{"id":3642,"date":"2026-03-11T17:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/?page_id=3642"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:43:45","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/en\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITOH Patent Attorney Corporation (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Firm\u201d) establishes the following Privacy Policy (the \u201cPolicy\u201d) regarding the personal information of our clients and users of this website.<\/p>\r\n<p>This Policy explains what personal information the Firm collects, how it is used and shared, and how clients and website users may manage their own personal information.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a1\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">1<\/span>Business Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>Firm Name: ITOH Patent Attorney Corporation<br>\r\nAddress: Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building 16F, 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan<br>\r\nRepresentative: Tadashige Itoh<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a2\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">2<\/span>Definition of Personal Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>In this Policy, \u201cpersonal information\u201d means information that can identify a specific individual, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and other descriptive information.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a3\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">3<\/span>Methods of Collection of Personal Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>Through this website, the Firm collects only personal information voluntarily provided via inquiry emails (such as name and email address) for the following purposes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Responding to inquiries<\/li>\r\n<li>Providing services and sharing information to improve our services<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Personal information obtained through means other than this website (e.g., in writing or by telephone) will also be used within the scope necessary for the above purposes and will be properly managed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a4\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">4<\/span>Purpose of Use of Personal Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Firm uses personal information for the following purposes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Filing, registration, maintenance, and other procedures relating to intellectual property rights<\/li>\r\n<li>Responding to inquiries from clients<\/li>\r\n<li>Other services for which the client has provided consent<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a5\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">5<\/span>Measures for Secure Management of Personal Data<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Firm strives to keep personal information accurate and up to date.<\/p>\r\n<p>To prevent unauthorized access, alteration, leakage, loss, or damage, we provide education and training to all personnel. We have established internal information security management regulations that include provisions regarding the handling of personal information, and we conduct periodic inspections to ensure proper management.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a6\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">6<\/span>Provision of Personal Data to Third Parties<\/h2>\r\n<p>Except as otherwise provided by applicable laws and guidelines, the Firm will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining prior consent.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a7\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">7<\/span>Joint Use of Personal Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>Personal information obtained by the Firm may be jointly used with the following affiliated entities:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>IPUSA, PLLC<\/li>\r\n<li>Beijing IPCHA<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The items of personal information subject to joint use include name, email address, and other information related to inquiries.<\/p>\r\n<p>The purposes of joint use are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Responding to inquiries<\/li>\r\n<li>Sharing information for the provision and improvement of services<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Such joint use will be conducted under appropriate management and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Firm shall be responsible for the management of jointly used personal information.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a8\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">8<\/span>Disclosure and Correction of Retained Personal Data<\/h2>\r\n<p>Upon request from the individual concerned, the Firm will promptly disclose personal information.<\/p>\r\n<p>Requests for notification of purpose of use, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, or suspension of provision to third parties should be directed to the following contact:<\/p>\r\n<h3>Address for Requests<\/h3>\r\n<p>General Affairs Department \u2013 Inquiry Desk<br>\r\nITOH Patent Attorney Corporation<br>\r\nMeiji Yasuda Life Building 16F<br>\r\n2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a9\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">9<\/span>Continuous Improvement<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Firm will review and improve this Policy as necessary in response to amendments to laws and regulations or changes in social conditions relating to personal information protection.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a10\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>Contact for Inquiries or Complaints<\/h2>\r\n<p>For inquiries or complaints regarding the handling of personal information by the Firm, please <a href=\"..\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> at the above address.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a11\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">11<\/span>Disclaimer<\/h2>\r\n<p>While the Firm endeavors to ensure the accuracy of the information posted on this website, the Firm shall not be liable for any actions taken by users based on the information contained on this website.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Firm shall not be liable for any damages incurred by users arising from the use of this website, nor for any damages caused by users to third parties.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"contents-section number-section\" id=\"a12\">\r\n<h2><span class=\"num\">12<\/span>Copyright and Portrait Rights<\/h2>\r\n<p>All text, images, and other content on this website are protected by copyright, portrait rights, and other applicable rights. Unauthorized use or reproduction is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ITOH Patent Attorney Corporation (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Firm\u201d) establishes the following Privacy Policy (the \u201cPolicy\u201d) regarding the personal information of our clients and users of this web\u2026","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3993,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/?page_id=2423","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3642","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3642"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3996,"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3642\/revisions\/3996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itohpat.co.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}