C4 media corporation (hereafter “the company”), respects and pays careful attention to the personal information of the members who use (hereafter “the user”) “Nekojiman” (hereafter “the service”).

1 Personal information

“Personal information” is any combination of 1 or multiple items of the following information that could be used to identify the individual such as, name, address, date of birth, age, sex, address, telephone number, family constitution, Email address, ID, IP address, Work location, affiliation, work telephone number, credit card number, bank account number, information of the home page which the user visits, complaints, or contact information.

2 Purpose of use

The company will use the personal information gathered from the user for the following purposes.

• (1) Providing the service.
• (2) To deliver ordered merchandise, samples, etc. , or charge fees to users utilizing paid services.
• (3) User age, gender, hobbies, etc. will be used as materials for determining the provision of new services and improvement of our services and advertising, distribution, etc.
• (4) To prevent use that violates the terms of use of the service.
• (5) For creating statistical data such as user usage (However, this will be done in a way that those individuals cannot be identified through the relevant data).
• (6) For advertising and announcements of the company's services, including the service.

3 Use restrictions

The company will use personal data gathered from the user using the service, excluding for the situations listed below, only as necessary and as stated in the range of the items listed above.

• (1) If required by law.
• (2) When necessary for the safety of a person's life, health, the protection of property, or if it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person in question.
• (3) When necessary for the improvement of public health or particularly necessary for the promotion of the sound upbringing of children, or if obtaining the consent of the user in question is difficult.
• (4) In the event that the company needs to cooperate to accomplish business with the national government, a local public body, an entrusted person, office that is deciding a law, or if getting the user’s approval would possibly hinder the execution of business.

4 Methods of acquiring personal information

• (1) The corporation gathers the user's private information used within the range of the user usage of the service.
• (2) Concerning the acquisition of other private information, it is performed in a legal and fair method, and it is not acquired using illegitimate methods against the will of the user.

5 Notice on acquisition

The company will alert the user before the user uses the service in the event that personal information will be acquired using a different method, and the purpose for this will be announced in advance. If the purpose of use is changed, it will be published using the service.

6 Personal information management

This corporation manages the private information of the user appropriately and safely.

7 Trustee management

The company may outsource the handling of personal data. In such a case, the necessary contract is signed with the trustee, and the trustee will be supervised to make sure they are properly handling private information.

8 Personal information provided to third parties

The company will not give out a user's personal information to a third party without the user's approval. However, this does not apply to the following conditions.

• (1) The company entrusts part of the service to a business, it is provided when necessary for execution in the scope of the trustee business.
• (2) In order to provide statistical information, an individual's personal information is accumulated or analyzed and the disclosed statistical data will be released in such a way that individuals cannot be identified.
• (3) In the event our subcontractor in charge of payment settlements needs to provide the user using paid services, private information needs to be provided to a credit company or bank for the purpose of billing the user for paid services used.
• (4) When entrusting commercial goods to be delivered to the user.
• (5) In the event that the service is transferred to a third party due to transfer of operations.
• (6) In the event that legal disclosure is permitted.

9 Disclosure of personal information

If the company is requested by the user to disclose the individual's personal information, the company will do so. However, in situations as follows, part or all of the information will not be disclosed.

• (1) In the event that it may harm the user himself/herself or a third party's life, body, property or other rights.
• (2) In the event that disclosure would result in the significant disruption of our business conduct.
• (3) In the event that it violates the law.

10 Correction of personal information, etc.

When the company receives a request from the user himself/herself for the correction or addition of personal information, once the accuracy of the correction has been confirmed, the appropriate response will be made.

11 Disclaimer

The company is not responsible for following cases concerning the collection of personal information by third parties.

• (1) If the user himself/herself purposefully discloses personal information to third parties using our services or by other means.
• (2) If the user's identity is discovered solely through information entered in the service.

12 Revision of privacy policy

The company may revise its privacy policy in whole or in part without prior notice. If the event is changed, a notice will be displayed on the main site.