Beyond Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "our company") places the highest priority on providing excellent IT system services to our customers, and aims to gain their trust and satisfaction.
In order to achieve this goal, we have established the following basic policy on personal information protection and disclosure items regarding personal information protection as a privacy policy for our business.
Basic policy for protecting personal information
Our company operates a variety of peripheral businesses, with cloud/server, system development, and web services as its core businesses. In order to ensure that all customers can feel secure in their dealings with us, we believe that the safe management of personal information entrusted to us is of the utmost importance, and we view privacy protection as a social responsibility in our corporate activities.
In order to fulfill this responsibility, we have established the following Personal Information Protection Policy, and our officers and employees will strive wholeheartedly to handle, maintain, and manage personal information appropriately in accordance with this policy.
- Subject to Personal Information
Our company applies this personal information protection policy not only to our cloud/server business, system development business, and web service business, but also to all related businesses we currently handle and all businesses we will handle in the future. - Acquisition, use, and provision of personal information
We will not acquire your personal information without your consent. Even if you consent to the acquisition, we will only use it within the scope of the notified purpose of use. Personal information will not be provided to third parties unless consent is obtained or it is required by law. In addition, when acquiring personal information from the website, secure communication is performed using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). - information
held by our company is strictly managed. To prevent unauthorized access to personal information or theft, loss, destruction, falsification, or leakage of personal information, we strive to prevent such incidents by thoroughly managing IDs and passwords, enforcing rules for storing, managing, and disposing of personal information, implementing logical management such as firewalls, physical management such as controlling the entry and exit of visitors, and personnel management through employee training. We also regularly review the appropriateness of these measures to ensure the safety of information in the future. - Compliance with laws, regulations, and company rules
: We strive to comply with all laws, regulations, and industry guidelines regarding personal information. To put this into practice, we have established a personal information protection system, thoroughly implemented it through employee training, and established a company-wide compliance system. - Implementation of Improvements and CorrectionsWe
will conduct regular and continuous audits of the status of the above-mentioned practices and will continuously improve our internal systems.In the unlikely event that unauthorized access to personal information or loss, destruction, falsification, or leakage of personal information occurs, we will immediately investigate the cause and correct it.We will also review and improve our personal information protection system from time to time in response to trends.
Disclosures regarding the protection of personal information
■ Company name:
Beyond Co., Ltd.
■ Our company address:
1-10-4 Nanbanaka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, 556-0011,
■ Our company's personal information protection officer
Representative Director Masahiro Haraoka
■ Definition of personal informationPersonal information
refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, company name, or other description that makes up the information.In
addition, even if the information alone cannot identify an individual, it can be easily collated with other information and, as a result, can be used to identify an individual.
■ Purpose of use of personal information
The purpose of use of personal information (including retained personal data) is as follows. We will not use personal information beyond the purpose of use.
- (1) Personal authentication of individuals who use our services (hereinafter referred to as "Users") and provision of the Services to Users and participating companies
- (2) To send and receive communications, e-mail newsletters, direct mail, and various notices related to the use of our services
- (3) Providing personal information to companies using the Service based on the user's consent or application
- (4) Delivery and display of advertisements and content, and provision of the Service based on attribute information, device information, location information, behavioral history, etc
- (5) Improving our services, developing new services, analyzing and marketing
- (6) Conducting campaigns, surveys, monitors, interviews, etc
- (7) Distribution of URL information to subscribers of email newsletters, etc
- (8) Confirmation and response to opinions, inquiries, and reviews regarding our services
- (9) Investigating various applications for commercial or diversion purposes, multiple applications, transfer of rights, registration of false information, etc., which are prohibited by the terms of service established by our company, and verifying the details of the application based on such investigation
- (10) Purposes of use of information entrusted by clients/contractors as specified by the consignors
■ Voluntary
provision of personal information Providing personal information to our company is voluntary. However, if you do not provide the items required for our services, there may be restrictions on the provision of our services.
■ Providing personal information to third partiesWe
will not provide personal information to third parties without the user's consent, except in cases where it falls under the exceptions of laws and regulations or these public disclosure matters.If it is necessary to provide personal information, we will obtain the user's consent after specifying the recipient and the content of the information to be provided.
■ Recipient and purpose of provision, and means or method of provision
Each time consent is obtained, the recipient and purpose of provision will be clearly stated on our services.
■ Exceptions to provision
In the following cases, personal information may be provided without the user's consent, provided that it does not violate relevant laws and regulations.
- (1) If it is determined that the user is causing harm to a third party
- (2) When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy child development, and it is difficult to obtain the user's consent
- (3) When it is necessary to cooperate with a national or local government agency or a person commissioned by them in carrying out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the user's consent may impede the performance of those duties
- (4) When a court, public prosecutor's office, police, or other organization with equivalent authority requests disclosure of personal information
- (5) When the user himself/herself explicitly requests disclosure or provision to a third party
- (6) When disclosure or provision is permitted by law
- (7) When personal information is provided in connection with business succession due to a merger or other reason, and is handled within the scope of the purpose of use prior to the succession
■ Disclaimer regarding provision to third parties
In the following cases, we assume no responsibility whatsoever for the acquisition of personal information by third parties.
- (1) When the user himself/herself discloses personal information to a user company, etc., using the functions of this service or other means (please contact each user company directly regarding the handling of personal information by the user company, etc.)
- (2) When personal information is provided by the user and used on an external site linked to our service
- (3) If someone other than the user obtains information that can identify the user (ID/password, etc.)
■ Outsourcing of personal information processing
We may outsource some or all of our personal information handling operations. We will be responsible for the handling of personal information by the outsourced parties.
■ Use of statistically processed data
We may create statistical data based on the personal information provided to us, processing it so that individuals cannot be identified and making it impossible to restore. With regard to statistical data that cannot identify individuals, we may use it without any restrictions, except that it is subject to legal restrictions as anonymously processed information or pseudonymized information.
■ Safety control measures The
measures that we apply to personal information (including personal data in our possession) are as stated in our Basic Policy for Personal Information Protection. In addition, we take organizational safety control measures such as internal regulations and system development, human safety control measures such as employee education, physical safety control measures such as theft prevention, and technical safety control measures such as access control.
■ Procedures for disclosure, correction, etc. of personal data
In principle, only the user himself/herself may request notification of the "purpose of use of personal information," disclosure, correction, addition, or deletion of registered personal information, suspension of use, suspension of provision to third parties, and disclosure of records of provision to third parties (hereinafter referred to as "disclosure, correction, etc. of personal information").
However, if the disclosure, correction, etc. of personal information falls under any of the following items, and necessary measures have been taken to protect the rights and interests of the user, and we are not legally obligated to comply, we may not comply with requests for disclosure, correction, etc. of personal information.
- (1) When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the user or a third party
- (2) When there is a risk of causing significant disruption to the proper implementation of our services
- (3) When it would violate other laws and regulations
■ Accuracy of personal information
We will endeavor to process the personal information provided accurately. However, the user is responsible for ensuring that the personal information provided is accurate and up-to-date.
■ Restrictions on the Acquisition of Sensitive Personal Information
As a general rule, we will not acquire personal information that includes the following. However, this does not apply if the user provides it themselves.
- (1) Matters related to ideology/beliefs and religion
- (2) Racial, ethnic, or other matters that may cause social discrimination
- (3) Matters concerning workers' right to organize/collective bargaining and other collective actions
- (4) Matters concerning participation in collective demonstrations, the exercise of petition rights, and the exercise of other political rights
■ Identity Verification
When registering as a member for each service, when a member uses our services, or when responding to a request to disclose, correct, delete, or suspend use of personal information, we will verify the identity of the individual using information that can identify the individual (such as name, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, membership number, password, etc.). However, we will not be held responsible if anyone other than the individual obtains and uses information that can identify the individual.
■ Acquisition and use of attribute information, device information, location information, behavioral history, etc
● Use of Cookies
Our website uses cookies to protect user privacy, improve convenience, deliver advertisements, and collect statistical data. We may
also use technologies such as cookies and JavaScript to collect non-personally identifiable attribute information (limited to information that cannot be combined to identify an individual) such as age, gender, occupation, and area of residence from the information you provide, as well as device information, the user's behavioral history within the Service website (accessed URLs, content, order of browsing, etc.), and location information when using a smartphone or other device, based on the user's consent or application. (Please note that cookies and behavioral history do not contain any personal information.)
● Regarding access logs such as behavioral history
, when a user logs in and uses this service, our website may identify the individual and use their behavioral history from before the login to deliver and display advertisements/content and provide this service.
● Use of Google Analytics:
Our website uses Google Analytics, an access analysis tool provided by Google.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. If you are logged in to your Google account, the information obtained through cookies may be used to display advertising services on our website and other websites, even on a different device or browser, based on your browsing history on our website. (Note: Traffic data does not include any personal information.)
Cookies obtained through these methods are managed in accordance with Google's privacy policy and our privacy policy. For an explanation of the Google Analytics terms of use, please see the "Google Privacy Policy" and "Google Analytics Terms of Use" websites listed below.
To disable the collection of traffic data through cookies, please check your browser settings or visit the opt-out page listed below and follow the instructions on that page.
・ Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja
・ Google Analytics Terms of Use: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/jp
・ Google Analytics Opt-Out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
● Use of behavioral targeting advertising services
Our website may use behavioral targeting advertising services to deliver appropriate advertisements to users. (Please note that traffic data does not include any personal information.)
If you wish to disable behavioral targeting advertising services, please check your browser settings or visit the opt-out page published below and follow the instructions on that page.
・ Google Ads: https://adssettings.google.com/u/0/authenticated?hl=ja
・ Yahoo! Ads: https://btoptout.yahoo.co.jp/optout/index.html
・ Facebook Ads: https://www.facebook.com/help/109378269482053
・ X Ads: https://help.x.com/ja/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads
■ Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time, except as otherwise required by law. Please check this page for the latest information.
First edition: August 7, 2008
Reprint: March 15, 2021
Beyond Co., Ltd.
Representative Director Masahiro Haraoka
