Handling of Personal Information on Our Website
Pursuant to its Privacy Policy, JFE Systems, Inc. ("Company" hereinafter) uses and handles personal information it obtains from customers, trading partners, job applicants, those making inquiries with the Company, and other parties as described below.
- Overview of the Site
- Personal information collected by the Site
- Handling of cookies on the Site
- Purpose of use of personal information collected by the Site
- Providing personal information collected by the Site to third parties
- Subcontracting the handling of personal information collected by the Site
- Options regarding the provision of personal information
- Obtaining information by methods not readily perceived by the individuals concerned
- Managing personal information collected by the Site
- Procedures for responding to demands for disclosure or other actions involving personal information collected by the Site
- Contact point for questions regarding personal information
Last updated: April 1, 2024
JFE Systems, Inc.
Chief Privacy Officer
Managing Executive Officer responsible for the Quality Management Dept.
Tetsuya Morimoto
The Company shall manage and protect personal information belonging to or concerning users of the Site as described below:
1. Overview of the Site
The Site contains various sections, including Corporate Information, Products & Services, Seminars, and Employment.
In principle, users who access the Site are not required to provide their name or other personal information.
2. Personal information collected by the Site
Users who request Company product catalogs or explanatory materials on the Products/Services Form*1 are asked to provide personal information such as their company or organization name, section name, name, title, telephone number(s), email address, postal code, and address.
Users who make inquiries using the Product Support Form are asked to provide personal information such as their company or organization name, section name, name, telephone number(s), fax numbers, and email address.
Users who make inquiries using the JFE Systems General Inquiries Form are asked to provide personal information such as their name, email address, company or organization name, section name, title, telephone number(s), postal code, and address.
Users who make inquiries using the JFE Systems Privacy/Quality Control Inquiries Form are asked to provide personal information such as their name, email address, company or organization name, section name, title, telephone number(s), postal code, and address.
Users who make inquiries using the JFE Systems Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Inquiries Form are asked to provide personal information such as their name, email address, company or organization name, section name, title, telephone number(s), postal code, and address.
On the Employment page, students interested in joining the Company are asked to provide personal information such as their name, gender, age, current address and telephone number(s), permanent address and telephone number(s), email address, school names, and the name of their faculty/department. Prospective midcareer applicants interested in the Company are asked to provide personal information such as their name, age, address, telephone number(s), email address, academic history, career history, and computer-related qualifications.
Users who make inquiries using the Other Inquiries Form are asked to provide personal information such as their name, email address, company or organization name, section name, titles, telephone number(s), postal code, and address.
Users who request subscriptions using the JFE Systems Email Newsletter Application Form are asked to provide personal information such as their name and email address.
Products/Services Form:
- Downloading documentation
- Applying for seminars and other events
- Questionnaires on seminars and other events
- Signing up for email newsletters
- Applying for promotional campaigns
3. Handling of cookies on the Site
The Company uses cookies to analyze traffic and personalize content to improve users' experience of the Site.
You must accept cookies to get the most out of the Site. Cookies are used to store preferences (e.g., preferred language) and user behavior on the Site (e.g., login status) and to obtain analytical data to improve site features and performance and ascertain records of customer actions on the Site.
On the cookies banner displayed on the Site, users may choose to accept or reject cookies from the Site or partners that are not essential to access certain Site features.
The following processing takes place after a user agrees to accept the Site cookies:
- Collection and analysis of behavioral information such as pages and content viewed on the Site (no personally identifying information collected)
- Linking personal information submitted using inquiry forms and other features to some behavioral information collected using cookies (for up to two years)
4. Purpose of use of personal information collected by the Site
Personal information provided on the Products/Services Form*1 is used to respond to questions and comments from users, send Company product catalogs and explanatory materials, provide information on trade shows and seminars planned or to be attended by the Company, provide introductions to new products or services and related information, and provide information on other special services. Information on users' access of the Site may be used to improve user services, provide advertising optimized to user interests, and conduct marketing activities, after analysis and review of its specifics.
Personal information provided on the Product Support Form is used to respond to user inquiries.
Personal information provided on the JFE Systems General Inquiries Form is used to respond to user inquiries.
Personal information provided on the JFE Systems Privacy/Quality Control Inquiries Form is used to respond to user inquiries.
Personal information provided on the JFE Systems Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Inquiries Form is used to respond to user inquiries.
Personal information provided on the Employment page is used to provide employment information and contact individuals. The Company disposes of such information by making it unrecoverable or by fully deleting it after the end of hiring activities.
Personal information provided on the Other Inquiries Form is used to respond to user inquiries.
Personal information provided on the JFE Systems Email Newsletter Application/Cancellation Form is used to send or stop sending email newsletters to users.
5. Providing personal information collected by the Site to third parties
Personal information provided is retained within the Company and is not disclosed to or shared with any third parties without the consent of the individuals concerned, except in cases in which the Company entrusts such information to subcontractors to achieve the above purpose of use or when reasonable grounds exist for its disclosure or other provision under laws and regulations.
6. Subcontracting the handling of personal information collected by the Site
The Company may entrust personal information to subcontractors with whom it has concluded agreements concerning the handling of personal information to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use of the information.
7. Options regarding the provision of personal information
Providing personal information to the Company is optional and subject to the discretion of the individual user.
However, note that certain Company services may not be available if you choose not to provide the necessary personal information.8. Obtaining information by methods not readily perceived by the individuals concerned
The Company does not collect personal information by methods not readily perceived by the individuals concerned, such as automatic collection of location or device information through smartphone apps.
9. Managing personal information collected by the Site
Personal information entered by users is managed strictly and appropriately to safeguard against various risks, including those involving unauthorized access, damage, leakage, and unauthorized alteration.
See below concerning security measures for managing personal information.
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10. Procedures for responding to demands for disclosure or other actions involving personal information collected by the Site
Users who have provided personal data may ask to be informed of its purpose of use or for its disclosure or correction (e.g., addition, revision), for cessation of use (e.g., deletion), for cessation of provision to third parties or disclosure of records of such provision. Please contact the person responsible via the relevant Company website.
Users who request Company product catalogs or explanatory materials on the Questionnaire/Request Materials page and wish to change their personal information are asked to contact the sales division responsible for the relevant product, specifying their name, addresses, company name, section name, and the names of the relevant Company products together with the message "Request to update personal information" or "Request to delete personal information." Email addresses for the corresponding contacts are shown under Contact Us on each product webpage. If you wish to update your personal information, include details of the information to be updated.
We may need to confirm your identity as part of this procedure.
11. Contact point for questions regarding personal information
The Company has established a general contact point for questions regarding the handling of personal information collected from users. Please direct any comments, requests, or other communications to the following contact point.
- Contact point:
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Quality Management Dept., JFE Systems, Inc.
Seavans South Building 18F, 1-2-3 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0023
Tel.: +81-3-5418-2471 (weekdays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm)(Personal information entered by users is protected by SSL*2 technology.)
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer; a technology used to send and receive information securely using encryption