Privacy Policy

Cast Co., Ltd. has established the following privacy policy regarding the handling of users' personal information in relation to the services provided on this website

■Personal information

"Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in 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, address, telephone number, contact details, and other descriptions contained in the information, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and information that can identify a specific individual from the information alone, such as the insurer number on a health insurance card (personal identification information)

■ How personal information is collected

When you register to use our service, we may ask you for personal information such as your name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver's license number

■ Management of personal information

We will keep your personal information accurate and up-to-date, and will endeavor to establish an information security system and management structure to protect against risks such as unauthorized access to, loss, damage, falsification, and leakage of personal information, and will strictly manage personal information

■ Purpose of collecting and using personal information

The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows:

・To provide and operate our services
・To respond to inquiries from users (including verifying their identity)
・To accept campaign applications, notify users of lottery results, and send prizes
・To send email newsletters, etc.
・To contact users as necessary, such as for maintenance and important notices
・To identify users who attempt to use our services for fraudulent or improper purposes and to refuse their use
・To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registered information, and to view their usage status
・For purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

■ Change in purpose of use

The purpose of use of personal information will be changed only if it is reasonably deemed that the purpose of use is related to the purpose before the change.
If the purpose of use is changed, the user will be notified of the changed purpose in a manner specified by our company or the changed purpose will be published on this website.

■ Provision of personal information to third parties

We will not provide personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the user, except in the following cases, except as permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations

・When it is necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the individual's consent.
・When it is particularly necessary to improve public health or promote the healthy development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the individual's consent.
・When it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency, or a person commissioned by them, in carrying out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the individual's consent is likely to impede the performance of those duties.

When the following matters are announced or publicized in advance and our company notifies the Personal Information Protection Commission:
- The purpose of use includes provision to third parties
- The items of data to be provided to third parties
- The means or method of provision to third parties
- Suspension of provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual
- The method of accepting the request of the individual

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information will not be a third party:
- When our company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use
- When personal information is provided in connection with business succession due to a merger or other reason
- When personal information is used jointly with a specific person, and the individual is notified in advance or made easily accessible to the individual of this fact, the items of personal information to be used jointly, the scope of the joint users, the purpose of use by the users, and the name or title of the person responsible for managing the personal information.

■ Disclosure of personal information

When an individual requests disclosure of their personal information, we will disclose it to them without delay. However, if disclosure would result in any of the following, we may not disclose all or part of the information, and if we decide not to disclose it, we will notify the individual without delay

・When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party.
・When there is a risk of causing significant disruption to the proper execution of our business.
・When there is a violation of other laws and regulations.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, as a general rule, we will not disclose information other than personal information, such as historical information and characteristic information

■ Correction and deletion of personal information

If the personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the User may request the Company to correct, add, or delete the personal information in accordance with the procedures established by the Company

If we receive a request from a user as set forth in the preceding paragraph and determine that it is necessary to comply with the request, we will correct the personal information without delay

If corrections, etc. are made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or if a decision is made not to make corrections, etc., the User will be notified without delay

■ Suspension of use of personal information, etc

If an individual requests that we suspend the use of or delete their personal information because it is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or because it was obtained by illegal means, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay

If, based on the results of the investigation under the preceding paragraph, we determine that it is necessary to comply with the request, we will suspend the use of the personal information without delay

If the Company suspends use, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to suspend use, etc., the Company will notify the User without delay

Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if suspension of use, etc. would involve a large amount of expenses or is otherwise difficult to implement, and alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user can be taken, such alternative measures will be taken

■ Changes to the Privacy Policy

The contents of this policy may be changed without notifying the user, except for matters otherwise specified by law or otherwise in this policy

Unless otherwise specified by our company, the revised Privacy Policy will take effect from the time it is posted on this website

■About collecting information on the website

When personal information is entered and transmitted on this website, it is encrypted using SSL technology to ensure secure transmission.
Furthermore, to provide better web services and information, we use Google Analytics from Google, Inc. to measure customer access history and usage. Cookies and web beacon technology are used to automatically collect information such as your browser type, IP address, access information, user attribute information, and behavioral information such as the pages viewed, which is used for access analysis and the distribution of advertisements to external sites.

■About advertisements posted on this site

This site uses third-party advertising services (Google AdSense, A8.net, Amazon Associates, iTunes Affiliate Program). These ad serving companies may use "cookies" (which do not include your name, address, email address, or telephone number) that contain information about your access to this site and other sites in order to display advertisements for products and services that match your interests. For more information about Google AdSense, including details on this process and how to opt out of this information being used by ad serving companies, please click here

■About the access analysis tools used by this site

This website uses Google Analytics, an access analysis tool provided by Google. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals. You can refuse collection of this function by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. For more information about these terms, please click here or here

■About comments on this site

This site records the IP addresses used when making comments to combat spam and vandalism. This is a standard feature supported by blogs, and we will not use these IP addresses for any purpose other than combating spam and vandalism. Entering an email address and URL is optional. Please note that all comments are reviewed and approved in advance by the STEEP administrator before being posted. In addition, comments containing any of the following content may be rejected and deleted at the administrator's discretion: Defamatory or libelous comments against specific individuals or corporations; Extremely obscene content; Comments related to the trade of prohibited goods or requests for acts that harm others, or requests or referrals for acts prohibited by law; Any other comments that are contrary to public order and morals or that the administrator deems unacceptable

■About reprinting

Any unauthorized reproduction or use of the content, text, images, etc. of this website is strictly prohibited.
In addition, quoting it on aggregation sites, etc. is strictly prohibited.

■Contact us

For inquiries regarding this policy, please contact the following office

Address: 5F Shin-Arai Building, 1-44-4 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0014
Company name: Cast Co., Ltd.
TEL: 03-3266-5033