Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (hereinafter “GSC”) acquires the personal information of clients in the course of providing services. In compliance with laws and regulations concerning personal information, we recognize that personal information is an important asset belonging to the individual, and we strive to provide our clients with dependability and a sense of security, and ensure appropriate handling of personal information.

1. Acquisition of personal information

We acquire personal information through proper means only, and will never acquire information through deception or any other wrongful means.

2. Use of personal information

We use personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the specified purposes of use. In the event that we use personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the specified purposes of use, we will notify the individual concerned of the necessary matters, and use the information only within the scope necessary to achieve the agreed purposes of use. However, this shall not apply in the following cases.

1. When required by laws or regulations
2. When necessary to protect a person’s life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
3. When especially necessary to improve public health or promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
4. When necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local public body, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national agency or local public body in the course of executing affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such affairs

3. Safe management of personal information

We take the necessary and appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, or damage of the personal information that we handle and to otherwise safely manage personal information.

4. Consignment of personal information

Prior to consigning the handling of personal information, wholly or in part, to a third party, we conduct rigorous investigations of the third party concerned, and implement the necessary and appropriate supervision over the third party to ensure the safe management of the consigned personal information.

5. Provision of personal information to third parties

We do not provide personal information to any third party without obtaining prior consent from the individual concerned, except as stipulated in the Act on the Protecting of Personal Information and other laws and regulations.

6. Disclosure, correction, etc. of personal information

When an individual requests for his/her personal information to be disclosed or to be notified of its purpose of use, we will promptly disclose the information or provide the notification. If, at such time, we are unable to identify that the request is from the individual concerned, we will not disclose the information or provide the notification.
When an individual requests for his/her personal information to be corrected, added to, or deleted due to a mistake in content, or when an individual requests that we suspend usage of, delete, or suspend provision of his/her personal information to a third party, we will promptly comply with the request after investigating. If, at such time, we are unable to identify that the request is from the individual concerned, we will not comply with the request.
If you wish to make any of the aforementioned requests or have inquiries regarding our handling of personal information, we ask that you contact us using the information provided in “11. Points of contact for inquires relating to the handling of personal information.”

7. Use of Google Analytics

This website makes use of Google Analytics to monitor the status of usage.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect user information.
No personally identifiable information is obtained from these cookies.
To view the Google Analytics Terms of Service, please click here.

User information collected by Google Analytics is managed in accordance with Google’s privacy policy. To view Google’s privacy policy, please click here. In addition, we are not liable for any damages resulting from the use of Google Analytics services.

8. Handling of personal information on external links

Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the handling of personal information on external sites. For inquiries, please contact the owner or operator of the linked site.

9. The voluntary nature of provision

Although providing personal information is voluntary, if not provided with sufficient personal information, it may impede our ability to provide our products and services or respond to inquiries.

10. Changes to this policy

The contents of this policy are subject to change.
In the case of a change, the revised policy will be effective from the time it is posted on this website, unless otherwise specified by us.

11. Points of contact for inquires relating to the handling of personal information

7F MFPR Kojimachi Building, 5-7-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083
Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC)
Contact form
TEL. 03-6256-8941

Enacted on January 20, 2021