Last updated: December 21, 2020
This privacy policy governs the data processing of Gunma Prefecture ("we", "us" "our"). Our privacy policy applies to information we collect when you use or access our website, application, or just interact with us. We are committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of any personal information provided by you, in accordance with our obligations under the Gunma Prefecture Ordinance for the Protection of Personal Information (“the ordinance”). Please read this privacy policy carefully in its entirety.
We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you fill out a form, provide any contact or identifying information or otherwise communicate with us. The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, and other contact or identifying information you choose to provide.
When you access or use our services, we automatically collect personal information, including:
We use personal information for various purposes, including to:
We may also entrust external parties carrying out services on our behalf with some or all information you provide to us.
By accessing and using our services, you consent to the processing and transfer of your information in and to Japan and other countries.
To the extent possible, we aim to minimize disclosure of your personal information to third parties. However, we may share personal information about you as follows:
We may also share aggregated or anonymized information that does not directly identify you.
To the extent required by the ordinance, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including, without limitation, rights of access, correction, and deletion, and the right to stop the use thereof. To assert your data subjects' rights, please contact us using the contact details in the “8. Contact Us” section.
We will process your requests above in accordance with the ordinance and, where permitted by the ordinance, may charge an appropriate fee to cover the costs of responding to the request. Any request must include sufficient details to identify you. Upon receipt of your request, we may request for additional information from you (including proof of identity) in order to process your request. Please note that it may also take some time to process the application, although we aim to process all requests as soon as possible.
Our websites may contain links to other websites. We bear no responsibility for the privacy commitments of these websites, or any disclosures of personal information or other information submitted by you through those websites, or otherwise collected from you by those website operators. It is your duty to ensure that you are satisfied with the extent of your rights and obligations in relation to your personal information when dealing with such websites or their operators. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and any other terms and conditions of those sites.
We take reasonable measures to help protect personal information from loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Any personal information held by or on our behalf is stored on secure servers, with modern security measures in place to protect against the loss, unauthorized access or alteration, or misuse of such information. Where such personal information is held by unrelated third parties on our behalf, we have also imposed contractual obligations on such parties to ensure the confidentiality and security of such information.
However, while we will take all reasonable measures (as required by applicable the ordinance) to protect the integrity of such information, we cannot guarantee that loss, unauthorized access or alterations, or misuse will not occur.
It is in turn your duty to inform us promptly of any possible security breaches (including unauthorized access to your personal information through our websites).
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Whenever we make changes to this privacy policy, the changes are effective 30 days after we post the revised privacy policy (as indicated by revising the date at the top of our privacy policy). We encourage you to review our privacy policy whenever you access our services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the handling of information you provide to us, you can contact us by email at fun_gunma@pref.gunma.lg.jp