Online Privacy Policy
(treatment of web visitors' personal information)

Last revised: July, 2010

Introduction

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (a UK private company limited by guarantee, hereinafter referred to as “DTTL”) is a privacy conscious global organization. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Japan Group) is consisting of member firms in Japan of DTTL. The following policy explains how we protect visitors' information gathered via this website, as member firms of DTTL in Japan.

If you as a visitor choose to register or submit information via this website, you agree to the use of such data in accordance with this online privacy policy. Please note that this site contains links to other websites, including without limitation, websites maintained by DTTL global, other member firms of DTTL and their respective affiliates which may not be governed by this online privacy policy. We encourage visitors to review each website's privacy policy/statement before disclosing any personal information.

Information collection

As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to use the website. The site only collects only personal information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors. Such information may consist of, but is not limited to, your name, current job title, company address, email address and telephone and fax numbers.

We do not usually seek sensitive information (e.g., data relating to race or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, criminal record, physical or mental health, or sexual orientation) from visitors. We will, where necessary, obtain visitors' explicit consent to collect and use such information.

Cookies and Web beacons

To ensure that our website is well managed and to facilitate improved navigation within the site, we or our service provider(s) may use cookies (small text files stored in a user's browser) or Web beacons (electronic images that allow the website to count visitors who have accessed a particular page and to access certain cookies) to collect aggregate data. We may use such devices to track information on our systems and identify categories of visitors by items such as IP address, domain, browser type and pages visited. This information is used to analyze the number of visitors to different areas of the site and to make sure that our website is serving as a useful, effective information source.

Neither our cookies nor Web beacons collect any personal information such as your name or email address. Further, most browsers permit individuals to decline cookies. If you need more information about cookies and how to reject them, please contact here. However, under specific circumstances, visitors may be denied access to some parts of our site if their browsers are set to decline cookies.

Information use

Personal information submitted via our website is used only for limited purposes. For example, when you register to gain access to premium content, attend a hosted event, respond to a survey, or request future communications about specific areas of interest, such as DTTL publications or marketing campaigns, the information you submit may be used to respond to you: to create a personal profile that will allow us to manage our relationship with you, such as providing you with information we feel would be of interest to you or to facilitate responding to further requests or inquiries from you or to personalize your website experience. In addition, the webmasters may, where necessary, use your information for various site related tasks. You may at any time request that we discontinue sending you emails or other communications generated in response to your registration on our website, in accordance with the way annouced by each content you registered.

Disclosure of information to third parties

Although we may provide visitors' information to the limited parties as our network firms (as joint-use among DTTL as long as it is necessary) and/or service providers that handle information on our behalf etc., we will usually not share the information with third parties or other Deloitte entities for secondary or unrelated purposes unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection.

Personal information may be transmitted internationally through the DTTL worldwide organization or to third parties for the purposes identified above. This may include transfer to countries without data protection rules similar to those in effect in Japan. By providing information to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Japan Group) through this website, you are consenting to such transfers. Where appropriate, personal information may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory, or other government agencies, or third parties where necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests or for the purposes identified above.

Access to information

For the Visitors who choose to register with this website, such registered contents (e.g., email magazine membership etc.) have guidance on their membership agreements and/or similar explanation to show the way to remove, update or correct the registered personal information, including our contacts to correspond directly to each matters. We would like to encourage such visitors to read the explanation and/or membership agreements applicable to your case. If you have any questions related to such registration or operation, our contact described on each explanations or membership agreements will support you. In all cases we will treat requests to access information or change information in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Information security

We have in place reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security to protect all information provided by visitors via our website from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Changes to our privacy statement

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Japan Group) reserves the right to modify or amend this privacy statement at any time and for any reason. When we make changes to this statement, we will amend the revision date at the top of this page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to be informed about how we are protecting your information. Nothing contained herein creates or is intended to create a contract or agreement between us and any user visiting the website or providing identifying information of any kind.

Children's privacy protection

DTTL and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Japan Group) understand the importance of protecting children's privacy in the interactive online world. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Japan Group) does not intend to obtain any persponal information vaiolating the act of Japanese personal information protection, including the personal information collection in the form of taking advantage of children's weakness with their lack of capacity to appreciate their situation. The website covered by this privacy statement is not designed for or intentionally targeted at such young children.Also, it is not a policy of DTTL to intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

Visitors' questions

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy while using this website, please direct them to webmaster services using the Contact us link.