PRIVACY POLICY

Oceans Inc. (the “Company”) understands that the privacy of the users is important. This Privacy Policy is to explain how the Company collects, uses, shares, transfers or stores the information of the Users.

The Privacy Policy consists of part of the terms of use provided by the Company. The users shall comply with the Privacy Policy and the terms of use of the services when the users use the services or provide the Company with their personal information.

ARTICLE 1 USE AND COLLECTING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The “Personal Information” means the information which is related to a living individual, and by which a specific individual can be identified, such as the name and the date of birth (including information that can be easily collated with other information so that a specific individual can be identified). The Personal Information collected through the services provided by the Company shall be protected and safeguarded with the same degree of care as the Company treats the confidential information of its own business.

ARTICLE 2 TYPE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

When the users use the services provided by the Company, the Company shall collect certain personal information of the users. In cases where the users would like to deny the collection of the Personal Information, the users shall be able to deny the collection of the Personal Information by the Company with their own decision. The users hereby acknowledge that the Company may not provide the services in cases where the users do not provide the Personal Information. The Personal Information provided to the Company may be disclosed to the users themselves by the users’ logging into the system of the services or by e-mail to be sent from the Company to the address registered by the users.

2.1 ACCOUNT INFORMATION

The Company may require the users to register the information of their name (including nick name), sex, birth date, e-mail address, photographs, and likes and tastes.

2.2 LOCATION INFORMATION

The Company may collect exact location information of devices with which the users use the services. For the purpose of the services using location information, the Company may collect and use exact location information including real time location information. Location information may be collected even while the users do not use the mobile application, if the application works in background. The users may cease providing location information by adjusting the user’s device setup. The users hereby acknowledge that the Company may not provide the services in that case.

2.3 LOG DATA

The Company may automatically record the information such as contents that the users have transmitted, browsing information, time stump, location, or data which identifies the users’ devices.

2.4 COOKIE

The Company shall use cookies in a part of the services that the Company provides on the website for the purpose of improvement to the services. In cases where the users require the Company not to use the cookie, the users may set up their devices to reject the use of the cookie, or to give warning when the cookie is used. If the users deny using the cookie, the users may not use the services.

ARTICLE 3 USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

3.1 The Company may use the Personal Information for the purpose of development, provision and improvement of products, services, contents and advertisements of the Company

3.2 The Company may use the Personal Information in order to provide information regarding new products, software updates, events and campaigns of the Company

3.3 The Company may use the Personal Information to notify the suspension of or important changes of the services, or to give important notice to the users such as the alternation of the terms of use, or the Privacy Policy. In cases where such information is important for the communication between the Company and the users, the users may not refuse to receive the notice.

3.4 The Company may use the Personal Information in order to provide after-purchase servicing such as customer support, audit the improvement of the customer service, analyze and inquire the data.

3.5 In cases where the users participate in a prize competition and other promotional events hosted by the Company, the Company may use the Personal Information for the purpose of delivery of gifts.

3.6 The Company may use the Personal Information for the purpose of prevention of improper use of the services and confirmation of identification of the users.

3.7 The Company may use the Personal Information in order to provide services such as information processing, order execution, delivery of products, administration and expansion of customer data, the provision of customer service, feedback on the interest level of the users regarding the products and services, customer survey and satisfaction survey, advertising which may be conducted jointly with a third party pursuant to Article 4.1.

ARTICLE 4 PROVISION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO A THIRD PARTY

The Company shall not disclose the Personal Information to a third party except in the following cases or in cases where the Company entrusts certain works to companies which cooperate or support the Company to provide the products and services or to acquire customers. In cases where the Company entrusts certain works, the Company shall disclose the Personal Information to the extent necessary for the achievement of the purpose of use of the Personal Information and shall oblige the entrustee to handle the Personal Information with the same degree of care as the Company uses by way of execution of confidentiality agreements to protect the Personal Information after reviewing the circumstances regarding treatment of the Personal Information by the entrustee.

4.1 JOINT USE

The Company may use the Personal Information of the users jointly as indicated below.

(1) The Personal Information to be used jointly All of the Personal Information provided to the Company by the users such as location information, age, sex, hobby, contents posted, user ID allotted by the Company, e-mail addresses, the contents of inquiry and others, except for password.
(2) The scope of the joint users Persons or companies which provide advertising services, community monitoring services, support services, services which use location information, or car navigation systems and others that have a contractual business alliance with the Company.
(3) The purpose for which the Personal Information is used by joint users to provide services such as information processing, order execution, the delivery of products, administration and expansion of customer data, the provision of the customer service, feedback on the interest level of the users of the products and services, customer survey, satisfaction survey and advertising.
(4) The name of the person responsible for the management of the Personal Information

Toshin Aobadai Bldg 6F 3-10-9 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Japan Oceans Inc. COO: Ryu Kawamura

4.2 PUBLIC AGENCY

In cases where the Company is required to disclose the information of the users by law, legal procedures, lawsuits or governmental agencies inside or outside the country in which the users reside, the Company may disclose the information, without the consent of the users. In the case that the Company determines the disclosure is necessary or appropriate to achieve national security, law-enforcement and other public interest, the Company may also disclose the information.

4.3 OTHERS

In cases where the Company determines that the disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the users or to execute or perform obligations or exercise rights under terms of use of the Company, and in cases where the disclosure is permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law of Japan and other laws and regulations, the Company may disclose the information of the users. Furthermore, in case of an organization restructuring, a merger, a transfer of business, the whole or part of the Personal Information collected by the Company may be transferred to a party concerned.

ARTICLE 5 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Company takes reasonable administrative measures including technical and physical means in order to prevent loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, defacing, and destruction of the Personal Information. The Company shall restrict and monitor the employees’ access to the Personal Information strictly, and shall oblige all employees to comply with confidential agreements executed between the Company and the employees before their employment. However, as the Company shall not warrant the perfect protection of the Personal Information, the Personal Information shall be provided by the users at their own risk. The Company shall not warrant that in the management of the Personal Information, the Personal Information of the users is protected from the access, disclosure, defacing or destruction caused by technical or physical problems or infringement.

ARTICLE 6 PROCEDURE OF DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, AND SUSPENSION, ETC. OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

6.1 ACCESS TO DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION, AND SUSPENSION, ETC. OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BY THE USER

By logging into the system of the services, the users may see, correct, erase, add, delete, and suspend the use of the Personal Information provided by the users, except for part of the information such as an e-mail sent to a specific receiver.

6.2 PROCEDURE OF DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BY THE COMPANY

In addition to the case of Article 6.1, in cases where the users request the Company to disclose their Personal Information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law, the Company shall respond to the request without delay after confirmation of identification (if the Personal Information doesn’t exist, the Company shall notify the users to that effect); provided, however, that in the following cases the Company may not disclose whole or a part of the Personal Information:

(1) When disclosure is likely to harm the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the User or a third party
(2) When disclosure is likely to seriously impede the proper execution of the business of the Company
(3) When disclosure violates laws or regulations

6.3 PROCEDURE OF CORRECTION, ETC OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BY THE COMPANY

In addition to the case of Article 6.1, in cases where a user requests of the Company to correct, add or delete their Personal Information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law, by the reason of the inaccuracy of the Personal Information of the users, the Company shall conduct necessary investigation without delay to the extent necessary for the achievement of the purpose of use of the Personal Information after confirmation of identification of the users, take necessary measures based on the results of the investigation within a reasonable period, and notify the users to that effect. (if the Company decides not to do correction etc., the Company shall notify the users to that effect); provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the Company shall not have the obligation for correction etc. under the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.

6.4 PROCEDURE OF SUSPENSION, ETC.OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BY THE COMPANY

In addition to the case of Article 6.1, in cases where the users request of the Company to suspend the use of or to delete their Personal Information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law on the ground that the Personal Information is handled beyond the scope necessary for the achievement of the purpose of use of the Personal Information publicized in advance or that the Personal Information is acquired by deception or other wrongful means, the Company shall suspend the use of or delete the Personal Information without delay after confirmation of identification of the users when the Company deems the request reasonable and shall notify the users to that effect; provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where the Company shall not have the obligation for suspension and deletion by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.

ARTICLE 7 DISCLAIMER

The users may disclose names or photographs of themselves or a third party, when the users use the Company’s services or services of third parties through the Company’s services. Since they may be disclosed to other users, and other users may see, collect, or use them, it is possible that other users may identify certain individuals including the user themselves. The Company shall not be liable or responsible for damage incurred by the users or third parties. Therefore, if the users would not like to disclose their information, the user should ensure not to register, describe, or send it. The users shall agree that the users shall have full responsibility for the information disclosed and shared voluntarily by the users.

ARTICLE 8 SERVICE OF A THIRD PARTY

The services to be provided by the Company may provide a link to services managed by a third party. The Company’s services may use or provide services managed by a third party. Information to be collected by a third party shall be managed under the privacy policy of the third party. The Company recommends that the users should check the privacy policy of the third party. Even if the services contain links to and from other services, the Company shall not, for any reason, be responsible for any service other than the Company’s services or any information obtained therefrom.

ARTICLE 9 UPDATE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY

The Company reserves the right to improve or amend the contents of the Privacy Policy in its discretion in accordance with the amendment of applicable laws, the change of the business of the Company, and the request of the users. In the event of improvement of or amendment to the Privacy Policy, the Company shall post a notice to that effect on the services or websites of the Company, and the improvement and amendment shall become effective at the time of the post. If the users use the Company’s services after the improvement or amendment, the users shall be deemed to have agreed to such improvement of or amendment to the Privacy Policy and the latest version of the Privacy Policy.

ARTICLE 10 INQUIRY

Please send an e-mail to make an inquiry concerning the Privacy Policy.
Name of business operator handling personal information: Oceans Inc.
contact: support@oceans-inc.com