In light of the importance of protecting personal information, this website (including its accompanying e-commerce site) has established this Privacy Policy regarding the handling of personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as "the Service").
We will protect personal information by establishing a system for protecting personal information, and by ensuring that all users recognize the importance of protecting personal information and take appropriate measures to do so.

Article 1 What is personal information?


1. "Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law, and refers to information about a living individual that can identify the specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other description contained in such information.

2. "Historical information and characteristic information" among personal information means information other than "personal information" as defined above, such as services used, products purchased, history of pages viewed and advertisements, search keywords, date and time of use, method of use, environment of use, zip code, gender, occupation, age, IP address, cookie information, location information, and device individual identification information. location information, and individual identification information of the terminal.

Article 2 Method of Obtaining Personal Information

1. The Service may request personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, password, bank account number, credit card number, driver's license number, and transaction history with the Company and its contents when the user registers for use. In addition, the Company may also collect transaction records including the user's personal information and information related to payment between the user and our partners (including information providers, advertisers, and advertisement distributors, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "partners") from our partners. The
Service
may also collect transaction records, including personal information, and payment information from our business partners (including information providers, advertisers, advertisement distributors, etc., hereinafter referred to as "Business Partners"), etc.
2. The Service obtains historical information and characteristic information, such as the services and software used, products purchased, pages viewed and advertisements, search keywords, date and time of use, usage method, usage environment (including the communication status of the relevant terminal and various settings when used via a mobile terminal), IP address, cookie information, location information, and individual identification information of the terminal, when using the Service or viewing pages of the Company or its business partners.

Article 3 Purpose of Obtaining and Using Personal Information

The purposes for which personal information is collected and used for this service are as follows

  1. For the purpose of displaying information regarding your name, address, contact information, registered information such as payment methods, services used and products purchased, and the price of those products, in order for you to view and correct your own registered information and usage status.

  2. Purpose of using contact information such as name, address, and e-mail address in order to send notices and products to customers and to contact them when necessary.

  3. Purpose of using information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, bank account number, credit card number, driver's license number, and the result of delivery by certified mail in order to verify identity

  4. For billing purposes, to use information such as the name and quantity of products purchased, the type, duration and number of services used, the amount billed, and payment information such as name, address, bank account number and credit card number.

  5. To display the registered information on the input screen for easy data entry, or to transfer the information to other services (including those provided by our business partners) based on the customer's instructions.

  6. To refuse the use of customers who violate the Terms of Service, such as those who delay payment or cause damage to third parties, or those who attempt to use the Service for unauthorized or improper purposes, by using information to identify individuals, such as usage patterns, names, and addresses.

  7. To use information necessary to provide services to customers, such as the content of inquiries and billing information, as well as customer service usage status and contact information, in order to respond to customer inquiries.

  8. To respond to inquiries and quotations, and to manage sales activities and business partners.

  9. For purposes of contacting and selecting applicants for employment, and managing employee information after employment.

  10. Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use


Article 4: Change of the purpose of use

This site may change the purpose of use of personal information only when the purpose of use is relevant to that before the change. When a change is made, we will notify the user of the purpose and the details of the change, or announce the change on this site.

Article 5: Management of Personal Information

In order to keep customers' personal information accurate and up-to-date, and to prevent unauthorized access to, loss, damage, falsification, or leakage of personal information, we take necessary measures such as maintaining a security system, improving the management system, and thoroughly educating employees.

Article 6 Disclosure of Personal Information

1. If a customer requests disclosure of his/her personal information, we will disclose such information to the customer only without delay. However, we may not disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would result in any of the following cases, and if we decide not to disclose the information, we will notify you to that effect without delay.

When there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the customer or a third party, when there is a
risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
, or when it would violate other laws and regulations

2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose non-personal information, such as historical information and characteristic information.

Article 7 Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties





1. Personal information received from customers shall be managed appropriately and shall not be provided to third parties without prior consent of the customer, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.

  • 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 consent of the person
  • When it is especially necessary to improve public health or to promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
  • When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national agency or local government to execute affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such affairs.
  • When the following items are notified or publicly announced in advance
  • The purpose of use includes provision to a third party
  • Data items to be provided to the third party
  • Means or method of provision to third parties
  • Cessation of provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases do not fall under the category of third parties

  • When this service is entrusted with all or part of the personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use
  • When personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons
  • When personal information is to be used jointly with a specific person, and the Service notifies the person in advance, or makes readily accessible to the person, of this fact, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of joint use, the purpose of use by the person, and the name of the person responsible for the management of said personal information. or the name of the person responsible for the management of such personal information is readily accessible to the individual.


Article 8: Security Measures for Personal Information

The Service takes all possible security measures to ensure the accuracy and safety of personal information.
The Service will make constant efforts to collect information on the protection of personal information and to implement the most up-to-date security measures.

Article 9 Correction and Deletion of Personal Information


  1. Customers may request that their personal information held by the Service be corrected or deleted in accordance with the procedures specified by the Service in the event that such information is incorrect.

  2. If the Service receives a request from a customer as described in the preceding paragraph and deems it necessary to respond to that request, the Service will correct or delete the relevant personal information without delay, and notify the customer of this correction or deletion.


Article 10 Security Measures for Personal Information

The Shop takes all possible security measures to keep users' personal information accurate and up-to-date and to prevent unauthorized access to, loss, damage, falsification, or leakage of personal information.

Article 11. Suspension of Use of Personal Information

In the event that a customer requests the suspension of use or deletion of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use, etc.") on the grounds that the personal information is used for purposes other than those stated or that the information was obtained illegally, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay, and based on the results, suspend the use of the personal information and notify the customer to that effect. We will then stop using the personal information and notify the customer to that effect. However, if the suspension of use, etc. of personal information involves a significant cost, or if it is difficult to suspend use, etc., we will take alternative measures.

Article 12 Use of Cookies and Other Technologies

Our services may use cookies and similar technologies. If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so by changing the settings on your web browser. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use some of our services.

Article 13: Compliance with Laws, Regulations, and Changes to Privacy Policy

  1. The Service will comply with Japanese laws and regulations and other norms applicable to personal information held by the Service.

  2. The contents of the privacy policy may be changed without notice to users.

  3. Unless otherwise specified by the Service, the revised Privacy Policy shall become effective at the time it is posted on the Website.


Article 14 Personal Information Manager

Kenji Shinohara, Mukaihoi Corporation

Article 15 Inquiries

For inquiries regarding the Privacy Policy and the handling of personal information in the Service, please contact the following
Mukohiwa Inc.
Address: 1-23-16 Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0004
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JapanTEL:
078-855-7881E-MAIL: privacycenter@himawari-japan.jp