Privacy Policy

株式会社ゴタール (hereinafter, the "Company") establishes the following privacy policy (hereinafter, the "Policy") regarding the handling of privacy information in the services provided through "Chekchek," a service for smartphones (hereinafter, the "Service").

Article 1 (Privacy Information)

• Among privacy information, "personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (個人情報保護法), meaning information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by the name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other descriptions, etc. contained in such information.
• Among privacy information, "history information and characteristic information" refers to information other than the "personal information" defined above, such as the services used, the history of pages and advertisements viewed, search keywords searched by the User, dates and times of use, methods of use, usage environment, postal code, sex, occupation, age, the User's IP address, cookie information, location information, and device identification information.

Article 2 (Methods of Collecting Privacy Information)

• The Company may ask for personal information such as name and email address when a User registers for use. The Company may also collect, from its partners (including information providers, advertisers, advertising distribution destinations, etc.; hereinafter, "Partners") and others, transaction records containing the User's personal information made between the User and Partners, etc., as well as information related to payments.
• When a User uses the services of the Company or its Partners or views pages, the Company collects history information and characteristic information about the User, such as the services and software used, the history of pages and advertisements viewed, search keywords searched, dates and times of use, methods of use, usage environment (including the communication status of the device when used through a mobile device and various settings information for use), IP address, cookie information, and device identification information.

Article 3 (Purposes of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows.

• (1) To display registered information such as name and contact information and information about the services used, so that Users can view and modify their own registered information and view their usage status
• (2) To use email addresses to send notices and communications to Users, and to use contact information to contact Users as necessary
• (3) To use information such as name and email address to verify the identity of Users
• (4) To use payment-related information such as the type, period, and number of times of services used, the amount billed, and name, in order to bill Users
• (5) To display information registered with the Company on input screens, or to transfer it to other services, etc. (including those provided by Partners) based on the User's instructions, so that Users can enter data easily
• (6) To use information for identifying individuals, such as manner of use and name, in order to refuse use by Users who have violated the Terms of Service of the Service, such as by delaying payment or causing damage to third parties, or by Users who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes
• (7) To use information necessary for the Company to provide services to Users, such as the content of inquiries and information related to billing, as well as the User's service usage status and contact information, in order to respond to inquiries from Users
• (8) Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

Article 4 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

• The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the User's prior consent, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations.
  • (1) When based on laws and regulations
  • (2) When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
  • (3) When it is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
  • (4) When it is necessary to cooperate with a national government agency, a local government, or a person entrusted by them in carrying out affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the performance of such affairs
  • (5) When the following matters have been notified or announced in advance
    1. That the purposes of use include provision to third parties
    2. The items of data to be provided to third parties
    3. The means or method of provision to third parties
    4. That provision of personal information to third parties will be stopped at the request of the individual
• Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the following cases shall not be considered provision to third parties.
  • (1) When the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use
  • (2) When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reasons
  • (3) When personal information is used jointly with specific persons, and the individual has been notified in advance, or it has been placed in a state readily accessible to the individual, of that fact, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of persons who will jointly use it, the purposes of use of the persons using it, and the name of the person responsible for the management of such personal information

Article 5 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

• When requested by an individual to disclose personal information, the Company will disclose it to the individual without delay. However, if disclosure would fall under any of the following, the Company may decline to disclose all or part of it, and if it decides not to disclose, it will notify the individual to that effect without delay. A fee of 1,000 yen per request will be charged for the disclosure of personal information. Joint use and provision to outsourcing contractors do not constitute disclosure or provision to third parties.
  • (1) When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the individual or a third party
  • (2) When there is a risk of seriously interfering with the proper conduct of the Company's business
  • (3) When it would otherwise violate laws and regulations
• Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information, such as history information and characteristic information, will not be disclosed in principle.

Article 6 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

• If personal information about a User held by the Company is incorrect, the User may request the Company to correct or delete the personal information through the procedures prescribed by the Company.
• When the Company receives a request under the preceding paragraph from a User and determines that it is necessary to comply with the request, it will correct or delete the personal information without delay and notify the User accordingly.

Article 7 (Suspension of Use, etc. of Personal Information)

When the Company is requested by an individual to suspend the use of or erase (hereinafter, "suspension of use, etc.") personal information on the grounds that it is being handled beyond the scope of the purposes of use or that it was obtained by fraudulent means, the Company will conduct the necessary investigation without delay, carry out the suspension of use, etc. of the personal information based on the results, and notify the individual accordingly. However, if the suspension of use, etc. of personal information would require a large amount of expense or would otherwise be difficult to carry out, and alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the individual can be taken, the Company will take such alternative measures.

Article 8 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

• The content of this Policy may be changed without notice to Users.
• Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised privacy policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 9 (Contact Point for Inquiries)

Please direct any inquiries regarding this Policy to the contact point below.

Address: 大分県大分市中央町1-4-2-7F
Company name: 株式会社ゴタール
Department: Chekchek Division
TEL: 097-574-7415
Email address: (to be determined)