Privacy Policy

    Nowcast Inc. (“Nowcast”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) regards the protection of data, especially personal information,as our most important corporate responsibility in light of our philosophy of visualizing various economic information through big data analysis. We strive for the appropriate use and protection of personal information, and have formulated this privacy policy for the handling of personal information.

    For your confidence in our services, we will comply with applicable privacy laws, guidelines issued by authorities, and the requirements for Personal Information Protection Management System (JIS Q 15001). We will ensure our officers and employees are in compliance with the above, and implement internal guidelines on appropriate steps to prevent risks including unauthorized access to personal information or its leakage, loss or damage, and corresponding preventive and corrective measures.

    Proper measures will be taken to ensure the personal information handled in our business, recruiting and human resource management will only be used for the specified scope of use, while we will acquire, use and provide personal information in a fair and legitimate manner and will not handle it for unspecified purposes.

    Internal guidelines on complaints and inquiries relating to handling of personal information are in place, and we will properly respond without delay.

    Besides making our employees and officers aware of this privacy policy, we will review the Personal Information Protection Management System when necessary, and endeavor to refine the Personal Information Protection Management System with reference to business and other conditions continuously.

    Effective on: November 9, 2015
    Last updated on: June 1, 2025
    NOWCAST, Inc. Representative Director
    Masashi Tsujinaka

    Inquiries about this privacy policy
    Nowcast Inc.
    Customer Help Desk
    info@nowcast.co.jp


    Personal Information Protection Policy (Disclosure in compliance with the "Act on the Protection of Personal Information")

    1.Use of Personal Information

    We may use your personal information for the following purposes:


    Type of personal information

    Scope of use:

    Entrustment of Handling:

    Details of Entrusted Operations:

    Information of directors and employees

    ・Human resource management and performance of duties

    Yes

    ・Time and attendance management, payroll calculation, etc.

    Personal information of our visitors

    ・Security measures

    Yes

    ・Reception services

    Information of job candidates

    ・Candidate screening procedures

    Yes

    ・Recruitment-related operations, schedule coordination, communication, etc.

    Information of the interns

    ・Internship-related operations

    Yes

    ・Internship-related operations

    Information of outsourced personnel

    ・Outsourcing-related operations

    Yes

    ・Operations within the scope of the outsourcing agreement

    Customer information obtained from inquiries

    ・Managing and responding to inquiries, and sending relevant materials

    Yes

    ・Inquiry handling, call center operations, etc.

    Usage information of our website users

    ・Marketing (surveys, questionnaires, etc.), data analysis, and development of new services and products

    ・Contacting customers by email or other means to provide various complimentary information

    Yes

    ・Marketing (surveys, questionnaires, etc.), data analysis, etc.

    ・Mailing of informational materials, event/seminar administration, etc.

    User information of our websites/ appapps

    ・Customer identification when providing respective services

    ・Restricting access and usage time for services, and notifying customers about service usage

    ・Marketing (surveys, questionnaires, etc.), data analysis, and development of new services and products

    ・Contacting customers by email or other means to provide various complimentary information

    Yes

    ・Marketing (surveys, questionnaires, etc.), data analysis, etc.

    ・Mailing of informational materials, event/seminar administration, etc.

    ・Roster management, surveys, email newsletter distribution, etc.

    Point of contact information of business counterparts

    ・Facilitation of proper and smooth transactions with business counterparts

    ・Contacting customers by email or other means to provide various complimentary information

    Yes

    ・Roster management, surveys, email newsletter distribution, etc.

    ・Mailing of informational materials, event/seminar administration, etc.

    10

    Information obtained through sales activities and public channels

    ・Contacting customers by email or other means to provide various complimentary information

    Yes

    ・Roster management, surveys, email newsletter distribution, etc.

    ・Mailing of informational materials, event/seminar administration, etc.

    Where we acquire personal information directly from the individual in writing, we will specify the purpose of use on each occasion.

    2.Collecting Personal Information

    We collect personal information by lawful and fair means. If we collect personal information from third-party sources, we will ensure that the providers have collected the information by proper means.

    3.Provision of Personal Information Third Parties

    We do not disclose or provide the personal information we collected to third parties without the consent of the individual, except in the following circumstances.

    1. When required by laws or regulations
    2. When it is necessary for the protection of person's life, body, or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual.
    3. When it is especially necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual.
    4. When it is necessary to cooperate with state of organ, a local government, or an individual or a business operator entrusted by either of the former two in executing the affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of the said affairs.

    4.Provision of Personal Information to Affiliated Third Parties

    With the prior consent of the individual, we may provide personal information to the third party Finatext Holdings Inc., within the following scope. When providing personal information to third parties, we will handle the information in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) and other applicable laws and regulations.

    1. Items of personal information to be provided to third parties:

      Information of the customer who made the inquiry (name, affiliation, email address, phone number, and identity verification information related to the inquiry).

    2. Scope of persons who will access the personal information:

      Finatext Holdings Inc.

    3. Purpose of use:

      For the purposes of responding to inquiries, managing responses, sending related materials, etc.

    4. Method of provision:

      Sending data by electronic means with security measures in place.


    5.Joint Use of Personal Information

    We may jointly use personal information with our parent company Finatext Holdings Ltd. and its affiliated companies in the following circumstances when necessary. Regarding the joint use, personal information will be handled in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) and other applicable laws or regulations.

    1. Personal Information to be jointly used:

      Name, address, date of birth, sex, phone number, email address, educational background, work experience, or other information written in the resumes of job candidates.

    2. Scope of Joint Users:

      Nowcast Inc., Finatext Holdings Ltd., Finatext Ltd., Teqnological Ltd., Smartplus Ltd., Smartplus Small amount Short-term Insurance Ltd.,Smartplus Credit Ltd.

    3. Purpose of Use by Joint Users:

      For the purposes of candidate screening procedures.

    4. Controller of Personal Information for Joint Use:

      Finatext Holdings Ltd.
      President and CEO: Ryota Hayashi
      Address: Sumitomo Fudosan Kudan Building, 9th Floor, 1-8-10 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan
      Contact: info@finatext.com


    6.Supervision of Entrustees (Processors)

    If we entrust the handling of personal information we collected to a third party, we will conduct a rigorous assessment of the entrustee and exercise necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure the confidentiality of the personal information is maintained.

    7.Cookies and Similar Technologies

    We may collect certain information using cookies and similar technologies for purposes such as analyzing website usage, providing customized services, or serving ads.

    For this analysis, cookies and similar technologies may be set by third parties we partner with. For example, advertising service providers we partner with may track your browsing activities to serve appropriate online ads in appropriate places.

    The tools we use are listed below. If you do not want to be tracked via cookies and similar technologies, you may opt out via the following links.

    You may, as indicated above, opt-out of data collection or integration. Please note that opting out may render all or parts of the services provided on our websites unusable.

    8.Procedure for Disclosure, Correction, and Deletion of Personal Information

    1. You may disclose, correct, or delete your personal information at any time by logging into our services. For other information, if a request is made by the individual (the principal), we will conduct an investigation without delay and, if it is determined that there are grounds for correction, termination of use, or deletion, we will respond accordingly. However, we may not disclose all or part of the information if disclosure would fall under any of the following cases:
      1. If there is a risk of harming the life, body, property, or other rights and interests of the individual or a third party.
      2. If there is a risk of seriously impeding the proper execution of our business.
      3. If it would violate other laws and regulations.
    2. Procedure for Subimitting Requests
    3. If you wish to make a request for "notification of purpose of use," "disclosure," "correction, addition, or deletion," or "termination of use or provision to third parties" (hereinafter collectively "Disclosure, etc.") regarding your personal information retained by us, please contact our "Personal Information Inquiry Desk" mentioned in Section 11 below. Please note that we cannot respond to requests for Disclosure, etc., for personal information other than the "Retained Personal Data" held by Nowcast specified below in 2). Personal information collected through the request process will be used only for the purpose of handling the request but no other purpose.
    4. The "Retained Personal Data" held by Nowcast includes:
      1. Personal information of customers acquired through our various business activities (excluding personal information handled solely on behalf of our clients as an entrustee).
      2. Personal information concerning our business partners.
      3. Personal information concerning the employment management of all our employees.
      4. Personal information concerning applicants seeking employment with our company.
      5. Personal information concerning individuals who have made inquiries to us.
    5. Documents Required for Requests
      To make a request for Disclosure, etc., please contact our inquiry desk first. You will be required to fill out a form designated by us. We will need to verify your identity upon receipt of the request and may ask you to send a copy of an official identification document by post. We do not accept requests by phone, email, or FAX. Please submit your request in a way that allows for tracking, such as registered mail. If you are a legal representative of a minor or an adult ward, please provide documentation proving your statutory agency. A representative making a request on behalf of the principal will need to submit a proxy letter and a copy of the official identification document of both the principal and the representative.
    6. Fee (Applicable only to "Request for disclosure of personal information/notification of purpose of use")
      We may charge a fee of up to ¥1,000 for each request. An additional fee may be charged in complex cases, which will be communicated to the requestor in advance.
    7. Method of Response
      We will reply in writing after reviewing the request.

    9.Optional Provision of Personal Information

    Providing personal information to us is optional. However, if we do not obtain certain personal information, we may be unable to provide some services (including responding to inquiries).

    10.Measures for the Secure Management of Retained Personal Data

    We implement the following security measures to protect retained personal data. For more detailed questions regarding our security measures, please contact our inquiry desk.

    1. Formulation of Basic Policy: We have established a basic policy to ensure the proper handling of personal data.
    1. Development of Rules for Handling Personal Data: We have established regulations to prevent the leakage and ensure the secure management of personal data.
    1. Organizational Security Measures: We appoint a person responsible for the handling of personal data, establish a reporting and communication system, clarify the scope of personal data handled by employees, conduct regular self-inspections and external audits, and strive to improve our personal information protection system.
    1. Personnel Security Measures: We conduct regular training for employees on the importance of personal information protection and obtain confidentiality agreements from them.
    1. Physical Security Measures: We manage the entry and exit of employees and visitors in areas where personal data is handled and establish measures to prevent theft or loss of equipment and documents.
    1. Technical Security Measures: We implement access controls, identify and authenticate users of information systems, and protect systems from unauthorized access and malware.
    1. Understanding External Environments: We understand the personal information protection systems of foreign countries and implement appropriate security measures when handling personal information in those countries.

    11.Personal Information Protection Manager & Inquiries Regarding Personal Information

    For questions, complaints, or consultations regarding the handling of personal information, please contact our "Personal Information Inquiry Desk" below.

    Nowcast Inc.
    Personal Information Inquiry Desk
    Representative Director and President: Masashi Tsujinaka

    12.Creation and Provision of Anonymously Processed Information to Third Parties

    We may receive from our business partners, and provide to third parties, "anonymously processed information", which is created by processing personal information in such a manner that a specific individual cannot be identified and the personal information used to create it cannot be restored. We do this to promote economic analysis and the visualization of economic information.

    (1) Type of personal information included in anonymously processed information:
    1. Gender, age, address (no more specific than City/District/Block/Village), store name, and other personal attributes.
    2. Usage and transaction history.

    (2) Method of provision:
    Encrypted data files provided through a secure method.

    13.Changes to Privacy Policy

    We may amend this Privacy Policy to protect the personal information of customers or to reflect changes in laws, regulations, or other practices. If this Privacy Policy is updated, a notice will be posted on this website or the websites of our services.


    Effective on: November 9, 2015
    Last updated on: June 1, 2025
    NOWCAST, Inc.
    Representative Director Masashi Tsujinaka

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