St Maire Yoron (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Company’) has established the following privacy policy regarding the handling of personal information of users in the services provided on this website.

• Article 1 (Personal information)
  Personal information as in the Personal Data Protection Act, shall include information relating to a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact details and other descriptions contained in the information, as well as data relating to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and health insurance card insurer numbers (personal identifiers).

• Article 2 (Methods of collecting personal information)
  The purposes for which we collect and use personal data are as follows:
  To respond to user requests for the provision and operation of our services (including to confirm the identity of users) to send emails to users informing them of new features, updates, promotions etc., for the services they are using and other services we may provide, including maintenance and important notices, to identify users who have violated the terms of use or are attempting to use the services for unauthorized or improper purposes and to deny their use of the services. To allow users to view, change or delete their own registration information and to view their usage status, and to bill users for paid services.

• Article 3 (Purpose of collecting and using personal information)
  Internal policies, regulations and guidelines shall be established and complied with.

• Article 4 (Change of purpose of use)
  The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only if it is deemed to be relevant to the purpose before the change. If it is changed, the Company shall notify the user of the change in the manner prescribed by the Company or make a public announcement on the Website.

• Article 5 (Provision of personal information to third parties)
  The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the user, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Personal Data Protection Act and other laws and regulations.

  • where it is difficult to obtain the consent of a person and it is necessary for the protection of the life, body or property of that person
  • where it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of the sound development of children and where it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person concerned.
  • when it is necessary to cooperate with a state body, a local authority or a person entrusted by them in carrying out the affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the person is likely to impede the carrying out of the affairs in question.
  • when the following matters have been notified or published in advance and the Company has notified the Personal Data Protection Commission
    1. he purpose of use includes the provision of the data to third parties
    2. the data items to be provided to third parties
    3. the means or method of provision to third parties
    4. cessation of the provision of personal data to third parties at the request of the person concerned.
    5. how to accept the request of the person concerned, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the party to whom the information is provided shall not be a third party in the following cases
       1. where the Company outsources all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use
       2. where personal data is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons.
       3. where personal information is used jointly with a specific person and the person has been notified in advance or the name of the person responsible for the management of the personal information has been made readily available to the person of this fact

• Article 6 (Disclosure of personal data)
  If the Company receives a request for disclosure of personal data from the person concerned, it will disclose this to the person concerned without delay. However, if the disclosure falls under any of the following categories, we may decide not to disclose all or part of the information, and if we decide not to disclose the information, we will notify you to that effect without delay. A fee of JPY 1,000 will be charged for each case of disclosure of personal information.

  1. where there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property or other rights or interests of the person concerned or a third party
  2. where there is a risk of significant disruption to the proper conduct of our business
  3. other cases of non-compliance with the law Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, non-personal information, such as historical and characteristic information.

• Article 7 (Correction and deletion of personal data)
  If the User's personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the User may request the Company to correct, add to or delete his/her personal information in accordance with the procedures set out by the Company. If the Company receives a request from the User under the preceding paragraph and deems it necessary to comply with the request, the Company shall make corrections, etc. to the relevant personal information.

• Article 8 (Suspension of use of personal information, etc.)
  If a person requests the cessation of use or erasure of his or her personal data (hereinafter ‘cessation of use’) on the grounds that it is being used beyond the scope of the intended use or that it has been obtained by fraudulent means, the Company will carry out the necessary investigation without delay. If, based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, we consider it necessary to comply with the request, we will suspend the use of the personal data concerned without delay. If the Company suspends use, etc. based on the preceding paragraph or decides not to suspend use, etc., the Company will notify the User of this without delay. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if it is difficult to suspend the use of personal data due to the large costs involved in such suspension or to take other alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user, these alternative measures shall be taken.

• Article 9 (Changes to the privacy policy)
  The content of this policy may be changed without notice to the user, except as otherwise provided by law or otherwise in this policy. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the amended Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on the Website.

• Article 10 (Contact person for enquiries)
  For any enquiries regarding this policy, please contact
  Address：〒891-9302 Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Yoron—cho, Riccho750-1
  Company name: Takara Create St. Maire Yoron
  Department in charge: hotel business unit
  E-mail address：st.maire.yoron@gmail.com