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.
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
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 Information | Purpose of Use |
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(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 |
(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.
We may disclose or provide personal information provided by the Customer, etc. to third parties in the following cases:
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.
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.
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.
We may jointly use the personal information provided by the Customer, etc. among our subsidiaries as follows:
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.
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 Cookies | Specific Function of Cookies | Purpose of Use | Whether to Disable |
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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.
(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.
Google Customer Match
Details of Google Customer Match | https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6379332 |
Privacy policy for services provided by Google | https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=ja |
Opt-out | https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=ja&visit_id=638326833306213194-802084041&rd=1 |
Facebook Custom Audience
Details of Facebook Custom Audience | https://www.facebook.com/business/help/744354708981227?id=2469097953376494 |
Privacy policy for services provided by Meta | https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy |
Opt-out | https://www.facebook.com/about/ads |
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:
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.
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