Handling of personal information

The Mensore♪ Yambaru Happy Enquête Campaign Office (hereinafter the “Office”) provides this Privacy Policy and respects, under this Privacy Policy, the privacy of user companies, and partner companies and organizations (hereinafter “User Companies”) of the service provided thereunder (hereinafter the “Service”), as well as users of the Service (hereinafter “Users”), by exercising the utmost care in managing Users’ personal information (defined below) to handle the information.

Personal information

Personal information means information concerning an individual User that may identify the User with the name, address, telephone number, email address, school name, or other descriptions contained in the information. Furthermore, even if the information alone cannot identify an individual, information that can be easily collated with other information to identify the individual User is also considered personal information.

Purposes of using personal information

Personal information may be used for the following purposes. The information will not be used outside these purposes of use.

Implement and manage the Campaign, and send notifications of winning and prizes to winners

Provide information regarding products and services offered by the Northern Regional Municipalities Association (hereinafter the “Association”) and other incidental products and services; distribute advertisements; give information that the Association etc. deems beneficial to customers; and provide information regarding various surveys and campaigns

Provide information regarding products and services provided by the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association; distribute advertisements; give information that the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association deem beneficial to customers; and provide information regarding various surveys and campaigns

Make an analysis to develop new services and products related to the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association

Conduct market research and other studies concerning the business of the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association

Provide information to the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association to be used for the development of new products, new features, new services, etc. and market research and marketing activities etc. at the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association (However, the information is processed to make it impossible to identify the individuals.)

Generate statistical data for business analysis and use analysis results at the affiliated organizations, companies, and partners of the Association

Provide collected personal information as open data, which has been pseudonymized under the Personal Information Protection Act

Transfer personal information to a tourism regional development corporation (DMO) planned to be incorporated for northern tourism promotion

Voluntariness of providing personal information

If you do not enter the required information for the Service, the Service may not be available to you.

Third-party provision of personal information

As mentioned in the purposes of use, the Office will pseudonymize and provide personal information as open data accessible to many and unspecified people. In addition, the Office will transfer personal information to DMO, which is planned to be incorporated to take charge of northern tourism promotion.

Recipients and purposes of provision

To be provided to User Companies of the Service for the provision of services, including for requests for materials, applications, reservations, and purchasing

Items of personal information provided

Limited to information items necessary for achieving the purposes of use, which have been collected from Users, including information of service usage history, and any other activity histories, such as browsing, searching, and bookmarking

Means or method of provision

Sending or transmitting in writing or by electromagnetic means. However, the Office may provide personal information without the consent of Users to the extent not violating the applicable laws and regulations, if the following applies:

It is found that a User would be detrimental to a third party.

It is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of the sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the User.

It is necessary to cooperate with a national government organ or local government, or a person delegated thereby to perform business provided in laws and regulations, and obtaining the User’s consent is likely to interfere with the performance of the business.

It is required by a court, public prosecutor’s office, police, or other agencies with equivalent authority to disclose personal information.

It is explicitly requested by a User to disclose or provide the information to a third party.

It is permitted by laws and regulations to disclose or provide it.

Personal information is provided incidental to business succession due to a merger or other reason, and it is handled within the purposes of use specified before the succession.

Disclaimer regarding third-party provision

The Office shall in no way be responsible for the acquisition of personal information by a third party, if the following applies:

A User discloses personal information to a User Company using the functions of the Service or by any other means (in this case, please directly contact the User Company for their handling of personal information).

Information entered in the Service has accidentally identified the User.

A User provides personal information at an external website linked from the Service, or when such information is used.

Information that can identify an individual User (an ID, password, etc.) is acquired by any person other than the User.

Outsourcing personal information processing

The Office may outsource all or part of the business handling personal information. In this case, the Office shall be responsible for the handling of personal information at the contractor.

Use of statistically processed data

The Office may create statistical data from collected personal information processed to make it impossible to identify individuals.
The Office may use statistical data without any restrictions that does not identify individuals.

Changes of Personal Information

Accuracy of personal information

The Office shall endeavor to accurately process collected personal information. However, Users shall be responsible for keeping their personal information accurate and up to date.

Identity verification

When Users make membership registration for each Web service, or members use the Service, or when the Office accepts a request for disclosure, correction, deletion, or discontinuance of use of personal information, the Office shall identify the User in question with personally identifiable information (i.e., name, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, membership number, password, etc.). However, the Office shall not be responsible if any person other than the User in question obtains personally identifiable information.

Access logs in the following case, which are part of the activity histories

If a User logs in and uses the Service, the Office may identify the individual to distribute or display advertisements or content or provide the Service by using the activity histories before the login. To opt out of receiving such advertisements, please contact the personal information inquiry office below.

Personal information manager

Northern Regional Municipalities Association

Inquiries regarding personal information

Revisions of Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise provided in laws and regulations, the Office may revise the Privacy Policy from time to time.