(Note: The following is for reference only and not legally binding.)
The Canon Institute for Global Studies (the “Institute”) fully recognizes that personal information provided by users (the “Users”) through this website is important property of each User and that the protection of such personal information is one of the social responsibilities to be fulfilled by the Institute. Therefore, the Institute makes its utmost efforts to ensure that the User’s personal information is appropriately protected so that the User’s privacy right is fully respected.
To make this policy effective, the Institute makes its officers and employees aware of the importance of protection of personal information and is responsible for the actions taken by them with respect to the personal information.
Acknowledging the importance of protection of personal information, the Institute declares the following privacy policy:
The Institute complies with the laws and regulations pertaining to the protection of personal information in Japan as well as rules and guidelines provided by the Japanese government.
At the time of obtaining personal information, the Institute clearly informs the User for what purposes the User’s personal information will be used.
The Institute uses the User’s personal information within the scope of the designated purposes which are informed to the User at the time of collection.
The Institute appropriately controls all Users’ personal information by taking necessary measures to prevent any unauthorized access, theft, loss resulting from transfer, destruction, falsification, divulgence or similar incidents. It will take immediate remedial actions if any of such incidents occurs.
Unless specifically required by the laws or regulations, the Institute never provides or releases the User’s personal information to any third party without the consent of individual User.
The User is at any time entitled to request to disclose him or her his or her personal information held by the Institute, to correct, add or delete a part of his or her personal information, to suspend use of his or her personal information by the Institute or to erase his or her personal information entirely from the Institution’s database. The Institute will respond swiftly to such User’s request after confirming identification of the User so requesting.
The Institute will continuously review and improve its policy, structure, internal rules, and other systems to protect personal information in response to changes in its activities and in the statutory, social and IT environments.
December 2008
Toshihiko Fukui
President
The Canon Institute for Global Studies
May 08, 2012
Research Director
Daisuke Kotegawa
May 08, 2012
Research Director
Yoshiki Mine
April 12, 2012
Research Director
Kunihiko Miyake
April 12, 2012
International Research Fellow
John Seaman
April 12, 2012
Research Director
Tetsuo Yuhara
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