Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Trip Buddy (hereinafter referred to as “our company”) has established the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as “this policy”) regarding the handling of personal information of users in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as “this service”). 

Article 1 (Personal Information) 

“Personal information” refers to “personal information” as defined in the Personal Information Protection Act, which refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual based on the name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in the information, as well as information that can identify a specific individual from the information alone, such as data related to appearance, fingerprints, and voiceprints, and the insurer number of a health insurance card (personal identification information). 

Article 2 (Method of collecting personal information) 

When a user registers for use, our company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number, and passport number. In addition, we may collect information on transaction records and payments, including personal information of users, made between users and our partners, from our partners (including information providers, advertisers, ad delivery destinations, etc., hereinafter referred to as “partners”).

Article 3 (Purpose of collecting and using personal information) 

The purposes for which we collect and use personal information are as follows: To provide and operate our services To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification) To send emails about new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the services users are using, as well as information about other services provided by our company To contact users as necessary, such as for maintenance and important notices To identify users who have violated the terms of use or who are attempting to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes, and to refuse their use To allow users to view, change, delete, and view their own registered information, and to view their usage status To charge users for paid services Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use 

Article 4 (Change of purpose of use) 

Our company will change the purpose of use of personal information only if it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use is related to the purpose before the change. If the purpose of use is changed, the user will be notified of the changed purpose in a manner specified by the Company, or the changed purpose will be announced on this website. 

Article 5 (Provision of personal information to third parties) 

The Company will not provide personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the user, except in the following cases. However, this does not include cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations. When it is necessary for the protection of a person’s life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent When it is particularly necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy child development, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent When it is necessary to cooperate with a national institution, local government, or a person commissioned by them to carry out duties prescribed by law, and obtaining the individual’s consent is likely to hinder the performance of said duties When the following items have been notified or announced in advance and the Company has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission The purpose of use includes provision to a third party Items of data to be provided to a third party Means or method of provision to a third party To stop providing personal information to a third party at the request of the individual Method of accepting the individual’s request Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information will not be a third party. When the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use When personal information is provided in connection with business succession due to a merger or other reason When personal information is used jointly with a specific person, the individual is notified in advance or made easily accessible to the individual of the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of the joint users, the purpose of use of the users, and the name or title of the person responsible for managing the personal information. 

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information) 

When the Company is requested by the individual to disclose personal information, the Company will disclose it to the individual without delay. However, if disclosure falls under any of the following cases, the Company may not disclose all or part of the information, and if a decision is made not to disclose the information, the Company will notify the individual without delay. A fee of 1,000 yen will be charged for each disclosure of personal information. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the person or a third party When there is a risk of causing significant disruption to the proper implementation of our business When there is a violation of other laws and regulations Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in principle, we will not disclose information other than personal information, such as history information and characteristic information. 

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

 If the personal information held by the Company by the User is incorrect, the User may request the Company to correct, add, or delete the personal information (hereinafter referred to as “Correction, etc.”) in accordance with the procedures stipulated by the Company. When the Company receives a request from the User as set forth in the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to comply with the request, the Company shall correct the personal information without delay. When the Company makes a correction, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or when it decides not to make a correction, etc., the Company shall notify the User without delay. 

Article 8 (Suspension of use of personal information, etc.)

If the Company is requested by the individual to suspend or delete the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “suspension of use, etc.”) because the personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use or because it was obtained by illegal means, the Company will conduct the necessary investigation without delay. If the Company determines that it is necessary to comply with the request based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, the Company will suspend the use of the personal information without delay. If the Company suspends use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to suspend use, etc., the Company will notify the user without delay. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if the suspension of use, etc. would be costly or it would be difficult to suspend use, etc., and alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user can be taken, the Company will take these alternative measures. 

Article 9 (Changes to Privacy Policy) 

The contents of this policy may be changed without notice to the user, except for matters otherwise specified by law or otherwise in this policy. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy will take effect from the time it is posted on this website. 

Article 10 (Contact Information) 

For inquiries regarding this policy, please contact the following contact information. 

Contact: Yasuyuki Tatsumi 

Email address: ytytyt1974jp@yahoo.co.jp