1.Acquisition of personal information

JASDEC shall acquire personal information in an appropriate manner.

2.Publication of the purpose of use of personal information, etc.

JASDEC shall specify the purpose of use of personal information, and announce or publicize the purpose of use unless otherwise specified in laws and ordinances, etc. Please refer to “Handling of Personal Information” for the purpose of use of personal information obtained through the business of JASDEC.

3.Use of personal information

JASDEC shall handle personal information only to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use.

4.Assurance of the correctness of personal information

JASDEC shall endeavor to keep personal information correct and update only to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use.

5.Supervision, education and training of officers and employees

JASDEC shall exercise necessary and proper supervision over the officers and employees of JASDEC for the purpose of the secure management of personal information. JASDEC shall also make this Policy and JASDEC’s security control measures for the protection of personal information fully known to the officers and employees of JASDEC without exception, conduct proper education and training, and strive for the enhancement of the awareness of personal information protection.

6.Protection of the security of personal information

JASDEC shall implement proper and continuous security control measures to prevent the leakage, loss, damage or alteration, etc. of personal information.

7.Provision of personal information to a third party

JASDEC shall neither provide nor divulge personal information to any third party if not approved by the person identified by the information unless otherwise specified in laws and ordinances, etc. When personal information is provided to a third party based on the approval of the person, JASDEC shall deal with it in conformity with laws and ordinances, etc.

8.Joint use of personal information

JASDEC may use personal information jointly with a third party only to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use. In the event of joint use, JASDEC shall conform to laws and ordinances, etc.

9.Supervision of outsourced parties

JASDEC may outsource the handling of personal information to outside parties only to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use. In this event, JASDEC shall properly supervise outsourced parties to ensure that the handling of outsourced personal information is based on JASDEC’s security control measures for the protection of personal information.

10.Disclosure of personal information, etc.

JASDEC shall respond to a request from the concerned person for the disclosure, correction or the suspension of use, etc. of personal information unless otherwise specified in laws and ordinances, etc. Please refer to the “Handling of Personal Information” for the specific procedure for such requests.

11.Response to inquiries

JASDEC shall accept inquiries and opinions about the handling of personal information in JASDEC. Please refer to the “Handling of Personal Information” for specific procedures for inquiries.

12.Personal information protection system

The President and CEO shall serve as the chief executive responsible for the handling of personal information by JASDEC. We will assign a person to be responsible for personal information control in each division or department which handles personal information. JASDEC shall continuously review and revise internal systems for the protection of personal information and make efforts to improve them.

13.Observance of laws and ordinances, etc.

JASDEC shall observe laws, ordinances and other standards concerning the protection of personal information.

14.Revision of the Personal Information Protection Policy

JASDEC may revise this Policy due to changes in societal circumstances or the amendment of relevant laws and ordinances.

April 1, 2005

1.Details of personal information to be acquired by JASDEC

Personal information to be acquired by JASDEC will include information such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, sex and occupation.

2.Purpose of use of personal information to be acquired by JASDEC

Personal information to be acquired through the business of JASDEC shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)For the smooth conduct of business approved by the competent minister based on the Law concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Bonds and Stocks, etc.
(2)For business communication with related companies such as participants in Japan Securities Depository Center Inc.
(3)For the conduct of market surveys and market research through the use of questionnaire surveys.
(4)For correspondence to persons who applied to attend briefing sessions, etc. sponsored by JASDEC.
(5)For the confirmation of the identification of the concerned person or his or her proxy.
(6)For response to feedback or inquiries about JASDEC.

3.Inquiries about personal information handled by JASDEC

Any inquiry about personal information handled by JASDEC, the Personal Information Protection Policy of JASDEC and overall handling of personal information protection by JASDEC should be made to the office listed below.

Any request for the disclosure, correction or the suspension of use, etc. of personal information handled by JASDEC should be made using the form prescribed by JASDEC. JASDEC will send the form by mail or via e-mail. Please forward the request to the office listed below. To prevent the leakage of personal information, we will only make disclosure or correction or suspend use as requested when we are able to confirm the identification of a person making such a request.

January 5, 2009

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