PRIVACY POLICY

1. Collection of Personal Information

We will collect personal information through lawful and appropriate means only to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use set forth in this Policy, and will use such personal information appropriately.

2. Purpose of Use of Personal Information

We will use personal information only to the extent necessary for the purposes set forth below. We will not use personal information for any other purpose unless such purpose is separately notified or publicly announced, agreed by the data subject of such personal information, or except otherwise permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or any other relevant law or regulation:

1. Providing legal advice, case handling, or any other legal services;
2. Sending newsletters or providing any other legal information, etc.;
3. Providing information related lectures, seminars, study groups or any other events;
4. Sending New Year’s cards, greeting letters or any other information about Our Firm;
5. Responding to various inquiries, etc.;
6. Recruitment and selection of attorneys, interns or staffs, etc. and personnel management after acceptance of such attorneys, intern or staffs, etc.; and
7. Performing any other business incidental to those mentioned above.

3. Provision of Personal Information to Third Party

We will not provide personal information to any third party without the consent of the data subject of such personal information or unless authorized or permitted by the relevant law or regulation.

4. Safety Management of Personal Information

We will endeavor to keep the personal information accurate and up-to-date within the scope of the purpose of use, and will take necessary and proper safety management measures in order to prevent any leakage, loss, or damage of personal information handled by Our Firm.

5. Supervision of Employees, etc.

We will provide our employees with appropriate training and supervision on the proper handling of personal information. Further, if we entrust the handling of personal information to any third party, we will select the subcontractor who has taken appropriate safety management measures, and will properly supervise such subcontractor to ensure that it properly handles the personal information.

6. Procedures for Personal Information Disclosure, etc.

When we receive from the data subject a request under the Personal Information Protection Act (including, without limitation, a request for a disclosure or correction of personal information, suspension of the use of personal information, or a notice concerning the purpose of use of personal information, or a request for information on contents of measures taken by Our Firm for the safety management of personal information), we will, upon the identity verification of the data subject, respond to such request properly and in good faith in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act and any other relevant law and regulation.

Please be noted that, in the event that such request does not meet any of the requirements stipulated in the Personal Information Protection Act or any other relevant law or regulation, or there is any ground for a refusal of disclosure, etc., such request may not be fulfilled.

Further, please also be noted that a fee may be charged on the notification and/or disclosure of purpose of use of personal information.

7. Contact for Inquiries regarding Handling of Personal Information

For any application set forth in the preceding Article, or any other complaint or inquiry in relation to handling of personal information, please contact our contact address below:

Vasco Da Gama Offices
Person in Charge for Personal Information Related Matters
Akasaka Moriyama Building, 2-11-15 Akasaka,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan

We can also be reached by email via
this email address.

8. Amendment of This Policy

We will review the operations of our handling of personal information from time to time, and may amend this Policy as needed, in whole or in part, without any prior notice. The updated Policy will be published by posting on this website and such updated Policy will take effect from the date of such publication.

Last Updated: April 1, 2022