April
2005
INAMORI FOUNDATION
With full recognition of the importance of personal information, we at the Inamori Foundation (the Foundation, below) take it as our social responsibility to safeguard and handle the information in a thoroughly appropriate manner. We therefore confirm adherence to the "Act on the Protection of Personal Information"(*) and other applicable laws,
and act in accordance with the in-house policies established under our
independent control system for protection and handling of personal information.
1.
Acquisition of Personal Information
We at the Foundation acquire personal information within reasonable bounds
after clarifying the purpose, and will not use the information in any way
except for the purpose clarified at time of acquisition.
2.
Purpose of Use
Acquired personal information shall be used solely for
implementation of the activities stipulated in the act of endowment of the
Foundation. When acquiring personal information directly from the person
concerned, we will inform the person of the purpose of acquisition in advance.
The personal information acquired in any other manner shall be used solely for the
purposes to be defined separately.
3.
Security of Personal Information
Concerning all the personal information the Foundation has acquired,
we will control it in an appropriate manner, and take necessary measures for
prevention of wrongdoing including unjust access, theft, loss, unauthorized destruction,
alteration and disclosure, as well as implement corrective action where
necessary. When entrusting a third party with personal information held by the
Foundation, we will control and supervise the use of the information by such
party to maintain security of the information.
4.
Provision of Personal Information to Third
Parties
We will not provide to any third party any personal information held
by the Foundation, except in the cases specified below:
(1) The provision is approved
by the person to whom the personal information refers;
(2) The provision is requested by a public
authority under an applicable law or ordinance; or
(3) The provision is required for protection of a
human life or property and it is not possible to obtain timely approval from
the person to whom the personal information refers.
5.
Disclosure, Correction and Deletion of Personal
Information held by the Foundation
If the person to whom the personal
information refers requests disclosure, correction or deletion of any relevant
personal information held by the Foundation, we will, after identifying the
person, deal with the request in a prompt and appropriate manner. If such a
request is made by a proxy of the person, we will, after identifying his or her
status as the proxy, deal with the request in a prompt and appropriate
manner.
6.
Contact for matters relating to personal
information etc.
For matters relating to protection and
handling of personal information by the Foundation, please contact:
Personal Information Protection Desk, Inamori
Foundation
620
Suiginya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8411
Tel: 075-353-7272 e-mail: sec@inamori-f.or.jp
7. Continuous Improvement of “The System and
Measures for Compliance with Applicable Laws and Ordinances”
We at the
Foundation will review and continue to improve our policies, systems, internal
rules, implementation, etc. of protection of personal information held by the
Foundation, in response to various changes such as the changes in the
Foundation’s operation, laws and ordinances, society and IT environment.
* Provisional
English title