Teijin Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd. (hereafter "TNC") understands that handling personal information appropriately and protecting them in all aspects of its corporate activities are a social responsibility to be fulfilled. TNC shall make every effort to comply with laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal information, as well as to meet the confidence of society based on the policy stated below.

TNC shall acquire personal information in a legitimate and fair manner.

TNC will use personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the following purposes of use. If TNC uses personal information for purposes not specified below, TNC will obtain the prior consent of the person concerned.

• To receive and place orders for products and services, and to ship and respond to such orders.
• To provide information on events, various products and services, and to promote sales.
• To develop, propose, and provide information on various products and services based on information analysis of website browsing history, application usage history, etc.
• To respond to requests and inquiries, and to send documents and information.
• To fulfill obligations and exercise rights related to transactions.
• To provide and receive information on the proper use, quality, safety, and effectiveness of products and services.
• To collect necessary information, to provide products and services, and to communicate with customers.
• To consider and decide whether to employ applicants for employment and to communicate with the applicants.
• To perform labor management such as business communication, attendance management, salary payment, expense reimbursement, proper allocation of personnel, personnel evaluation, skill development, welfare, safety and health, and other obligations stipulated in labor-related laws and regulations, tax-related laws and regulations, and social welfare-related laws and regulations.

However, these do not apply to the following cases

• When required by laws and regulation.
• When it is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of the person and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person.
• 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 person.
• TNC shall make every effort to prevent the loss, destruction, alteration, leaking of or illegal access to personal information. As measures for security management of all personal information, TNC shall appoint a person to supervise personal information protection and establish the appropriate system to ensure the effectiveness of the security management.

TNC shall make every effort to prevent the loss, destruction, alteration, leaking of or illegal access to personal information. As measures for security management of all personal information, TNC shall appoint a person to supervise personal information protection and establish the appropriate system to ensure the effectiveness of the security management.

[Organizational Safety Control Measures]

• TNC appoints a "Personal Information Protection Manager" as the person in charge of personal information management and supervise him or her as necessary and appropriate.

[Personnel safety control measures]

• Education and training on personal information security management will be provided to employees.

[Technical and physical safety control measures]

• A system is in place to protect information systems that handle personal information from unauthorized external access or unauthorized software.

When TNC outsources all or part of the handling of personal information to a third-party, TNC will conduct a rigorous investigation of the third-party, and will exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over the third-party to ensure the safe management of the personal information entrusted to the third-party.

TNC will properly manage personal information and will not provide it to third-parties except in the following cases or with the consent of the individual concerned.

• When required by law
• When it is necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of an individual and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person.
• 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 person.
• When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national agency or local government to execute affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person.
• When the third-party is an academic research institution, etc., and it is necessary for the third-party to handle the personal information for academic research purposes.
  　(Including the cases where part of the purpose is for academic research, and excluding the cases where there is a risk to infringe on the rights and interests of the person.)
• When permitted by other laws and regulations.

The following persons do not fall under the definition of "third-party" as set forth in this section.

• When such personal information is provided in accordance with the Company's entrustment of all or part of such personal information within the scope necessary for the achievement of the purpose of use.
• When personal information to be used jointly with a specific third-party is provided to the third-party, and the fact that such personal information is provided, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of the joint users, the purpose of use, and the name and address of the person responsible for managing said personal information, and in the case of a corporation, the name of its representative, are notified to the person in advance or are made readily available to the person.

TNC may jointly use the personal information as follows

(1)Items of personal information to be jointly used

 All personal information unless otherwise specifically requested by the person

(2)Scope of joint use

 Teijin Limited, Nakashima Holdings Ltd. and other Teijin Group companies

(3)Purposes of joint use

 Same as "Using Personal Information" above

(4)Party responsible for management of personal information to be jointly used

TEIJIN NAKASHIMA MEDICAL CO., LTD.
Naoyuki Kato (President CEO)
688-1 Joto-Kitagata, Higashi-ku, Okayama 709-0625, JAPAN

If the individual to whom the personal information relates requests to disclose or amend the personal information held by TNC, TNC shall, in accordance with the spirit of the law, promptly respond to such request.
For procedures regarding disclosure requests, please contact by "Contact Us".

TNC shall make public this TNC Privacy Policy with respect to personal information protection and shall clearly define various procedures for handling the personal information, such as the method of inquiry, available to the public. In addition, TNC will strive continuously to improve and progress the protection of the personal information. Accordingly, this policy is subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise specified by TNC, the revised policy will be effective from the time it is posted on this site.