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About Privacy Policy

Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) shall establish, in relation to the protection of personal information, the “Personal Information Protection Policy” (hereinafter referred to as the “Privacy Policy”) provided below and shall endeavor to comply with it.

When handling personal information, the Institute shall comply with the Private Information Protection Law as well as with all relevant laws and regulations and shall securely and appropriately use, store, and process such information.

Compliance Rules for the Collection of Personal Information

When collecting personal information, HGPI shall comply with the undermentioned guidelines:

1.HGPI shall specify the purpose of its use to the fullest extent possible and shall collect only the information necessary for the attainment of the purpose.

2.HGPI shall collect personal information through fair means and shall announce the purpose of its use prior to its collection, or notify the individual to whom the personal information relates, or announce the purpose of its use promptly after collection, unless otherwise allowed by relevant laws and regulations.

3.HGPI shall use any personal information for the purposes undermentioned:

4.HGPI shall use personal information only within the scope of the purposes of use specified and shall not provide any personal information to any third party without the prior consent of the individual to whom the personal information relates, except in the following events:

5.HGPI shall make efforts to maintain the personal information held by HGPI so that it is accurate and up-to-date to the extent necessary for the attainment of the purpose of its use.

6.HGPI shall implement rational security measures to prevent and correct illegal access to personal information; loss, destruction, falsification and leakage of personal information; and risks related to personal information.

Implementation of Privacy Policy

1.Implementation System

2.Consignment to Third Parties

The Institute shall not, in principle, consign to third parties the daily operations of personal information, including its management and use. However, in the event that it should consign the processing of personal information, it shall implement appropriate security measures including the signing of a nondisclosure contract and shall conduct appropriate supervision of the contractor.

3.Disclosure and Update of Personal Information

In the event that the Institute is requested to disclose, correct, and/or delete any personal information by the individual to whom it relates, it shall disclose, correct, and delete the personal information to a reasonable extent. However, in the event that the request does not meet the requirements stipulated in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or that disclosure is deniable under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other relevant laws or regulations, requests may not be fulfilled.

Inquiries regarding the management of personal information should be made to the Institute’s secretariat.

5.Continual Improvement

The Institute endeavors to maintain appropriate management and protection of personal information through review and improvement on an ongoing basis.

While the Institute endeavors to maintain the accuracy and timeliness of the information provided on this Site, the Institute does not give any guarantee as to its accuracy or timeliness. The Institute shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the user through the use of this Site and cannot be held liable for compensation for any such loss or damage. In addition, the Institute shall not be liable for any loss or damage inflicted upon a third party as a result of the user’s use of this Site. Articles with bylines contained on this Site have been released under the sole responsibility of the writer and do not represent the opinion of the Institute. Please contact the Institute prior to reproducing any part of this Site.
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