Privacy Policy

Date of Enactment: September 18, 2018 Date of Last Revision: May 19, 2021 Howtelevision, Inc. Representative Director and President Yosuke Otonari

Our Company, fully recognizing its social responsibility regarding the protection of all personal information it handles, complies with laws and regulations concerning personal information and protects the rights of individuals. Furthermore, we have established a personal information protection management system to embody the policies outlined below, and we hereby declare our company-wide commitment to its continuous improvement, while constantly recognizing trends in the latest IT technology, changes in social demands, and fluctuations in the business environment.

Personal information will be acquired, used, and provided by our company, limited to the extent necessary for the legitimate conduct of our career platform operation business, as well as for employee recruitment and human resources management. We will not handle personal information (use for purposes other than those specified) beyond the scope necessary to achieve the specified purpose of use. Furthermore, we will take measures to prevent the use of personal information for purposes other than those specified.
We will comply with laws and regulations concerning personal information protection, national guidelines, and other standards.
To prevent risks such personal information leakage, loss, or damage, we will implement reasonable security measures, allocate management resources appropriate to our business operations, and continuously enhance our personal information security framework. Furthermore, should any issues be identified concerning personal information protection, we will promptly take corrective measures.
We will respond promptly, sincerely, and appropriately to complaints and inquiries regarding the handling of personal information.
The Personal Information Protection Management System will be continuously reviewed and its improvement promoted in a timely and appropriate manner, taking into account changes in the environment surrounding our company.

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Public Statement on Personal Information

Date of Enactment: September 18, 2018 Last Revised Date: January 31, 2023

Privacy Policy

1. Purposes of Use of Personal Information Handled by the Company

Category	Purpose of Use
① General Customer Information	For responding to inquiries
② Member Information	For managing member information For sending direct mail For scout delivery For user support For managing usage history Introducing Our Services For the sale and provision of products and services by our company and third parties, delivery, and payment processing. For responding to inquiries
③ Business Partner Contact Information	For the performance of contractual rights and obligations To provide information about our products and services For order confirmation (e.g., communication records)
④ Website Inquirer Information	To confirm the details of your inquiry and provide a response.
⑤ Employee Information	For employee employment management, including labor management, payroll management, social insurance management, work attendance management, onboarding and offboarding management, health and safety management, education and training management, and welfare benefits, etc.
⑥ Job applicant information provided to our company (including information obtained from recruitment agencies and recruitment media)	For contacting job applicants and managing our recruitment operations.
⑦ Specific Personal Information	for the purposes of use stipulated in the My Number Act
⑧ Personal information received from customers in the course of performing entrusted services	To appropriately perform the entrusted operations.
⑨ Recruitment Agent Information	To provide our services For responding to inquiries
⑩ Web Push 通知購読情報	当社からの最新News・IR 開示に関する Web Push 通知配信のため（詳細は下記「Web Push 通知について」を参照）

2. Handling of Credit Card Information

We entrust credit card payment processing to a payment processing service provider. Credit card information (card number, expiration date, security code) entered by members of our services through our system is held by the payment processing service provider, and we do not retain any credit card information.

Public Notice Regarding Retained Personal Data

Regarding retained personal data or records of provision to third parties held by our company, requests from the individual concerned or their representative for notification of purpose of use, disclosure, correction of content, addition or deletion, suspension of use, erasure, and suspension of provision to third parties (hereinafter referred to as "Requests for Disclosure, etc.") will be handled in accordance with the following procedures.

Name of Business Operator

Howtelevision, Inc. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 28F 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6128 Representative Director and President Yosuke Otonari

Personal Information Protection Administrator

管理者名：清水伸太郎
所属部署：コーポレート本部
連絡先：メールアドレス：[email protected]　TEL：03-6427-2862

Purposes of Use of All Retained Personal Data

The purposes of use for retained personal data are those specified in items ① through ⑨ of "1. Purposes of Use for Personal Information Handled by the Company" under "■Handling of Personal Information" above.

Contact for Complaints Regarding the Handling of Retained Personal Data

Howtelevision, Inc.　個人情報問合せ窓口
〒106-6128 東京都港区六本木 6-10-1 六本木ヒルズ森タワー 28F
メールアドレス：[email protected]　TEL：03-6427-2862
（受付時間　10:00〜19:00　※土・日曜日、祝日、年末年始、ゴールデンウィークを除く）

Certified Personal Information Protection Organization

Currently, our company is not a member of any Certified Personal Information Protection Organization.

Procedures for Responding to Requests for Disclosure, etc., of Retained Personal Data

Contact for Requests for Disclosure, etc.

For requests concerning disclosure, etc., please contact the Personal Information Inquiry Desk mentioned above.

Procedures for Disclosure Requests

Upon receipt of your request, we will mail you the designated request form, "Request Form for Disclosure, etc., of Retained Personal Data," for your use.
Please mail the completed request form, documents verifying the agent's identity (if the request is made by an agent), and a postal money order for the fee (only for requests for notification of purpose of use and disclosure) to the Personal Information Inquiry Desk mentioned above.
Upon receipt of the above invoice, for identity verification purposes, we will ask you for approximately two items of personal information registered with us that can be used to confirm your identity (e.g., phone number and date of birth).
As a general rule, responses will be provided to the individual concerned in writing (by postal mail).

Documents for verifying the agent's identity/authority, when the request is made by an agent.

If the person requesting disclosure, etc., is a proxy, please enclose documents proving their proxy status and documents identifying the proxy themselves. Any information regarding registered domicile contained in these documents should be limited to the prefecture, with subsequent information redacted (e.g., blacked out). Furthermore, please ensure that these documents do not contain a My Number (Individual Number), or that all digits are redacted (e.g., blacked out).

Document proving agency

＜For agents authorized by the individual to make disclosure requests, etc.＞

Original Letter of Proxy from the Principal

If the agent is the legal representative of a minor: A copy of any of the following

Certified Copy of Family Register
Certificate of Residence (with family relationship details)
Other official documents verifying legal representation authority

If the agent is the legal representative of an adult ward, a copy of any of the following.

Certificate of Registered Matters concerning Guardianship Registration, etc.
Other official documents verifying legal representation authority

② Documents to verify the identity of the proxy

Driver's License
Passport
Health Insurance Card
Certificate of Residence

Fees for Requests for Notification of Purpose of Use or Disclosure

1,000 yen per request (please enclose a postal money order with the invoice or other documents you send).

Details of the System and Measures for Handling Retained Personal Data

Formulation of Basic Policy

To ensure the proper handling of retained personal data, we have formulated a "Privacy Policy" covering "compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines," "contact points for inquiries and complaints," and other related matters.

Establishment of Rules for the Handling of Retained Personal Data

For retained personal data, we have established Personal Information Protection Regulations detailing handling methods, responsible persons/personnel, and their duties at each stage, including acquisition, use, storage, provision, deletion, and disposal.

Organizational Security Measures

We have appointed a person responsible for handling Retained Personal Data. We also clarify the employees who handle Retained Personal Data and the scope of Retained Personal Data they handle, and we have established a reporting and communication system to the responsible person in the event that facts or signs of violations of laws or internal handling rules are identified.
We regularly conduct self-inspections regarding the handling of personal data we hold, and also undergo audits by other departments and external parties.

Human security measures

We provide regular training to our employees on precautions regarding the handling of retained personal data.
We have received a confidentiality pledge from all employees, which covers retained personal data.

Physical Security Measures

In areas where retained personal data is handled, we control employee access and restrict the bringing in of equipment, and implement measures to prevent unauthorized viewing of retained personal data.
Measures are taken to prevent the theft or loss of equipment, electronic media, documents, etc., that handle retained personal data. In addition, when transporting such equipment, electronic media, etc., including movement within the office, measures are taken to ensure that retained personal data cannot be easily identified.

Technical Security Management Measures

We implement access control, limiting the scope of personnel and the personal information databases, etc., they handle.
We have implemented mechanisms to protect information systems that handle retained personal data from unauthorized external access or malicious software.

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PrivacyMark

Our company, as a business that has established a system for implementing appropriate protective measures for personal information in compliance with Japanese Industrial Standard "JIS Q 15001 Personal Information Protection Management System - Requirements," has been evaluated by the Japan Institute for Promotion of Digital Economy and Community (JIPDEC) and granted the PrivacyMark.

Use of Cookies and Access Analysis

We use cookies and similar technologies to analyze website usage and improve our services.

1. Web Analytics Tools Used

当社は Google Analytics 4（GA4） を Cloudflare Zaraz（サーバーサイドタグ管理）経由で導入しています。お客様のブラウザは同一オリジンの /cdn-cgi/zaraz/ に計測リクエストを送信し、当社の Cloudflare エッジから Google LLC へ匿名化済みの計測データを送信します。本ウェブサイトのフロントエンドは Google Analytics のタグ（gtag.js 等）を直接読み込まず、Google ドメインへ直接通信しません。

2. Information Collected

Page View History (URL, Referrer, View Date and Time)
Browser and OS type, screen resolution
地域情報（IP アドレスは Cloudflare Zaraz および GA4 の設定によりマスキング・匿名化されたうえで処理されます）
Site actions (e.g., file downloads, external link clicks, contact form submissions)

3. Data Controller and Retention Period

計測データは Google LLC（米国）が管理し、当社のデータ保持期間は 14 ヶ月 です。Google による情報収集およびその利用方法については、Google Policies and Terms をご確認ください。

4. Use for Advertising Purposes

当社は GA4 で取得したデータを 広告配信・広告最適化を目的として利用しません。Google Signals 機能は無効化しています。

5. Customer Choice (Consent Management)

初回訪問時に表示される当社の Cookie 同意バナーで、Cloudflare Zaraz の分析目的（Purpose「分析」）に対する同意を以下から選択いただけます。現時点で同意対象としている Cookie はアクセス解析用のみです。

すべて許可：アクセス解析用 Cookie を許可
分析 Cookie のみ：アクセス解析用 Cookie のみ許可
すべて拒否：アクセス解析用 Cookie を拒否（GA4 への計測送信は行われません）

選択結果はお客様のブラウザに 365 日間 保存され、再表示はされません。同意前および拒否時は、Zaraz の同意状態を拒否として扱います。選択をやり直す場合は、本ページを表示した状態でブラウザの開発者ツールコンソールに window.hwtConsent.reset() と入力するか、Click here してください。

6. Google Analytics Opt-out

本ウェブサイトにおける GA4 計測を停止したい場合は、上記の Cookie 同意バナーで「すべて拒否」を選択してください。Google Analytics タグをブラウザで直接読み込む他のウェブサイトにおける計測停止については、Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on もご利用いただけます。ブラウザの「Do Not Track」設定も尊重されます。

Web Push 通知について

当社は /news/ および /ir/ ページで「通知を受け取る」ボタンを設置しており、お客様の任意でブラウザの Web Push 通知をご購読いただけます。本機能は、お客様がボタンをクリックし、ブラウザの許可ダイアログで「許可」を選択した場合にのみ有効化されます。

1．取得・保存する情報

プッシュエンドポイント URL（Google FCM または Apple APNs により発行されるブラウザ固有の識別子）
公開鍵（p256dh）と認証シークレット（auth）（メッセージ暗号化用、Web Push 仕様で必須の暗号鍵）
ブラウザ User-Agent 文字列（配信成功率の分析用）
購読日時・最終アクティブ日時・配信失敗回数

氏名・メールアドレス・IP アドレス等の個人を直接特定する情報は取得しません。

2．Purpose of Use

当社のNews公開時および IR 開示時に、ご購読いただいたトピック（News / IR）に該当する内容を Web Push 通知としてお届けするためです。マーケティング・広告配信目的での利用は行いません。

3．第三者への提供

通知配信の技術的性質上、プッシュエンドポイントは以下のサービスを経由します。これらは Web Push 仕様（IETF RFC 8030）に基づくブラウザ標準のプッシュ配信基盤であり、当社が任意で選択できるものではありません。

Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge / Firefox（一部 OS 構成）：Google LLC の Firebase Cloud Messaging（FCM）サーバー（米国）
Safari（macOS / iOS 16.4 以降）：Apple Inc. の Apple Push Notification service（APNs）サーバー（米国）

当社サーバーから上記サービスへは、暗号化済の通知本文と公開鍵情報のみを送信し、各社は当該通知をお客様のブラウザへ中継します。当社は購読時のお客様の氏名・メールアドレス等を保持していないため、第三者へ提供する個人情報はありません。

4．購読の解除

以下のいずれかの方法で、いつでも購読を解除いただけます。

購読中のページ（/news/ または /ir/）の「通知を購読中（クリックで解除）」ボタンをクリック
ブラウザの設定で「サイトの権限」→「通知」から本サイトの許可を取り消し

購読解除と同時に、お客様のプッシュエンドポイント情報は当社サーバーから削除されます。

5．保存期間

購読情報は購読が解除されるまで保存します。配信が連続して失敗（ブラウザのアンインストール、サイト権限の取り消し等）したエンドポイントは、当社の自動運用処理により失敗回数の上限到達後に削除されます。

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