension of Use)

When an individual requests disclosure, correction, addition, or deletion of retained personal data, or suspension of use, erasure, or suspension of third-party provision under the Act, the Association will, after confirming the identity of the individual, respond without delay in accordance with the law. Please direct such requests to the contact desk in Article 10.

Article 9 (Changes to this Policy)

The Association may revise this Policy in response to amendments to laws or changes in its activities. The revised Policy takes effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact Desk)

For inquiries regarding this Policy and requests concerning the handling of personal information, please contact us via the contact form on this website.