Privacy Policy

Article 1 (Purpose)

Aoyama Civil Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), the operator of the Service, shall manage personal information (information that can identify a specific individual) of users of the Service (hereinafter referred to as “users”) and other information obtained by the Company in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Information Protection Act”) and the Privacy Policy.

Article 2 (Scope of Acquisition)

For the purposes listed in Article 3, the Company may automatically obtain user information when a user enters information on the Website or when a user accesses the Website and use such information.

1. User’s IP address
2. Cookie
3. Accessed region (in prefecture)
4. URL
5. Browser Type
6. User Attributes
7. Date and time of request

Article 3 (Purpose of Use)

The Company uses the collected user information to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes specified below.

1. Provision of the Service
2. Changes to the Service to improve user convenience
3. Planning and development of new services by the Company

Article 4 (Security and Management)

To prevent leakage of users’ personal information through unauthorized access or other means, the Company has established a management system and implemented security measures. When necessary, we use industry-standard SSL encryption to protect data transmission.

Article 5 (Provision of Information to Third Parties)

1. The Company will not provide or disclose information that can identify individual users (personal information) to third parties, except in the following cases.

   1. When prior consent is obtained from the user
   2. When required by laws and regulations
   3. Cases in which there is a need to protect a human life, body, or fortune, and when it is difficult to obtain a user’s consent
   4. When it is required to provide personal information to improve public health, or at the request of courts, police, or other public agencies, or as otherwise required by laws and regulations
   5. Cases in which there is a need to cooperate in regard to a central government organization or a local government, or a person entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and when there is a possibility that obtaining a user’s consent would interfere with the performance of the said affairs
   6. Cases in which personal information is provided accompanied by a personal information handling business operator entrusting a whole or part of operations involving the handling of personal information within the necessary scope to achieve a utilization purpose
   7. Cases in which personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons

2. In each of the following items, the Company may provide information relating to an individual that can be produced from processing personal information so as neither to be able to identify a specific individual nor to be able to restore the personal information to third parties to the extent necessary.

   1. When necessary for the consideration of new services, etc
   2. When provided to research institutions for surveys, research, or analysis
3. When it is necessary to provide personal information to contractors, the Company shall require such contractors to comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and properly manage the user’s personal information. In addition, the Company shall require contractors to manage information that does not constitute personal information but is required to be managed confidentially by a confidentiality agreement or other contractual agreement.

Article 6 (Request for Disclosure and Correction)

After the Company verifies a user’s identity and the user submits the required documents in accordance with the procedures established by the Company, the Company shall promptly disclose, correct, etc. the user’s personal information retained by the Company in accordance with the purpose of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. A user may demand of the Company disclosing and correcting, etc. retained personal data that can identify him or herself in accordance with the procedures set forth by the Company. A user may request the disclosure or correction of his or her own personal information in accordance with the procedures set forth by the Company. Please note that a handling fee (1,000 yen per request) will be charged in the manner prescribed by the Company when responding to such requests.

Article 7 (Amendments)

The Company routinely reviews and improves the Privacy Policy in light of users’ opinions and in response to changes in laws and regulations. Any important revisions to the Privacy Policy will be announced on the Service. Revisions to the Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon posting on the Service.

Article 8 (Cookie)

A cookie is a function that allows a user’s computer (PCs, smartphones, tablets, or other Internet-capable devices) to store the user’s website browsing information.

Article 9 (Purpose of Use of Cookie)

The Service may use the information collected through the use of cookies to analyze your use of the Website (access status, traffic, routing, etc.) and use it to improve the performance of the Website itself and to improve and enhance the services provided by the Company to the users.

In addition, the following tools are primarily used in this analysis, and information may be provided to the tool providers.

Google Analytics, an access analysis tool by Google
This Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. Traffic data is collected anonymously and is not used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity.

You may refuse the collection of such data by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. For more information on this policy,please see the Google Analytics Terms of Service page and the Google Policies and Terms page .

Article 10 (Method of Rejecting Cookies)

Because we respect our users’ right to privacy, users may choose not to allow cookies on our website. However, blocking some types of cookies may affect browsing experience on our website and the services we can provide.

Article 11 (Contact for Inquiries)

For inquiries regarding this policy, please contact the following

Address:

Hermanos Akasaka Building, 8-4-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan

Company name:

Aoyama Civil Engineering Co., Ltd.

E-mail address:

webadmin@ace-geo.jp