Privacy Policy

Private Policy

Pipeline Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") establishes the following policy regarding the handling of personal information. The definitions of terms used in this document are based on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as "the Personal Information Protection Act") and related laws and regulations. If a separate privacy policy is published for individual services provided by the Company, the separately established privacy policy shall apply to those services.

1. Compliance with related laws, guidelines, etc.

We comply with the Personal Information Protection Law and other related laws and regulations, guidelines, etc. stipulated by the Personal Information Protection Commission, and this privacy policy, and handle personal information lawfully and appropriately.

2. Acquisition of personal information

We will acquire personal information by lawful and proper means.

3. Purpose of using personal information

• We handle personal information obtained by our company within the scope of the following purposes of use or within the scope of the purpose of use that is clear from the acquisition status, and will not use it for any other purpose except when there is consent from the individual or when permitted by law.
• To provide services provided by our company (hereinafter referred to as “our services”)
• To provide after-sales support for our services and respond to inquiries
• To inform you of our newly offered services, new products, and the latest information
• When handled by a third party as an outsourcer, to carry out the contracted work
• To create anonymously processed information/statistical information processed into a format that cannot identify individuals
• To analyze information such as acquired browsing history and purchase history and display advertisements related to new products and services according to hobbies and preferences
• Provision of recruitment information to applicants, selection, identity verification, and confirmation of application history during our recruitment activities
• Employment management such as personnel and labor, education, payroll processing, benefits, tax payments, social insurance procedures, etc.

4. Entrustment of personal data　

We may outsource the handling of personal data to partner companies to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use described in the preceding paragraph. However, the personal data to be outsourced is limited to the minimum information necessary to carry out the outsourced work.

5. Provision of personal data to third parties

We collect personal data from third parties (excluding contractors), except when there is prior consent from the person concerned with respect to the personal data we acquire or when permitted by law. We will not provide it to you.

6. Management of personal data

1. Ensuring accuracy of data content

We will keep the personal data we acquire accurate and up to date to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use, and will endeavor to delete the personal data when it is no longer necessary to use it.

2. Safety control measures

We will take necessary and appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal data and other safety management.

3. Employee supervision

When making employees handle personal data acquired by our company, we will thoroughly disseminate the proper handling of personal information, conduct appropriate education, and carry out necessary and appropriate supervision.

4. Supervision of subcontractors

When we outsource the handling of personal data acquired by our company, we select partner companies that have taken appropriate safety management measures as outsourcers and carry out necessary and appropriate supervision over the outsourcer.

7. Acceptance of personal data held

• When a user or agent requests notification of the purpose of use of personal data held, we will notify you without delay, except in the following cases. Some text
  • When the purpose of use of personal data held to identify the user is clear
  • When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the user himself/herself or a third party
  • When there is a risk of harming our rights or legitimate interests
  • When it is necessary for a national agency or local public body to cooperate in carrying out the affairs stipulated by law, and there is a risk of interfering with the execution of the affairs
• If there is a request for disclosure of personal data held by the user himself/herself or an agent, we will notify you without delay, except in the following cases. Some text
  • When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the user himself/herself or a third party
  • When there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper implementation of our business
  • When it would violate the law
• If there is a request for correction, addition, or deletion of personal data held by the user himself/herself or their agent, an investigation will be carried out without delay, and appropriate action will be taken based on the results.
• When there is a request from the user himself/herself or their agent to stop using or delete the personal data held, and when it is determined that there is a reason for the request, we will respond appropriately.
• In the case of a request in paragraph 4 above, please fill out the invoice specified by us and send it along with the documents described in the invoice to our office described in 8 below. Personal information provided by users will be used for the purpose of responding to requests from users and will be kept strictly confidential. Please note that invoices and attached documents will not be returned.

8. Contact for inquiries

　Pipeline Inc.

　(email address)

　Reception hours: 10:00 to 19:00

　(However, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and our company holidays.)

　E-mail: xxx@ppln.co

9. About the use of cookies

We use a technology called cookies to collect browsing history for the purpose of customers using our services and our website conveniently, but it is not possible to immediately identify the customer himself/herself from the information collected by these technologies.

Customers can refuse to accept cookies or display a warning when they receive cookies by setting their browser. If you refuse to accept cookies, you can still use our services and our website, but you may not be able to use some services. For details on how to set up a browser, please contact the manufacturer or provider of each browser.

10. Revision of the privacy policy

We will review the contents of this privacy policy as appropriate and may change it as necessary. In that case, the revised privacy policy will be applied from the date of publication of the revised version.