■PRIVACY POLICY

( Compliance with Laws )
ASAMURA PATENT OFFICE, p.c.(professional corporation) (hereafter referred to as “this corporation”) observes the Law on the Personal Information and other related Laws, as well as the guidelines of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry which is responsible for the laws protecting personal information and takes appropriate steps to ensure security management where possible, when dealing with the personally identifiable information provided by visitors to our Website and applicants to our office.

( Acquisition of Personal Information )
This corporation collects personal information by legitimate and fair means within the necessary range of our business.

The personal information collected through this Website is protected by an encoding communication facility called SSL.

( Purpose of Making use of the Personal Information collected )
This corporation does not use the personal information for purposes outside the range of those listed below:

1. Replying to the questions and/or consultations requested by users;
2. Commercial guidelines for performing the business of this corporation;
3. Dispatching and sending of data and the related documents for performing the business of this corporation;
4. The questionnaire used to improve the quality and purpose for performing the business of this corporation.

( Security Management of Personal Information )
This corporation takes all measures to ensure maintenance of the handling rules and the office administration, to enable security of all personal information.

Appropriate measures will be immediately taken should any problems occur.

( Providing Personal Information to the Third Parties )
Except the following cases, we do not provide personal information to the third parties.

1. When it is based on laws.
2. When it is necessary to provide the personal information to a company or a firm to which we have assigned our business, within the necessary range to our business activities.
(We will ask them to take the necessary handling and administration of the personal information offered.)

3. When it is necessary for protection of the life, human body or property, and it is difficult to obtain any consent of the person.

[ Inquiries ]
For any inquiries regarding handling of personal information and/ or personal inquiries to this corporation, please contact the following:
ASAMURA PATENT OFFICE, p.c.
Office：Tennoz Central Tower, 2-2-24 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
Mail：Shinagawa PO Box 73, Tokyo 140-8776, Japan
Tel.:+81-3-5715-8651
[ Available from 9:00 to 17:00 (Japan Standard Time) (weekday only)]
Fax.:+81-3-5460-6310・6320Please note that as to the inquiries about personal information, we will respond to you as soon as possible, after having confirmed personal identity details.

■HANDLING OF TRADE SECRETS

( Compliance with Laws )
ASAMURA PATENT OFFICE, p.c. (professional corporation) (hereafter this corporation) observes the Patent Attorney Law, the law regarding the protection of a trade secret and other related Laws, and the guidelines of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and takes the appropriate steps to ensure security management where possible, when dealing with a trade secret provided by visitors to the ASAMURA PATENT OFFICE, p.c. website and applicants to this corporation.

( Definition of Trade Secret )
“Trade Secret” in this handling means technical and business useful information that is kept secret and that is not publicly known.

( Acquisition of Trade Secrets )
This corporation collects trade secrets by legitimate and fair means within the necessary range of business.

Trade secrets collected through this website are protected by an encoding communication facility called SSL.

( Security Management of Trade Secrets )
This corporation takes all measures to ensure maintenance of the handling rules and the office administration, to enable security of all trade secrets.

Appropriate measures will be immediately taken should any problems occur.

( Prohibition on use of Trade Secrets for Other Purposes, and Secrecy Management )
Trade secrets are not used for other purposes other than for which they were and are not provided to third parties without the authorization of the parties involved.

[ Inquiries ]
For any inquiries regarding handling of trade secrets and/ or personal inquiries to this corporation, please contact the following:
ASAMURA PATENT OFFICE, p.c.
Office：Tennoz Central Tower, 2-2-24 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002, Japan
Mail：Shinagawa PO Box 73, Tokyo 140-8776, Japan
Tel.:+81-3-5715-8651
[ Available from 9:00 to 17:00 (Japan Standard Time) (weekday only)]
Fax.:+81-3-5460-6310・6320Please note that as to the inquiries about personal information, we will respond to you as soon as possible, after having confirmed personal identity details.

Please note that as to the inquiries about trade secrets, we will respond to you as soon as possible, after having confirmed personal identity details of the visitor or applicants.