Privacy Policy

Takayama Law Office has established and will comply with the following personal information protection policy for the treatment of Personal Information (as defined below) acquired by Takayama Law Office through this website or web pages linked by this website.

1. Scope of Application of the Personal Information Protection Policy

(1)The term "Personal Information" as used in this Personal Information Protection Policy means information regarding a natural person who can be identified by their name, date of birth or other descriptions contained in such information (including, without limitation, information which allows easy reference to other information which enables identification of the specific person).

(2)This Personal Information Protection Policy will apply to Personal Information acquired by Takayama Law Office through the receipt of any:

(a)electronic data inputted on this website or via any web page linked by this website;
(b)e-mail transmitted in accordance with a procedure indicated on this website or any web page linked by this website;
(c)document (irrespective of whether in hard copy form or soft copy form) or e-mail delivered, sent or transmitted to Takayama Law Office as indicated on this website or any web page linked by this website; or
(d)telephone call made to Takayama Law Office as indicated on this website or any web page linked by this website.

2. Scope and Manner of Acquiring Personal Information

Takayama Law Office will acquire Personal Information in the scope and manner necessary for the use purposes set forth in "3. Purposes of Use of Personal Information" below (or if, at the time of acquisition of the Personal Information, Takayama Law Office restricts the use of the acquired information to any particular purpose(s) by indication or other appropriate means shown on this website or any web page linked by this website, for the purpose(s) so restricted).

3. Purposes of Use of Personal Information

Personal Information acquired for one purpose included in either item (1) or item (2) below may be used for any of the other purposes included in the same item. However, if, at the time of acquisition of the Personal Information, Takayama Law Office restricts the use of the acquired information to any particular purpose(s) by indication or other appropriate means shown on this website or any web page linked by this website, Takayama Law Office will use the acquired information for the purpose(s) so restricted.

(1)When Takayama Law Office provides legal information or details about the possibility of providing legal information regarding:

• activities of our firm, or the like;
• invitations for, or receipt of applications for enrolment and participation in, seminars, symposiums; or
• sending or transmission of, or receipt of applications for, news letters; or
• provision of other information within the scope of this item, or receipt of requests for, or inquiries regarding, the provision of such information.

(2)When Takayama Law Office recruits attorneys, other staff or interns:

• provision of information, or receipt of applications for, or inquiries regarding, recruitment of attorneys, other staff or interns;
• ongoing communications and provision of information regarding Takayama Law Office to applicants for recruitment or those who have received informal employment commitment;
• personnel management and training for those who have received formal employment offers; or
• other purposes incidental to recruiting activities.

4. Management of Personal Information

Takayama Law Office will take all measures that are necessary and appropriate to prevent disclosure, loss (regular erasure of Personal Information will not be considered to be "loss"), impairment and any other mistreatment of Personal Information. In order to ensure the safe management of Personal Information, Takayama Law Office will provide all necessary and appropriate supervision of its attorneys and other staff. When outsourcing the handling of Personal Information, Takayama Law Office will ensure all necessary and appropriate supervision of the outsourced service provider(s).

5. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

Takayama Law Office will not provide Personal Information to any third parties without the prior consent of the principal identified by the relevant Personal Information or unless authorized by law.

6. Request for Notification of Purposes of Use, Disclosure, Correction, Discontinuation of Use or other Treatment of Personal Information

With respect to any Personal Information held by Takayama Law Office, if the principal identified requests any one of the items below, Takayama Law Office will first verify that the request is actually being made by or on behalf of the principal, and upon verification, Takayama Law Office will respond to the request in accordance with the provisions of the Law Concerning Protection of Personal Information of Japan.

(1)notification to the principal of the purpose of use of the relevant Personal Information;
(2)disclosure to the principal of the relevant Personal Information;
(3)correction or deletion of, or addition to, the relevant Personal Information; or
(4)discontinuation of use, erasure or discontinuation of provision to third parties of the relevant Personal Information.
With respect to these requests, please contact Takayama Law Office as indicated in Section 7 below.

7. Inquiries

In the case of any inquiry regarding this Personal Information Protection Policy or any treatment thereunder, please contact Takayama Law Office at the following:

8. Modification of this Personal Information Protection Policy

Takayama Law Office may modify this Personal Information Protection Policy as necessary. Any modification of this Personal Information Protection Policy will be posted on this website.