HOME > Privacy policy We of Connect Technologies Corporation recognize the crucial importance of protecting personal information in carrying out our chief line of business, system development for mobile phones. The policy for the protection of personal information set forth below is thoroughly understood by every employee of Connect Technologies and strictly implemented without exception or failure. 1. Purposes of our policy on the protection of personal information (1) To assure the protection of personal information for the ongoing security and ease of our customers. (2) To assure the protection of personal information for the ongoing security and ease of our employees. 2. Handling of personal information Connect Technologies has an established control organization to protect personal information (information on both employees and customers) and information on our system development for mobile phones appropriately and effectively in the course of its work. We are strictly committed to handling this information rightfully and carefully in accordance with our corporate provisions. (1) Collection of personal information When we need to collect personal information from a customer or employee, we inform the customer or employee of our purpose in doing so and use lawful and fair means to the extent necessary to achieve the above-stated purpose. Connect Technologies collects personal information for the following purposes. To provide various services as part of our business operations, including consulting related to our system developmental work for mobile phones and package sales. To contact our users to inform them of the business operations mentioned above and to provide them with accompanying information (e.g., communications about various campaigns, gift offers, etc.). To contact our users for billing or similar purposes. To submit various reports to our services for advertising and in-house units working on related operations. To conduct surveys on the use and use environments of mobile phones. Purposes of collecting personal information on applicants for employment Preliminary screening to determine the need for an interview. To contact applicants (to let them know interview schedules, interview results, and similar matters). To gather statistical data useful for future recruitment activities. To judge the suitability of applicants as new hires for our company. To achieve all other purposes we consider necessary for the screening of employment applicants. Purpose of collecting employee information To control employment. (2) Uses of personal information When we need to use personal information, we will do so within the scope of purposes agreed to by our customers and employees. (3) Sharing of personal information We never provide or rent personal information to third parties. 3. Safety measures We duly implement all necessary safety measures to secure the accuracy and safety of personal information. This includes necessary activities to acquire the authentication of the ISMS in order to prevent the loss, destruction, modification, leak, etc. of personal information with complete reliability. We also make immediate corrections whenever we discover the need for an improvement as the result of an internal audit, the occurrence of a security accident in the industry, a request from a customer or employee, and so on. 4. Observance of laws and codes We comply with all relevant laws and regulations related to the use and protection of personal information, as well as the guidelines of the organs with which we are officially affiliated. 5. Ongoing improvement of our information security management system We improve our information security management system on an ongoing basis, taking every possible opportunity to review the system through internal audits, audits by delegates from other businesses, and other steps which maintain the system in the best possible condition. 6. Honoring the rights of our customers and employees We honor the rights of our customers and employees. When a customer or an employee requests that we disclose, correct, delete, use, or withhold his or her personal information, we comply with the request without fail. June 1, 2009 Toshihiko Ochiai President and CEO