Leverages Co., Ltd. and each of Leverages group companies (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) engage in business relating to recruiting (human resources introduction) based on the idea that the success of customers and employees will lead to the success of a company. We believe that, in conducting business activities, the proper handling of personal information and compliance with laws and regulations relating to the protection of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “Laws and Regulations”) in Japan and in the countries where the Company provides services is the social responsibility. In order to fulfill this responsibility, the Company addresses the following.
Type of personal information
The Company occasionally collects, utilizes or discloses a principal’s personal information, such as name, address, phone number, e-mail address, place of employment, date of birth, sex, birthplace, educational background, skills, qualifications, occupational history, nationality, ID number, marital status, health condition, genetic information, biological information or financial information and the like (including matters stated in an application document when a principal applies for job offering). Furthermore, the Company may collect, utilize, or disclose personal information such as character survey and personal history.
Purposes
The Company collects, utilizes, or discloses personal information for the following purposes. The Company will never collect, utilize or disclose personal information outside the scope of purpose without obtaining a principal’s consent unless permitted or required by Laws and Regulations.
- (a) Provision of services by the Company
- (b) Collating details of a principal’s desired condition and job offering, and search for the optimal job offering terms
- (c) Submission of application documents for applying for job offering
- (d) Contact in response to an inquiry from a principal
- (e) Utilization as statistical data in the form that cannot identify personal information
- (f) Recruiting of collaborators for an interview to be posted on an article, etc.
- (g) If the Company is merged or absorbed, for transferring to the new executive or its advisors
- (h) When disclosure is needed based on Laws and Regulations
- (i) Any other purposes equivalent to the foregoing in providing services by the Company
Disclosure of personal information to third parties
The Company sometimes provides a principal’s personal information to the following third parties when conducting an operation.
- (a) Persons to whom a principal’s personal information is required to be disclosed pursuant to the authorities concerned, Laws and Regulations or rules
- (b) The Company’s officers or employees
- (c) Those who assume legal obligation, including but not limited to, lawyers and certified public accountants
Personal information sharing with Leverages Group
The Company may transfer a principal’s personal information to each of Leverages group companies, which is not set forth in the “Country-by-Country Table” (including but not limited to, Levtech Co., Ltd.; hereinafter referred to as “Leverages Group”). Leverages Group utilizes a principal’s personal information within the scope of (e) and (f), Paragraph 2 of this Privacy Policy.
The Company will, if an applicant desires to work outside Japan, transfer a principal’s personal information to Leverages Group using personal information based on its privacy policy (https://leverages.jp/privacypolicy/, https://levtech.jp/company/privacy/). In addition, if an applicant desires, the Company directly transfers personal information to a local company to enable the principal to apply to the local company. Personal information shared with Leverages Group is as follows.
- (a) Name
- (b) Qualification
- (c) Sex
- (d) Address
- (e) Phone number
- (f) e-mail address
- (g) Date of birth
- (h) Work experience
- (i) Other information to identify an individual
Consent
Upon an application by a principal, a principal shall be deemed to have explicitly consented to the collection, utilization, or disclosure of the principal’s personal information by the Company based on the purpose. A principal may, at any time, raise an objection against the use of a principal’s personal information or withdraw the consent by contacting the manager set forth in the “Country-by-Country Table” (hereinafter referred to as “Manager”). In such a case, it is possible that services the Company can provide to a principal may be affected.
Correction and access
The Company will, if requested by a principal in writing, allow the principal to browse his/her personal information kept by the Company. If permitted by Laws and Regulations, the Company reserves the right to charge reasonable management fee therefor. Under the exceptional circumstances, the Company will reserve the right to refuse a principal’s access to personal information, and in such a case, the Company will give the explanation required by Laws and Regulations. Furthermore, the Company will, upon a principal’s request, promptly correct any mistake or omission in a principal’s personal information.
Keeping
The Company will keep personal information for the period necessary to execute its business or legal objectives. The Company finishes with keeping personal information after the elapse of the reasonable period needed for such objectives. When disposing of personal information, the Company will take commercially reasonable and technically possible measures so as to make personal information uncollectible or non-renewable.
Accuracy
To ensure that personal information is up-to-date, complete, and accurate, cooperation by a principal is required. The Company may demand that a principal update personal information as appropriate.
Security and protection
The Company is acutely aware of the security and protection of personal information. In this regard, the Company takes reasonable security measures to protect personal information from loss, theft or unauthorized access or wrongful disclosure; provided, however, that when the Company links to an external website, the Company will not guarantee that a principal’s privacy is protected on the external website pursuant to this Privacy Policy. Since the Company does not manage the privacy policies of other websites, a principal shall refer to the privacy policies of other websites for themselves. The Company takes no responsibility for any information provided to or collected from said third parties.
Safeguard to be implemented for personal information sharing
For the following purposes, the Company and Leverages Group under this Privacy Policy shall be collectively referred to as the “Parties.” The Company guarantees that personal information to be transferred or shared shall comply with the legal requirements, and that Leverages Group shall, within the protection standards equal to those imposed under Laws and Regulations, bear obligations which is enforceable when providing personal information. The obligations shall be:
- (a) Clearly notify a principal of the purpose of collection, utilization or disclosure of personal information and acquire a principal’s consent for the purpose unless it is exempted based on Laws and Regulations. The Parties shall collect, utilize, or disclose personal information only when the consent is obtained from a principal.
- (b) The Parties shall, upon request of a principal, enable the principal to access to and correct his/her personal information.
- (c) The Parties shall take reasonable measures to confirm that personal information they keep or manage is complete and accurate.
- (d) The Parties shall take reasonable measures to protect personal information they keep or manage in order to prevent unauthorized access, collection, utilization, disclosure, copying, alteration, disposal of, or any other similar risks.
- (e) The Parties shall, when the purpose of collecting personal information completes and it is reasonably determined that personal information no longer needs to be kept for the purpose, terminate keeping documents containing personal information or eliminate the means associated with personal information.
- (f) The Parties shall appoint one or more individuals as a Manager who ensures that respective Parties shall comply with Laws and Regulations.
Updating of Privacy Policy
The Company may amend this Privacy Policy as appropriate at its discretion. Please browse the Company’s website regularly to grasp the most recent information on the amendment.
Contact information
If a principal (a) desires to access to and correct his/her personal information record, (b) desires to withdraw his/her consent to the use of his/her personal information, or (c) has a question, complaint or opinion about his/her personal information or this Privacy Policy, please contact the Manager or the contract information stated on the “Country-by-Country Table” according to the Company’s corporation providing services.
[Last updated: August 30, 2021]