Handling and protection of personal information on this website

GMO NetIRD Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "our company") is deeply aware that customers' personal information is important information that constitutes privacy. When handling personal information in business, we believe that by having all officers and employees comply with laws and regulations concerning personal information, we will respect our customers and live up to their expectations and trust in us.

What is personal information

Personal information of customers refers to information that can identify specific customers, such as name, address, date of birth, telephone number, and e-mail address.

Use of personal information

Personal information provided by customers will be used for the following purposes.

• Response to various inquiries received

[Those who have applied for employment and prospective candidates]
We will use the personal information provided by those who have applied for employment at our company (including those who have received a job offer) for the following purposes.

• Document review, interview, evaluation and other recruitment activities
• Contact regarding recruitment activities
• After job offer, paperwork up to joining the company and communication related to it

In the event that it becomes necessary to use your personal information beyond the scope of any of the above purposes or the purposes that we have specified in advance when you provide your personal information, we will notify you in advance. We will contact you about the purpose and confirm your consent.

Provision of personal information to third parties

Except when stipulated by law, when consent is obtained from the person, or when we receive a legally binding request from a judicial or administrative agency based on laws and regulations, we will not disclose the personal information provided to third parties. In addition, even if we have obtained the consent of the individual, when disclosing, entrusting, or providing personal information to a third party other than our company, we will make an agreement with the third party regarding the protection of personal information. We will do our best to protect personal information.

Shared use of personal information

We will jointly use personal information provided by customers as follows.

• Scope of joint users
  GMO Internet Group, Inc. and GMO Internet Group companies (affiliated companies listed at https://group.gmo/en/company-profile/groupinfo/.)
• Purpose of use
  The scope of the "Purpose of Use of Personal Information" stipulated by GMO Internet Group, Inc. and each GMO Internet Group company shall be the purpose of use common to all joint use companies.
• Items of personal information to be jointly used
  Name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, contract information, and other items within the scope necessary for the above purposes of use.
• Manager
  GMO Internet Group, Inc.
  (Representative: Masatoshi Kumagai, Representative Director and Group Representative)

Management of personal information

We will properly and carefully manage the personal information provided by the person in question, and implement necessary and appropriate safety management measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal information, and loss, destruction, falsification and leakage of personal information.

Confirmation, Correction, Deletion, etc. of Personal Information

If we receive any of the following requests regarding your own personal information that we manage, we will respect your wishes and take the necessary action within a reasonable scope.

• Content confirmation
• Correction and deletion
• Withdrawing all or part of the consent for the use of personal information that has already been given to the Company
• If you wish to be notified of the purpose of use
• When requesting disclosure of records of provision to third parties

About personal information

Personal-related information refers to information about a living individual that does not correspond to personal information, pseudonymously processed information, or anonymously processed information.

• When personal-related information is provided by a third party and acquired as personal data
  Personal information obtained from the person in question may be collated with personal-related information provided by a third party, and the personal-related information may become personal data that identifies the person in question.
  Personal-related information items covered: All personal-related information
  Purpose of use after acquisition: Conforms to the purpose of use of personal information.

About cookies

This website contains pages that use a technology called "cookies." A cookie is a small amount of data sent from a web server to your browser, and some of it is stored as a file on your disk. The web server can identify the customer's computer by referring to the cookie, which allows the customer to use our website efficiently.
In addition, cookies are treated as part of personal-related information.
You can still use this website even if you refuse to accept cookies from us. However, if you refuse cookies that are essential to the operation of the web services we provide, all or part of the relevant service may become unavailable.

External Transmission Rules under the Telecommunications Business Act

The Company transmits cookies and other information to external parties for the following purposes.

• Tracking and behavioral analysis of users on web pages operated by the Company
• Prevention of misuse and spam submissions through input forms on web pages operated by the Company

The recipients of the information for each purpose are as follows.

• Tracking and behavioral analysis of users on web pages operated by the Company
  Google Analytics
• Prevention of misuse and spam submissions through input forms on web pages operated by the Company
  Google LLC.

The information transmitted is as follows.

• Gender information that the Company has obtained from customers
• Advertising identifiers recorded on devices, such as cookies
• IP address
• URL of the site viewed
• Title of the site viewed
• URL of the site viewed immediately before visiting the Company's site
• Date and time of viewing
• Type and version of the web browser and device
• Screen size of the device

The purposes of use by the recipients are as follows.

• Google Analytics: To help website owners understand user behavior and improve their websites
• Google LLC.: To determine whether a submission through an input form is made by a human or by an automated program, and to prevent misuse and spam submissions

About access log and history information

This website records the information of those who have accessed it in the form of access logs. The access log includes the domain name and IP address of the person who accessed, the type of browser used, and the date and time of access, but usually does not include information that can identify individuals. The acquired access log will be used for the maintenance and management of this website and statistical analysis of usage, but will not be used for any other purpose. In addition, for services that you use after registering your personal information with us in advance, history information related to your use may be recorded together with information that can identify you. However, we will handle them appropriately as part of personal information.
If the Company uses history information in conjunction with personal information for purposes other than those listed below, the purpose of use will be clearly indicated to the person in advance for each service.

• Notification to the person regarding the status of service usage, etc.
• Response to inquiries from the individual
• Registration and management of your personal information
• Creation of statistical data in a format that does not allow the individual to be identified

Our stance on personal information protection

In addition to complying with Japanese laws and regulations regarding the protection of the personal information of the person in question, we will review the content of this page as appropriate and strive to continuously improve it.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

When the Company changes the personal information it obtains, changes the purposes of use, or makes any other change to this Privacy Policy, the change will be announced by posting it on this website. The revised Privacy Policy will take effect from the revision date shown on the website.

Revised October 8, 2026