Privacy Policy | OpenAEC

ONESTRUCTION Inc. (hereinafter, the "Company") sets forth this Privacy Policy (hereinafter, the "Policy") regarding the handling of users' personal information in connection with the services provided on this website (hereinafter, the "Service").

If there is any discrepancy between the language versions of this Policy, the Japanese version shall prevail.

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, meaning information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact details, or other descriptions contained in such information, as well as data relating to appearance, fingerprints and voiceprints, and information such as insurer numbers on health insurance cards that can identify a specific individual from that information alone (personally identifying 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 licence number when a user registers for the Service or requests materials. The Company may also collect transaction records and payment information containing users' personal information from its partners (including information providers, advertisers and advertising distributors; hereinafter, "Partners") in relation to dealings between users and such Partners.

Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

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

To provide and operate the Company's services
To respond to inquiries from users (including verifying the identity of the user)
To send emails introducing new features, updates and campaigns for the services a user is using, as well as other services provided by the Company
To contact users as necessary, for example regarding maintenance or important notices
To identify users who violate the terms of service or who attempt to use the services for fraudulent or improper purposes, and to refuse them access
To allow users to view, change or delete their own registration information and to review their usage
To bill users for usage fees in the case of paid services
To send new information from the Company
Purposes incidental to the purposes above

Article 4 (Data Collection)

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Article 5 (Changes to the Purpose of Use)

The Company will change the purpose of use of personal information only where it is reasonably recognised that the new purpose is related to the previous one.
Where the purpose of use is changed, the Company will notify users of the new purpose by a method prescribed by the Company, or publish it on this website.

Article 6 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

Except in the following cases, the Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the user's prior consent. This does not apply where permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations.
1. Where it is necessary to protect the life, body or property of a person and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
2. Where it is particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
3. Where it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government or a party commissioned by either of them in carrying out affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the performance of those affairs
4. Where the Company has notified or announced the following matters in advance and has filed a notification with the Personal Information Protection Commission
  1. That provision to third parties is included in the purpose of use
  2. The items of data provided to third parties
  3. The means or method of provision to third parties
  4. That provision of personal information to third parties will be stopped at the request of the individual
  5. The method for accepting such requests from the individual
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the recipient will not be deemed a third party in the following cases.
1. Where the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
2. Where personal information is provided in connection with a business succession due to a merger or other reason
3. Where personal information is used jointly with specific parties, and the individual has been notified in advance, or the information has been placed in a state where the individual can readily know of it, regarding that fact, the items of personal information used jointly, the scope of the parties using it jointly, their purpose of use, and the name of the party responsible for managing the personal information

Article 7 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

When requested by an individual to disclose their personal information, the Company will disclose it to that individual. However, where disclosure would fall under any of the following, the Company may withhold all or part of the information, and will notify the individual if it decides not to disclose. A fee of 1,000 yen per request applies to the disclosure of personal information.
1. Where there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party
2. Where there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of the Company's business
3. Where disclosure would violate laws or regulations
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information, such as history information and characteristic information, will in principle not be disclosed.

Article 8 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

Where the personal information held by the Company about a user is incorrect, the user may request the Company to correct, add to or delete that personal information (hereinafter, "Correction, etc.") in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Company.
Where the Company receives a request under the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to comply with it, the Company will carry out the Correction, etc. of the personal information concerned.
The Company will notify the user when it has carried out a Correction, etc. under the preceding paragraph, or when it has decided not to do so.

Article 9 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information)

Where an individual requests the suspension of use or erasure of their personal information (hereinafter, "Suspension of Use, etc.") on the grounds that it is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use, or that it was obtained by improper means, the Company will carry out the necessary investigation.
Where, based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, the Company determines that it is necessary to comply with the request, it will carry out the Suspension of Use, etc. of the personal information concerned.
The Company will notify the user without delay when it has carried out a Suspension of Use, etc. under the preceding paragraph, or when it has decided not to do so.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, where a Suspension of Use, etc. would involve substantial cost or is otherwise difficult to carry out, and alternative measures can be taken that are necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user, the Company will take such alternative measures.

Article 10 (Changes to this Privacy Policy)

The contents of this Policy may be changed without notice to users, except for matters otherwise provided by laws and regulations or by this Policy.
Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy takes effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 11 (Disclaimer)

The Company endeavours to publish information on this website as accurately as possible. However, information may be altered in error or may become out of date. Where you move to another site from this website via a link or banner, the Company accepts no responsibility whatsoever for the information or services provided on the destination site.

Please note that the Company accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any damage arising from the contents published on this website.

Article 12 (Contact)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact us at the address below.

Company: ONESTRUCTION株式会社
Department: Information Manager
Email: info@onestruction.com