Article 1: Acquisition of Personal Information

We acquire Personal Information, etc. by using a legitimate and fair means after informing you the purpose of use in advance.

Article 2: Purpose of Use of Personal Information, etc.

We never use Personal Information, etc. obtained in the course of business conducted by us our group companies for purposes other than those listed below, except as permitted by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act") or other applicable laws and regulations;

(1) To provide, improve, develop and advertise the services (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") of us and our group companies (described in Article 6, Shared Use of Personal Information, etc.)
Click here for more information on our business activities of the Company and our group companies.

(2) To provide, propose, develop, and improve services appropriate to user preferences and to distribute advertisements by analyzing the situation of use of the Service, usage history, user location information, user attribute information, uploaded drawing data, etc.

(3) To provide information on new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the Service (including sending e-mails, flyers, and other direct mailings)

(4) To contact users as necessary for maintenance, important notices, etc.

(5) To respond to inquiries from users regarding the Service (including to confirm the identity of the user)

(6) To perform incidental construction, maintenance, and after-sales maintenance at homes of customers( including users) that we have been involved in construction

(7) To request cooperation for questionnaires, interviews, etc. related to the Service, to request participation in various events, or to report the results of such events, etc.

(8) To identify users who violate the Terms of Use or who attempt to use the Service for fraudulent or unfair purposes, and to refuse their use of the Service

(9) To perform tax and accounting audit confirmations

Article 3: Provision of Personal Information, etc. to Third Parties

(1) Except in the following cases, we will never provide Personal Information, etc. to any third party without obtaining the prior consent of the user;

① When providing information to contractors (including, but not limited to, third parties such as business partners, subcontractors, and design firms, contractors when we contract to perform services related to this Service, or contractors to whom we outsource system development, etc.) (Article 4),

② When providing personal information to group companies (Article 6),

③ When the personal information is provided to a third party located in Paraguay in connection with the entrustment of the handling of personal information. The said third party has a system that complies with the standards necessary for the continuous implementation of appropriate measures as referred to in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and

④ In other cases permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws and regulations.

(2) The Personal Information, etc. to be provided in accordance with each item of the preceding paragraph shall be the user's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, building site information, building information, and other necessary items. The means or method of provision of personal information shall be by telephone, fax, e-mail, postal mail, courier service, or other general means of communication, or by hand delivery.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, we may provide Personal Information, etc. to third parties in China and Vietnam. Please click here for more information on the personal information protection laws and regulations of China and Vietnam.

(4) We will never provide the Specific Personal Information, etc. to any third party, except as required by laws and regulations.

Article 4: Outsourcing the Handling of Personal Information, etc.

We may outsource all or part of our operations and entrust the handling of Personal Information, etc. to such outsourced companies within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use. In such cases, we will select a party that meets our established standards as the consignee, and will enter into a contract regarding the handling of Personal Information, etc. and conduct appropriate management and supervision to ensure safe management of such information.

Article 5: Safe management of Personal Information, etc.

We maintain the accuracy and recency of Personal Information, etc., and manage it safely. We also implement necessary and appropriate information security measures to prevent loss, falsification, leakage, etc., of Personal Information, etc.

Article 6: Joint Use of Personal Information, etc.

(1) We may share and jointly use the Personal Information etc. (name, address, company name, department name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, drawings, product purchase history, etc.) of users with our group companies, when such Personal Information etc., is necessary when we conduct business activities jointly with our group companies.

(2) Our group companies for joint use
- NOHARA CO., LTD.
- Nohara Steel Co., Ltd.
- NOHARA CEMENT CO., LTD.
- ARC-NOHARA CO., LTD.
- CAL CO., LTD.
- Nittobo Material Co., Ltd.
- BIMobject Japan, Inc.
- Sanei Sangyo Co., Ltd.
- JUSTKENZAI CO., LTD.

(3) Purpose of joint use
Same as our purpose of use (described in Article 2)

(4) Responsible Party for joint use
Nohara Group,Inc, Inc.

Article 7: Disclosure, Correction, Suspension of Use, and Deletion of Personal Information, etc.

If we receive users’ requests of disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of his/her own retained personal data and records provided to third parties, we will promptly respond to such requests in accordance with the laws and regulations.

Article 8: Use of Online Identifiers

In order to make users re-visit to our website more convenient, we may send users the data called a cookie that identifies users computer or other information that cannot identify a specific individual by only itself (hereinafter referred to as "Online Identifier, etc.") and record it on users hard disk. In addition, third parties affiliated with us may send cookies to the users' computers and record them.
We may also receive Online Identifiers, etc. from third parties with whom we work. We may record the Online Identifier by linking it to personally identifiable information (such as member registration information etc.) in our possession and use it for the purposes described in Article 2.　User may set user’s internet browser to refuse to receive such data, however please note that there is a risk that you may not use the website properly.

Article 9: Use of SSL

When obtaining the Personal Information, etc., from this website, we ensure safely transmission of Personal Information, etc., by applying encryption with secure sockets layer (SSL).

Article 10: Use of Google Analytics

(1) In order to recognize how users visit our website, we use "Google Analytics" to collect information on the visits to our website. Google Analytics collects, records, and analyzes the history of users' visits to this website based on our issued cookies. The data collected and analyzed by Google Analytics does not contain any information that personally identifies you. The data collected and analyzed by Google Analytics does not contain any information that personally identifies you, and is managed by Google in accordance with its privacy policy.

(2) Users may also opt out of the collection of their information through our use of Google Analytics by disabling Google Analytics in their browser's add-on settings. If you want to disable Google Analytics, please opt-out.

For an explanation of the Google Analytics Terms of Use, please visit the Google Analytics website. For an explanation of Google's privacy policy, please visit the Google website.

Google Analytics Terms of Use:
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
Google's Privacy Policy:
http://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/
Google Analytics opt-out add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=ja

Article 11: Review and Modification of Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changes in laws and regulations, business needs, or for other reasons. In the event of a change to this Privacy Policy that requires the consent of users under the laws and regulations, the changed Privacy Policy shall apply only to those users who have consented to the change in the manner prescribed by us. In the event of any changes to this Policy, we will make known or notify users of the effective date and content of the revised Policy by posting the revised Policy on the Site.

Article 12: Inquiries

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our handling of Personal Information, please contact us at the contact information below.

Inquiry Desk
Nohara Group,Inc, Inc.
Personal Information Protection Manager
1-1-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
03-3357-2231

Nohara Group,Inc, Inc.
Kosuke Nohara, Representative Director and President