Privacy Policy

CMICRO Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CMICRO") complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Information, and other related laws and regulations for the handling of personal information acquired by our company and will strive to appropriately handle and protect personal information in accordance with the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Privacy Policy").

Personal information is personal information defined by Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Protection Act, that is, information about living individuals that falls under any of the following.

a. Information that can identify a specific individual by name, address, date of birth, gender, occupation, telephone number, e-mail address, etc. included in the information.

b. Information that cannot identify a specific individual by itself but can be easily compared with other information, and through this comparison, a specific individual can be identified.

c. Items that include a personal identification code defined by Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act”).

The personal information that our company may collect is as follows, depending on the data collection methods:

(1) Data Collection Directly from Users and Data Collection Methods

CMICRO may collect personal information from users of our company website (hereinafter referred to as "users") to the extent necessary for the operation of the Internet site provided by our company (hereinafter referred to as "this site").

(2) Use of Purpose 

CMICRO may use collected personal information for the purposes set out below.  

① Users’ Personal Information

• To confirm and respond to inquiries, comments, etc.
• To verify the integrity of downloaded materials.
• To distribute/deliver newsletters, direct messages, and various notifications.
• To provide, improve, develop, and market services.
• To investigate acts prohibited by the terms of use.

② Handling of Personal Information of Job Applicants and Hiring Activities

• To proceed with the internship recruitment process. (including the usage of the information in a questionnaire design for reference in future recruitment activities.) 
• To assess and screen applicants for recruitment selection.
• To contact applicants who passed all interviews to make offers.
• To utilize applicants’ information as human resource information once they are hired.
• For other purposes of use that will be separately notified in the process of recruitment activities, etc.

(3) Change of purpose of use

If the usage of personal information for the purposes other than those listed above arises, CMICRO will notify the person of the purpose of use in advance and obtain the person's prior consent before using the information unless any of the following conditions apply.

① When it is necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person in question.

② When it is necessary to cooperate with government institutions, local government, or a person entrusted by such authorities in carrying out affairs stipulated by law, and obtaining the consent of the person concerned is likely to impede the execution of the affairs.

③ When it is necessary to conform to laws and regulations.

CMICRO will not provide acquired personal information to third parties. In addition, when deciding whether to share information with a third party, CMICRO shall provide information, only when CMICRO receives users’ consent after presenting objectives and disclosing information.  

If CMICRO receives a request for disclosure, correction, suspension of use, etc. of personal information, CMICRO will respond after verifying that it is a genuine and legitimate request in accordance with our procedures. Please refer to “12. Contact Us” for details and to make a request for individual guidance.  

Our website supports SSL and encrypts communication between the web browser and the web server. Personal information entered by the users, such as name, address, and telephone number, is automatically encrypted.

(1) How We Use Google Analytics 
This site uses Google's access analysis tool called "Google Analytics." Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data to understand how users interact with a particular service.
The data is collected anonymously and does not personally identify an individual.
Collected information will be managed based on the privacy policy and other regulations stipulated by each Aggregator Program provider.
Please refer to Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google Policies for more details about Google Analytics features. 

(2) How We Use BowNow
This site uses Marketing Automation Tool called “BowNow”. BowNow uses cookies to collect data such as behavioral history and operating conditions.
The data is collected anonymously and does not personally identify an individual.
Collected information will be managed based on the privacy policy and other regulations stipulated by each Aggregator Program provider.
Please refer to BowNow privacy policy stipulated by Cloud CIRCUS Inc. for more details about BowNow features.  

Enactment date: December 11, 2008
Revision date: August 1, 2024
CMICRO Corporation
Mitsuru Saiki, CEO