Our company aims to contribute to society through transgenic silkworm technology.

Our company aims to contribute to society through transgenic silkworm technology.

We consider the appropriate handling of personal information of customers and employees (including employees in employment relationships, directors, auditors, and temporary staff) entrusted to us in the course of carrying out the above-mentioned business to be an important social responsibility, and have established the following personal information protection policy, ensure that all employees comply with it, and strive to protect personal information.

Compliance: With regard to personal information handled in all business activities and personal information of employees, we will comply with the Personal Information Act, the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify Specific Individuals in Administrative Procedures, guidelines established by the government, and other standards.

Collection, Use, and Provision of Personal Information: We will clearly define the purpose of use within the scope necessary for carrying out our business, and will collect, use, and provide the information by legal and fair means. We will use the collected personal information within the scope of the purpose of use and take measures to prevent it from being used for any other purpose.

Entrustment of personal information: When entrusting all or part of the handling of personal information obtained through the measures in the preceding paragraph, we will select those that meet a sufficient level of protection and take appropriate measures through contracts, etc.

Risk management: We will take reasonable safety measures and corrective actions against risks such as unauthorized access to personal information, and loss, destruction, falsification, and leakage of personal information.

Disclosure of personal information, etc.: We will respond without delay to requests from individuals to disclose, correct, delete, or suspend use of their personal information, as well as complaints and consultations.

[Contact information] For inquiries regarding our company's protection of personal information, please contact the following office.

5F Shimada Bldg., 4-8-7, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0032

Dated 2024/Jul/16                            CEO & President Munechika HASEGAWA

Announcement of purpose of use of personal information

Personal information provided to our company will be used for the following purposes. If you agree to a different purpose of use, we will use the information within the scope of that purpose. (We may provide the information to contractors within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use.)

Purpose of use

1) Personal information on customers: For the purpose of shipping products in business, related after-sales service, and informing about new products and new services

2) Personal information on those who have made inquiries: For the purpose of responding to inquiries, managing them, sending related materials, etc.

3) Personal information on our employees: For the purpose of personnel and labor management, business management, health management, security management, etc.

4) Individual numbers and specific personal information provided: For the purpose of "social insurance procedures" and "tax processing" specified by law

5) Personal information on job applications: For the purpose of recruitment

6) Video footage (recorded data) recorded by security cameras, etc.: For the purpose of crime prevention

7) Personal information obtained from business partners, and sole proprietors:

・For the purpose of contractual performance with business partners

・For the purpose of issuing and paying invoices

・For the purpose of providing products and services

・For customer management

・For marketing activities

8) Personal information handled in contracted work:

・For the purpose of contractual performance with contractors

・For the purpose of issuing invoices

・For employee management

Procedures needed for disclosure of retained personal data

Regarding personal data held by us, we will inform you of the following matters regarding requests for notification of the purpose of use, disclosure, correction, addition or deletion of contents, suspension of use, erasure, suspension of provision to third parties (disclosure, etc.), and requests for disclosure of records of third-party provision.

We will respond to requests for disclosure, etc. of personal information in the following procedure.

1.Receiving a request for disclosure, etc.

1)Please contact us at the address below. We will mail you the "prescribed form." After receiving it, please agree to our "Personal Information Protection Policy and Purpose of Use," and then mail or bring it to the address below with the necessary documents attached.

     Address: Shimada Building 5F, 4-8-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

2) Method of confirming that the person making the request for disclosure, etc. is the person himself/herself or his/her agent

A)The person making the request for disclosure, etc. will be confirmed as the person himself/herself by the complaint consultation desk manager using the documents to confirm the identity of the person specified

B)The person requesting the service will be verified by the complaints desk manager using documents verifying the identity of the requester, documents verifying the agent relationship with the person to be disclosed as specified below for both voluntary and legal representatives (guardian of a minor, guardian of an adult, or person with parental authority), and documents verifying the identity of the agent.

C) The documents verifying the identity of the requester and agent are copies of photo-issued certificates issued by public institutions, as exemplified below:

a) Driver's license

b)  My Number card (front page)

c)  Other official photo-identifying certificate that can be used to verify the identity of the requester

D) The documents verifying the agent relationship with the person to be disclosed are as follows.

a)In the case of an optional representative: A power of attorney stating that "the authority to receive the results of disclosure, etc. is delegated“

b)In the case of a guardian of a minor: A certified copy of the family register or a certificate of registered matters (both within six months of the date of issue)

c)  In the case of a guardian of an adult: A certificate of registered matters (both within six months of the date of issue)

d)  In the case of a person with parental authority: A certified copy of the family register or a certificate of residence (both within six months of the date of issue)

2. Fees for "requests for disclosure, etc." and the method of collection

Only in the case of a request for notification of the purpose of use or disclosure, the following amount (excluding mailing) will be charged per request. Please enclose postage stamps when mailing the request documents.

・Amount of fee: 1,000 yen

3. Notification of review results

1) Method of replying with review results We will notify you without delay by one of the following methods.

・Written by mail

・Email

2) Address to which review results will be sent We will select one of the following appropriate methods.

・Mail a written document to the address of the person registered or the legal representative

・Send an email to the email address of the person registered or the legal representative

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