Privacy Policy

Policy on the protection of personal information

As technology integrators trusted by our customers and society, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation and its affiliated companies have adopted our "Personal Information Protection Policy" as follows, on the principle of respect for the individual, and will strive to protect personal information appropriately, with a view to helping achieve a fulfilling, sound, and advanced information communication society.

Appropriate collection, use and provision of personal information
1. When we collect personal information, we will clearly define the purposes of the collection, and collect it by lawful and fair means, which are appropriate for achieving the defined purposes.
2. Personal information shall only be used or provided within the scope of the collection purposes agreed to by the individuals concerned.
We will manage personal information in a manner that ensures its security and accuracy, and take, and enhance, as necessary, reasonable measures to prevent unauthorized access to, or loss, corruption, falsification or leakage of, personal information.
We will abide by the laws and regulations related to personal information protection.
We will develop and operate a compliance program to ensure the protection of personal information, and improve the program on an ongoing basis.

NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
President
Shigehiko Suzuki

Note: For the contact point for consultation about the handling of personal information, please refer to "5. Contact point for consultation about the handling of personal information" in the following Privacy Statement.

Privacy Statement

NTT Advanced Technology Corporation announces the following as our "Privacy Statement" in accordance with the "Act for Protection of Computer Processed Personal Data held by Administrative Organs".

Purposes of using personal information
The business areas of NTT Advanced Technology Corporation are as follows:
1. Leading-edge key technology:
  Fiber-optics, optical devices and related optical technologies; ultra precision technology; electronic devices; materials analysis; design, development and product sales of environmental technologies, etc.
2. Network solutions:
  Design, development, testing and evaluation of technologies related to access and core networks and application systems; construction, design, operation and maintenance of user networks, etc.
3. 3System solutions:
  Design, development and sale of a variety of applications and systems in which information sharing technologies are applied, etc.
4. Research, analysis and consulting services:
  Survey and analysis services related to intellectual property rights; analysis, evaluation, and design of traffic, human interface; technical consulting, etc.
1. Purposes of using personal information in cases where personal information is acquired directly by means other than in writing, or indirectly
  1. For delivering products or services, after-sales services, and information about product upgrades, latest news, or the launch of new services to customers in conducting the above-mentioned businesses.
  2. For managing visitors and the purposes of their visits in order to ensure the security of NTT Advanced Technology Corporation and its affiliate companies.
  3. When we acquire personal information directly from customers in writing, we will inform them, on an individual basis, of the purposes for which the personal information will be used.
2. Purposes of using personal information in cases where we acquire personal information as part of a contract from an outsourcing organization.
  1. For using personal information entrusted to us, in the past or in the future, as part of conducting the above-mentioned businesses.
Shared use of personal information
Currently, we do not share personal information acquired from our customers with any entities.
Provision of personal information to third parties
We will appropriately manage personal information acquired from our customers and will not provide it to any third party without the prior consent of the individuals concerned, except in the following cases.
- Submission of the information is required by a law or regulation.
- Submission of the information is required for the protection of human life or avoidance of injury to a human body or damage to property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
- Submission of the information is required for the enhancement of public health or the promotion of the sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
- Submission of the information is required for cooperating with the work of national or municipal organizations or their contractors, the work being performed in accordance with laws and regulations, and it may interfere with this work if we attempt to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
Procedures for requesting the disclosure of one's personal information held by NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
We accept requests from an individual for the disclosure, correction or suspension of the use of his/her personal information in our custody, from the individual concerned or someone acting as his/her authorized representative.
1. Documents that must be submitted when requesting disclosure etc.
  If you wish to request disclosure, etc., please download the applicable form (from the following list) from our website, fill out the form completely and mail it by post to the following address, enclosing the other necessary documents.
  - Request for the disclosure of personal information
  - Request for the correction of personal information
  - Request for the suspension of the use of personal information
2. Address to which the request should be sent
  Information Security Promotion Section, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, Musashino Center Bldg. 5F, 1-19-18 0Nakamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0006 Japan
3. Fee
  - Requests for the disclosure of personal information shall be charged at 1,000 yen (including tax) per request.
  - Requests for the correction, or suspension of the use of personal information shall be accepted free of charge.
4. Method of responding to a request for the disclosure of personal information
  A response in writing will be mailed by post to the address of the requesting person as described in the request form. (In the case of a request submitted by a proxy representative, a response will be mailed to the address of the proxy representative.)
5. Handling of the personal information obtained as a result of the processing of requests for disclosure, etc.
  The purpose of using the personal information obtained in the processing of requests for disclosure, etc. will be confined to the processing of the request. Any documents submitted by the requesting party shall be preserved for two years after the end of the fiscal year (April to March) when the response to the request is completed, and then shall be disposed of properly.
6. Reasons for not disclosing personal information
  Personal information will not be disclosed in the following cases:
  - The identity of the requesting person cannot be confirmed because the addresses written in the request form, in the documents submitted for personal identification, or in the record in our custody are different.
  - In the case of a request by a proxy representative, the authority of the proxy representative cannot be confirmed.
  - The request form has not been completely filled out, or the documents submitted are inappropriate.
  - The information concerning which a request is made is not personal information in our custody.
  - Responding to the request may harm the life, body, property or other rights of the requesting person or a third party.
  - Responding to the request may have an extremely adverse effect on the normal operation of our business.
  - Responding to the request violates laws or regulations.
Contact point for inquiries about the handling of personal information
1. Please contact the following by phone, letter or email, for any inquiries about our handling of personal information. We request your understanding that we do not accept any inquiries by anyone visiting our office in person.
  Information Security Promotion Section, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, Musashino Center Bldg. 5F, 1-19-18 0Nakamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0006, Japan
  Phone: 0422-36-5123 (9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays only)
  Fax: 0422-36-5025
  Email:
2. Authorized personal information protection organization to which NTT Advanced Technology Corporation belongs, and the contact point for complaints.
  1. Name of the authorized personal information protection organization Japan Information Processing Development Corporation
  2. Contact point for resolution of complaints
    Section for Consultation about Complaints Regarding Personal Information Protection, Privacy Mark Promotion Center
    Kikai Shinko Kaikan Building, 3-5-8 Shibakouen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0011, Japan
    Phone: 03-5776-1379
    Toll-free number: 0120-700-779
Use of the website of NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
1. Collection of information that leads to the identification of the individual concerned
  When you use the website of NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, you may be requested to enter personally identifiable information (PII). Such PII includes your name, address, email address, and phone number. It is at your discretion to enter PII on our website. However, if you choose to refuse to provide certain types of PII, you may not be able to browse certain items of promotional content or information about certain products.
2. Collection of information that does not lead to the identification of the individual concerned
  Our website may request you to enter non-personally identifiable information (NPII). Such information includes your age, occupation, postal code, preferences, habits or characteristics. It also includes information about the type of browser you are using, the type of OS used on your computer, the names of the domains you have passed through to reach our website, and the sequence of the pages you browsed within our website.
3. Cookies
  NTT Advanced Technology Corporation's website contains some pages that send you data files called cookies to facilitate your use of these pages. The transmission of these cookies does not result in the collection of your personal information.
Modifications to the Privacy Statement
NTT Advanced Technology Corporation may modify its Privacy Statement from time to time without prior notice, in order to reflect changes in related laws or regulations or for other reasons. After such modification, only the latest Privacy Statement will be in force. Any such modification will be posted on NTT Advanced Technology Corporation's website.

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