Privacy Policy

AS ONE CORPORATION keeps the personal information of customers, business partners, board members and employees in the course of operating a wholesale distribution business of research instruments and equipment, nursing and care products, and other scientific instruments. It is our social responsibility to appropriately protect such personal information. To this end, we will comply with the management system for the protection of personal information, handle personal information accurately and sincerely, and carry out highly transparent corporate activities.

  1. We will appropriately obtain, use and provide the personal information of customers, business partners, board members and employees in consideration of our business activities concerning the wholesale distribution of research instruments and equipment, nursing and care products and other scientific instruments.
  2. We will not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the specified purposes of use. We will also take measures therefor.
  3. We will comply with laws and regulations, guidelines established by the national government, and other rules concerning the proper handling of personal information.
  4. We will clarify the rules and regulations concerning the handling of personal information and make them known to employees. In addition, we request subcontractors, etc. who handle personal information to handle the same appropriately.
  5. We will respond to complaints and consultation regarding personal information in good faith.
  6. We will take preventive and corrective measures necessary to prevent leakage, loss or damage, etc. in respect of the personal information we hold.
  7. We will continually improve the management system for the protection of personal information as necessary to ensure that personal information is handled more appropriately.

AS ONE CORPORATION
Takuji Iuchi, President and Representative Director
2-1-27 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, JAPAN

Established on March 31, 2005
Last revised on March 21, 2025

Handling of Personal Information

1. Purpose of Use of Retained Personal Data

We will use the personal information of customers, our board members and employees, job applicants and retired employees (hereinafter referred to as "Customers, etc.") to the extent necessary to achieve the following purposes of use.

Type of Personal InformationPurpose of Use
(1) Personal information of our customers Delivery of products (including rental products), sample products and catalogues
Promotion and provision of information on exhibitions, products and services
Proposals and estimates for products and services
Confirmation of orders, performance of services and invoicing and collection of payment

Sending of questionnaires
Response to inquiries, consultation and requests, etc.
Creation of statistical data

Other purposes for which prior consent has been given by customers in advance
(2) Personal information about customers who made an inquiry Response to inquiries, consultation and requests, etc.
Promotion and provision of information on exhibitions, products and services
Sending of questionnaires
Creation of statistical data
(3) Personal information of board members and employees Decisions on placement, wages and other treatment
Career development and human resource development
Evaluations of performance appraisal etc.
Tax, social insurance and other procedures under relevant laws and regulations
Provision of benefits
Health management and health and hygiene
Maintenance, operation and monitoring of information systems
Communication and contacting related to business, products and services, etc.
Measures necessary for other labor management and business operation management
(4) Personal information of job applicants Screening and hiring of job applicants
Response to inquiries, consultation and requests, etc.
(5) Personal information of retired employees Measures necessary for labor management and business operation management
Tax, social insurance and other procedures under relevant laws and regulations
Response to inquiries, consultation and requests, etc.

We will continue to use personal information held by us as of March 31, 2005 for the purposes of use set forth above.
In addition, we will use personal information such as cookies and IP addresses, and the purchase and browsing history of Customers who visit the website operated by us for displaying advertisements related to its products and services based on your interests and preferences and improving the quality of our website, and in accordance with the purposes that you consent to in advance.

2. Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

We may disclose or provide personal information provided by the Customer, etc. to third parties in the following cases:

  1. If the Customer, etc. has given consent (9(3) ・Use of Google Customer Match services, etc.),
  2. If disclosure or provision is required by law,
  3. If it is necessary to protect the life, body, or property of an individual, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual.

3. Outsourcing of Personal Information Handling

We may outsource the handling of customers' personal information to an outside entity, etc. to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use. In relation to such outsourcing, we will carry out appropriate supervision of subcontractors, such as the execution of a non-disclosure agreement for personal information.

4. Outsourcing of Personal Information Handling to Third Parties in Foreign Countries

We may outsource all or part of the personal information handling to an outsourcing company in the United States through an outsourcing agreement. In such cases, we will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to the outsourcing company.

5. Voluntariness of Providing Personal Information

The provision of personal information by the Customer, etc. is based on voluntary consent. Please note that, if you do not enter the required information for each item for the services provided by us, you may not be able to receive such services provided by us.

6. Joint Use

We may jointly use the personal information provided by the Customer, etc. among our subsidiaries as follows:

  • Items of personal data to be jointly used
    - Name, address and telephone number
  • Scope of joint users
    Our subsidiaries listed on our corporate website
  • Purpose of use by joint users
    - To ship and deliver products, sample products, catalogues, loaned products, etc.
    - To respond to inquiries, consultations and requests
  • Person responsible for personal data management
    AS ONE CORPORATION
    Takuji Iuchi, President and Representative Director
    2-1-27 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, JAPAN

7. Procedures for Disclosure, etc. of Personal Information

If you wish to make a request for notification of the purposes of use, for disclosure, correction, addition to or deletion of the content, suspension of use, deletion, or suspension of provision to third parties (hereinafter referred to as "Disclosure, etc.") of personal information subject to disclosure as stipulated in JIS Q 15001, please follow the procedures below.

  1. Please contact our "Personal Information Help Desk in the General Affairs Department" (Telephone: 06-6447-1253), fill in the required fields in the prescribed application form for Disclosure, etc. of personal information that we will send to you after your request is processed, and send it back by mail to our "Personal Information Help Desk in the General Affairs Department" together with a copy of your identification document (driver's license card, health insurance card or My Number card).
  2. Our written response to your application for Disclosure, etc. will be sent to you via postal mail (using an ID confirmation delivery service). In the case of data correction and an application for suspension of use, the required documents will be enclosed with the written response.
  3. A separate fee will be required for the procedures for Disclosure, etc.

8. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies (hereinafter described as "Cookies") are one of the standard features of websites and are small files containing letters, numbers and symbols stored on browsers used on devices such as computers, smartphones and tablets. We use Cookies for various purposes described below.
We will not use Cookies or any information obtained by using Cookies for any purpose other than the following.

Type of CookiesSpecific Function of CookiesPurpose of UseWhether to Disable
Strictly Necessary Cookies (*1) Website infrastructure Session management Required function/cannot be disabled
Product search function Session retention in search function, retention of search history, and acquisition of post-search operations
Function to retain login information Retention of login information, retention of cart information, and session management
Recommended products Display of recommended products, browsing ranking, and recently viewed products
reCaPTCHA Prevention of unauthorized use of sites by bots
Functional Cookies (*2) Inquiry chat Inquiry chat function It can be disabled, but may cause the website to not operate properly.
Reminder popup Popup window for reminders, etc. when using services
Automatic translation Automatic translation function
Product reviews View product reviews
EFO (Input form optimization) Accessibility when registering as a member
Performance Cookies (*3) Google Analytics Collection and analysis of statistical information on website access Optional function/can be disabled
Marketo Tracking of users' usage of our company website, and acceptance and management of inquiries
Mieruca Analysis of users' usage of our company website
Google Optimize Perform tests to optimize websites, etc.
AD EBiS Analysis of users' usage of advertisements
Targeting Cookies (*4) Yahoo Advertising Display of advertisements based on the usage status of our company website, etc.
Google Advertising Display of advertisements based on the usage status of our company website, etc.
Criteo Advertising Display of advertisements based on the usage status of our company website, etc.
Facebook Advertising Display of advertisements based on the usage status of our company website, etc.
MicroAd Advertising Display of advertisements based on the usage status of our company website, etc.

(*1) Strictly Necessary Cookies are Cookies that are essential for using our website.
(*2) Functional Cookies are Cookies used to improve the browsing experience of users of our website based on their operating environment, etc.
(*3) Performance Cookies are Cookies used to collect data such as the usage status of our website and improve the convenience and functions of our website.
(*4) Targeting Cookies are Cookies generated by a third party other than our and used by advertising services, etc.

You can enable or disable Cookies, etc. for each site you use. Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the website to set your preferences. Note that if you disable functional Cookies, our website will not function properly.

9. Collection and Analysis of Website Access Information and Use of Advertising Distribution Services

(1) Services to collect and analyze website access information

The following services that use Cookies, etc. are used as services that can statistically collect and analyze the access information of users who visit websites. The information collected will be used by our in our advertising and marketing activities, to improve the level of services that our provides, to improve our services and to implement optimal sales promotion for our customers. The obtained information will be managed in accordance with, in the case of us, our privacy policy, or in the case of each company, its privacy policy. Please see the link below for the privacy policy for each service.
You can opt out of these services.

Google Analytics

Google's use of information collected from websites and apps that use Google's services https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=ja
Privacy policy for services provided by Google https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja
Opt out of Google Analytics Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

Marketo

Marketo use policy https://jp.marketo.com/legal/use-policy.html
Marketo's privacy policy https://jp.marketo.com/legal/privacy.html
Opt out of Marketo Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

DocoDoco JP

Use policy https://www.docodoco.jp/yakkan/
Privacy policy https://www.geolocation.co.jp/privacy/
Opt out of DocoDoco JP It is integrated with Google Analytics, so please use the opt-out method of Google Analytics.

Mieruca

Use policy https://local-mieruca.com/terms-of-services.php
Privacy policy https://mieruca-ai.com/privacy.php
Opt out of Mieruca Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

AD EBiS

Use policy https://www.ebis.ne.jp/rule/
Privacy policy https://www.yrglm.co.jp/policy/
Opt out of AD EBiS Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

Google Optimize

Use policy https://support.google.com/optimize/answer/6230273
Privacy policy https://policies.google.com/privacy
Opt out of Google Optimize Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

(2) Advertising distribution service that use cookies

The major advertising services we use are as follows. The information obtained through each service cannot identify a specific individual by itself. The obtained information will be managed in accordance with, in the case of us, our privacy policy, or in the case of each company, its privacy policy. Please see the link below for the privacy policy for each service. If you do not need advertising distribution, etc., you may opt out of each company's services.

Yahoo! JAPAN Ads

Privacy policy for services provided by Yahoo! JAPAN https://privacy.yahoo.co.jp/
Opt out of Yahoo! JAPAN Ads Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

Google Ads

Privacy policy for services provided by Google https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja
Opt out of Google Ads Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

Criteo Ads

Privacy policy for services provided by Criteo https://www.criteo.com/jp/privacy/
Opt out of Criteo Ads Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

Facebook Ads

Privacy policy for services provided by Meta https://www.facebook.com/about/basics
Opt out of Meta Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

Micro Ad Ads

Privacy policy for services provided by MicroAd https://www.microad.co.jp/privacy/
Opt out of MicroAd Ads Open the settings screen from "Cookie Policy" at the bottom of the relevant website to set your preferences.

(3) Advertising distribution by third-party advertising distribution providers

We will provide the personal information, such as email addresses, provided to us to the following third parties (third-party advertising distribution provides) for the purpose of displaying advertisements that are customized for each customer. The uploading and storage of email addresses, etc. from us to each company will be protected with secure encryption methods by only using APIs and interfaces approved by each company. The information obtained will be managed by us in accordance with our privacy policy, and by each company in accordance with each respective company’s privacy policy. Please click the link below for the privacy policy for each service. If you do not wish to receive advertising, etc., you can opt out of receiving it for each company’s services.

Please note that we may provide personal information to third-party advertising distribution providers in foreign countries in connection with the use of the advertising distribution services. The information currently available for reference for such cases is as follows:

  • Google LLC
    The country of its location: State of California, United States of AmericaPersonal information protection system of the country of its location: Please click here for the web page of the Personal Information Protection Commission.Measures taken by the information recipient to protect personal information: Personal data handling measures that are equivalent to those required of personal information handling business operators in Japan are being taken.
  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
    The country of its location: State of California, United States of AmericaPersonal information protection system of the country of its location: Please click here for the web page of the Personal Information Protection Commission.Measures taken by the information recipient to protect personal information: Personal data handling measures that are equivalent to those required of personal information handling business operators in Japan are being taken.

10. Purpose of Use of Personal Information Obtained by Methods Other than Directly in Writing

The personal information obtained by us by methods other than directly in writing will only be used for the purpose of delivering products and will not be used for any other purpose, provided, however, that, if the customer, etc., has given consent, we may use the personal information within the scope of the consent obtained.

11. Security Control Measures

  1. Formulation of Basic Policy
    We have formulated its privacy policy for handling personal information properly and have set up a contact point for handling complaints and inquiries concerning personal information.
  2. Establishment of rules on the handling of personal data
    We have clarified rules and regulations on the handling of personal information and established rules and regulations stipulating handling methods, responsible persons and persons in charge and their duties, etc. for each stage of acquisition, use, storage, provision, deletion, disposal, etc.
  3. Organizational security control measures
    We have appointed a person responsible for the handling of personal information and have established the management system for the protection of personal information necessary to ensure that personal information is handled more appropriately through regular internal audits.
  4. Personal security control measures
    We inform our employees of the matters stipulated in the rules and regulations regarding the appropriate handling of personal information and provide them with regular training.
  5. Physical security control measures
    When carrying devices or electronic media that handle personal information, we take measures necessary to prevent personal information from being easily identified. In addition, we manage the entry and exit of employees in areas where personal information is handled and prohibit outsiders from entering the areas.
  6. Technical security control measures
    We have introduced a mechanism to protect against unauthorized external access or unauthorized software.
  7. Understanding the external environment
    We may outsource all or part the handling of personal information to an outsourcing company in the United States. We will implement appropriate supervision after having understood the systems related to the protection of personal information in the United States. (Please click here for information on the systems related to the protection of personal information in the United States.)

12. Inquiries regarding the Handling of Personal Information

For inquiries or consultation, etc. on the handling of personal information, please contact our "Personal Information Help Desk in the General Affairs Department."

[Contact Information for Help Desk]
Personal Information Help Desk in the General Affairs Department, AS ONE CORPORATION
TEL:06-6447-1253 (9:00 to 17:00, except Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and our holidays)
e-mail:cis@so.as-1.co.jp

AS ONE CORPORATION
Keisuke Nishikawa, Personal Information Protection Manager
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Personal Information Help Desk Officer and Education Officer