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1.
Basic Policy of Personal Data Protection (Summary)
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation respects personal data
and regards protection of the same as both an essential aspect of
business and an important social responsibility. This document describes
our Privacy Policy for the handling personal data obtained.
We allow access to almost all of its services without any need to
submit personal data. However, certain services, such as those described
below, cannot be used without the provision of personal data.. |
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Registration
for delivery services of our catalogues and publication. |
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Registration
for information services. |
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Registration
for membership services. |
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Responses
to questionnaires. |
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Participation
in events such as contests and prize offers. |
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Applications
to attend exhibitions, seminars, training sessions, etc. |
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Provision
of maintenance services. |
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In all these
examples, personal data is required only to the extent necessary to
support customer convenience, improve the quality of our services,
or to offer services that better meet customer needs.
For the purposes of this policy, "personal data" is information
that can be used to identify an individual, and which includes one
or any combination of the following: name, age, date of birth, telephone
number, e-mail address, street address, credit card number, bank account
details, and details of inquiries to us. |
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2. Key Principles
Our basic Privacy Policy on three key principles.
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(1) Specification
of use
Whenever we ask for personal information, the purposes for which
it will be used are specified in advance, and use is restricted
to those purposes.
(2) Non-Disclosure
to Third Parties
In principle, we do not disclose or provide personal data to third
parties, except in the following circumstances.
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When
express consent to do so is received from the person concerned. |
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When
an inquiry concerning a product or service can be more
appropriately handled by our subsidiary or affiliate that
is responsible for that product or service. |
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When
we consign such activities as promotional campaigns or
competitions to other entities, in which cases personal
data is covered by the terms of a non-disclosure agreement. |
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When
it is necessary to complete settlement of payment for
products ordered or services provided (e.g. providing
information to financial institutions to facilitate credit
card transactions, etc.) |
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When
a judicial order or the like obliges us to disclose personal
data. |
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When
the business is succeeded to another entity by way of
a merger, corporate separation, transfer of business or
otherwise. |
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(3) Secure Management
of Personal data
We manage personal data in an appropriate manner. Security measures
ensure that personal data is securely saved and kept from loss, misuse
or improper alteration. |
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3. Use of
Cookies, Web Beacons and Other Technologies
(1) "Cookies"
are small packets of information that Web servers transmit to visitors'
or users' browsers for the effective operation of the Internet.
We may use cookies to customize or personalize Web sites in order
to better meet your individual expectations or requirements, and
to improve the contents of Web sites or the types of services provided.
Browsers can be set to refuse cookies or to provide a warning whenever
cookies are being received. However, computers that are set to refuse
cookies will not be able to make use of useful functions, such as
site personalization.
(2) "Web beacons"
or "Clear GIF" is an invisible GIF that tells us how many visitors
visited the page or access certain contents. We may also use these
Web Beacons or other technologies to tailor the site to provide
better customer service. These Web Beacons often work in conjunction
with cookies but browsers can be set to refuse cookies or to provide
warning whenever cookies are being received. Web beacons will still
detect visits to these pages but we do not use this technology to
access personally identifiable information.
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Notes: |
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We
strictly observe all applicable Japanese laws regarding
the handling of all personal data that it receives. |
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We
exercise the greatest possible caution to protect the
privacy of children. Children under 16 years old are requested
to provide personal data only after obtaining the consent
of a parent or guardian. |
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We
may revise this Privacy Policy on the Web in order to
better protect data or in accordance with changes in the
relevant Japanese laws. |
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We
cannot be held responsible for the security of your personal
data on other Web sites that are linked to our Web site. |
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Please
click here if you have any questions regarding the
contents of this page. |
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Establishment:
December 1, 2001
Amended: June 22, 2006
Shinichi Tsunekawa
President & CEO
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation |
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