Privacy Policy

ST Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") 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, which is information relating to a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, address, phone number, contact information, or other descriptions contained in the information, as well as data related to appearance, fingerprints, voiceprints, and information such as health insurance card numbers that can identify a specific individual from the information alone (personal identification information).

Article 2 (Methods of Collecting Personal Information)

The Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, driver's license number, etc. when users register for the service. In addition, the Company may collect personal information of users, including transaction records and payment information, from its business partners (including information providers, advertisers, advertising distributors, etc., hereinafter referred to as "Partners").

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information)

The Company collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:

1. To provide and operate the Company's services
2. To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification)
3. To send emails regarding new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the service being used by users and to inform about other services provided by the Company
4. To contact users when necessary, such as for maintenance or important notices
5. To identify users who violate the Terms of Service or who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or improper purposes, and to refuse their use
6. To allow users to view, change, delete their registration information, and view their usage status
7. To bill users for usage fees in paid services
8. For purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

Article 4 (Change of Purpose of Use)

1. The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when the new purpose is reasonably considered to be related to the previous purpose.
2. If the purpose of use is changed, the Company shall notify users of the new purpose or publish it on this website through the Company's prescribed method.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties)

1. The Company shall not provide personal information to third parties 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 necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
   2. When particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
   3. When it is necessary to cooperate with a national institution, a local government, or a person entrusted by them in executing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the individual may impede the execution of the affairs
   4. When the following matters have been notified or announced in advance, and the Company has made a notification to the Personal Information Protection Commission
      1. That the purpose of use includes provision to third parties
      2. Items of data to be provided to third parties
      3. Means or method of provision to third parties
      4. That provision to third parties will be stopped at the request of the individual
      5. Method of accepting the individual's request
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases, the recipient of the information shall not be deemed to be a third party.
   1. When the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information to the extent necessary for achieving the purpose of use
   2. When personal information is provided due to business succession caused by merger or other reasons
   3. When personal information is used jointly with specific individuals, and the fact, the items of personal information used jointly, the scope of joint users, the purpose of use by the users, and the name or title of the person responsible for the management of the personal information have been notified to the individual in advance or have been made easily accessible to the individual

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

1. When the Company is requested by an individual to disclose personal information, the Company shall disclose it to the individual without delay. However, the Company may decide not to disclose all or part of the information if disclosure falls under any of the following cases, and if the Company decides not to disclose, it shall notify the individual of this fact without delay. Note that a fee of 1,000 yen per case will be charged for the disclosure of personal information.
   1. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party
   2. When there is a risk of significantly hindering the proper execution of the Company's business
   3. When it would violate other laws and regulations
2. 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)

1. If the personal information held by the Company about a user is incorrect, the user may request the Company to correct, add, or delete the personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Correction, etc.") in accordance with the procedures established by the Company.
2. If the Company receives a request from a user as described in the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to respond to the request, the Company shall make the Correction, etc. of the personal information without delay.
3. If the Company has made Correction, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to make Correction, etc., the Company shall notify the user of this fact without delay.

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

1. 　The Company shall conduct necessary investigations without delay when requested by an individual to suspend or delete (hereinafter referred to as "Suspension of Use, etc.") personal information for any of the following reasons:
   (1) The personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use
   (2) The personal information was acquired by fraudulent means
   (3) The personal information was used in a manner that may encourage or induce illegal or unjust acts
   (4) The business operator no longer needs to use the retained personal data
   (5) A leak of retained personal data has occurred
   (6) Otherwise, there is a risk that the rights and interests of the individual may be harmed by the handling of the retained personal data

2. If it is determined that it is necessary to respond to the request based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, the Company shall suspend the use, etc. of the personal information without delay.
3. If the Company has suspended the use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to suspend the use, etc., the Company shall notify the user of this fact without delay.
4. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, if the suspension of use, etc. requires a considerable expense or is otherwise difficult to implement, and when alternative measures necessary to protect the rights and interests of the user can be taken, the Company shall take these alternative measures.

Article 9 (Changes to the Privacy Policy)

1. The contents of this Policy may be changed without notice to users, except for laws and regulations and other matters otherwise provided for in this Policy.
2. Unless otherwise specified by the Company, the revised Privacy Policy shall take effect when posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact Information)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact the following:

Address: 2F, 4-6-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001　SOKI headspa salon

Company Name: ST Inc.
CEOs: Katsuya Wakui, Ryohei Katayama

Email Address: sokiheadspa@gmail.com