Privacy Policy

Aichi Steel Corporation (“Aichi”) is committed to respecting your privacy and recognizes the importance for appropriate protection and management of any personal identifiable information ("Personal Information") you share with us.

1. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

  1. Aichi collects Personal Information in a fair and reasonable way.
  2. Aichi uses the Personal Information only for the below mentioned purpose or purpose of the use which is expressed during collecting the Personal Information.
  3. Aichi will not provide the Personal Information to third parties without one’s advance consent, unless so required by relevant laws and regulations, except cases based on the terms in legal imperatives and the appointed terms in this policy.
  4. Aichi may, however, disclose such information to third party service providers and our business partners within the scope of our originally stated purposes, subject to obligating such third party to retain the privacy of the Personal Information. In this case, supervisory and management activities will be carried out in order to keep appropriate protection of the information. In case that Aichi use the information collectively together with third parties or put certain third parties in their charge of handling the information, supervisory and management activities will be carried out in order to keep appropriate protection of the information.

Purpose of Personal Information

Aichi uses the collected Personal Information within the following purposes.

(1) For information of customers, business partner, relevant parties and so on
  • To sell products and to provide service
  • To provide related information in terms of products and service
  • To improve products and to enhance security & quality of the service
  • To purchase raw materials and related materials, and to install equipment and service toward products
  • To proceed internal employee management and internal safe management
  • To make and provide various kind of lists of members
  • To administer customer support and to proceed customers’ enquiries
  • To contact the persons in terms of the above purposes
(2) For shareholders information
  • To carry out execution of right and obligation based on commercial law
  • To provide privileges and advantages to shareholders from issued company
  • To carry out measures to keep smooth relationship between Aichi and shareholders
  • To administer shareholders through making shareholders’ data and so forth based on legal imperatives.
(3) For employee information
  • To proceed recruitment activities
  • To proceed employment management
  • To contact the person in terms of the above purposes

2. RESPECT OF THE RIGHT

At the request of the individual, if a need to disclose the Personal Information arises, Aichi will carry out appropriately at your request in deference to the right of your Personal Information. In case of the error or any changes in your Personal Information, Aichi will correct it properly.

3. MANAGEMENT OF THE PERSONAL INFORMATION

Aichi carries out the safe management for the collected Personal Information and takes necessary and appropriate measures to prevent false access, falsification of data, destruction, leakage and data loss.

4. COMPLIANCE

Aichi assures to comply with the administrated law and relevant regulations according to our Compliance Program.

5. CONSECUTIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Aichi appoints a manager to keep protecting the collected Personal Information and our Compliance Program proceeds.

6. QUESTIONS REGARDING PRIVACY

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by writing to:

AICHI STEEL CORPORATION

Public Relations / Regulation Div. Administration Department
1, Wano-wari, Arao-machi, Tokai-shi, Aichi-ken, JAPAN 476-8666
Phone: +81-52-603-9215
Fax: +82-52-603-1835

Effective Date: April 1, 2005