AZSTOKE Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "our company") has established the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this policy") regarding the handling of personal information of those who use our company's services (hereinafter referred to as "users"), and has promoted the protection of personal information by building a system for protecting personal information, making all employees aware of the importance of protecting personal information, and thoroughly implementing such measures.

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003, hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act"), and refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual based on the name, date of birth, or other description contained in the information, or that includes an individual identification code.

Article 2 (Purpose of Use of Personal Information)

Our company will acquire personal information of users to the extent necessary for the following purposes, and use the acquired information. If we use personal information beyond the scope of the following purposes, we will obtain consent from users in an appropriate manner in advance.

1. To provide our services (hereinafter referred to as "the Services")

2. To improve and enhance the content of our services or develop new services

3. To inform you of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the Service and other services provided by our company (including sending emails, flyers, and other direct mail).

4. To contact you as necessary regarding maintenance, important notices, etc.

5. To respond to opinions, inquiries, etc. from users regarding this service (including identity verification).

6. To report to users on the usage status of this service

7. To request cooperation in surveys and interviews regarding the Service, to request participation in various events, and to report the results, etc.

8. To investigate and analyze the usage history of the Service and use the results for improving and developing the Service and distributing advertisements

9. Provision of personal information to companies participating in events hosted by our company, based on the user's consent or application.

10. To identify users who have violated the terms of use or who are attempting to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes, and to refuse such use

Article 3 (Use of Cookies, etc.)

1. The Company may use cookies and other information gathering modules (hereinafter referred to as "Cookies") to obtain information on users' access to the Service, browsing information, etc., for the purpose of analyzing access to the Service. Please note that this information obtained through cookies (hereinafter referred to as "Cookie Information") does not include information that can identify or specify the user on its own.

2. Users can set the use of cookies, etc. on this service. If users do not permit the use of cookies, etc., they can disable cookies, etc. in their browser settings, etc. However, disabling cookies, etc. may reduce the convenience of this service or limit the scope of use of the services provided by this service.

3. We will use cookie information for the purpose of operating, maintaining and improving the quality of our Service, as well as for the development and improvement of our products and services, and for delivering advertisements tailored to users' usage of our Service.

Article 4 (Management and protection of personal information)

We will manage personal information with strict security and will not disclose or provide it to third parties without the user's consent, except in the following cases: In addition, with consideration for safety, we will take measures to prevent and correct risks such as unauthorized access to personal information, and the loss, destruction, falsification, and leakage of personal information.

1. When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the user's consent.

2. When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy child development and it is difficult to obtain the user's consent.

3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national government agency, local government, or a person commissioned by them in carrying out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the user's consent is likely to impede the performance of those duties.

4. Other cases permitted by law.

Article 5 (Entrustment of Personal Information Handling)

We may outsource all or part of the handling of personal information to a third party within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use. In such cases, we will thoroughly examine the suitability of the third party, stipulate matters related to confidentiality obligations in the contract, and provide necessary and appropriate supervision of the third party.

Article 6 (Procedures for Disclosure of Personal Information)

A user or a user's representative may, in accordance with the procedures specified by our company, request notification of the purpose of use of retained personal data that identifies the user, disclosure of retained personal data or records of provision to a third party, correction, addition, or deletion of the contents of retained personal data, and suspension of use, erasure, or suspension of provision to a third party of retained personal data. For specific procedures for making a request, please contact our inquiry desk listed in this policy.

Article 7 (Procedure for changing the privacy policy)

We will review the contents of this policy from time to time and strive to improve it. The contents of this policy may be changed, except for matters otherwise specified by laws, regulations, or other provisions of this policy. The changed privacy policy will take effect when it is notified to users or posted on our website in a manner specified by our company.

Article 8 (Compliance with laws, regulations and rules)

We will comply with Japanese laws and other regulations that apply to personal information we hold.

Article 9 (Handling complaints and inquiries)

We will accept complaints and inquiries from users regarding the handling of personal information and respond appropriately and promptly.We will also respond promptly and appropriately to requests from users to disclose, correct, add, delete, or refuse to use or provide their personal information.

Article 10 (Safety Control Measures)

With regard to the personal information entrusted to us by users, we will take organizational, physical, human and technical measures to prevent unauthorized intrusion, loss, destruction, falsification, leakage, etc. of personal information by implementing security measures such as restricting access to personal information files, recording access logs and preventing unauthorized access from outside. In the unlikely event that an accident such as leakage of a user's personal information occurs, we will promptly report it to the supervisory authorities in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act and related guidelines, and follow the instructions of the supervisory authorities to take necessary measures such as measures to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents and recurrence.

Article 11 (Company address, name of representative, and personal information protection manager)

Our address, representative, and personal information protection manager's name are as follows:

Address: B1F Court Sakurajosui, 5-14-9 Sakurajosui, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Kentaro Nakajima

Article 12 (Contact Information)

For inquiries regarding our handling of personal information, please contact us at the details below.

AZSTOKE Co., Ltd.

Postal code 156-0045

B1F Court Sakurajosui, 5-14-9 Sakurajosui, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Email: official@azstoke.jp

Established and enforced on January 9, 2024