Privacy Policy

Basic policy on protection of personal information

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. ("Company") recognizes the proper handling of personal information, including specified personal information, as an important social responsibility. Together with complying with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, and other applicable laws, regulations and national guidelines, we strive to protect and use personal information appropriately under the following policy.

1. Purposes of use

The Company makes clear the purposes of use of personal information and collects personal information through legal and appropriate means within the scope necessary for such purposes of use. Personal information will not be used beyond the extent of the clearly defined purposes except as authorized by laws or regulations.

2. Security

Together with striving to ensure and improve security to prevent leaks or, loss to, damage to, or unauthorized access to personal information, the Company will take necessary and appropriate corrective measures swiftly in response to any issues.

3. Oversight of employees

To ensure the security of personal information, the Company carries out necessary and appropriate oversight of Company employees, through means such as ensuring that they thoroughly understand in-house rules on handling of personal information.

4. Oversight of subcontractors

To the extent authorized by laws and regulations, the Company may subcontract to vendors it recognizes to employ appropriate information-management structures handling of all or part of customers' personal information. When doing so, it employs necessary and appropriate oversight to ensure that subcontractors manage personal data securely, through means such as clearly specifying subcontractors' duties and responsibilities in contracts with them.

5. Purposes of use by third parties

Except as authorized by laws and regulations, the Company will not provide specified personal information to third parties. In addition, it will not provide personal information other than specified personal information to third parties except with the consent of the individuals concerned and as authorized by laws and regulations.

6. Contact regarding personal information

If you have any requests concerning notification of the purposes of use of, disclosure of, correction of, addition to, or partial deletion of, or cession of use of or deletion of "Personal data the business holds" defined by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, submit them to the email address shown below. The Company will respond promptly and appropriately through the designated procedures.

7. Continual improvement

The Company shall review this policy as appropriate in response to factors such as the progress of information technology and society's changing demands, as it strives to improve its handling of personal information on a continual basis.

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President/Executive Officer
Motonari Komiya
April 1, 2022

Contact point:kouhou@ifk.co.jp

Purposes of Use

Personal information obtained by the Company will be used for the purposes listed below.

1. Personal information acquired in connection with transactions, consultations, or membership services related to precious metal bullion.

Reservation to visit the shop

To manage reservations
To contact customers

Purchase, sale and refining

To contact customers, confirm the status of transactions, process payments, fulfill contracts such as delivery, and facilitate other transactions and services
To make appropriate decisions regarding the services provided by the Company
To provide information on our products and services (*)
To display advertisements and other materials that meet the interests of our customers
To improve the services we provide in the future
To fulfill other obligations stipulated by laws and regulations

Membership of Ishifuku Gold & Platinum Savings

To confirm the identity of a member
To contact customers, confirm the status of transactions, process payments, fulfill contracts such as delivery, and facilitate other transactions and services
To use collection agency services for transaction payments
To make appropriate decisions regarding the services provided by the Company
To provide information on our products and services (*)
To fulfill other obligations stipulated by laws and regulations

2. Personal information acquired through transactions, partnerships, or discussions related to industrial, medical, dental, jewelry products, precious metal recycling, etc.

To contact , process payments, fulfill contracts, and facilitate other transactions with the business partners.
To provide information on the content, quality, safety, efficacy, and proper use of our products and services
To introduce and promote our products and services
To collect information, greet, contact, and provide guidance as necessary for business operations

3. Personal information obtained through participation in workshops

To manage and administer the workshop
To provide information on our products and services (*)

4. Personal information obtained through responses to questionnaires

To create statistical data in a form that does not allow for the identification of individuals and thereby improve products, services, and sales promotion activities.

5. Personal information obtained through your application for a job or internship.

To contact applicants and provide employment information, etc.
To manage internship and recruiting operations
For recruitment selection process
To manage personnel affairs after recruitment

6. Personal information obtained through participation in our prize campaign

For age verification, drawing (including confirmation of duplicate entries), prize shipment, and inquiries
To inform you of future campaign information

7. Personal information obtained through reports made through the Raw Materials Procurement Hotline

To confirm details about the report

8. Personal information obtained through various document/certificate requests and inquiries

To prepare and send requested documents and certificates and to respond to inquiries

*You may request us to stop sending you promotional materials or other business information.