Privacy Policy

KATO Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "our company") has established our privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this privacy policy") as follows. This privacy policy stipulates how our company will use and manage personal information when conducting business, including operating this website. Our company believes that in order for you to use our services with peace of mind, it is most important to comply with laws and regulations regarding personal information protection and to thoroughly implement proper collection, use, and management within the company.


1. Definitions

(1) In this Privacy Policy, “our group” refers to our company, our parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, and subsidiaries of our parent company that have a business partnership with us.
(2) For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means any information that can be used to identify a specific individual through one or more combinations of the following: member ID, name, gender, email address, telephone number, address, company name, department name, job title, occupation, nickname, pen name, date of birth, credit card information, purchase history, points holding information, point usage history, other contact information, and information related to product purchases.


2. Use of Personal Information

We will use personal information within the scope of the purposes of use listed below and those indicated at the time of acquisition, and only to the extent necessary for the performance of our business.

(1) Management of members and users
(2) Sale of products, rights, digital contents and services (hereinafter referred to as "Products, etc.", including financial products, etc.) of the Company and third parties (including the conclusion of service provision contracts, etc.; the same applies below).
(3) To conduct campaigns, contests, and surveys
(4) To simplify the process of membership registration when using services within the Group that require membership registration
(5) To notify you of matters necessary for the operation of this website (including by email).
(6) Advertising, publicity, and sales solicitation of our company’s and third party’s products (including by e-mail)
(7) Sending email newsletters
(8) Packing and shipping of products, etc.
(9) Charge calculation and billing
(10) Provision of services such as points, coupons, gift certificates, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Points, etc.")
(11) Posting information posted by members and users
(12) Responding to various inquiries and after-sales service
(13) Research and analysis of marketing data, and development of new services
(14) Preparation of statistical data to be provided to subsidiaries and business partners
(15) Email marketing for subsidiaries and group stores
(16) When we are entrusted with the handling of personal information by other businesses, etc., to carry out the entrusted business
(17) Exercising rights and fulfilling obligations under contracts, laws, etc.


3. Shared Use of Personal Information

1. The Group may jointly use personal information as specified in Article 1 for the purposes of use as specified in Article 2. The person responsible for managing personal information shall be as specified in Article 4.
2. We may jointly use the personal information described in Article 1 with the business partners listed below. The person responsible for managing personal information shall be as specified separately.

*Business partners that share personal information and their purposes
(1) Partner media companies
When providing services through print media such as magazines owned by affiliated media companies, television, radio, or internet media, we may use personal information jointly with the affiliated media companies for the purposes of use set out in Article 2.
(2) Point service partner companies
The Company may use personal information jointly with point service partner companies in order to provide point services, etc.

4. Provision of personal information

We will protect personal information appropriately and will not disclose or provide it to third parties without consent in a state that allows identification of individuals, except when permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations.

However, this does not apply when requested by public institutions such as a court or the police based on the law, when there are special provisions in laws and regulations, when there is a risk of harm to the life, health, or property of our customers or the public, or when it is necessary to protect or defend our rights, property, or services from acts that violate the law or our terms of use and precautions.

In addition, we may disclose personal information to payment companies for the purposes of identity verification, billing confirmation, and credit investigations.


5. Disclosure, correction, suspension of use, deletion, etc. of personal information

Pursuant to the Personal Information Protection Act and other laws and regulations, we acknowledge that individuals have the right to request the disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, erasure, suspension of provision to third parties, and notification of the purpose of use of their own personal information, and if such a request is made, we will respond promptly in accordance with our designated procedures.


6.Security

When personal information is provided through this website, it is encrypted using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), an industry standard encryption method, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access by third parties. Any personal information that we deem necessary will be protected by SSL encrypted communication, and we will strive to ensure safety. In addition, personal information is strictly managed in accordance with our company's designated management standards, and measures are taken to prevent access to, loss, destruction, tampering, leakage, virus infection, etc. of personal information by installing firewalls and developing virus countermeasures.


7. Cookies

Our website uses a technology called cookies. Cookies are a mechanism that temporarily stores specific information as data on the communication device used by the customer, and identifies the customer based on that data each time the customer connects. Our company provides services premised on the use of cookies. Therefore, if you do not permit the use of cookies, you may not be able to receive some of our services. You can set whether or not to permit the use of cookies in your browser. Please check the settings as necessary.


8. Provision of information to business partners or links

We are not involved with the use of personal information collected independently by our business partner companies, third-party sites and services that can be accessed through this website, and other websites linked to this website. Therefore, we do not bear any obligation or responsibility for the independent regulations or activities of these companies or sites. Please check the privacy policy of each site.


Effective date: January 15, 2025