gacco privacy policy
Purpose
We, DOCOMO gacco, Inc. (“DOCOMO gacco”, “us”, “we” or “our”) care about the confidentiality and security of the personal information of the users (“User” or “you”) of the gacco service (the “Service”). We will make efforts to keep your Personal Information secure in compliance with this gacco Privacy Policy and the NTT Group Privacy Policy (collectively, this “Privacy Policy”). “Personal Information” is defined below. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe how we collect, use and share Personal Information through the Service. Please read this carefully to understand what we do. If you do not understand any aspects of this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at madoguchi@gacco.co.jp. Your use of the Service is also governed by the Terms of Use of the Service (our “Terms of Use”). Unless otherwise specifically defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Terms of Use.
Personal Information
As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” covers information we collect from you through the Service. Here are the types of information we collect:
(1) Information You Provide: We collect information you enter on our website or give us in any other way, including, without limitation, User’s name, email address, handle name, date of birth, sex, educational background, comments and other information posted or submitted by you on our website, information you provide to us when you register for an account, update or change information for your account, complete a survey, sign-up for email updates or Courses, participate in our public forums, send us email messages, and/or participate in Courses or other services on our website. Such information also includes Purchase Information, meaning information you register when you purchase paid Content provided by the Service. The Purchase Information particularly includes your delivery address, contact details, and other private information.
(2) Usage Information: We also collect certain usage information about learning performance, grades and patterns of learning. In addition, we track information indicating, among other things, which Courses you viewed, which pages of our website were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited and which hyperlinks and other user interface controls were used, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our website, including date and time. We may log the IP address, operating system, and browser software used by you. Like many other websites, some of the information is collected through cookies (small text files placed on your computer that store information about you, which can be accessed by the website). You should be able to control how and whether cookies will be accepted by your web browser. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. If you reject our cookies, many functions and conveniences of this website may not work properly.
About cookies
This service may use cookies (cookies) for the purposes described in How We Use the Information of this Privacy Policy, for example, to enrich the information and services provided, or to make the website more useful.A cookie is an electronic file that is sent from a particular Web page to the browser that viewed the page and can be retrieved later to identify your computer.The service may use a system other than our company when using cookies. See here for more details.
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Members can disable or delete cookies by setting up their browser. However, if you disable or delete cookies,Some features, such as services that require you to log in, will not be available.
What You Consent to by Using Our Site
Please understand that by submitting any Personal Information to us, you consent and agree that we may collect, use and disclose such Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, and as permitted or required by Japanese law. If you do not agree with these terms, then please do not provide any Personal Information to us. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, or if you choose not to provide us with any required Personal Information, we may not be able to provide you with the services that can be offered on our web site.
How We Use the Information
We will use your Personal Information in connection with the following purposes:
- To authenticate your identity when you register for, or use the Service.
- For the purpose necessary to carry out transaction with you, including, but not limited to, shipping goods, providing services, settling payments, issuing invoices and making necessary contact to you.
- To track attendance, progress and completion of the Courses, and to analyze statistics on User performance and how Users learn.
- To monitor and detect violations of our Terms of Use, as well as other misuses and potential misuses of the website or the Service.
- For the purpose for which you specifically provided the information, for example, to respond to a specific inquiry or provide you with access to the specific content and/or Services you select.
- To enable us to provide, administer, improve the Service and develop other services and products, including, but not limited to, conducting surveys.
- To send you communications about the Services of us, our affiliates, or selected business partners, or to send you email messages about website maintenance or updates.
- For purposes of scientific research or promotion.
- For purposes described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy (including, e.g., Sharing with Third Parties).
Security Measures and Disclosure to Third Parties
We will use industry standard physical, technical and administrative security measures to keep your Personal Information confidential and secure and will not share it with third parties, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy or as permitted under applicable laws (including as set forth in paragraphs 1 and 5 or Articles 27 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Law number: Act No. 57 of 2003)). In particular, we will share information (including Personal Information) we collect with our subcontractors, NTT DOCOMO, INC., Course Providers and their respective subcontractors, to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes as set out in this Privacy Policy. Other than as set out above, we will seek your approval prior to sharing your Personal Information with third parties, in order to provide you an opportunity to choose not to have your Personal Information transferred.
Accuracy of Personal Information
We will endeavor to process your Personal Information accurately. However, please remember that keeping your Personal information accurate and up-to-date is solely your responsibility.
External Links
For your convenience, we may provide links to sites operated by organizations other than DOCOMO gacco (“Third Party Sites”) that we believe may be of interest to you. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these Third Party Sites. If you choose to click on a link to one of these Third Party Sites, you should review the privacy policy posted on the other site to understand how that Third Party Site collects and uses your Personally Identifiable Information.
International Privacy Practices
Our websites, including websites directed to residents in countries and jurisdictions outside of the Japan, are operated and managed on servers located and operated within Japan. By using and accessing our websites, residents and citizens of countries and jurisdictions outside of Japan agree and consent (i) to the transfer to and processing of personal information on servers located in Japan, and (ii) that the protection of such information may be different than required under the laws of your residence or location.
Helpdesk Services
If you wish to request disclosures (disclosure, amendment, addition, deletion, suspension of usage, or suspension of provision to third parties) of Personal Information provided to us, please contact us by any of the following:
DOCOMO gacco, Inc.
by mail: 1-6-15 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 Japan
by telephone: +81.3.3456.1200
by email: madoguchi@gacco.co.jp
Attention: Personal Information Helpdesk
Please note that we will not be able to respond to your request if you contacted us by means other than those set out above. Please also note that each request pursuant to this paragraph is subject to a 1,000 Japanese Yen (including tax) processing fee. Your identification must be confirmed when we process your request. If you have any privacy-related questions, unresolved problems, or complaints you may contact us via madoguchi@gacco.co.jp.
Changing Our Privacy Policy
Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that these practices are subject to change. Any change, update, or modification to this Privacy Policy will be effective immediately upon posting on our website.
Effective as of August 25, 2015.
Amended as of November 25, 2020.