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This privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this policy") applies to the use of our Association services.
In the event that our services are affiliated with a service provided by a third party other than our Association (hereinafter, a service affiliated with our services is referred to as an "affiliated service"), the provisions of this policy will not apply to the affiliated service.
In addition, this policy applies to the following websites:

Visit Hanamaki（https://en.visit-hanamaki.travel/）

1. Basic Policy

The Association will comply with laws, regulations and other standards concerning the protection of personal information.

The Association will implement a safety management system for the management of personal information and will improve it as necessary.

The Association will promote educational and enlightenment activities for its secretariat staff and strive to properly manage personal information.

The Association will handle personal information within the scope of the purpose of use clearly indicated to the customer.

The Association will not provide or disclose personal information provided by customers to third parties unless the customer's consent is obtained or there is a legitimate reason for doing so.

The Association will endeavor to take necessary and optimal measures to prevent unauthorized access to, loss, destruction, falsification, leakage, etc. of personal information in its possession.

The Association will respond sincerely and promptly to inquiries and requests for disclosure of personal information from customers.

2. Information acquired by the Association and method of acquisition

1. Information provided by users The Association will collect the user's name, gender, date of birth, address, email address, phone number, and other information provided in the questionnaire. The form in which information is submitted uses SSL technology to encrypt communications and prevent third parties from intercepting the data, ensuring that data is sent and received safely.
2. Information we collect when you use our services
   1. Website browsing history information Websites to which this policy applies can be viewed and used without identifying individuals, but non-personally identifiable information such as URLs, IP addresses, browser types and languages, and the date and time of requests are automatically recorded by the server. In addition, on some pages, in addition to the above information, scripts are used to collect data such as screen resolution and OS type.
   2. Information regarding various reservations and inquiries The Association may collect information regarding event applications made through the Association's services, and reservations and inquiries made to experience program providers.
   3. Information regarding campaign applications The Association may collect shipping information for the purposes of delivering prizes to winners of campaigns run by the Association.

The Association will acquire user information fairly and without false or other illegal means. Furthermore, if the Association acquires user information through a means other than through the user's use of the Association's services, the Association will notify or publicly announce the purpose of use in advance.

3. Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The Association will use your personal information for the following purposes:

• When the Association needs to contact you for some reason, such as to send materials or products, or to respond to inquiries
• When carrying out statistical processing, such as improving the content of our services or conducting surveys
• When consent has been obtained from the customer

4. Personal information storage period

We will retain personal data for the period necessary for the purposes of its processing or use, after which we will delete or archive the data, unless required by law.

5. Shared Use of Personal Information

The Association may share personal information acquired from users with affiliated businesses and other third parties to the extent necessary for the provision of affiliated services, etc. In such cases, the Association will publicly announce in advance the items of information to be shared, the scope of those sharing the information, the purpose of use by those sharing the information, and the name or designation of the person responsible for managing the information.

6. Disclosure and provision of personal information

The Association will not disclose or provide your personal information to third parties except in the following cases:

• When the customer's consent has been obtained
• When required by law
• When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent

7. Disclosure, correction, and suspension of use of personal information

Please contact the following inquiry desk for measures such as disclosure, correction, deletion, or suspension of use (hereinafter referred to as "disclosure, etc.") of personal information on our services. However, we may not be able to carry out these procedures if the Association is not obligated to do so under the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations, if the same request is made repeatedly without a valid reason, or if excessive technical work is required.

8. Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our Site, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technologies.

In order to improve our services, this website uses Google's access analysis tool "Google Analytics." Google Analytics uses cookies to collect data. This data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals.

This function allows you to refuse collection by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. For more information about these terms, please see the Google Analytics Service Terms of Use page or the Google Policy and Terms page.

In addition, this site shall not be liable for any damages arising from the use of Google Analytics services.
Google Analytics Terms of Use : https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/
Google Privacy Policy : https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

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How to reject all cookies

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About ad serving

This website uses third-party ad distribution services (such as Facebook and Instagram). These ad distribution services use cookies to display ads based on user behavior information and interests.

Visit and action history information obtained by the third party will be handled in accordance with the third party's privacy policy.

You can stop the use of acquired visit and action history information for ad delivery by opting out of the ad delivery service provided by the third party. If you want to opt out, please access the website of each operator listed below and set up your opt-out.

9. Personal information at linked sites

The websites and services of third-party companies that can be accessed through our website have their own privacy regulations and data collection rules that are independent of our website. Our website does not bear any responsibility for the collection or handling of personal information on linked websites. Please use these websites at your own discretion.

10. Date of establishment and revision of the Privacy Policy

Date of enactment: October 3, 2017

Last updated: November 7, 2024