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JFE Group Privacy Statement

JFE Group Privacy Statement

JFE Holdings, Inc. and the JFE Group companies in Japan (“the JFE Group” hereinafter) adhere to the following policies for handling personal information to facilitate smooth and appropriate Group operations.

1. Basic policies regarding protection of personal information

1) The JFE Group, in light of the growing use of personal information resulting from advances in data communications, endeavors to protect the rights and interests of individuals while also respecting the utility of said information.

2) The JFE Group adheres to Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information, Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, and all other relevant laws and ordinances, both in the spirit and the letter of such laws, in order to protect personal information.

3) The JFE Group protects personal information by formulating internal rules for managing said information and by informing, educating and training employees on these rules as well as all applicable Japanese laws and ordinances.
The JFE Group also continuously reviews and improves its privacy policies and internal rules.

2. Policies regarding collection and use of personal information

1) Purposes, collection and use
The JFE Group designates, as specifically as possible, its purposes for using personal information and does not collect or use said information beyond such purposes without prior consent. Information is never collected under false pretenses or through any illicit means, nor used in any manner that may encourage or induce illegal or unjust acts.

2) Management
The JFE Group endeavors to maintain the accuracy of personal information and prevent illicit access to or disclosure, loss or modification of said information as well as any related damage or injury. Employees and service providers are supervised regarding the safe and appropriate handling of such information.

3) Provision to and joint use with third parties
Other than in cases where required by law, the JFE Group does not furnish personal information to third parties without the prior consent of the individual, except in limited circumstances prescribed in laws and ordinances. If the JFE Group uses personal information jointly with third parties, it notifies the individual and/or publish all matters required by Japanese law in advance.

4) Disclosure, correction and suspension of use, and handling complaints
The JFE Group responds appropriately and as required by Japanese law when any individual inquires about the purpose of using their personal information or requests the disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension, elimination, or suspension of provision to a third party, or disclosure of records relating to provision to a third party. Complaints regarding the use of said information are dealt with appropriately and promptly.

5) Handling specific personal information
The JFE Group handles identification numbers and other specific personal information safely and appropriately in accordance with Japan’s Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures.

(1) Purposes, collection and use
When handling specific personal information, the JFE Group designates the purpose of use as specifically as possible and does not collect nor use said information beyond this purpose. Specific personal information is never collected under false pretenses or through other illicit means.

(2) Safety management
The JFE Group maintains the accuracy of specific personal information and takes necessary and appropriate measures to prevent illicit access to or disclosure, loss or modification of said information as well as any related damage or injury. Employees and service providers are supervised regarding the safe and appropriate handling of such information.

(3) Provision to third parties
The JFE Group does not furnish specific personal information to third parties, except in limited circumstances prescribed in laws and ordinances.

(4) Disclosure, correction and suspension of use and handling complaints
The JFE Group responds appropriately and as required by Japanese law when any individual requests the disclosure, correction, addition, deletion or suspension of use of their specific personal information. Complaints regarding the use of said information are deal with appropriately and promptly.

3. JFE Holdings’ handling of personal information

JFE Holdings’ handling of personal information