■ Basic Policy

ARK BUSINESS SEARCH CO.,LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) considers the proper handling of personal information to be a social responsibility. We comply with laws and regulations concerning the protection of personal information, establish rules and internal systems, ensure thorough awareness among all executives and employees, and continuously maintain and improve them.

1. When collecting personal information, we clearly specify the purpose of use and do not use the information for any other purpose without the individual's consent.
2. We take appropriate measures to ensure the accuracy and security of personal information, and strive to prevent unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, or leakage of such information.
3. We do not provide personal information to third parties unless there is a legitimate reason to do so, such as when the consent of the individual has been obtained or when disclosure is required by law.
4. When outsourcing the handling of personal information, we take the legally required measures.
5. We comply with Japanese laws and other relevant regulations concerning the protection of personal information.

■ Definition of Personal Information

Personal information refers to data that can be used to identify an individual client—such as their address, name, telephone number, and email address—provided to the Company through this website.

■ Collection of Personal Information

1. On this website, we collect information such as internet domain names, IP addresses, and browsing data in the form of access logs.
2. This information will be used to improve the content of this website.
3. In making various inquiries, you may be required to register information such as your address, name, age, occupation, telephone number, fax number, and email address (hereinafter referred to as 'user information').
4. This user information will be used for future reference. For this reason, the information may be forwarded to the relevant departments within the company. Additionally, user information will be used for responses to inquiries and other related purposes.
5. For various inquiries, the personal information entered by clients is encrypted using SSL during communication between the web browser and the web server.
6. Therefore, if you are using a browser that does not support SSL or if access is restricted due to firewall settings within a corporate network, you may not be able to access the page. We appreciate your understanding.

■ Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The personal information provided by clients will, in principle, be used solely for the purpose of offering our products, services, and related information to the clients, or for the purpose of improving our products and services. If the information is to be used for purposes other than those mentioned, we will clearly specify the purpose to the client in advance. We will not use clients' personal information for any purposes other than these legitimate purposes without their consent.

■ Restrictions on the Use and Provision of Personal Information

Personal information provided by clients will not be disclosed or provided to any third party, except in the following cases.

• When the client has given consent.
• When it is deemed necessary to disclose the information to our contractors or business partners (such as sales agents or delivery companies), to the extent required for the purposes of use stated above.
• When disclosure is required by laws or regulations.

Please note that personal information may be jointly used with our affiliated or partner companies within the scope of the purposes of use. Personal information may also be entrusted to appropriate professional service providers who are recognised as meeting certain standards. In such cases, the entrusted parties will be required to handle and protect the personal information appropriately, and will be prohibited from using it for any purpose other than the intended disclosure or provision to third parties.

■ Management of Personal Information

We will take necessary measures to prevent the leakage, loss, or damage of the collected information and to ensure the proper management of the collected data.

In addition, we may entrust external parties, deemed necessary for business purposes, with the analysis of access data and feedback. In such cases, the entrusted parties are also required to take necessary measures to ensure the proper management of the collected information.

■ About Cookies

A cookie is data sent from a web server to a web browser. By referencing the cookies, the web server can identify the user's computer, allowing for more efficient use of our website. The files sent by our website as cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information.

It is also possible to disable cookies through the settings of your web browser.

■ About reCAPTCHA

Our website uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. to protect the site from spam and other malicious submissions on internet forms. This service is used to determine whether the submitter is a human or a robot, and Google collects other data, including the IP address, for the purpose of providing this service. Additionally, the data entered will be used by Google for this purpose. However, in the case of the EU or the European Economic Area, the IP address will be anonymized in advance.

In exceptional cases, in the US, the IP address will be sent to Google before being anonymized. Google uses this information on behalf of the website operator to evaluate the use of the site by the client.

The IP address collected by reCAPTCHA from your browser will not be associated with other data held by Google.

This data collection is carried out under Google's data protection regulations.
For more details on Google's privacy policy, please refer to the
following URL. https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
By using the reCAPTCHA service, you agree to the purposes and data collection described above by Google.

■ Disclaimer

While we strive to ensure the accuracy of the information published on our website, we shall not be held liable for any actions taken by users based on the information provided on our site.

We shall not be liable for any damages suffered by users due to the use of our website, nor for any damages caused by users to third parties.

■ Copyright and Portrait Rights

All content on our website, including texts, images, and other materials, is protected by copyright, portrait rights, and other rights. Any unauthorized use or reproduction is prohibited.

■ Link

You are welcome to set up links to our website freely. However, we may refuse the placement of links depending on the content of the website.

■ Regarding the Revision of the Privacy Policy

We may revise the privacy policy of this website. In such cases, we will provide notification on this site.

■ Contact

For inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us at the following.

ARK BUSINESS SEARCH CO.,LTD.
7F Otake Building, 1-11-8 Ogawa-machi, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0052, Japan
email. biz@ark.asia　/　tel. 03-3518-9966