(Address: 5-1 Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Tatsushi Hashimoto; hereinafter referred to as “BARKS”) (address: 5-1, Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; representative: Tatsushi Hashimoto; hereinafter “the Company”) considers the protection of personal information to be a social responsibility and has established this Privacy Policy as its basic policy regarding the protection of personal information.

The Company handles the personal information it obtains in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and makes efforts to continuously improve the content of this Privacy Policy by making it known to its directors, employees, and other relevant personnel.

Types of Personal Information and Purpose of Use
Personal information obtained by the Company shall be used for the following purposes and shall not be used for any other purposes.

(1) Personal information concerning users of various services operated by the Company (hereinafter referred to as “the Company’s services”)
(1) To provide important notices, maintenance information, and other notifications necessary for the provision of services
(ii) To accurately notify you of special services, campaigns, etc.
(iii) To display information about services provided by us (not limited to our services) or products or services of our business partners that may be of interest to you on the web page of our services that you have accessed or on your terminal, or to send you mail magazines, other mailings, mail, or postal mail, etc. (Note that personal information may be delivered to you in a manner separately determined by us. (You may stop or resume the handling of such information by notifying us in a manner separately determined by us.)
(iv) To send and communicate gifts for various campaigns
(v) To conduct surveys regarding usage conditions, usage environment, and contents of postings, and to prepare and use statistical data to the extent that individuals cannot be identified.
(vi) To respond to inquiries, to confirm the identity of the user, and to perform various procedures
(vii) To respond to disputes and lawsuits
(viii) To enhance other services.

(2) Personal information, etc. related to business partners
(i) To propose our services, conduct business negotiations, negotiate, enter into contracts, execute contracts, and make necessary business communications
(ii) To manage information on business partners

(3) Personal information, etc. concerning participants in events, etc.
(i) To contact and send materials related to events, etc.
(ii) To manage the operation of events, etc.

(4) Personal information of applicants for employment
(1) To contact and notify applicants for employment
(ii) To determine whether an applicant has passed or failed the employment selection process

(5) Personal information of survey and opinion providers
(i) For research, evaluation and analysis to improve our services
(ii) To provide information on our services

(6) Personal information of those who contact us
(i) To respond to inquiries

Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
We will not provide collected personal information to third parties without prior consent of the person concerned. However, this does not apply in the following cases

(1) When the provision of personal information to a third party is announced or publicized in advance
(2) When required by law
(3) When there is an imminent danger to the life, body, or property of an individual and there is an urgent need to do so.
(4) When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either of the former two in executing the affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining your consent may impede the execution of the relevant affairs.
(5) When it is deemed necessary to disclose or share information in order to provide a product or service that the user desires.
(6) When information is required by a company performing work on behalf of the Company for the purpose of providing a product or service to the User
(7) When deemed necessary to protect the Company’s rights, property, services, etc., because the User’s conduct on the Company’s services violates the Terms of Use.

Notification of Purpose of Use of Personal Information
When acquiring personal information, the Company will notify or publicly announce the purpose of use in advance if the Company intends to use the personal information for purposes other than those specified in this Privacy Policy. However, this does not apply in the following cases

(1) Cases in which notifying the person of the purpose of use or publicly announcing it may harm the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person or a third party
(2) Cases in which notifying the person of the purpose of use or publicly announcing it may harm the Company’s rights or legitimate interests
(3) Cases in which it is necessary to cooperate with a state organ or local public body in the performance of its duties as prescribed by law, and in which notifying the person of the purpose of use or publicly announcing it is likely to impede the performance of such duties
(4) Cases in which the purpose of use is recognized to be clear from the circumstances of the acquisition.

Security Control Measures for Personal Information
Personal information collected will be handled in accordance with the following security control measures.

In addition, we may outsource the handling of personal information as part of our business to a company that we have concluded a confidentiality agreement with, based on our judgment of their trustworthiness.

In such cases, we will supervise the contractors as necessary and appropriate to ensure that they manage the personal information safely.
In this case, we will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure that the personal information is securely managed by the outsourcing company.

Organizational Safety Control Measures
In addition to appointing a person responsible for the handling of personal information, the Company clarifies the employees who handle personal information and their roles, and establishes a system for reporting to the person responsible in the event that a violation of the law or predetermined handling methods is detected or any sign of such a violation is detected.
The Company conducts periodic self-inspections of the status of personal information handling.

Personal Safety Control Measures
The company provides periodic training to employees on matters concerning the handling of personal information.
The Company stipulates in its employment regulations the confidentiality of personal information.

Physical Safety Control Measures
The Company has implemented measures to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing personal information, as well as to control employee access to areas where personal information is handled.
In addition, measures are taken to prevent the theft or loss of equipment, electronic media, and documents that handle personal information, and to ensure that personal information is not easily revealed when such equipment, electronic media, etc. are carried, including during transportation within the business site.

Technical safety control measures
Access control is implemented to limit the scope of persons in charge and the personal information databases, etc. handled.
The Company has introduced a system to protect information systems that handle personal information from unauthorized access from outside or unauthorized software.

Publication of Matters Related to Personal Information
The Company will make the following matters concerning personal information available to the person concerned, and will respond without delay upon the person’s request.

(1) Purposes for which personal information is to be used (excluding, however, items for which there is no obligation to do so under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information) If we decide not to respond, we will notify the individual to that effect without delay.)
(2) Contact for inquiries regarding personal information

Disclosure of Personal Information
When we are requested by an individual to disclose his/her personal information or records provided to a third party, we will disclose such information to the individual without delay. However, we may decide not to disclose all or part of the information in any of the following cases, and if we decide not to disclose the information, we will notify the person to that effect without delay.

(1) If there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person in question or a third party
(2) If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
(3) If it would violate other laws or regulations.

In principle, the Company will not disclose any information other than personal information, such as access logs.

Correction of Personal Information
We will keep your personal information as accurate and up-to-date as possible. If a customer requests correction, addition, or deletion of his/her personal information (hereinafter referred to as “correction, etc.”) on the grounds that the personal information is not true, the Company will, except in cases where special procedures are prescribed by law, conduct the necessary investigation without delay to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use, and based on the results of such investigation, correct, etc., the personal information. Based on the results of the investigation, we will correct the content of the personal information and notify the person to that effect.

Suspension of Use of Personal Information


Procedures for disclosure, etc.
We will respond to requests for disclosure, correction, etc., suspension of use, etc., and disclosure of records of provision to third parties (collectively, “Disclosure, etc.”) from the person in question or his/her representative of retained personal data. When requesting Disclosure, etc., please specify the matters subject to Disclosure, etc. and submit your request in accordance with the following request method.

Request Method
Acceptance Method
Please prepare the following required documents and mail them to the request address. If you have any questions about how to make a request, please contact the requesting party.

Required documents
Request Form for Disclosure, etc. (Any format is acceptable. (The contents of the request, name, address, and telephone number are required items. If you wish to request disclosure of retained personal data or disclosure of records of provision to a third party, you may specify either paper or e-mail disclosure method. If you wish to request disclosure by e-mail, please also include your e-mail address. If you do not provide an e-mail address, the disclosure will be made on paper.)
Identification documents (a copy of one of the following documents issued by a public institution: driver’s license, resident certificate, passport, or other document issued by a public institution)
[If the request is made by a proxy (voluntary representative or legal representative), the following documents must additionally be attached:]
Documents confirming the authority of representation: [In the case of a legal representative] A copy of a document that confirms the authority of legal representation, such as a copy of the family register.
[In the case of a voluntary representative] a letter of attorney (with the applicant’s personal seal) and a certificate of seal registration of the applicant (issued within the last 3 months)
Identification document of the proxy (a copy of one of the following documents issued by a public institution: driver’s license, certificate of residence, passport, or other document issued by a public institution)

Commission fee
Free of charge

Other Notes
[If any information such as permanent address, medical records, etc. is included in the documents, please cross out the relevant part before sending them by mail.
[In the following cases, we will not be able to respond to your request for disclosure, etc. In such cases, we will notify you that we are unable to respond to your request for disclosure, etc., clearly indicating the reason why we are unable to do so.
Cases in which the identity of the person making the Request for Disclosure, etc. cannot be confirmed as the person or his/her representative with respect to the retained personal data
Cases in which the subject of the Request for Disclosure, etc. does not fall under the category of retained personal data
When there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the person in question or a third party
If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
If there is a risk of violating other laws or regulations
[Purpose of Use of Personal Information Obtained in Connection with Requests for Disclosure, etc.]Personal information obtained in connection with a request for disclosure, etc. shall be handled only to the extent necessary for disclosure, etc. Documents submitted will not be returned. After the response to the request for disclosure is completed, the information will be properly managed and disposed of.

Requests should be addressed to
5-1 Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0084, Japan
BARKS Co.
Personal Information Management Officer (ml_privacy@barks.jp)

Use of IP Addresses, Cookies and Web Beacons
BARKS uses your IP address recorded in the log mainly for the following purposes.

(1) To identify and resolve the cause of problems that occur on our servers
(2) For site administration
(3) For access analysis.

Some of our services use a technology called cookies or web beacons, which are sent to your browser. You can refuse to accept cookies by setting your browser to refuse them. However, please note that if you do so, some functions may be limited.
In addition, we use “Google Analytics” (including “Google Analytics 4 Properties (GA4)” to be introduced in July 2023, the same hereinafter) as our access analysis tool. (including “Google Analytics 4 Properties (GA4)” which will be migrated from July 2023). This Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data. This data is collected anonymously and does not personally identify you.
You can refuse the collection of this functionality by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. For more information about this agreement, please see the Google Analytics Terms of Use and Google Policies and Terms.

Google Analytics Terms of Use
https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/jp/
Google Policies and Terms
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=ja
Google Analytics Opt-Out
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/?hl=ja

Cookie Disablement (Opt-Out) for Ad Serving
Some of the advertisements displayed on our services are operated by the following third parties. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so by following the instructions on the following page. If you wish to disable this cookie, you can do so by following the instructions on the following page.

Google Inc.
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=ja

CARTA COMMUNICATIONS Inc.
https://www.cci.co.jp/privacypolicy/optout/

MicroAd Inc.
https://send.microad.jp/w3c/index.html

Yahoo Japan Corporation
https://btoptout.yahoo.co.jp/optout/alliance.html https://btoptout.yahoo.co.jp/optout/preferences.html

Twitter Japan K.K.
https://help.twitter.com/ja/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads

Facebook Japan K.K.
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms

LINE Corporation
https://optout.tr.line.me/

Amazon Japan G.K.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/adprefs

Digital Advertising Consortium, Inc.
https://www.dac.co.jp/utility/data-policy/

Platform One, Inc.
https://www.platform-one.co.jp/policy/optout/

Flux Corporation
https://flux.jp/autostream-devicepolicy/

Logree, Inc.
https://www.logly.co.jp/optout.html

CMerTV Inc.
https://www.cmertv.co.jp/Cookie

fluct Corporation
https://corp.fluct.jp/privacy/optout/

GMO Ad Marketing, Inc.
https://www.gmo-am.jp/privacy/

Speee Corporation
https://uzou.speee-ad.jp/optout/

popIn, Inc.
https://discovery.popin.cc/home/privacy.html

Boundless Inc.
https://www.beboundless.jp/policies/privacy-dashboard/

Supership Corporation
https://supership.jp/optout/

Criteo Corporation
https://www.criteo.com/jp/privacy/disable-criteo-services-on-internet-browsers/

IndexExchange
https://jp.indexexchange.com/privacy/

OpenX Japan K.K.
https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN

Pubmatic Inc.
https://corp.fluct.jp/privacy/optout/

GumGum Japan K.K.
https://gumgum.com/terms-and-policies/opt-out

Outbrain Japan K.K.
https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy

CyberAgent, Inc.
https://caprofitx.jp/optout/index.html

RTB House Japan K.K.
https://www.rtbhouse.com/optout-page/

Magnite Rubicon
https://rubiconproject.com/privacy/consumer-online-profile-and-opt-out/

Teads Japan K.K.
https://www.teads.com/privacy-policy/privacy-policy-general-notice-jp/

Glider Associates, Inc.
https://glider-associates.com/rule

iMobile Inc.
https://www.i-mobile.co.jp/optout.html

TripleLift
https://triplelift.com/user-rights-policy-and-opt-out/

Tabula Japan K.K.
https://www.taboola.com/ja/policies/

SMN Corporation
https://www.so-netmedia.jp/cookie/dsp_optout.html

UNICORN Corporation
https://uncn.jp/cup

Impactify
https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN

media.net
https://www.media.net/adchoices/

PubCommon ID
https://www.conversant.com/privacy-policy/

Panorama ID
https://www.lotame.com/about-lotame/privacy/privacy-manager-opt-out/#optout-success

TTD ID
https://www.adsrvr.org/

ID5
https://i5-sync.com/privacy/

IMU-ID
https://corp.intimatemerger.com/privacypolicy/

UID2
https://transparentadvertising.org

About Links
Some of our services contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for any personal information disclosed by you on the linked sites or the content of the linked sites.

Revisions to this Privacy Policy
We may revise this privacy policy, in whole or in part, in the future. Any significant changes will be announced on the site in an easy-to-understand manner.

Inquiries
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at the following address.

5-1 Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0084, Japan
BARKS Corporation
Personal Information Management Officer (ml_privacy@barks.jp)

Established: May 1, 2024
Last revised: May 1, 2024