privacy policy

M-1 Sports Media Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "our company") has established the following privacy policy regarding customer personal information. This policy explains what kind of personal information our company collects, how it uses and shares it, and how customers can manage their own personal information.

1. Company Information M-1 Sports Media Co., Ltd. 6-34-20 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Harajuku Regency 1F
2. Definition of Personal Information "Personal information" refers to personal information as defined by the Personal Information Protection Act. Specifically, it refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by the name, date of birth, contact information, or other description contained in the information, or that can identify a specific individual by matching it with other information.
3. How we collect personal information We may ask you for the following personal information when you purchase or inquire about our products.

a) Your name, furigana
b) Date of birth
c) Address
d) Telephone number
e) Email address
f) Social networking service IDs such as Facebook and LINE
g) Password
h)Bank account, credit card numbers, etc.
i) Purchase history and details of purchases with us
j) Complaints, consultations or inquiries (including recordings of telephone conversations)
k) Any other information you enter into the input form specified by our company
l) Images and videos of you

When acquiring personal information, we will clearly state the purpose of use and use the information in a lawful and fair manner.
4. Purpose of Use of Personal Information Your personal information will be used for the following purposes in order to safely and accurately conduct transactions with you and provide you with better products and services.

(1) To deliver our products and provide our services
(2) For the purpose of marketing and sales analysis, improvement of products, services, campaigns, etc., and research and development
(3) To create various statistical materials and media
(4) To provide various information via telephone, direct mail, etc. regarding the products and services of the Company and its business partners, display advertisements, conduct sales activities, and conduct surveys, etc.
(5) To record and organize opinions, consultations, etc.
(6) In addition to the above, we will analyze information collected from customers (including, but not limited to, browsing and usage history of the website and services, transaction history, purchase history, preferences, skin condition, opinions and inquiries, etc.) and use it for the following purposes.

To research and develop our products, services, campaigns, etc. according to the hobbies, tastes, etc. of our customers. To provide various information about our products, services, campaigns, etc. or those of our business partners according to the hobbies, tastes, etc. of our customers.
5. Measures to safely manage personal data We will manage personal information appropriately and strictly as follows:

(Establishment of basic guidelines)
In order to ensure the appropriate handling of personal information, we have established basic policies for compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines, as well as rules and guidelines regarding the handling of such information.

(Technical safety control measures)
We take information security measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal information and the loss, destruction, falsification, and leakage of personal information.

(Organizational Safety Management Measures/Personal Safety Management Measures)
The Company will establish a system for the appropriate management of personal information, etc., and will make the rules and guidelines regarding the handling of personal information known to its directors and employees and strive to ensure that they comply with such rules and guidelines.

(Physical safety control measures)
We take measures to prevent theft or loss of devices, electronic media, documents, etc. that handle personal information.
6. Joint Use of Personal Data We may share the personal information we obtain with other companies in accordance with procedures permitted by law. If we do so, we will disclose the following information to you:

- The purpose of use by those who will jointly use the personal information - The name or title and address of the person responsible for managing the personal information to be jointly used, and in the case of a corporation, the name of its representative
7. Provision of personal data to third parties When providing personal information to a third party (a company other than the company that acquired the information), we will obtain prior consent to the provision to the third party, except when required by law.
However, even if the personal information is provided to a company other than the acquiring company, in the following cases the company can be regarded as being substantially the same entity as the acquiring company and therefore will not be considered a "third party," and therefore prior consent for such provision may not be obtained.

・When all or part of the handling of personal information is entrusted to an external company, etc. ・When personal information is provided as a result of a company merger, business succession, etc. ・When personal information is used jointly by two or more companies, etc. in order to achieve the "purpose of use"

In addition, our company may handle personal information. When providing personal information to a third party, the third party may link the provided personal information with other data held by the third party and handle the information as personal information. If it is expected that the information will be handled in this way, we will provide the information to the third party only after confirming that the individual's consent to the provision has been obtained.
8. Disclosure, correction, and suspension of use of personal information If you wish to disclose your own personal information to us, we will promptly respond to your request after verifying your identity, in accordance with laws and regulations, except in the following cases. If we do not wish to disclose your personal information or if the relevant personal data does not exist, we will reply to that effect.
・When there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property or other rights and interests of the person or a third party ・When there is a risk of significant interference with the proper implementation of our business ・When there is a violation of laws and regulations Furthermore, if you wish to disclose, correct, add to or delete your personal information, or to suspend the use, erase or stop the provision of your personal information to a third party, we will respond promptly in accordance with the law after verifying your identity.

For inquiries regarding disclosure, etc., or questions or complaints regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us using the following methods.

9. Deletion of Personal Information In using personal information, if we achieve the items described in "Purpose of Use of Personal Information" and determine that there is no need to retain the personal information, we will endeavor to delete the personal information without delay. If possible, we will state the retention period of personal data in the terms of use of individual services, etc. In addition, if we receive a request from the person to delete their personal information, we will delete it unless there is a special reason.
10. Contact for inquiries or complaints regarding the handling of personal information If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or other inquiries regarding our handling of personal information, please contact us using the inquiry form.
Contact Form
11.SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Our website supports SSL, which encrypts communication between the web browser and the web server. Personal information entered by users, such as name, address, and phone number, is automatically encrypted.
12. Use of Cookie Information, Advertising Identifiers, etc., and Web Beacons 1. This website uses cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc. in some of its content for the purposes listed below. The function of cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc. on this website is to store information on the customer's computer that the customer has viewed this website, and the information collected through said cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc. does not include any "personally identifiable information" such as email addresses or names.
(1) To temporarily store information necessary to make viewing this website more convenient when this website contains an application spanning multiple pages.
(2) To provide services customized for each customer by referencing the customer's saved registration information when the customer is logged in to the authentication service.
(3) To display the most appropriate advertisements on other companies' websites based on the content you are interested in and your usage of this website.
(4) For security reasons, to prompt customers who have not used the service for a certain period of time to re-enter their password (re-authentication)

2. In order for the Customer to use the Service appropriately, it is a condition that the Customer consents to the preceding paragraph and accepts Cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc. The Customer may set the browser to reject Cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc., but in that case, the Customer shall consent in advance that some of the Content may not function properly or may become unusable.
3. Some pages of this website use a technology called web beacons to collect statistics on the usage of the Service by customers. Personal information of customers will not be collected by web beacons. Customers can also refuse the collection of information by web beacons by configuring settings to refuse cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc.
*About Google AnalyticsWe use Google Analytics provided by Google Inc. on this website to understand how users use our services. Google Analytics uses our cookie information, advertising identifiers, etc. to collect and analyze user information, which does not include personal information.
Google Analytics Terms of Use:
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
Google Privacy Policy:
http://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=ja
14. Disclaimer While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information posted on our website, we take no responsibility for any actions taken by users using the information on our website.
The Company shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the user or any damage caused by the user to a third party as a result of the user's use of the Company's website.
15.Copyright and portrait rights All text, images, and content on our website are protected by copyright, portrait rights, etc. Unauthorized use or diversion is prohibited.
16. Links You are free to set up links to our website. However, we may refuse your request depending on the content of the website.
Date of establishment and revision of the privacy policy Enacted: January 23, 2023