Privacy Policy

Bloom & Co. (hereinafter referred to as "our company") handles personal information (as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information) in the "aboutme" service (hereinafter referred to as "this service") provided by our company. We have established the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this policy") regarding the handling of user information including.

Unless otherwise specified, the definitions of terms in this Policy are as set forth in the Terms of Use for this service.

1. user information to be collected and collection method

For the purpose of this policy, "user information" means information pertaining to the identification of users, behavioral history on communication services, and other information generated or accumulated in relation to users or their terminals, which is collected by the Company in accordance with this policy, and includes personal information.

The user information collected by the Company in the Service will be as follows, depending on the method of collection.

1.Information provided by users who post contents on this service (hereinafter referred to  as "publishers")The following information is collected from users who post content to this service.

  (1)Information about your profile such as your nickname, gender, profile photo, etc.

  (2) Information about email address

  (3) Information posted by the contributor through this service (including but not limited    to URLs, text, images, videos, and other data to linked sites)

 2.Information collected by the Company when users use this service.

  The Company may collect information on access to and use of this service.      

       This includes the following information:

1. referrer;
2. IP address;
3. server access log information;and
4. Cookies, AIDs, IDFAs, and other identifiers.

3. Information provided by users for the purpose of preventing violations of Service Usage Agreements. 

  Information that united will request from users in order to prevent violations of Service   Usage Agreements is as follows:

(1)Content sent or received by users who have violated or are suspected of having violated Service Usage Agreements.

(2)Content that violates or is suspected of violating the Service Usage Agreement.

   The Company shall not view, record, or store any Content sent or received by Users,    except in cases where the Company requests the disclosure or provision of Content    to Users in accordance with the Terms of Service, and the Company receives such     disclosure or provision.

2. purpose of use

The specific purposes of use of user information related to the provision of this service are as follows:

1. To accept registrations, verify identity, authenticate users, and record user settings related to this service;

2. To provide, maintain, protect, and improve this service;
3. For billing, receiving, and processing payments for this service, and for the identification necessary for these purposes;
4. To measure user traffic and behavior;
5. To provide information about this service or related services, and to respond to inquiries, etc.;
6. Development and implementation of products, services, campaigns, etc. based on analysis of user browsing history and other information;
7. To create anonymously processed information and statistical data that does not identify the user, such as the user's browsing history, and to use this information for marketing data research, statistics, analysis, and the publication of analysis results;
8. Delivery of targeted advertising based on analysis of users' browsing history and other information in accordance with their interests;
9. To conduct questionnaire surveys for the purpose of product development, user satisfaction surveys, etc.;
10. To respond to acts that violate the Service Use Agreement;and
11. To notify you of changes to the terms and conditions of this service, etc..

3. Method of requesting discontinuation of use

Users may request to stop the collection or use of all or part of the User Information by making the prescribed settings within the Service, in which case united shall promptly stop the use of the User Information in accordance with the provisions of united. In this case, the Company shall promptly stop the collection or use of the User Information in accordance with the method prescribed by the Company. In addition, since the collection or use of some User Information is a prerequisite for the use of all or part of the Service, the Company shall stop the collection or use of the User Information only when the use of the Service is stopped in accordance with the method prescribed by the Company.

4. Measures Concerning Safety

1. To the extent necessary to achieve the Purposes of Use, MCC will keep personal data accurate and up-to-date, and will endeavor to delete such personal data when it is no longer needed;
2. With respect to personal data handled by SBM, SBM shall take necessary and appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal data and to otherwise securely manage personal data;
3. When having its employees handle personal data, we shall exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over such employees to ensure the safe management of such personal data;
4. In order to facilitate our business and provide better services to users, we may entrust the handling of all or part of the personal data obtained from users to a third party. In such cases, we will conclude in advance a confidentiality agreement with the party to which the data is entrusted that conforms to this policy, and we will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure that the party to which the data is entrusted manages the data appropriately and safely. The subcontractor will use personal data to the extent necessary to perform the subcontracted work, but will not use it for any other purpose;and
5. In some cases, we may have subcontractors in foreign countries handle personal data, have employees in foreign countries handle personal data, use cloud services of a third party in a foreign country, or store personal data on a server located in a foreign country. We will be aware of the personal data protection systems in such foreign countries and take necessary and appropriate measures for the safe management of personal data.

5.Using Google Analytics

This service uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, Inc. for the purpose of improving app development. When we use Google Analytics within our apps, Google collects, records, and analyzes users' in-app behavior information based on cookies issued by us. We receive the results of this analysis from Google to understand the user's behavior within our apps.

Google Analytics collects user information without including personally identifiable information.

This information will be managed in accordance with Google's privacy policy and other regulations.

Google's Terms of Use

http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html

Google's Privacy Policy

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja

Google's "Use of data by Google when you use Google partner sites and apps

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=ja

6.Provision of Personal Data to Third Parties

The Company will not provide personal information among user information to third parties (including those located outside Japan) without the prior consent of the user. However, we will not provide such information to a third party without the prior consent of the user. However, this does not apply to cases where the information is provided to a third party (including those located outside of Japan) for the following reasons However, this does not apply to the following cases:

1. when the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use;

2. when personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reasons;

3. personal information is provided to a partner or information collection module provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.;

4. when it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or a person or organization entrusted by either of the foregoing in executing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the user's consent is likely to impede the execution of such affairs;and

5. in other cases as permitted by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (hereinafter referred to as the "Personal Information Protection Act") When permitted by other laws and regulations.
   

７. Disclosure of Retained Personal Data

1.When a user requests disclosure of his/her personal information in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Company shall disclose the information to the user without delay after confirming that the request is made by the user himself/herself (if the personal information in question does not exist, the Company shall notify the user to that effect). However, this does not apply in cases where we are not obligated to disclose the information under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and regulations.

2. Customers who wish to request disclosure of their personal information must submit the prescribed Personal Information Disclosure Request Form and the following identification documents. Please note that a handling fee of 1,000 yen (excluding tax) will be charged per request.

 (1) one of the following documents

• A copy of your passport
• Copy of driver's license (both sides)

 (2) any two of the following documents

• Copy of health insurance card
• Copy of pension book
• Original copy of certificate of residence
• Original copy of seal registration certificate

８. Correction and Suspension of Use of Retained Personal Data 

1.We will not disclose personal information to any third party without the prior consent of the user if (1) the user requests correction of the retained personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law on the grounds that the data is not true, or (2) the data has been collected for reasons beyond the scope of the purpose of use that has been publicly announced in advance or by deception or other wrongful means. In the event that a user requests that the use of his/her personal data be discontinued in accordance with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection Law, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay after confirming that the request is made by the user himself/herself, and based on the results, we will correct the content of the retained personal data or discontinue its use, and notify the user of such correction or discontinuance. If we decide not to correct or suspend the use of the retained personal data, we will notify the user to that effect.

2.If a user requests that we erase his/her personal data, and if we deem it necessary to comply with the request, we will erase the personal data after confirming that the request is made by the user himself/herself, and notify the user to that effect.

3.The provisions of 8-1 and 8-2 do not apply in cases where the Company is not obligated to make corrections, etc. or suspend use, etc. under the Personal Information Protection Law or other laws and regulations.

９. Contact for inquiries

If you have any opinions, questions, complaints, or any other inquiries regarding the handling of user information, please contact us at the following address.

Address: F23 Kamiyacho Trust Tower,  4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6923, Japan

Bloom&Co.

Personal Information Handling Manager Yasuhiro Yano

Contact :  info@aboutme.style

１０. Procedures for changing the privacy policy.

Bloom&Co will change this policy as necessary. However, in the event that this policy is changed in a manner that requires the consent of users under the law, the changed policy will be applied only to users who have consented to the change in a manner prescribed by the Company. In the event that the Company changes this Policy, the Company will notify users of the effective date and content of the changed Policy by displaying it on the Company's website or by other appropriate means.

１１.Company Overview

The name, address and representative of the Company are as follows

Bloom & Co.

23F Kamiyacho Trust Tower, 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6923, Japan

Representative Director Yasuhiro Yano

This Policy shall be executed in the Japanese language. Japanese shall be the governing language and any translation of this Policy into any other language is for convenience of reference only and shall not bind the parties hereto.

Enacted on July 1, 2021