Privacy Policy

Koshida Accounting Office (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) establishes this Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as “this Policy”) as follows regarding the handling of privacy information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as “the Services”).

Article 1 (Privacy Information)

The term “personal information” in this Privacy Policy refers to information about a living individual, which corresponds to the definition of “personal information” in the Personal Information Protection Law, and includes information that can identify a specific individual such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions.

The term “history information and characteristic information” in this Privacy Policy refers to information other than “personal information” as defined above, and includes services used, products purchased, history of pages and advertisements viewed, search keywords used, usage date and time, usage method, usage environment, postal code, gender, occupation, age, user’s IP address, cookie information, location information, and individual identification information of the device.

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Privacy Information)

The Company may ask users to provide personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, driver’s license number, etc., when registering for use. The Company may also collect transaction records including personal information of users, such as transaction records including personal information exchanged between users and partners, and information related to payment, from its partners (including information providers, advertisers, and ad distribution partners, hereinafter referred to as “partners”).

The Company collects history information and characteristic information, such as services used, software used, products purchased, history of pages and advertisements viewed, search keywords, usage date and time, usage method, usage environment (including communication status of the terminal device when using a mobile terminal, various settings information when using the service), IP address, cookie information, location information, and individual identification information of the terminal device, when users use the Company’s or partners’ services or view pages.

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows:

(1) To display information such as registration information (name, address, contact information, payment method, etc.), services used, products purchased, and their prices, for users to view and modify their registration information and usage status.
(2) To use the email address to notify and contact users, send products, or contact users as necessary, using contact information such as name and address.
(3) To use information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, bank account number, credit card number, driver’s license number, and delivery proof results to verify the identity of users.
(4) To use information related to payment, such as purchased product names and quantities, types and periods of services used, number of times used, billing amount, name, address, bank account number, and credit card number, to bill users.
(5) To display information registered with the Company on input screens or transfer to other services based on the user’s instructions (including those provided by partners) to facilitate data input by users.
(6) To refuse the use of services by users who violate the terms of service of this Service, such as delaying payment of fees or causing damage to third parties, or who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or unfair purposes, using information to identify individuals such as usage status, name, and address.
(7) To respond to inquiries from users, and provide necessary information such as inquiry contents and billing information to users, as well as information about the user’s service usage status and contact information, necessary for providing services to users.
(8) Purposes incidental to the above purposes.

Article 4 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without the user’s consent, except in the following cases, except as permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws.

(1) Cases based on laws and regulations.
(2) When it is necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property, and obtaining the consent of the person is difficult.
(3) When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy upbringing of children, and obtaining the consent of the person is difficult.
(4) When it is necessary to cooperate with a national institution, local government, or a person entrusted by them in executing the affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the person may interfere with the execution of such affairs.
(5) When notifying or publishing in advance the following matters:
- Purpose of use including provision to third parties.
- Items of data provided to third parties.
- Means or methods of providing to third parties.
- Stopping the provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual concerned.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases shall not be regarded as third parties.

(1) When personal information is provided within the scope necessary for achieving the purpose of use to the Company’s commissioned handling in whole or in part.
(2) When personal information is provided due to merger or other reasons related to the succession of business.
(3) When personal information is jointly used with specific individuals, and notification to the individual in advance, including the purpose of joint use, items of personal information jointly used, range of joint users, purposes of use by joint users, and the name or name of the person responsible for the management of the personal information jointly used, is made to the individual in advance, or it is in a state where the individual can easily know it.

Article 5 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

When requested by the individual for disclosure of personal information, the Company will promptly disclose it to the individual. However, if disclosing it falls under any of the following, the Company may not disclose all or part of it, and if it decides not to disclose it, it will promptly notify the individual of such decision.

(1) When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the individual or a third party.
(2) When there is a significant risk of impeding the proper implementation of the Company’s business.
(3) When it would violate other laws.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information such as history information and characteristic information will not be disclosed in principle.

Article 6 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

If a user’s personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user can request the Company to correct or delete the personal information according to the procedure specified by the Company.

If the Company determines that it is necessary to respond to a request from a user under the preceding paragraph, it will promptly correct or delete the personal information and notify the user accordingly.

Article 7 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

If the Company is requested by the individual to suspend or erase the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “suspension of use, etc.”) on the grounds that the personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or has been obtained by fraudulent means, the Company will promptly conduct necessary investigations based on the results and suspend the use of personal information, etc., in accordance with the results, and notify the individual accordingly. However, in cases where it would be difficult to suspend the use, etc., of personal information due to the significant cost of such suspension, or for other reasons, but alternative measures are necessary to protect the rights and interests of the individual, the Company will take such alternative measures.

Article 8 (Change to Privacy Policy)

The Company may change the contents of this Policy without notifying users. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy will take effect when posted on this website.

Article 9 (Contact Information)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact the following:

Address: 3-1-2 Minamihommachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City Japan
Company Name: Koshida Accounting Office
Email Address: info@kotsicpafirm.com