Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

We, Fukui Canon Materials Inc., recognize the importance of your personal information and consider it an important social responsibility to handle it safely and appropriately. We comply with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines on the protection of personal information, and as a business handling personal information, establish, implement, maintain, and improve a personal information protection management system to properly protect your personal information. We handle your personal information and strive to protect it as follows.

2. Handling of Personal Information

(1) Purpose of use of personal information

We will use your personal information provided to us in writing (including via email) and other means in connection with our business activities to the extent of the purposes of use described below.

Personal information of customers Name, address, phone number, email address, etc.
  • Providing information about products and services
  • Providing service and support for products and services
  • Sending information on and managing seminars, exhibitions, and events
  • Managing sweepstakes, campaigns, and fairs
  • Access control to our facilities
  • Response to inquiries
Personal information of business partners Name, address, phone number, email address, etc.
  • Conducting and communicating business meetings, events and conferences
  • Purchasing materials and procuring parts
  • Providing information and contacting business partners
  • Performing business entrusted by business partners
  • Access control to our facilities
Personal information of job applicants Name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, etc.
  • Providing information to job applicants (including internship applicants) and performing tasks related to recruiting

Your personal information will be used only for the purpose stated in advance and will not be used for any other purpose without your consent.

If you do not wish to provide your personal information, you may withhold it at your own discretion. In this case, please note that the stated purpose may not be achieved.

(2) Retention period of personal information

We will use and retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose of use, unless otherwise provided by applicable laws and regulations. We will promptly destroy any personal information for which the retention period has expired.

(3) Entrustment of handling of personal information

We may entrust the handling of your personal information to our subcontractor if necessary to achieve the intended use. In such cases, necessary and appropriate supervision shall be performed on the subcontractor to ensure the safe management of your personal information.

(4) Joint use of personal information

We may share your personal information with our group companies.

Items of personal information to be shared Name, affiliation (company name, department name, etc.), job title, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address
Scope of the joint users Our group companies
Purpose of joint use To the extent necessary to achieve the purpose(s) of use notified or disclosed at the time of acquisition
Responsible entity for joint use of personal information Fukui Canon Materials Inc.

(5) Providing personal information to third parties

We will not provide your personal information to third parties except in the following cases:

  • When we have obtained your consent
  • When required by law
  • When necessary to protect a person’s life, health, or property and it is difficult to obtain your consent

(6) Handling of customer access information on the website

Collection of access information through the use of cookies and web beacons

This website (fukui.canon) uses cookies*1 and web beacons*2 to collect information about your browsing activity, including access data from this website and other group company websites. This information identifies your browser only and does not identify you as an individual.

  • *1 A cookie is a technology that stores information identifying your browser on your computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website, allowing you to browse the site more conveniently when you return.
  • *2 A web beacon is a technology that, in conjunction with cookies, collects access information from your browser, enabling us to determine whether you have visited our website before, the number of visits, and your browsing behavior on the website.

We may also use Google Analytics to understand how the website is used.

For details on how Google Analytics collects and uses access information, please refer to the Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google's Privacy Policy below.

Use of Access Information

Your access information on this website will only be used for the following purposes.

  • To statistically analyze the access information and use the findings to improve the usability and content of the website.

Using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to Protect Communications from Third-Party Eavesdropping

When you provide personal information through this website, we use SSL encryption or equivalent security technology to safeguard it against unauthorized third-party access or eavesdropping during transmission.

3. Handling of Specific Personal Information v and personal information including Individual Numbers (“Specific Personal Information”)

We will handle “Individual Numbers" and personal information including Individual Numbers (“Specific Personal Information”) sin accordance with the “Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures”, as follows.:

(1) Purpose of use of Specific Personal Information

We will use your Specific Personal Information only within the scope of the purposes described below.

Specific Personal information of business partners Individual Numbers, etc.
  • Preparation of payment records for remuneration, fees, etc.
  • Preparation of payment records for real estate transactions

(2) Providing Specific Personal Information to third parties

We will not provide, entrust, or share your Specific Personal Information with third parties, except as permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

4. Secure Management of Personal Information

We will establish a personal information management system and take physical and technical security measures to prevent unauthorized access to loss, falsification, and leakage of personal information, and for other security control purposes.

5. Procedures for Requesting Disclosure of Personal Information

If you wish to have your personal information disclosed, corrected, deleted, or its use suspended, please contact to us at the contact information listed in 6. (2) below.

6. Miscellaneous

(1) Amendments to the Privacy Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy according to revisions or changes in applicable laws, regulations and guidelines regarding the handling of personal information, or for other reasons.

(2) Person responsible for handling personal information and contact for inquiries

The person responsible for handling personal information and their contact details for inquiries about its handling are as follows:

Person responsible for handling personal information General Manager, Corporate Administration Department
Contact details Personal Information Protection Desk, General Planning Section, Corporate Administration Department
(TEL) 0776-85-1198 (FAX) 0776-85-1315
(mail) fcm-jinji@mail.canon

April 1, 2024
Fukui Canon Materials Inc.