Privacy Policy

• In handling personal information, the Company shall comply with laws, regulations, and other norms related to the protection of personal information.

• The Company shall use appropriate and fair means to acquire personal information, and shall use said information only within the scope of its intended purposes of use.

• The Company shall use acquired personal information only for the purposes individually notified at the time of acquisition, as well as for the following purposes:

  • To exercise contractual or legal rights and fulfill obligations toward business partners and others
  • To communicate, cooperate, and negotiate with business partners and others
  • For investigations and records based on laws and regulations, as well as notifications and reports to government agencies
  • To develop and provide high-quality products and services
  • To provide useful information and guidance regarding various events to business partners and others
  • To exercise rights and fulfill obligations based on the Companies Act and other relevant laws
  • To send notices to shareholders and perform other administrative tasks related to shareholders
  • To respond to inquiries and provide other information to shareholders, investors, and other parties
  • To conduct internships, recruitment selection, applicant management, and other recruitment activities
  • For research and analysis related to business operations
  • For the creation of statistical information and other processing of personal information for use by the Company
  • For other legitimate purposes

  In the event that the purpose of use for acquired personal information is changed, the Company shall notify the individual subject of said information or issue a public announcement.

• The Company shall take necessary measures to prevent unauthorized access to, or the loss, destruction, alteration, or leakage of personal information, and shall strive for the secure management of personal information.

• When disclosing or providing personal information to a third party, the Company shall take necessary measures in accordance with laws and regulations.

• When outsourcing the handling of personal information to a subcontractor the Company shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the personal information is handled securely within the scope of the outsourced work.

• The Company may jointly use necessary items of the provided personal information with other companies in the Company Group as follows, only when necessary for the purposes of use notified to the individual or publicly announced.

  Items of personal information which may be jointly used:

  Name, company name, department, job title, address, phone number, gender, age, email address, etc.

  Scope of joint users:

  Companies within the Company Group

  Purposes of joint use:

  Same as the Company’s purposes of use for personal information

  Party responsible for the management of personal information:

  SUMCO Corporation

• When an individual requests the disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of their personal information, the Company shall respond within a reasonable scope after confirming that the requester is the subject of the personal information. Complaints regarding the handling of personal information held by the Company should be directed to the department that acquired the relevant personal information.

  If the relevant department is unknown, please contact the General Affairs Department of SUMCO Corporation (telephone 03-5444-0808; fax 03-5444-0809).

  If the relevant department is unknown, please contact the General Affairs Department of SUMCO Corporation (telephone 03-5444-0808; fax 03-5444-0809).

• The Company shall review and improve the content of this policy on an ongoing basis.

SUMCO Corporation