1. |
Acquisition
of Personal Information |
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The Company will acquire in
a fair and lawful manner, only such personal information as is necessary,
and will ensure that the use of such information is restricted. |
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2. |
Personal Information
Use |
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Personal information acquired
by the Company may be used in the following ways: |
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to provide products
or services requested by the customer, including product sales,
repair and inspection, after-sales service, and catalogue distribution
(Personal information includes such information necessary to understand
the requirements of the customer such as a customer’s purchase
history and repair history) |
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to enable response to customer
requests including customer inquiry history (including the collection
of customer inquiries for the purpose of improving the Company’s
responsiveness) |
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as a reference to determine customer
requirements for products, planning, development, advertisement,
sales, and service activities of the Nikon Group (This personal
information will include answers to questionnaires given at the
time of purchase, the customer satisfaction survey, and the customer’s
inquiry history) |
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to offer product information,
company information, service information, and other related information
of the Nikon Group, e.g. the sending of a catalogue, new product
information, books or magazines. |
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to notify a prizewinner or send
a prize, or for the purpose of other communication with the person
in question |
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to verify participants in exhibitions
and seminars and to correspond with them after the event |
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to develop and maintain smooth
relations with business partners and related entities |
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as a reference in the recruitment
of an individual where the personal information is provided by
an inquirer or an applicant to the Company |
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as defined by Personal Data Protection
Law and other applicable laws and regulations |
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The acquired personal information
may, provided that particular individuals cannot be identified, be
processed and used as statistical data. |
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3. |
Provision of
Personal Information to Third Parties |
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(1) |
Provision of Personal Information
to Third Parties |
Acquired personal information shall not
be disclosed to third parties except as listed below: |
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with prior consent |
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where authorized by Personal
Data Protection Law or any other relevant laws and regulations. |
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(2) |
Provision of Personal Information
to Sub-contractors |
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Acquired personal information may be disclosed
and offered to sub-contractors within the limited scope necessary
to achieve the purpose for which the information is being used. e.g.
When the Company sends products to a distributor or assigns the role
of organizing a campaign to a data processing company. In such a
case, a confidentiality agreement shall be signed by the third party
and the Company shall strictly monitor and supervise the handling
of the personal information by the third party. |
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(3) |
Personal Information Sharing |
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Acquired personal information may be shared
and used within the Nikon Group (Click here to see a
list of the group companies' homepages.) in order to attain the usage purposes
described in Section 2, "Personal Information Use". Personal
information that may be shared within the group means: names, addresses,
telephone numbers, mail addresses, purchase histories, repair histories,
inquiry history and content, and request content. NIKON VISION CO.,
LTD. is responsible for protecting the personal information that
is shared and used by the Group.
The Nikon Group will observe the Nikon Group Privacy Protection Policy
and strictly control the security of personal information. |
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4. |
Proper Management
of Personal Information |
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All necessary and appropriate
security measures will be taken to prevent the acquired personal
information from being leaked, lost or damaged, and to secure the
safety of the personal information in accordance with the Nikon Group
Privacy Protection Policy and other company rules related to information
management. The Company will also offer all training necessary to
ensure the proper handling of information to its directors, employees,
and other related personnel. |
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5. |
Inquiries |
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Inquiries from customers regarding
their own personal information, including verification of the purpose
of the usage of the personal information, and the giving of opinions
or making of complaints with regard to personal information handling,
shall be forwarded to the section to which the customer initially
provided his/her personal information.
If you do not know the section to which you should send an inquiry,
please send your inquiry to our Management Planning & Administration
Department by telefax. The telefax number is "+81-3-3788-7692". |
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6. |
Improvement |
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The Company will comply with
privacy protection-related Japanese laws and regulations, and will
review and improve the contents of this document to strive constantly
towards better privacy protection. |
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Personal information
refers to information with which a particular individual can be
identified, including any information that can be matched with
other information to identify a particular individual. |