Privacy Policy

Athena Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") establishes the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") regarding the handling of users' personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as "the Service").

Article 1 (Personal Information) "Personal information" refers to "personal information" as defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. It means information about a living individual that can identify the specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other descriptions contained in such information, as well as information that can identify the specific individual from that information alone (personal identification information), such as data pertaining to appearance, fingerprints, and voiceprints, and the insurer number of a health insurance card.

Article 2 (Method of Collecting Personal Information) The Company may ask for personal information such as name, date of birth, address, telephone number, email address, bank account number, credit card number, and driver's license number when a user registers to use the Service. In addition, the Company may collect transaction records and information related to settlements, including a user's personal information, conducted between the user and the Company's partners, from the Company's partners (including information providers, advertisers, ad delivery destinations, etc.; hereinafter referred to as "partners").

Article 3 (Purpose of Collecting and Using Personal Information) The purposes for which the Company collects and uses personal information are as follows: To provide and operate the Company's services To respond to inquiries from users (including identity verification) To send emails informing users of new features, updates, campaigns, etc. of the services they are using, and of other services provided by the Company To contact users as necessary, such as for maintenance and important notices To identify and refuse use by users who violate the Terms of Service or who attempt to use the Service for fraudulent or improper purposes To allow users to view, change, or delete their own registered information and to view their usage status To bill users for usage fees in paid services For purposes incidental to the above purposes of use

Article 4 (Changes to the Purpose of Use) The Company shall change the purpose of use of personal information only when it is reasonably recognized that the purpose of use is related to that before the change. When the purpose of use has been changed, the Company shall notify users of the changed purpose by a method prescribed by the Company, or shall make it public on this website.

Article 5 (Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties) Except in the following cases, the Company will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the user's consent in advance. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws and regulations. When it is necessary for the protection of a person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual When it is especially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound development of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual When it is necessary to cooperate with a national government organ, a local public entity, or a party entrusted by them in carrying out affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of those affairs When the Company has notified or publicly announced the following matters in advance and has filed a report with the Personal Information Protection Commission: That the purpose of use includes provision to third parties The items of data to be provided to third parties The means or method of provision to third parties That provision of personal information to third parties will be stopped at the request of the individual The method of accepting the individual's request Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in the following cases the recipient of the information shall not be deemed a third party: When the Company entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use When personal information is provided in connection with the succession of business due to a merger or other reasons When personal information is to be used jointly with a specific party, and the Company has notified the individual in advance, or made readily accessible to the individual, information about the fact of such joint use, the items of personal information used jointly, the scope of those using it jointly, the purpose of use by those using it, and the name of the party responsible for managing the personal information in question

Article 6 (Disclosure of Personal Information) When the Company is requested by an individual to disclose personal information, the Company will disclose it to the individual without delay. However, if disclosure would fall under any of the following, the Company may choose not to disclose all or part of it, and if it decides not to disclose, it will notify the individual to that effect without delay. Note that a handling fee of 1,000 yen per case will be charged for the disclosure of personal information. When there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party When there is a risk of significantly impeding the proper conduct of the Company's business When it would otherwise violate laws and regulations Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, information other than personal information, such as history information and characteristic information, will in principle not be disclosed.

Article 7 (Correction and Deletion of Personal Information) If a user's own personal information held by the Company is incorrect, the user may request the Company, by the procedure prescribed by the Company, to correct, add, or delete the personal information (hereinafter referred to as "correction, etc."). If the Company receives a request from a user as described in the preceding paragraph and determines that it is necessary to respond to that request, it shall correct, etc. the personal information in question without delay. When the Company has made a correction, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to make a correction, etc., it will notify the user thereof without delay.

Article 8 (Suspension of Use, etc. of Personal Information) If the Company is requested by an individual to suspend or erase the use of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "suspension of use, etc.") on the grounds that the personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use, or that it was obtained by improper means, the Company will conduct the necessary investigation without delay. If, based on the results of the investigation in the preceding paragraph, it determines that it is necessary to respond to the request, it will suspend the use, etc. of the personal information in question without delay. When the Company has suspended use, etc. based on the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or has decided not to suspend use, etc., it will notify the user thereof without delay. Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, in cases where suspension of use, etc. requires a large amount of expense or is otherwise difficult, and where alternative measures necessary to protect the user's rights and interests can be taken, the Company shall take such alternative measures.

Article 9 (Changes to the Privacy Policy) The contents of this Policy may be changed without notice to users, except for matters otherwise prescribed by laws and regulations or in this Policy. Unless otherwise prescribed by the Company, the changed Privacy Policy shall take effect from the time it is posted on this website.

Article 10 (Contact Window for Inquiries)

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