Privacy Policy

BrainMemo management office (the "Management Office") sets forth this Privacy Policy (this "Policy") with regard to the treatment of user information, including but not limited to personal information, in the course of the performance of Service provided by the Management Office (the "Service"), as follows;

1. User Information to be Collected and Method of Collection

For purposes of this Policy, "User Information" means information identifying users, history of actions in the Service and other information created or accumulated in relation to users or their devices, that are collected by the Management Office pursuant to this Policy.

The User Information that the Management Office may collect in the course of the Service is as follows, depending on the method of collection.

  1. (1) Information provided by the user
    The information to be provided by the user for or through the use of the Service is as follows:
    ・ e-mail address;
    ・ information transmitted by the user through entrance forms or other methods specified by the Management Office;
  2. (2) Information automatically collected by the Management Office in the course of the user's use of the Service
    The Management Office may collect information regarding access to or use of the Service, which includes the following.
    ・ referer
    ・ IP address
    ・ information regarding server access logs
    ・ cookies

2. Purpose of Use

Specific purposes of use of the User Information for the provision of the Service are as follows:

  1. (1) provision, maintenance, protection and improvement of the Service, including but not limited to acceptance of registration for the Service, identification, record of user settings and payment of use fees that are related to the Service;
  2. (2) measurement of traffic and actions of the user
  3. (3) guidance and response to inquiries relating to the Service;
  4. (4) addressing a violation of rules, regulations or policies of the Management Office relating to the Service (the "Rules"); and
  5. (5) notice of modification to the Rules or related matters.

3. Method of Notice, Publication and Consent; Method of Requiring Discontinuance of Use

3.1 The user may require the Management Office to discontinue the collection or use of the all or a part of the User Information by choosing the applicable setting as prescribed in the Service, and promptly upon such request the Management Office shall discontinue such collection or use in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Management Office. Certain User Information is necessary to be collected or used for providing the Service, and the Management Office shall discontinue such collection or use of the User Information only if the user withdraws from the Service pursuant to the procedures as determined by the Management Office.

4. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

The Management Office shall not provide to any third party (including the same outside Japan) personal information contained in the User Information without the prior consent of the user, except where such provision is required due to any of the following circumstances:

  1. (1) The Management Office authorizes such third party to handle the personal information in whole or in part to the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose of the use;

5. Disclosure of Personal Information

Upon request from the user to disclose its personal information under the Act, the Management Office shall, without delay, disclose to the user such information (or, in the event of non-existence of such personal information, notify the user to that effect) after confirming that the request is made by the user itself, to the extent required to do so under the Act and other applicable laws and regulations.

Please note that you must pay a commission (1,000 yen per disclosure) for disclosure of personal information.

6. Correction and Suspension of Use of Personal Information

6.1 If the Management Office is required pursuant to the provisions of the Act by the user to (1) correct the content of personal information due to the reason that such information is false, or (2) suspend use of personal information due to the reason that such information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of the use previously made public, or has been collected in a fraudulent or otherwise illicit manner, then the Management Office shall, without delay after confirming that the request is made by the user itself, conduct an appropriate investigation and based upon the results thereof, correct the content or suspend the use of such personal information, and notify the party to that effect. In cases where the Management Office decides not to make such correction or suspension of the use, the Management Office shall notify the user to that effect.

6.2 In the event that the Management Office is required by the user to delete its personal information and has determined that it is necessary to accept such request, the Management Office shall, after confirming that the request is made by the user itself, delete such personal information and notify the party to that effect.

6.3 Should the Management Office not be obligated to correct, or suspend use of, information under the Act and other applicable laws and regulations, Sections 6.1 and 6.2 shall not apply.

7. Inquiries

Any suggestions, questions, complaints, or other inquiries on the handling of the User Information must be submitted to:

e-mail address : brainmemo.contact@gmail.com

8. Procedure to Amend this Privacy Policy

The Management Office may amend this Privacy Policy as necessary; provided, however, that in the event of an amendment to this Privacy Policy that legally requires the consent thereto of the users, this Privacy Policy after the amendment shall be applied only to the users that have given the consent in the manner specified by the Management Office. In the event of any amendment to this Privacy Policy, the Management Office shall inform the effective time and content of the amended Privacy Policy by posting on the website of the Management Office or other appropriate way, or notify the user of the same.

[Prescribed on 03/05/2022]
[Revised on 03/05/2022]
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