Privacy Policy

IP Strategist (hereinafter referred to as "our company") pays the utmost attention to privacy protection when operating this service. The privacy policy regarding the use of this service is as follows.

Article 1: Scope of application of the "Privacy Policy"

  1. This Privacy Policy applies to all services used by corporations, organizations, associations, or individual customers (hereinafter referred to as "Customers") who use this Service. Accordingly, personal information obtained from Customers by this Service will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  2. The privacy policy of this service does not apply to personal information obtained from customers by advertisers who place advertisements on this service, nor does it apply to anyone other than customers of this service.

Article 2: Acquisition of User Information

  1. The personal information that our service acquires from customers is limited to that which is necessary to provide our service as deemed necessary by our company.
  2. When you use our service or make an inquiry to our service, we may ask you for personal information.
  3. Our Service may automatically collect information about users when they use our Service or view pages. When a customer registers an account with our Service and logs in, we will be able to understand how the customer uses our Service. Our Service automatically receives information from the customer's browser, such as the customer's IP address, cookie information, advertisements and pages viewed, and usage environment, and records it on the server.

Article 3 Purpose of Use of User Information

Our company (hereinafter referred to as "our company") uses the information acquired through this service for the following purposes.

  1. We use the information we obtain from you to provide our services to you.
  2. We may use the information obtained from you through this service to prove to you that a contract has been concluded for this service.
  3. In order to improve the convenience of the website as an advertising and information medium, such as by optimizing the advertisements and content that customers see for each user, we may use information about user attributes such as gender, age, address, services previously used, advertisements and pages viewed, time of use, method of use, and usage environment (hereinafter referred to as "information about user attributes").
  4. We may use information about user attributes to make our services and advertising content more suitable for customers, to enhance and improve it, to consider new services, and to select candidates for surveys.
  5. In order to analyze and provide to advertisers, information providers, service providers, etc. what kind of advertisements, information, services, etc. would be optimal and effective to post or provide, we may use this information to analyze information on user attributes and extract subjects for analytical surveys. However, no information that can identify individuals will be included in the analysis results.
  6. In order to allow customers to view or correct their registration information and view their usage status, we may use registration information such as name, age, gender, email address, address, payment method, information about services used to date, and the fees for those services.
  7. We may use contact information such as email addresses to notify you about our Service, our new services, or related services, or to contact you as necessary, such as to conduct surveys.
  8. In order to verify your identity, we may use information such as your corporate name, organization name, union name, name, age, gender, and address.
  9. In order to bill you for your services, we may use information about the services you have used, your name, and other payment information.
  10. In order to allow customers to enter data easily, the information registered in this service may be displayed on the input screen or transferred to other services based on the customer's instructions.
  11. We may use information that can identify individuals, such as usage patterns, names, and addresses, to deny service to those who have violated the terms of use, such as by delaying payment of fees or causing damage to other users or third parties, or those who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes.
  12. In order to respond to inquiries from customers, we may use information used to provide the services you inquired about, such as the content of your inquiry, information about user attributes, information about usage fees, and contact information.
  13. In order to utilize this information for marketing research, such as surveys of usage trends, we may use registration information such as name, age, gender, email address, address, payment method, information on services you have used and their fees, and all other information you provide to us.
  14. We may process the information you provide to us in a format that does not identify individuals and use it for publishing, information distribution, marketing, and other services we provide.
  15. We may use the information you provide to us to cancel your service and manage your situation after cancellation.
  16. We may use the information you provide to us to make various proposals related to our services, such as new services and products provided by us that are useful to customers who use this service, additions and improvements to the functions of our services, including this service (including services provided in collaboration with other companies; hereinafter collectively referred to as "our services"), and announcements of other information related to our services, advertising and promotion of our services, sending direct mail, and making introductions by phone.

Article 4: Disclosure of User Information

  1. We do not sell or rent personal information.
  2. We may provide personal information to third parties in the following cases:
  • When the Service discloses information obtained from the customer to the other party with whom the Service has concluded a contract to the extent necessary in order to provide the Service to the customer.
  • When displaying the customer's corporate name, name, email address, etc. for the purpose of proving the establishment of a contract for this service
  • When the individual has given consent to provide information
  • When we receive a judgment or order from a court ordering disclosure pursuant to the Act on Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers and Disclosure of Identification Information of the Caller (Act No. 137 of November 30, 2001), or when we receive a formal inquiry from a public institution such as the police pursuant to laws and regulations that stipulate investigative authority, such as the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of July 10, 1948).
  • In relation to the use of the services provided by our company, when a user violates laws, regulations, terms of use, guidelines, etc., and when it is deemed necessary to protect the rights, property, services, etc. of a third party or our company.
  • When there is an imminent danger to a person's life, body, or property, and there is an urgent need, and it is difficult to obtain the individual's consent.

Article 5: Cookies

  1. We may store and refer to cookies for this service on your computer.
  2. Companies that display advertisements on the pages of our Service may store and access cookies on your computer. In this case, the advertiser's use of cookies will be subject to the advertiser's own privacy policy. Advertisers and other companies cannot access the cookies of our Service.
  3. We may store and refer to cookies on your computer on other companies' websites that display advertisements delivered by our company. In such cases, cookies will not be provided or disclosed to other companies and will be used in accordance with the privacy policy of our service.

Article 6: Viewing, correcting, and deleting registered information

In accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003, including subsequent amendments), if a customer requests the disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of their personal information, we will process the request after verifying the customer's identity. Please contact us with any requests.

Article 7: Security

  1. We handle personal information and the information systems that process it securely.
  2. Your registration information is password protected for your privacy and security, and we use industry-standard SSL encryption to protect data transmissions where necessary.
  3. When we outsource work to a third party for the purpose of providing services to our customers, we enter into a contract to ensure that the outsourced party is properly managed.

Article 8 Revision of Privacy Policy

We may revise all or part of our privacy policy in the future. Any revisions will be automatically applied to all customers once they are posted on our service.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.

Article 9: Businesses handling personal information

Name of business operator
IP Strategist

Personal information protection manager
Representative: Osamu Hikita

Inquiry desk
〒573-0001
1-25-21 Taguchiyama, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture

Please contact us using the inquiry form.

Established and enforced on July 15, 2025

This Privacy Policy is written in Japanese. If there are any discrepancies between the translated version and the Japanese version, the Japanese version shall take precedence.

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