Compliance with Related Laws and Regulations
We will comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other related laws and regulations, Terms of Use, guidelines of authorized personal information protection organizations, and this Personal Information Protection Policy.
2. Safety Control Measures
With regard to safety control measures for personal information, etc., we have established separate “Personal Information Protection Regulations” and “Regulations for Handling Specified Personal Information,” etc., and have taken sufficient measures to ensure proper handling of such information.
3. Purpose and Use of Personal Information, etc.
We collect the minimum necessary personal information from our customers in order to safely and securely proceed with transactions with them and to provide better services. This personal information will be collected via the Internet, telephone, fax, mail, etc., and will be used for the following purposes: identification of the customer, screening for account opening, selection of recommended financial products, introduction of new products and services, research, development, and improvement of products and services, provision of products and services, market research and surveys, decision making for continued transactions, and credit management. The Company will use personal information for the following purposes: selection of financial products and services, introduction of new products and services, research, development, and improvement of products and services, provision of products and services, market research and questionnaires, decision-making on the continuation of transactions, post-acquisition management such as inheritance procedures, and debt management and collection. In the future, if we intend to use personal information for a different purpose than when we received it, we will inform you of that purpose in advance. In addition, personal numbers will be handled only within the scope required by law.
Types of Personal Information to be Obtained
When a customer applies to open an account, we obtain the customer’s name, address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, e-mail address, occupation, financial assets, annual income, place of employment, investment experience, and other information. After opening an account, we will also obtain information such as the customer’s change of address and other information. We also obtain other information provided directly by customers in the form of written documents or e-mails, as well as information provided by customers when applying for seminars.
Cookies and Web beacons
We may use cookies to ensure security and to provide appropriate information to customers. Cookies are functions that allow a website to store information in the browser of a customer’s computer or other device and retrieve it later. However, cookies set by the Company do not contain any information that can identify personal information. Cookies and image data (web beacons) may be included for access analysis by the advertising and tracking systems used by the Company, but they do not identify any personal information.
6. Restrictions on Provision to Third Parties
We will not provide personal numbers to third parties with or without the consent of the individual, except as required by law. Also, we will not provide customer information to third parties except with the consent of the customer. However, we may provide customer information to a third party without the customer’s consent in the following cases
1 When required by law
2 When it is necessary for the protection of a person’s life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the customer
3 When it is especially necessary to improve public health or to promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the customer
4 Cases in which the handling of personal information is necessary for cooperating with a state institution, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a state institution or local government to execute affairs prescribed by law, and in which obtaining the consent of the customer is likely to impede the execution of the affairs concerned.
In addition, when necessary to send account opening materials, etc. to customers or to provide products and services, we may outsource the work to a company that we deem reliable. We will take the utmost care to prevent leakage or re-provision of personal information under strict control of the contractor.
