1. Collection, Use and Provision of Personal Information

In conducting its business activities, the Company recognizes that it receives important information from customers. The Company establishes an information management system appropriate to each business operation and handles the collection, use and provision of personal information appropriately in accordance with its prescribed rules.

2. Compliance with Laws and Regulations

The Company complies with laws and regulations concerning the handling of personal information.

3. Security Measures

To protect personal information, the Company takes measures based on its information security rules, including the management of personal information, designation of methods for taking personal information outside the Company, and prevention of unauthorized access by third parties, and works to prevent leakage, loss, alteration, destruction and other incidents involving personal information.

4. Requests from Individuals

When the Company receives a request from an individual concerning the disclosure, correction, deletion, use or provision of that individual’s personal information, the Company will respond in good faith.

5. Personal Information Management Rules

The Company establishes and complies with personal information management rules in order to promote understanding among its officers and employees of the importance and necessity of protecting personal information and to ensure appropriate management of personal information.

Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The Company uses personal information provided, or already provided, in connection with its business activities only for the purposes listed below.

1. Personal Information of Customers

• To provide information on the Company’s products and services
• To respond to inquiries regarding the Company’s products and services
• To conduct transaction-related operations, including after-sales services
• To verify the identity of individuals for the sale or provision of the Company’s products and services
• To conduct questionnaires and monitoring surveys regarding the Company’s products and services
• To conduct marketing activities regarding the Company’s products and services
• For other purposes necessary to provide the Company’s products and services

2. Personal Information of Shareholders and Investors

• To exercise rights and perform obligations under laws and regulations
• To manage shareholders in accordance with laws and regulations
• To provide information and conduct surveys for shareholders and investors in connection with investor relations activities

3. Personal Information of Business Partners

• For business communications, meetings and negotiations
• For information management and accounting-related processing

4. Personal Information of Job Applicants

• For communications, information provision and surveys related to recruitment activities

5. Personal Information for Public Relations Activities

• To provide information as part of public relations activities

6. Personal Information for Environmental Conservation Activities

• To provide information and conduct questionnaires regarding CSR and environmental conservation activities

7. Personal Information of Portal Site Users

• To provide and operate customer portal sites and other information systems operated by the Company
• For login authentication and identity verification
• To provide analysis results, reports and related information
• To manage applications, analysis progress and service usage status
• To respond to inquiries and provide support
• For system maintenance, troubleshooting and security measures
• To deliver important notices by email or other means
• For other purposes necessary to provide the portal site and the Company’s services

8. Outsourcing of Personal Information Handling

The Company may outsource all or part of the handling of personal information to external service providers to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use. In such cases, the Company will exercise appropriate supervision over the service providers and endeavor to ensure the secure management of personal information.

9. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Company’s websites and customer portal sites may use cookies and similar technologies to understand usage, improve services and enhance convenience.

10. Security Management in Information Systems

For websites, customer portal sites and information systems that handle personal information, the Company implements necessary security management measures, including access rights management, authentication management and encrypted communications, and endeavors to appropriately protect personal information.

Contact

Requests for disclosure and other inquiries regarding personal information currently held by the Company, as well as inquiries regarding the Company’s handling of personal information, are accepted at the following contact point.