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Personal Information Protection Policy

SOURCENEXT Corporation (hereinafter referred to as we, us or our) will make our best effort to protect personal information (this implies personal number, specific personal information, and other personal information. Hereinafter, personal numbers and specific personal information are simply referred to as "specific personal information" and personal information other than the specific personal information will be referred to as “personal information”) by making all of our officers, employees, temporary employees, and subcontractors understand and implement this "Personal Information Protection Policy."

1. Appropriate collection, use, provision, and consignment of personal information

(1) When collecting personal information, we collect the necessary range of information after clarifying the purpose of use, notify or publicize the purpose of use, and use it within the scope of it.
(2) We will not provide the collected personal information to any third party, except when it is based on laws and regulations, obtained the consent of the person in question in advance, or when entrusting the third party with its business. In addition, we will not lend or sell personal information handled by us to any third parties, such as roster traders, or any act similar to this.
(3) When personal information is entrusted to any third parties and is used by the third parties, it will be provided after signing a confidentiality agreement with the third parties concerned, and appropriate supervision shall be carried out to the consignees.

2. Protecting the safety of personal information and respecting the rights of personal information been entrusted

(1) We will appoint a person in charge of personal information for each department it handles, ensure appropriate management, and strive to protect personal information.
(2) We will manage your entrusted personal information in an appropriate manner. In particular, we recognize the risks associated with personal information, such as unauthorized access to personal information, loss, destruction, falsification, and leakage of personal information, and take appropriate preventive and corrective measures.
(3) We respect the rights of individuals with respect to personal information entrusted, and respond to requests for disclosure or correction of your personal information within a reasonable period of time and within an appropriate scope.

3. Compliance with laws and regulations, and internal regulations and implementation of continuous improvement

In accordance with the " Requirements for Compliance Program on Personal Information Protection (JISQ15001)" established by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information” and other laws and regulations concerning the protection of personal information, we have established a compliance program "Legal And Practical Compliance Plan" formulated in-house and will be informed and thorough to our officers, employees, temporary employees, and subcontractors.
In addition, we will review this at least once a year (at the beginning of the business year) and if necessary, improve the above as issues arise, and improve protection system for personal information according to the nature of business and the trend of the times through education and audit, based on the leadership of persons in charge of personal information.

4. Appropriate collection, use, provision, consignment, and storage of specific personal information

(1)As a general rule, we only handle specific personal information of our officers, employees, and their dependents, as well as individual business owners who do business with us.
(2) We comply with the “Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures”, the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information”, and the “Guidelines for the Proper Handling of Specific Personal Information (Business Organization)”, and handle specific personal information appropriately.
(3) We will separately establish and comply with "Bylaws concerning the handling of specific personal information" with respect to safety management measures of specific personal information. In addition, we will endeavor to continuously improve the handling of specific personal information.

5. Establishment of contact for questions and consultations regarding the handling of personal information and personal information protection policy

For questions and consultations regarding the handling of personal information and personal information protection policy, we have complaints and consultation contact below.
SOURCENEXT Corporation Personal Information Protection Complaints and Consultation Desk
TEL:0570-035-333 (082-553-1081 from IP phones)

Enacted September 10th, 2004
Revised February 1st, 2006
March 30th, 2006
September 21st, 2006
October 29th, 2008
March 10th, 2009
May 11th, 2010
February 25th, 2016

Noriyuki Matsuda, President and CEO of SOURCENEXT Corporation