Privacy Policy

Personal Information Protection Policy of TÜV SÜD Japan

TÜV SÜD Japan, Ltd. is taking the safest measures to ensure the requirements of the Personal Information Protection Act concerning the protection of personal information about our customers in providing reliable services.

We hereby would like to inform you that the personal information given to us is being used for the purposes stated below. Where required to use the information for any other purpose, we will ask for your consent. Furthermore in case of disclosure, correction and inhibition of the personal information, we will act subject to the terms of the respective laws.

Use of data within TÜV SÜD Japan, Ltd.

• Rendering of services to the customers
• Distribution of publications
• Notification about seminars, events
• Other notifications that we consider advantageous for our customers

Should you not agree to the disclosure of your data we kindly ask you to advise us via e-mail to the following address: privacy@tuv-sud.jp. Otherwise, we will regard it as acceptance.

1. Collection and use of personal information

(1)	Definition of personal information
	Personal information to be protected under this Personal Data Protection Policy is defined as identifiable information about an individual including, without limitation, name, address and telephone number of our customers as well as our employees, that can be used to identify a specific individual.

(2)

Collection and use of personal information

We use personal information only within the scope of the above-specified purposes. In cases where personal information is used for purposes other than those listed above, we will clearly explain such purpose(s) to the principal individual at the time of obtaining the information from him/her. Unless consent is obtained, we will not use personal information for any other purpose than the specified one.

2. Protection of personal information

We make every effort to ensure the security and keep the accuracy of our customers' personal information up to date. We have implemented various security measures to prevent any unlawful access to our personal information and defend against any unauthorized disclosure or damage of our personal information.

3. Compliance of laws

For the handling of personal information, we will follow the laws and codes applicable to the protection of relevant personal information. Also, we will create and follow our personal information compliance manual to conform to these laws.

4. Keeping Continual Conformity

We will maintain our program to be compliant with the laws continuously.