KOSÉ Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) recognizes the importance of proper handling of personal information protection and strives to ensure that customers and others can use the Company’s products, various services, etc. with a peace of mind. The handling of personal information by the Company is described below.

Chapter 1. Purpose of use of personal information

Personally identifiable information such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, e-mail addresses, etc., of KOSÉ customers, the officers and employees of our business partners, shareholders, KOSÉ officers and employees, applicants for employment, and the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Customers, etc.”), and information regarding business transactions with our Company will be used for the following purposes.

1. Information about customers

1. For sales, shipping, and responding to inquiries of the KOSÉ Group’s (defined in *1; the same shall apply hereinafter) products
2. To reflect the opinions and requests of customers in improving the KOSÉ Group’s products and services
3. To provide beauty information, new product information, event information, and other information regarding the KOSÉ Group’s business by direct mail, email, telephone, etc.
4. To conduct surveys and analyses for marketing purposes, such as policy planning and product development related to the KOSÉ Group’s business (including conducting advertisements and other marketing based on the analysis)(*2)
5. For credit management and claim management and collection related to transactions with the KOSÉ Group
6. To provide point services operated by the KOSÉ Group
7. To have customers post and view, etc. reviews of the KOSÉ Group’s products
8. To manage the counseling history and purchase history of the KOSÉ Group’s products
9. In addition to the previous items, for purposes for which the prior consent of the customer has been obtained

(*1) KOSÉ Corporation, KOSÉ Sales Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Cosmenience Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Professional Corporation, Dr. Phil Cosmetics Inc., KOSÉ Provision Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Cosmeport Corp., KOSÉ Milbon Cosmetics Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Maruho Pharma Co., Ltd., and other subsidiaries and affiliates of KOSÉ Corporation listed in the following links.
https://corp.kose.co.jp/en/info/bases/
(*2) Information such as customer browsing history obtained from third parties such as marketing companies and DMP providers outside the KOSÉ Group may be used in conjunction with personal information about customers already in the KOSÉ Group’s possession.

2. Information about officers and employees of each business partner

1. To conduct various communications and negotiations necessary for business
2. To exercise rights concerning transactions and perform obligations

3. Information about shareholders

1. To exercise rights and perform obligations based on laws and regulations
2. To provide various information on the status of shareholders and send shareholder benefits, etc.
3. To take measures to facilitate the relationship between shareholders and the Company
4. To manage shareholders in accordance with laws and regulations

4. Information about officers, employees and other members of the Company

1. To conduct various communications necessary for business
2. For personnel and labor management
3. For various procedures such as salary payment, social insurance, and welfare

5. Information about applicants for employment to the Company

1. For employment screening work (including communications regarding selection)
2. To manage prospective employees (including preparatory procedures for joining the Company)
3. For the PR of recruitment information
4. To provide information for applying to the KOSÉ Group and provide the KOSÉ Group’s recruitment information
5. For employment management after joining the Company
6. For consideration of and activities for the improvement of recruitment activities of the Company and the KOSÉ Group (including the implementation of questionnaires, etc.)

Chapter 2. Joint use of personal information

The Company will jointly use the below personal information and other information for the following purposes.

1. Information about customers

The Company will jointly use information about customers with the KOSÉ Group and stores that handle the KOSÉ Group’s products used by customers (hereinafter referred to as “Distributors”) as follows.
Please refer to the following link for Distributors.
https://faq.kose.co.jp/hc/ja/articles/360062129074

(1) When jointly using with the KOSÉ Group

A. Purpose of joint use

1. ①For sales, shipping, and responding to inquiries of the KOSÉ Group’s products
2. ②To reflect the opinions and requests of customers in improving the KOSÉ Group’s products and services.
3. ③To provide beauty information, new product information, event information, and other information regarding the KOSÉ Group’s business by direct mail, email, telephone, etc.
4. ④To conduct surveys and analyses for marketing purposes such as policy planning and product development related to the KOSÉ Group’s business (including conducting advertisements and other marketing based on the analysis)(*3)
5. ⑤For credit management, and claim management and collection related to transactions with the KOSÉ Group
6. ⑥To provide point services operated by the KOSÉ Group
7. ⑦To have customers post and view reviews, etc. of the KOSÉ Group’s products
8. ⑧To manage the counseling history and the purchase history of the KOSÉ Group’s products (including for the purpose of displaying customer information that was registered on a recording medium in the past at a Distributor used by the customer to support such customer in newly entering their information on a tablet device or other recording medium of another Distributor)
9. ⑨In addition to the previous items, for purposes for which the prior consent of the customer has been obtained

B. Information items that will be jointly used

1. ①Personal information such as name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and email address
2. ②Counseling history, skin information, and transaction status information with the Company

C. Person responsible for controlling the personal information for joint use

KOSÉ Corporation
Please refer to the following link for the company profile.
https://corp.kose.co.jp/en/info/outline/

(*3) Information such as customer browsing history obtained from third parties such as marketing companies and DMP providers outside the KOSÉ Group may be used in conjunction with personal information about customers already in the KOSÉ Group’s possession.

(2) When jointly using with Distributors

A. Purpose of joint use

1. ①For sales, shipping, and responding to inquiries of the KOSÉ Group’s products
2. ②To provide beauty information, new product information, event information, and other information regarding the KOSÉ Group’s products by direct mail, email, telephone, etc.
3. ③To provide point services operated by the KOSÉ Group
4. ④To have customers post and view, etc. reviews of the KOSÉ Group’s products
5. ⑤To manage the counseling history and the purchase history of the KOSÉ Group’s products (including for the purpose of displaying customer information that was registered on a recording medium in the past at a Distributor used by the customer to support such customer in newly entering their information on a tablet device or other recording medium of another Distributor)
6. ⑥In addition to the previous items, for purposes for which the prior consent of the customer has been obtained

B. Information items that will be jointly used

1. ①Personal information such as name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and email address
2. ②Counseling history, skin information, and transaction status information with the Company

C. Person responsible for controlling the personal information for joint use

KOSÉ Corporation
https://corp.kose.co.jp/en/info/outline/

2. Information about officers, employees and other members of the Company

The Company will jointly use information about the Company’s officers, employees and other members with the below affiliated companies and organizations, as follows.
KOSÉ Sales Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Cosmenience Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Professional Corporation, Dr. Phil Cosmetics Inc., KOSÉ Provision Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Cosmeport Corp., KOSÉ Travel Retail Co., Ltd., Advance Co., Ltd., Cosme Lab Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Insurance Service Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Health Insurance Association, KOSÉ Corporate Pension Fund, KOALA (Kyosaikai), KOSÉ Industries Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Milbon Cosmetics Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Maruho Pharma Co., Ltd., and other subsidiaries and affiliates of KOSÉ Corporation

A. Purpose of joint use

1. ①To conduct various communications necessary for business
2. ②For personnel and labor management
3. ③For various procedures such as salary payment, social insurance, and welfare

B. Information items that will be jointly used

Personal information such as name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and email address

C. Person responsible for controlling the personal information for joint use

KOSÉ Corporation
https://corp.kose.co.jp/en/info/outline/

3. Information about applicants for employment to the Company

The Company will jointly use personal information of applicants for employment with the below affiliated companies and organizations, as follows.
KOSÉ Sales Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Cosmenience Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Professional Corporation, Dr. Phil Cosmetics Inc., KOSÉ Provision Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Cosmeport Corp., KOSÉ Travel Retail Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Industries Co., Ltd. KOSÉ Milbon Cosmetics Co., Ltd., KOSÉ Maruho Pharma Co., Ltd., and other subsidiaries and affiliates of KOSÉ Corporation

A. Purpose of joint use

1. ①For employment screening work (including communications regarding selection.)
2. ②To manage prospective employees (including preparatory procedures for joining the Company.)
3. ③For the PR of recruitment information
4. ④To provide information for applying to KOSÉ Group and provide the KOSÉ Group’s recruitment information
5. ⑤For employment management after joining the Company
6. ⑥For consideration of and activities for the improvement of recruitment activities of the Company and the KOSÉ Group (including the implementation of questionnaires, etc.)

B. Information items that will be jointly used

Personal information such as name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and email address

C. Person responsible for controlling the personal information for joint use

KOSÉ Corporation
https://corp.kose.co.jp/en/info/outline/

Chapter 3. Provision of personal information to third parties

1. The Company will use the personal information obtained from the Customers, etc. only within the scope of the purpose of use described in this Privacy Policy. The Company will not provide an individual’s personal information to third parties, except in the following cases.
   1. When necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
   2. When especially necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of children’s sound development, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
   3. When necessary to cooperate with a national institution or a local public entity or a person entrusted thereby in carrying out the affairs stipulated by laws and regulations, and obtaining the individual’s consent may interfere with carrying out such affairs
   4. When the third party is an academic research institution, etc., and it is necessary for the third party to handle the personal data for academic research purposes (including cases where part of the purpose of handling such personal data is for academic research purposes and excluding cases where there is a risk of unjustified infringement on the rights and interests of the person)
   5. When the individual has consented
   6. When permitted by laws and regulations
2. The Company will not provide an individual’s information to a third party in a foreign country, except in the following cases.
   1. When necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
   2. When especially necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of children’s sound development, and it is difficult to obtain the individual’s consent
   3. When necessary to cooperate with a national institution or other entity in carrying out the affairs stipulated by laws and regulations, and obtaining the individual’s consent may interfere with carrying out such affairs
   4. When the third party is an academic research institution, etc., and it is necessary for the third party to handle the personal data for academic research purposes (including cases where part of the purpose of handling such personal data is for academic research purposes and excluding cases where there is a risk of unjustified infringement on the rights and interests of the person)
   5. When providing personal information to a third party in a country specified by the Rules of the Personal Information Protection Commission as a foreign country recognized as being at a level equivalent to that of as Japan in protecting the rights and interests of individuals
   6. When the implementation of measures in accordance with the purpose of the provisions of Chapter 4, Section 2 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information is ensured by an appropriate and reasonable method with the person who will be receiving the personal information
   7. When the recipient is certified under an international framework regarding the handling of personal information
   8. When the individual has consented
   9. When permitted by laws and regulations
3. The Company may entrust the handling of personal information to a third party to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use described in Section 1. In that case, the Company will conclude a “nondisclosure agreement” regarding personal information with such third party and will strictly manage and guide the handling of the entrusted personal information.
4. If the Company provides personal information to a third party, the Company will record the matters regarding such provision in accordance with the laws and regulations. In addition, when the Company receives personal information from a third party, the Company will confirm and record the matters regarding such provision in accordance with the laws and regulations.

Chapter 4. Disclosure, correction, deletion, etc. of personal data

1. If an individual or their agent requests disclosure of the personal data or the records on a third-party provision held by the Company, such individual shall submit the request by mail as described in the following Article 3. The Company cannot give notification regarding the personal information of the Customer, etc. if any of the following applies.
   1. When there is a risk of harming the rights or interests of the Customer, etc. or a third party
   2. When there is a risk of significantly interfering with the Company’s business operations
   3. When there is otherwise a risk of violating laws and regulations
   4. When the Company is under no other legal obligation to disclose
2. The actual cost will be separately charged as a fee for each request for disclosure of the personal data or the records on a third-party provision by the Customer, etc. If the individual wishes to use a method other than by mail, they are requested to contact the Company. Fee (by mail): 624 yen (tax included) for each application
   Payment method (by mail): Please enclose postage stamps totaling 624 yen with the application documents.
   If the cost of responding changes, etc., the fee for the request for disclosure will also be changed.
   A copy of a government-issued identification card (driver’s license, health insurance card, passport, residence certificate (jyuminhyo), etc.) to identify the individual is required for a request for notification from the Customer, etc. In addition, the Company may not be able to give notification due to unavoidable reasons.
3. For the disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, removal, or suspension of provision to third parties of the Customer, etc.’s personal data or the disclosure of records on a third-party provision and for the notification of purpose of use, please download each application form below. Please fill in the necessary information and mail it to the inquiry desk regarding personal information provided below. (If an agent will be applying on behalf of the customer, please also mail a “Power of Attorney.”) No fees will be charged for the correction, deletion, suspension of use, removal, or suspension of provision to third parties of personal information. For the disclosure of the Customer, etc.’s personal data .and records on a third-party provision: Application for Disclosure of Personal Data etc, (Japanese)
   For correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, removal, or suspension of provision to third parties of the Customer , etc.’s personal data: Application for Correction, etc of Personal Data (Japanese)
   For notification of purpose of use: Application for Notification of Purpose of Use of Personal Data (Japanese)

Chapter 5. Security Control Measures

The Company takes necessary and appropriate measures for the security control of personal information, including preventing the leakage, loss or damage of its handled personal information, and exercises necessary and appropriate supervision over its employees. In addition, the Company exercises necessary and appropriate supervision over entrusted companies so as to seek the security control of the personal information whose handling has been entrusted.

For details on the system for obtaining personal information and the Security Control Measures of the Company, please make contact as set forth in “Contact information for inquiries regarding personal information” in Chapter 6 below.

Chapter 6. Contact information for inquiries regarding personal information

For inquiries, complaints, and consultations regarding personal information, please contact the following.

Contact Information

3-6-2 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8251
KOSÉ Corporation
Personal Information Inquiry Desk
Telephone: 0120-526-311

Chapter 7. Cookies and web beacons

1. The Company may use cookies on the Company’s website in order to enhance the convenience of the site and make it more convenient for customers to browse, as well as to analyze customer access trends and deliver advertisements that are more relevant to customers. Cookies are text files that are recorded by a web server on the hard disk of the Customer’s computer. In addition, the Company may authorize companies to which we outsource our ad serving operations to store and refer to cookies on the Company’s website via the websites of such outsourced companies.
2. Cookies are pieces of information that are stored on a computer’s hard disk, and the Customer can usually disable cookies through their browser settings. If the Customer sets their browser to disable cookies, such Customer agrees in advance that they may not be able to use some of the services on the Company’s website.
3. The Company may use a feature called web beacons to collect information about the use of the Company’s website and to improve the Company’s services. The Company does not obtain personal information through web beacons. The Customer can refuse to allow web beacons to collect information on the Company’s website by setting their browser to disable cookies.

Chapter 8. Google Analytics Terms of Service

The Company uses Google Analytics to understand and analyze how the Customers use the Company’s website. Google Analytics uses cookies and advertising identifiers of the Company and collects information about the Customer. Information collected by Google Analytics is controlled by Google in accordance with its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy set forth below. For more information on how data is collected and processed by Google Analytics, please see “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” below. If the Customer does not wish to have their information collected by Google Analytics on the Company’s website, the Customer can opt out of the collection of information by using the “Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-On” below.

Google Analytics Terms of Service

https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/

Google Privacy Policy

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en

Google Analytics Opt-Out Add-On

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Please note that the contents of this “Privacy Policy” are subject to change without notice.