Handling of personal information

Establishment date: August 1, 2007
Revision date: April 1, 2023

1. Purpose of use of personal information

The Company will use the acquired personal information only for the following purposes.

Type of personal information	Purpose of use
Customers' personal information	Provision of information on products, services, campaigns, questionnaires, monitors, etc. Distribution of samples, shipping of products or prizes, etc. Management of store members and email newsletter members Email and SNS distribution services Appropriate handling of complaints, inquiries, consultations, after-sales services, etc. Performance of mail order operations Identity verification Use as non-personally identifiable advertisements and statistical data, and use for marketing activities (including advertisement distribution services conducted by third parties such as SNS operators; * the details are described below in " 2. Provision of personal information") For purposes other than those listed above for which the prior consent of the relevant customers has been obtained
Shareholders' personal information	Exercise of rights and performance of obligations pursuant to the Companies Act Shareholder management pursuant to laws and regulations Shipping of shareholder benefit items
Personal information concerning applicants for recruitment	Recruitment selection Management of prospective employees
Personal information concerning retirees	Payment of retirement pensions, etc. Provision of information on the Kakuyu-kai (a retirees' association) and management of members
Personal information concerning employees	Employment management Legal notifications and various procedures
Personal information acquired via the Internet or other means (including information publicly available on SNS)	Market environment analysis, use as statistical data, etc. within the Company
Personal information concerning collaborators in research and development	Development of better products and services in the cosmetics business Awareness and fact-finding surveys of consumers, etc. Publications in research papers, presentations at academic conferences, and other academic research

2. Provision of personal information

Unless special circumstances exist, such as where disclosure is required by law, the Company will not in principle disclose or supply personal information to a third party without prior consent from the individual concerned.
However, in order to distribute advertisements to a customer himself/herself or a person similar to him/her, the Company may, without his/her consent, provide the following distributors with the customer's telephone number, email address, or other information that has been hashed to be used for advertisement distribution through such distributors.
(Please note that in such cases, the distributors may cross-check the personal information they hold with the hashed information.) For more information on advertisement distribution, please check the following.

Facebook Custom Audience
LINE Audience (in Japanese only)

Third-party advertisement distributors will not use this information for any purpose other than advertisement distribution.For advertisements of these third-party advertisement distributors, customers can choose to "enable/disable behavioral targeting advertising."

Facebook
LINE (in Japanese only)

If a customer himself/herself requests us to cease providing the information, we will cease the provision of the information to the aforementioned distributors.

< Click here to request the cessation of the provision of information.>

Mandom Online Shop Contact (in Japanese only)

3. Outsourcing

If the handling of personal information held by the Company is outsourced to an external organization, the Company will select a contractor that is deemed by the Company to appropriately handle personal information, in accordance with the Company's internal rules. In addition, the Company will properly supervise the contractor to ensure that the security control of the outsourced personal information is implemented.

4. Disclosure, etc. of personal information subject to disclosure and contact for inquiries
Procedures for responding to a request for disclosure, etc.

Our contact point will respond upon request from the individual concerned for notification of the purpose of use, disclosure, correction, addition, or deletion of content, suspension of use, deletion, or cessation of provision to third parties (hereinafter referred to as "disclosure, etc.") of personal information subject to disclosure held by the Company. To prevent the leakage of personal information to third parties, the Company will accept such request only if we can verify that the person making the request is the individual concerned. For inquiries regarding disclosure, etc., please refer to the contact information below.

5. Personal information of minors

Personal information of minors will be protected in the same manner as that of adults. However, the Company may ask for the consent of their parents or guardians if necessary.

6. Security control measures

Regarding the handling of personal data held by the Company and personal data provided by customers, the Company has taken the following security control measures: the development of an internal personal information protection system, the implementation of periodic training and awareness activities for employees, etc., access control to storage areas and server rooms for confidential information containing personal data, and measures to prevent unauthorized access to, leakage or loss of, or damage to, personal data.

7. Internet security

SSL
Personal information is protected by SSL (Secure Socket Layer) in the Company's website. Even in the unlikely event that a third party gains unauthorized access to transmitted data, its contents will be prevented from being stolen or altered.
Cookies and web beacons
The Company's website uses cookies and web beacons set by third-party companies, by which individuals cannot be easily identified. The statistical data collected in such manner will be used to improve the website for better services, and to effectively distribute advertisements. Cookies and web beacons are means to identify users' computers and record such data as the number of accesses to the website, and do not contain any personally identifiable information.
You can disable or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that in such cases, you may become unable to receive some of our services.
Use of cookie information by third-party companies

8. Director in charge of personal information protection

Executional Officer, Human Resources & General Administration Division, Mandom Corporation

9. Contact for inquiries

Customer Relations Division, Mandom Corporation
5-12, Juniken-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8530, Japan

Toll-free number
0120-37-3337(in Japanese only)
Weekdays from 9:30 to 17:00 (No service available at weekends or on public holidays)

Our phone conversations with customers are recorded in order for our agents to understand the details correctly, as well as to improve our services.
Please note that we use a number display function and record your phone number should there arise any need to communicate with you further.