All About Inc. (hereinafter, “The Company”) collects user information from users through the application provided by The Company, “All About Japan News” (hereinafter, “The Service”), and has established a privacy policy (hereinafter, “This Policy”) for protecting this user information to ensure smooth provision of The Service.
In addition, if users do not want to provide this user information when using The Service, they may deny the provision of usage information at their discretion. Please be aware that this may prevent you from using The Service in some cases.
(1) As it pertains to This Policy, “user information” refers to information used to differentiate users, communication service activity history, and other information generated by or accumulated on the user's smartphone related to the user or the user's smartphone, and represents the information acquired by The Company based on This Policy. In addition, the collection methods used for user information acquired by The Company will be defined in the next clause.
(2) In the course of using The Service, users consent to link The Service with other social networking services, etc. (hereinafter, “Social Media, Etc.”). The Company may acquire the information provided to link accounts with The Service (including information accessible from users’ Social Media, Etc. accounts (ID, name, age, birth date, gender, email address, profile picture, address, etc.)) as well as any other information disclosed in the course of this linking due to the privacy settings of the users' Social Media, Etc. accounts.
Also, if users enter information when answering questionnaires, carrying out similar operations, or using specific functions within The Service, standard information such as age, gender, and region may be provided to The Company.
(3) The Company may collect information related to users’ access environment and usage methods for The Service in some cases. This includes the following:
[1] Device information
[2] Log information
[3] Cookies
[4] Location information
[5] Country information
(4) The Company may collect user information (age, gender, usage area, etc.) from advertisers, media, or other external partners in some cases.
The Company is permitted to use the user information collected from users within the scope necessary for achieving the following purposes. In addition, if the information is to be used for any other purpose, The Company must notify the users of the purpose for this usage and acquire their consent.
[1] Providing, maintaining, and improving The Service
[2] Implementing various project questionnaires related to The Service
[3] Carrying out surveys, implementing analysis, and drafting statistical materials related to The Service and various other services provided by The Company
[4] Distribution or display of advertisements for The Company or a third party
[5] Other marketing uses for The Company or a third party
[6] Use related to handling actions in violation of The Company's regulations or policies (hereinafter, “Regulations, Etc.”) related to The Service
[7] Issuing notifications for changes in Regulations, Etc. related to The Service
[8] Exercising rights or fulfilling obligations defined by contracts, laws, or ordinances
[9] Any and all incidental uses related to the items above
For the user information below, consent will be acquired from the user prior to collecting the information:
[1] Device information
[2] Location information
The Company may outsource a portion of handling operations for user information to a third party, however, a contract defining the compliance measures for safety management will be executed with the applicable third party prior to this outsourcing, and The Company will implement supervision of the applicable third party within the scope that is necessary and appropriate.
(1) For personal information collected within the user information, with the exception of cases in which disclosure is required by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and ordinances, this information may not be provided to any third party without prior consent from the user. However, this restriction does not apply in the following cases:
[1] Legal requirement
[2] Disclosing the information is necessary to protect a person's life, body, or assets, and consent from the applicable user cannot be acquired
[3] Disclosing the information is extremely important for the improvement of public health or promoting healthy child-rearing, and consent from the applicable user cannot be acquired
[4] The Company must cooperate with the national government, a local governing body, or a third party acting on the behalf of either of the previous organizations in carrying out duties required by law, and acquiring consent from the applicable user could obstruct this party in carrying out these duties
[5] Providing personal information to the information collection module provider
[6] Provision of personal information as part of inheritance of operations due to mergers, company splitting, business transfer, or other company changes
[7] Shared usage of user information by The Company and an affiliate (including but not limited to subsidiaries and equity-method accounting affiliated companies)
(2) The Company may collect information from multiple users, convert it into a format in which individual users cannot be identified, and use it for marketing or promotion either by itself or in collaboration with a third party.
(1) If you have any requests or opinions you'd like to share regarding the handling of user information related to The Service, please contact us at the address below.
(2) When The Company receives a message as described in the clause above, information used to differentiate users (ID, password, name, address, phone number, birth date, email address, etc.) will be used to confirm the identity of the sender. The Company will reply to requests promptly and within a reasonable scope, but replies will be limited to cases in which the identity of the sender could be confirmed.
All About, Inc. All About Japan News Supervisor
Email: info@allabout-japan.com
(1) The Company will conduct reviews of the operational status related to handling of user information at appropriate intervals, and will strive for continuous improvement, revising This Policy as necessary.
(2) If there are changes or additions related to user information items collected or changes related to the provision of information to a third party, The Company will inform the users of the applicable changes using a means it deems appropriate and acquire consent from users in accordance with its procedure for doing so.
Enacted November 30, 2017