The Japan Prize Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the "Foundation") recognizes the importance of personal information and handles it extremely carefully. The Foundation adheres to the following policy in order to respect privacy and protect personal information.
1. Acquisition of Personal Information
When acquiring personal information directly, the Foundation clearly specifies the purposes for which the information will be used. Moreover, the Foundation will only acquire personal information in accordance with the scope of the “purposes of use” mentioned in the document, "Matters Publicly Announced Pursuant to the ‘Personal Information Protection Law.’"
2. Use of Personal Information
The Foundation uses personal information in accordance with the scope of the “purposes of use” specified when information is acquired.
3. Dealing with Inquiries About Personal Information
The Foundation will handle any inquiries about personal information promptly and appropriately, whether application is made directly by the individual to whom the information belongs, or by a proxy whose authority as such can be confirmed.
4. Management of Personal Information
The Foundation maintain a secure information environment and works constantly to improve it in order to more effectively manage the personal information that it acquires. Moreover, the Foundation conducts all necessary management and supervision of third parties entrusted with personal information to ensure that the information is handled appropriately.
5. Providing Personal Information to Third Parties
The Foundation will not provide an individual’s personal information to a third party without obtaining the individual’s consent in advance except when required by law to do otherwise.
6. Observance of Laws and Regulations, and Continuous Improvement
The Foundation observes all relevant laws and regulations, and works continuously to improve and upgrade its efforts to protect personal information in response to the changing information environment.
