Privacy Policy

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") establishes the following items as the Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") based on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as "Personal Information Protection Law") and the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, and will handle personal information in accordance with this Policy.

1. Acquisition

The Company will appropriately acquire personal information necessary for business operations directly from the individuals themselves, or from third parties or publicly available information, and will not acquire it through falsehood or other fraudulent means.

2. Purpose of Use

Unless obtaining prior consent from the individuals or as permitted by law, the Company will use the acquired personal information for the following purposes.

3. Security Management

The Company will implement reasonable and appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal data, as well as risks of loss, destruction, alteration, or leakage of personal information. Additionally, the Company will establish regulations regarding the handling of personal information for employees, clarify rules, and thoroughly promote the proper management of personal information. When entrusting the handling of personal information to third parties, necessary and appropriate supervision will be conducted to ensure the secure management of personal information by the entrusted party.

4. Provision to Third Parties

The Company will not provide personal data collected by the Company to third parties except in the following cases:
① When obtaining prior consent from the individuals
② In cases where business operations are succeeded through mergers, spin-offs, or business transfers
③ When outsourcing the handling of personal information to external vendors or other third parties within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
④ Based on legal requirements
⑤ When necessary for the protection of human life, body, or property, and obtaining consent from individuals is difficult
⑥ When particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the sound development of children, and obtaining consent from the individuals is difficult
⑦ When cooperation is necessary for national agencies, local governments, or their commissioned parties to perform duties prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining consent from the individuals may hinder the performance of such duties
⑧ In addition to the above, when provision is permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws, regulations, etc.

5. Joint Use

The Company may jointly use personal data for the following purposes to achieve the purpose of use.
① Joint users:
　・Our group companies（https://www.nipponpaint-holdings.com/en/company/group/）
　・Nippon Paint Health Insurance Association
　・Nippon Paint Corporate Pension Fund
　・Nippon Paint Labor Union
　・Nippon Paint Welfare Center
②Items of information subject to joint use:
Name, address, phone number, email address, affiliation/department name, position, and other information obtained in accordance with this Policy
③Purpose of joint use:
Joint users may use the personal information provided by the Company for the purposes listed in "2. Purpose of Use."
④Name of the person responsible for joint use:
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

6. Transfer to Overseas

When providing personal data to third parties such as overseas businesses, including business partners and joint users, the Company will take necessary and appropriate measures, including understanding the external environment, in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Information Protection Law.

7. Disclosure of Held Personal Data

①If requested, the Company will appropriately respond to requests for notification of the purpose of use, disclosure, correction/addition/deletion, suspension of use/erasure/suspension of provision to third parties, and disclosure of records when personal data held by the Company is requested by the individuals identifiable from such data.
②If you wish to receive written documentation for personal identification and responses to each request, a fee of 839 yen per correspondence (including consumption tax) will be charged.

＊ In the Personal Information Protection Law, "Held Personal Data" refers to personal data held by a personal information handling business operator (the Company) for which the individual has the authority to request disclosure, correction, addition or deletion of content, suspension of use, deletion, and suspension of provision to third parties, excluding those specified by Cabinet Order as information for which the public interest or other interests would be harmed by the clarification of its existence.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

To ensure the proper management of personal data security, the Company may change this Policy without prior notice as needed.

9. Contact Information

For inquiries or requests regarding the handling of personal information (such as notification of the purpose of use of personal information, disclosure, correction/addition/deletion, suspension of use/erasure, suspension of provision to third parties, and disclosure of records when provided to or received from third parties), please contact the department that acquired the personal information. If unsure, please use the inquiry form.