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The Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee complies with laws and ordinances regarding personal information. The Committee manages the collection and usage of personal information in accordance with the following proper handling stipulations.

I. Definition of personal information

Personal information is information about a specific individual that identifies, or could identify, that particular individual (address, name, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.).

II. Collection of personal information

In the event that the Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee collects personal information, it will make clear the purpose of the collection. Personal information will be collected within the necessary scope in order to fulfill that purpose.

III. Ensuring the safety of personal informatio

The Committee strictly manages personal information and works to prevent leakage, loss, damage, falsification, etc. of personal information.
Furthermore, the Committee quickly disposes of (erases) personal information for which there is no longer any need.

The utilization of SSL (encrypted communication)
The Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee employs encrypted communication through SSL (Secure Socket Layer) in some forms and other items in order to safely perform exchanges of data in which it is necessary to protect the user's personal information. SSL protects the exchange of information between the Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee web server and the user's web browser.
There is no need for the user to apply special settings in order to use this feature. SSL will automatically protect the user under his or her default internet settings. However, please note that there are cases when, due to factors such as the user's LAN settings or changes in browser settings made by the user, information on this site may not display properly or the user may become incapable of inputting information.

Cookies
The Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee employs technology known as "cookies" on a portion of its website in order to allow for usability.
A cookie is an industry standard technology that a web server uses when distinguishing the user's computer. It takes the shape of a small text file. In general, a cookie records the history of operations performed and personal information (user IDs and passwords) provided to site administrators via user operations on a website. It is used for purposes including analysis of access situations and trends as well as statistical information. Even though a cookie can identify a user's computer, it can not identify or pinpoint an individual user unless the user actually inputs or provides his or her own detailed personal information. Regardless of whether or not the user employees the cookie function, it is possible to view and use the Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee homepage anonymously. However, depending on the internet browser of the user, there are cases that turning off the cookie function may lead to the services of a portion of pages on the website being completely or partially unusable.

IV. Restrictions on the usage and provision of personal information

Excluding cases stipulated by the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws, the Fukuoka Ruby Business Hub Promotion Committee will neither use personal information for a purpose for collection, nor will it provide personal information to third parties.