Privacy Policy

OWN LLC (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") establishes the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") regarding the handling of users' personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as "the Service").

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Act, and means information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual through a name, date of birth, address, phone number, contact information, or other descriptions contained in the information, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and information that can identify a specific individual solely from such information (personal identification information), such as the insurer number on a health insurance card.

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

The Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver's license number when users register for an account. In addition, the Company may collect transaction records and payment information, including users' personal information, made between users and partners, etc., from the Company's partners (including information providers, advertisers, ad distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "Partners").

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The Company collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:

1. To provide and operate our services.
2. To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification).
3. To send emails informing users of new features, updates, campaigns, etc., of the services they are using, and other services provided by the Company.
4. To provide necessary communications such as maintenance and important notices.
5. To identify users who violate the terms of service or who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes, and to refuse their use.
6. To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registration information and view their usage status.
7. To bill users for fees for paid services.
8. Purposes incidental to the above uses.

Article 4 (Changes to the Purpose of Use)

1. The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use after the change is related to the purpose of use before the change.
2. If the purpose of use is changed, the Company shall notify users of the changed purpose or publicly announce it on this website by the method prescribed by the Company.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

1. Except in the following cases, the Company will not provide personal information to a third party without the prior consent of the user. However, this excludes cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act and other laws and regulations.
   1. 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 individual concerned.
   2. When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the sound upbringing of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
   3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either in executing affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual concerned may impede the execution of such affairs.
   4. When the following matters have been announced or publicly disclosed in advance, and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission:
      1. The purpose of use includes provision to a third party.
      2. Items of data provided to a third party.
      3. Means or methods of provision to a third party.
      4. Stopping the provision of personal information to a third party at the request of the individual concerned.
      5. Method of accepting requests from the individual concerned.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of such information shall not fall under the category of a third party.
   1. When the Company entrusts the handling of all or part of the personal information to a third party to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use.
   2. When personal information is provided due to business succession caused by merger or other reasons.
   3. When personal information is jointly used with a specific person, and the individual concerned has been notified in advance of that fact, the items of personal information jointly used, the scope of persons jointly using the information, the purpose of use of the persons using the information, and the name of the person responsible for the management of the personal information, or the individual concerned has been put in a state where he/she can easily know these matters.

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When a user requests the disclosure of personal information, the Company shall disclose it to the user without delay. However, if disclosure falls under any of the following, the Company may not disclose all or part of it, and if a decision not to disclose is made, the Company shall notify the user of that fact without delay. A fee of 1,000 yen will be charged per disclosure of personal information.
   1. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the user or a third party.
   2. When there is a risk of significantly hindering the proper execution of the Company's business.
   3. When it would violate other laws and regulations.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information, such as historical information and characteristic information, will not be disclosed in principle.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

1. If a user believes that the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request the Company to correct, add, or delete (hereinafter referred to as "correction, etc.") the personal information in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the Company.
2. If the Company determines that it is necessary to respond to a user's request as described in the preceding paragraph, the Company shall promptly carry out the correction, etc., of the relevant personal information.
3. If the Company makes a correction, etc., based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to make a correction, etc., the Company shall notify the user of this without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

1. If a user requests the suspension or deletion of the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use, etc.") on the grounds that the personal information is handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or was acquired by unlawful means, the Company shall conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
2. If, based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, it is determined that it is necessary to respond to the request, the Company shall promptly carry out the suspension of use, etc., of the relevant personal information.
3. If the Company carries out the suspension of use, etc., based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to carry out the suspension of use, etc., the Company shall notify the user of this without delay.
4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if the suspension of use, etc., would incur a large amount of cost or if it is otherwise difficult to carry out the suspension of use, etc., and if alternative measures necessary to protect the user's rights and interests can be taken, the Company shall take such alternative measures.

Article 9 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

1. The contents of this Policy may be changed without notifying users, except for matters otherwise stipulated in this Policy or by law.
2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised privacy policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.