Privacy Policy

1. Acquisition of Personal Information
   AJ acquires personal information, such as the name, affiliation, contact information, including email address or phone number and any other relevant information provided through our inquiry forms by lawful, appropriate, and fair means.


2. Purpose of Use
   AJ uses personal information acquired from the individual strictly for the purposes set forth below. AJ will not use personal information beyond the scope of purposes specified below without the consent of the individual concerned, except when permitted under applicable laws and regulations. AJ may also outsource the storage, management or processing of personal information acquired through our inquiry forms to third parties, including cloud service providers to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes specified below.
   • To respond to and process inquiries, consultations, and requests including the provision of relevant information and materials.
   • To review, evaluate, and communicate regarding commercialization plans.
   • To improve, develop, and operate our business services through website usage analysis.
3. Provision to Third Parties
   AJ will not disclose or provide personal information to any third party without the prior consent of the individual concerned, except where disclosure is permitted or required under applicable laws and regulations.
4. Security Management
   AJ takes necessary and appropriate measures to prevent the loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorized access, or leakage of personal information. When allowing its directors, officers, employees, and contractors to handle personal information, AJ exercises necessary and appropriate supervision over them for security management of personal information.
   For further information, including examples of specific security control measures conducted by AJ, please submit your inquiry through the Contact Us　 form specified in Section 7.
5. Disclosure, Correction, and Deletion
   5.1 When an individual requests (i) disclosure of retained personal data or records of third-party provision, or (ii) notification of the purpose of use of retained personal data, pursuant to the APPI, AJ will disclose such information, or notify the individual concerned of the purpose of use without delay upon confirming that such request is made by the individual him/herself; provided, however, this shall not apply to the case where AJ is neither obliged to disclose the information nor to notify the purpose of use to the individual under the APPI or applicable laws and regulations.
   5.2 When an individual requests correction, addition, or deletion of retained personal data (“Corrections”) pursuant to the APPI on the grounds that such retained personal data is inaccurate, AJ will conduct the necessary investigation without delay upon confirming that the request is made by the individual him/herself. Based on the results of such investigation, AJ will make the requested correction, addition, or deletion; provided, however, this shall not apply to the case where AJ is not obligated to conduct the Corrections under the APPI or other applicable laws and regulations.
   5.3 When an individual requests suspension of use, deletion, or cessation of third-party provision of retained personal data (“Suspensions”) pursuant to the APPI, AJ will suspend the use, delete, or cease the third-party provision of such retained personal data without delay, upon confirming that the request is made by the individual him/herself; provided, however, this shall not apply to the case where AJ is not obligated to conduct the Suspensions under the APPI and applicable laws and regulations.
   5.4 To exercise any of the rights set forth above, please contact AJ through the Contact Us　 form specified in Section 7.
6. Use of Cookies and Access Analysis Tools
   AJ uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to analyze website traffic and improve website usability and services. Google Analytics uses Cookies to collect data. The data is collected anonymously using Cookies and does not contain any information that directly identifies any individual. Such information is managed in accordance with Google LLC’s privacy policy. Users who do not wish to have their information collected through Google Analytics may block Google Analytics from collecting such information and disable tracking functions by downloading and installing the "Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on　" available for your web browser. For more information, regarding how data is collected and processed through Google Analytics, or Google’s privacy policy, please refer to the URLs below.
   
   - Google Analytics Terms of Service
   　https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
   - Google Privacy Policy
   　https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
   - Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
   　https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
   - How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services
   　https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en
7. Contact Forms on This Website
   For inquiries regarding this Policy, complaints, requests for disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, or other matters relating to personal information, please contact AJ through the Contact Us　 form on this website.
8. Changes to this Policy
   AJ periodically reviews its practices concerning the handling of personal information and inquiry-related information and strives for continuous improvement. Accordingly, this Policy may be revised as necessary, and such revision may be applied from the Effective Date separately determined by AJ.

Established on May 1, 2015
Revised on October 1, 2026