|  Definition of Personal Information | Scope |
| Personal Information Protection Policy of Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation |
| Purpose of Using Personal Information, and Providing to Third Parties |
| About Usage of Cookies and Web Beacons | Terms |
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Definition of Personal Information
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For Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation personal information is information that is related to existing persons and that can be used to identify specific persons (for example, names, birth dates, numbers assigned to individuals, symbols or other marks, images,or voice recordings, and relevant information). This includes information that cannot be used to identify individuals by itself, but can be used to identify individuals by easy cross-referencing with other data. Personal information is not limited just to information that can identify individuals, but also includes all information that indicates facts, decisions, or evaluations relating to a person's attributes (such as a person's height or build, finances, work type, or position).
Based on the Personal Information Protection Policy given below, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will pay detailed attention to, and expend the utmost efforts on, protecting and managing such information.
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Scope
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This "About Personal Information Protection" document establishes the handling of personal customer information by Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation.
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Personal Information Protection Policy of Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation
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- Collecting, Using, and Providing Personal Information
While carefully considering the entrusting of customer information during company activities, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will handle such information appropriately by establishing a management system for personal information protection for each type of business, and also by following stipulated rules for collecting, using, or providing personal information.£
- Following Laws and Norms
For the handling of personal information, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will follow the Japanese laws and norms applicable to the protection of relevant personal information. Also, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will create and follow personal information management rules that conform to these laws and norms.
- Implementing Safety Measures
To ensure the correctness and safety of personal information, in accordance with the rules for information security, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will implement various measures (such as managing access to personal information, restricting the means for transporting personal information outside the company, and preventing incorrect access from outside the company), and strive to prevent any problems with personal information (such as the loss, destruction, falsification, or leakage of information).
- Respecting a Person's Rights Regarding His or Her Personal Information
When a customer makes a request to reveal, correct, or delete his or her own personal information, or seeks to prevent the use or provision of such information, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will respond with sincerity, respecting the customer's rights related to that personal information.
- Establishing Rules for Managing Personal Information Protection, and Making Continual Improvements
Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will make sure that executive staff and workers recognize the importance of personal information protection, and will steadily establish rules for managing personal information to ensure that such information is used appropriately and is protected. These rules will be maintained and improved continually.
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Purpose of Using Personal Information, and Providing to Third Parties
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- Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation will not provide customer personal information to a third party without first obtaining consent from the customer, except in the following circumstances:
a) When required by law
b) When required to protect human life, to avoid injury, or to protect assets, and when obtaining customer consent would be difficult.
c) When required to improve public health or improve the healthy upbringing of children, and when obtaining customer consent would be difficult.
d)When required to co-operate with the lawful activities of a national agency, local government organization, or person or organization entrusted with such a task, and obtaining customer consent would interfere, or be likely to interfere, with the carrying out of such activities.
e) When entrusted with the handling of personal information, in the range of activities required to reach the purpose of the use.
f) When providing personal information to continue business activities when business-related events such as mergers occur.
- When required to do so for business activities in which Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation is co-operating with Hitachi group companies, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation sometimes provides Hitachi group companies with personal information (such as names, workplaces, home addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses, etc.). In such cases, the customer personal information is provided on paper or electronic media. The customer can request Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation to stop the provision of the personal information to a Hitachi group company.
- When a customer contacts Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation by telephone, the conversation may be recorded to aid accurate replies.
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About Usage of Cookies and Web Beacons
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To aid customers use Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation websites more conveniently, some Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation websites may use cookies *1 or web beacons (clear GIF) *2.
By adjusting their web browser settings, customers can refuse cookies or display warnings when cookies are installed. For details, see the documentation for your web browser. By refusing to accept cookies, customers can refuse web beacons.
However, please understand that a refusal to use cookies may prevent usage of all or part of the services provided by the Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation website.
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Terms
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- Cookie
A cookie is piece of information that enables interaction between the web server that manages a website and a customer's web browser. A cookie may be stored as a file on the customer's computer disk.
When a cookie is used, the web server can record information such as which computer visited which pages on the website. However, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation cannot identify an individual customer unless the customer enters his or her own personal information into the website.
- Web beacon
This technology, which functions with a cookie, enables the beacon owner to know how many times a customer accessed a particular page. However, unless the customer enters his or her own personal information when, or after, the cookie is accepted, Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation cannot identify an individual customer.
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