1. Purpose of using Personal Information

Hulinks uses the personal information it acquires only for the following purposes

1. To provide services and manage product licenses.
• To manage the validity period of product license contracts and maintenance
• To confirm your application for e-mail delivery service and to send our e-mails
• To provide our services
• To confirm billing and payment for paid services and products
• To confirm applications for events/seminars and to send admission tickets, etc.
• To respond to inquiries
2. To provide our services

To provide our services by Hulinks to the extent necessary in connection with (1) above

3. To provide Licensors

To provide personal information to licensors in accordance with the personal information disclosure policy

4. Other purposes of use

In providing services or managing licenses, we may use personal information for purposes not specified above. In such cases, we will obtain your prior consent.

2. Collection of Personal Information

Hulinks collects personal information to the extent necessary to provide services and manage licenses, primarily in the following cases. The following are examples and may not constitute personal information depending on the specific nature of the information.

1. Participations in our events or seminars

When you participate in an event or seminar, we will ask you for personal information such as your name, e-mail address, company name, and affiliation.

• When you register for an event/seminar or cooperate with questionnaires
• When you contact Hulinks regarding an event/seminar
2. Request a quote or purchase a product or service

When you request a quote for a product or service, or when you purchase a product, we obtain the following information about your products and service contracts in associated with information that identifies you as your name or service contractor.

• Transaction history, including use and purchase of services and products
• Product’s subscription status to services
• Status of registration for events/seminars and cooperation with questionnaires

In addition, Hulinks may receive the information from business partners regarding transaction records and settlements made between users and business partners.

3. Handling based on consent and withdrawal of consent

By indicating your consent to this Privacy Policy, you consent to Hulinks’s handling of your personal information, and Hulinks will handle your personal information in accordance with that consent. The subject of this policy may withdraw its consent at any time.

4. Need to provide Personal Information

The Personal Information provided by the subject of this policy is necessary for Hulinks or licensors to provide the service, and if you do not provide it, you may not be able to use the various services.

5. Disclosure of Personal Information

1. Hulinks will not provide personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the subject of this policy, except for the following items
2. We may provide personal information to third parties to the minimum extent necessary when required to do so by law, court judgments, decisions, or orders, or by government agencies.
3. We may provide personal information to third parties to the minimum extent necessary in connection with the use of services provided by Hulink’s or our business partners, even if it is difficult to obtain your consent in the following cases
• When it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or services of licensors, Hulinks or any third party because the subject of this policy has violated any law, regulation, or related terms and conditions.
• When there is an imminent danger to the life, body, or property of a person and there is an urgent need to do so.

6. Correction of Personal Information

1. Hulinks may ask for your cooperation in ensuring that the personal information is accurate and up-to-date.
2. The subject of this policy may request Hulinks to (1) confirm, (2) correct, add, delete, or exercise the right of data portability, (3) suspension of use, and (4) suspension of providing personal information to our business partners (Hereinafter referred to as “confirmation, etc.”) by sending an e-mail to Hulinks.

7. Retention period of Personal Information

Hulinks will retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to provide services, but will promptly delete it when it is no longer necessary.

8. Contact Information

The following is the contact information for inquiries from the subject of this policy regarding personal information in accordance with laws and regulations.

• Hulinks, Inc. Personal Information Protection Manager
  e-mail: privacy@hulinks.co.jp

9. About Security

Hulinks uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) technology to ensure the security of various services and to prevent information from being intercepted, or altered when credit card numbers or other important information is entered.