【Terms and Conditions of Use】

This website is maintained and offered by Index Holdings.
The below references, terms, and conditions should be agreed to prior to using this website.
Please note that the contents of this website may be changed or removed without prior notice.

1． Introduction

Index Holdings understands the significance of personal information in today’s sophisticated information-linked society, and regards the appropriate management of it as an important social responsibility
for our company, the principal business of which is information and telecommunication services. Accordingly, Index Holdings provides the “Corporate Website Privacy Statement” as an assurance to our customers of the security, maintenance, and management of the Index Holidings website.
The Privacy Statement shall be applied when customers provide personal information via the Index Holidings website (www.index-hd.com).

Customers who do not wish to provide Index Holdings with personal information may refuse to disclose their personal information at their own discretion.

2．Privacy Policy

2-1．Definition of Personal Information

For the purposes of this Privacy Statement, “personal information” refers to the information that can be used to identify an individual, and that is specific for each individual. Such information shall include one or any combination of the following: name, street address, business address, title, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, and the like, which are provided by individuals via the Index Holidings website (www.index-hd.com).

2-2．Specification of Use

The personal information offered by the customer is used for the purpose of handling customer enquiries. Index Holdings shall not use such information for purposes other than that specified without the consent of the individuals concerned.

If Index Holdings should propose to use personal information provided by individuals for purposes other than that specified, Index Holidings will inform individuals of the additional purposes. Individuals who do not agree with such applications of their personal information may, at their own discretion, refuse the usage of their personal information.

2-3．Provision

Index Holdings may provide personal information posted by individuals to Index Holdings's group companies to accomplish specified purposes.
Index Holdings shall not disclose personal information to third parties, except in the following circumstances.
(1) When consent to do so is received from the customer concerned.
(2) When Index Holdings consigns such activities to partners,
　　 affiliated companies, subcontractors, which concluded a non-disclosure agreement with Index Holdings.
(3) When Index Holdings modifies personal information into statistical data in which individuals cannot be identified.
(4) When a judicial order or the like obliges Index Holdings to provide personal information.

2-4．Secure Management

Index Holdings manages personal information in a strict manner and takes measures to keep it from unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, and leaks.

To ensure the safety of personal information to the greatest extent, Index Holdings provides its employees with internal educational program concerning privacy policy.

2-5．Reference / Amendment / Deletion

When asking customers to provide personal information, Index Holdings defines a contact address for enquiries.

When customers wish to obtain a reference, change or delete the contents of personal information, they are required to contact the defined contact address.

Index Holdings will carry out the required changes, such as disclosure, amendment, and deletion, within a reasonable period of time, once Index Holdings has confirmed that the individual making the request is the same person concerned.

2-6．Handling of Personal Information of Children under the Age of 15 Years

Index Holdings exercises the greatest possible caution to protect the privacy of children under 15 years of age. Children under the age of 15 years old must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian prior to providing their personal information.

3．Use of Cookies

The Index Holidings website (www.index-hd.com) uses cookies in order to grasp the trends of our website users in statistical terms. It must be noted however, individuals cannot be identified through the information obtained by this channel.

4．Access Log

The Index Holidings website (www.index-hd.com) records various information, including, Internet Protocol Address (IP address), web browser type and referential URL, in its access log.

Index Holdings may use such information to analyze the trends of our website use.
We do not, however, release any findings on personal information.

5．Linked Sites

The Index Holidings Privacy Statement is applicable only to the Index Holidings website (www.index-hd.com).
Therefore, Index Holdings assumes no responsibility for privacy policies on third parties’ websites.

6．Compliance with Related Laws and Standards

Index Holdings strictly complies with all applicable Japanese laws and related standards regarding the handling of all personal information that it receives.

7．Modifications in Privacy Statement

Index Holdings may modify our Privacy Statement in accordance with changes in the relevant Japanese laws.
In that case, Index Holdings notifies individuals of such modifications by describing them on the Index Holidings website for a certain period.
Individuals who do not agree with the revised Index Holidings Privacy Statement can withhold consent at their own discretion.

8．Continuous Improvement

Index Holdings is continually taking measures to improve and implement the most relevant personal information protection management system. Continued improvement measures include Index Holdings’s enforcement of internal audit results and consideration for additional changes in the administrative environment. Compliance programs are regularly reviewed in order to ensure the maintenance and implementation of sufficient personal information protection.

9．Inquiries

Please contact the Privacy Management Office for any enquiries concerning the Privacy Statement.e-mail address:privacy@index-hd.com

November 29, 2007 (established)
Index Holdings
Chairman & President
Masami Ochiai

Any and all rights including copyrights on all information used on the Index Holdings website are owned by Index Holdings or right holders who have authorized Index Holdings to use such information. Copyrights used on this website are protected under the copyright laws, various treaties, and varying laws in each country. Accordingly, usage (including the activities of reproduction, alteration and distribution) of the Index Holidings website content that might be considered neither personal nor lawful is prohibited.
Index Holdings owns all copyrights on any information used in e-mails sent from Index Holdings to individuals, and all such rights shall not be diverted and/or reprinted without prior granting of authorization by Index Holdings.

Names such as Index Holidings and those of other companies and commodities indicated and/or described on this website are trademarks registered in the name of each company.
Index Holdings prohibits such trademarks indicated and/or described in each page on this website from being reproduced and/or diverted.

Index Holdings makes no warranty of any kind, with respect to this website and shall not be liable for any error on this website or occurrence of conflict between individuals and third parties upon the usage of this website. Also, in no event shall Index Holidings be liable for any damages, including software- and/or hardware-accidents being attributed to use of the Index Holidings website.
Please note that Index Holdings may change any information, the name of files and the like, on the Index Holidings website at any time without prior notice.

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