Privacy Policy

Sokakudo (hereinafter referred to as "this Site") establishes the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") regarding the handling of users' personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as "the Service").

Article 1 (Personal Information)

"Personal Information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Personal Information Protection Act, and means information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, and other descriptions contained in the same, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and information that can identify a specific individual from the information alone, such as the insured person number on a health insurance card (Personally Identifiable Information).

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information)

This Site may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and email address when a user registers for use. In addition, this Site may collect transaction records including user's personal information and settlement information made between users and partners (including information providers, advertisers, ad destinations, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "Partners") from this Site's partners and others.

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The purposes for which this Site collects and uses personal information are as follows:

To provide and operate the Service
To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification)
To send information (via email, LINE, etc.) on new features, updates, campaigns, etc., of the services currently used by the user, as well as other services provided by this Site
To contact users as necessary for maintenance, important notices, etc.
To identify users who violate the Terms of Use or who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or unjust purposes, and to refuse their use
To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registered information, and to view their usage status
To bill users for usage fees for paid services
Purposes incidental to the above usage purposes

Article 4 (Changes to Purpose of Use)

This Site shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use is relevant before the change.
When the purpose of use is changed, the changed purpose shall be notified to users or published on this website by the method prescribed by this Site.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

This Site will not provide personal information to a third party without obtaining the user's consent in advance, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act and other laws and regulations.
1. When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the person's consent
2. When it is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the person's consent
3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, local government, or a person entrusted by them in executing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the person's consent is likely to impede the execution of such affairs
4. When the following matters have been notified or announced in advance and this Site has notified the Personal Information Protection Commission
  1. That the purpose of use includes provision to a third party
  2. Items of data provided to third parties
  3. Means or method of provision to third parties
  4. Stoppage of provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the person
  5. Method of accepting the person's request
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the destination of such information shall not correspond to a third party in the following cases:
1. When this Site outsources 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 along with the succession of business due to merger or other reasons
3. When personal information is used jointly with a specific person, and to that effect, the items of personal information to be jointly used, the scope of persons jointly using it, the purpose of use of the persons using it, and the name or title of the person responsible for the management of the personal information are notified to the person in advance or placed in a state where the person can easily know them

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

When this Site is requested by a person to disclose personal information, this Site will disclose it to the person without delay. However, if disclosure causes any of the following, this Site may not disclose all or part of it, and if this Site decides not to disclose it, this Site will notify the person to that effect without delay.
1. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the person or a third party
2. When there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper implementation of this Site's business
3. In cases that violate other laws and regulations
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information, such as history information and characteristic information, will not be disclosed in principle.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information)

If a user's personal information held by this Site is incorrect, the user may request this Site to correct, add, or delete personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Corrections, etc.") in accordance with the procedures established by this Site.
If this Site determines that it is necessary to respond to the request from the user based on the preceding paragraph, this Site shall make Corrections, etc. of the relevant personal information without delay.
When this Site performs Corrections, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to perform Corrections, etc., this Site shall notify the user to that effect without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.)

If this Site is requested by the person to suspend or delete its use (hereinafter referred to as "Suspension of Use, etc.") on the grounds that personal information is handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use, or that it has been acquired by wrongful means, this Site will conduct the necessary investigation without delay.
Based on the investigation results of the preceding paragraph, if this Site determines that it is necessary to respond to the request, this Site will perform Suspension of Use, etc. of the relevant personal information without delay.
When this Site performs Suspension of Use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to perform Suspension of Use, etc., this Site will notify the user to that effect without delay.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if Suspension of Use, etc. involves a large cost or if it is difficult to perform Suspension of Use, etc., and alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user can be taken, this alternative measure shall be taken.

Article 9 (About Cookies)

This Site may use cookies to improve user convenience, deliver advertisements, and acquire statistical data. Information collected through cookies does not include personally identifiable information such as names and email addresses. Users can also refuse to accept cookies by setting their browser, but in that case, some features of the Service may not be available.

Article 10 (Regarding the Use of AI Chat)

When you use the AI chat on this Site, information is handled as follows:

Information acquired: Input content and response content in AI chat, IP address, terminal information such as browser
Purpose of use: Prevention of unauthorized use and attacks, and improvement of response quality
Retention period: IP addresses and terminal information will be deleted after 2 years from acquisition. Input content and response content will be retained for the period necessary for the purpose of the preceding item.
External services: Generative AI API (Gemini) provided by Google LLC is used to generate responses. Input contents are sent to the company to generate responses.

Article 11 (Changes to Privacy Policy)

The contents of this Policy may be changed without notifying users, except for laws and regulations and other matters otherwise specified in this Policy.
Except as otherwise provided by this Site, the modified privacy policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 12 (Inquiries Desk)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact the desk below.

info@soukai.tokyo

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