Privacy Policy

We would like to assure users of this Gekkeikan website that we treat all personal information provided with a high level of care, taking every precaution to guard against such risks as divulgence, misappropriation, falsification or destruction of the personal information provided, and to protect user rights and comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning the handling of personal information.

1. Gathering of personal information: To provide better services, we may, for questionnaire surveys, email distribution, sample distribution, sweepstakes, product sales and other purposes, collect personal information through this website that could be used to identify individual users. Provision of information is in principle at the discretion of users, and we shall gather only such information as is required to achieve the stated purpose, using only legal and equitable methods, and only after clearly stating the purpose of such information collection.; Users should feel free to withhold personal information, but on the understanding that doing so may prevent them from using the services offered through this website.

2. Management and protection of personal information: Persons entrusted with the management of personal information on this website will treat any personal information provided by users with the utmost care, implementing security measures to prevent illegal access, and loss, destruction or falsification of data. Databases and other materials containing the personal information of users are stringently managed, with access being restricted only to a limited number of access rights holders.; To provide users with better service, we may outsource personal information management tasks pertaining to this website. In such cases, utmost care will be taken to select outsourcees known by us for their reliability in the proper handling of personal information, and to ensure that the entrusted personal information is appropriately managed, including prohibition on re-use, maintenance of confidentiality and other measures to prevent divulgence of personal information.

3. Restrictions on use of personal information: We use the personal information collected through this website only to the extent required to achieve the stated purpose as displayed beforehand to users, and we take great care to ensure that the rights of users are fully protected.; We may send information of various types either directly or through an outsourcee in the form of emails etc. to users who have provided personal information. We shall cease sending this information if customers inform us or the outsourcee concerned that they do not wish to continue receiving it.

4. Provision of personal information to third parties

We shall never disclose or provide personal information to third parties other than outsourcees without the consent of the user providing the information, except in the following cases:

Compliance with laws and regulations
Cases in which such information is essential to the protection of human life and property, and obtaining the consent of the user concerned is difficult
Cases in which such information is particularly essential to improving public hygiene and promoting the wholesome upbringing of children, and obtaining the consent of the user concerned is difficult
Cases in which we are required to cooperate with central government agencies or local public authorities, or with the execution of affairs commissioned by such parties in compliance with laws and regulations, and there is a possibility that obtaining the consent of the user might interfere with the execution of said affairs.

5. Disclosure, correction and deletion of personal information: In the event that a user requests to be shown personal information provided to this website, we shall heed such requests without delay after first verifying the identity of the user making the request. Similarly, in the event of requests to correct or delete personal information provided, we shall heed such requests without delay in the event that there are grounds for such correction or deletion, after first verifying the identity of the user making the request.

6. Use of cookies: We use a mechanism called cookies on parts of this website to improve the service we provide. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to a user's web browser a website's server or vice versa. Cookies are a popular form of Internet technology used on many websites to improve services and convenience. It should be noted that cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on users (name, address, email address, etc.).; Information obtained through the use of cookies may be used to improve customer convenience, statistically track your website browsing status, and provide you with personalized advertisements.
If you would prefer us not to use cookies, you can change your browser settings to reject all cookies. Please be aware that users who have disabled cookies may not be able to use some or all services available on this website. Please check your browser’s website for information on disabling cookies.; We also use tools and services provided by third parties, such as cookie-based targeted advertising. In doing so, we may provide cookie information to the tool or service provider. If you wish to disable (opt-out of) third-party tools and services, you may disable certain cookies. Please refer to the website of the provider for information on how to do this.

7. Analysis of access information: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google. This service is used to compile and analyze statistics on usage of the website, and not for the purpose of identifying individual customers.
Please refer to Google’s website for information on the Google Analytics terms of service or privacy policy. Please also note that we accept no responsibility for damages resulting from use of the Google Analytics service.

8. Safety measures: We make efforts to ensure the safety of user-provided personal information using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL, encrypted communication) or an equivalent protocol to prevent any unauthorized access by third parties.

9. Scope of protection of personal information: Scope of protection is limited to this website, and we bear no liability for the handling of personal information on other websites for which links are provided on this website. We recommend that users check on the privacy policies of websites they visit in order protect themselves from abuse of personal information.

10. Internal compliance: With regard to the handling of personal information on this website, all persons engaged by Gekkeikan, including company officers, employees, temporary staffers dispatched by personnel agencies, and part-time and casual employees are required to appropriately protect and maintain the personal information of users in conformance with our Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Information.

11. Revision of this policy: We may revise this privacy policy in order to better protect the personal information of users or in conjunction with changes the laws and regulations of Japan. Since we do not notify users in person of the details of such revisions, we recommend that users check this page occasionally.

12. Inquiries: Personal Information Assistance Desk, Customer Assistance Office
customer@gekkeikan.co.jp

Date enacted: September 10, 2004
Last updated: November 1, 2022

Gekkeikan Sake Company, Ltd