Privacy Policy

Revised March 1, 2025

Zeon Corporation (“Zeon”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) has established this Privacy Policy (“Policy”) to protect personal information and ensures its appropriate handling in accordance with the Policy.

1.Compliance with Relevant Laws and Guidelines

Our collection, retaining, management, and use of personal information, described in Section 2, is conducted in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other relevant laws, ordinances, and guidelines.

2.Personal Information We Collect and Purposes for Its Use

We may request personal information of shareholders or business partners as necessary and retain, manage, and use it internally. We also obtain, retain, manage, and use personal information of employees to the extent necessary for carrying out business activities.

The types of personal information we collect and the purposes for which it is used are described in the table below.
In principle, whenever we collect personal information, we clearly state the purposes for its use in the Policy, on our corporate website, in writing, or orally.
We may not state the purpose for collecting personal information when its use is obvious, such as when requesting contact information in relation to customer inquiries or requests or when we exchange business cards according to customary business practices. Even in such situations, our use of the personal information will be limited within the scope of purposes described below.

Types of Personal Information We Collect	Purposes for Which Personal Information Is Used
Personal information of current or potential business partners or customers (officers and/or employees in case of corporate customers) Name, email address, phone and fax numbers, company and department, job title, home address or work address, date of birth, account information Information related to inquiries and communications addressed to Zeon	To supply products and/or provide services of Zeon and its affiliated companies (collectively, “Zeon Group”) To provide after-sale services related to the products and services of the Zeon Group To provide information on the products and services of the Zeon Group, conduct market research, develop products, and improve our services To send invitations to exhibitions and seminars and conduct other sales promotion activities To respond to various inquiries and to send promotional materials and questionnaires To communicate on matters concerning business and transactions To negotiate and conclude agreements, fulfill obligations, and process contractual claims and payments To manage credit and debt To use the personal information as reference for analyzing market trends, service proposals, and other activities
Personal information of shareholders or employees of corporate shareholders Name, email address, home address or work address, phone and fax numbers, date of birth, number and type of shares owned and date of acquisition, account information, and other data necessary for the intended purpose of use	To handle the exercise of shareholder rights and implementation of Zeon’s obligations under the Companies Act and other related laws and regulations To provide information and services to shareholders and to conduct questionnaires and other activities to smoothen the relationship between Zeon and its shareholders To implement shareholder management, such as managing shareholder data in accordance with the relevant standards of the Companies Act and other relevant laws and regulations
Personal information of applicants for recruitment (including candidates who received an early unofficial job offer, prospective employees, and internships) Name, address, phone number, email address, work experience and career history, qualifications (proficiency in foreign languages and other skills), date of birth, face photo, and other data necessary for the intended purpose of use	To communicate with and provide information to applicants for recruitment (including interns) and to conduct other hiring and screening activities To implement personnel and labor management after job offers To conduct activities for verifying, analyzing, and improving the hiring and screening process
Personal information of officers, employees and retired employees of Zeon Name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, work experience and career history, qualifications (proficiency in foreign languages and other skills), face photo, account information, job title and department, performance evaluation, and other data necessary for the intended purpose of use	To conduct business correspondence, manage attendance, pay salaries, reimburse expenses, appropriately allocate personnel, evaluate employee performance, develop professional skills, offer welfare programs, implement labor management including safety and health, and other obligations stipulated by laws and regulations related to labor, tax, and social welfare To perform and manage procedures stipulated by Zeon’s company regulations To communicate with and provide information on welfare-related matters to health insurance associations, corporate pension funds, and Zeon Group , to send in-house newsletters and other distributed materials, and to communicate and distribute supplies in the event of emergency

3.Disclosure and Provision of Personal Data to Third Parties

Personal data will not be disclosed or provided to third parties without your consent, except as required by laws and regulations. The provision of personal data for joint use or entrustment does not constitute disclosure or provision to a third party.

4.Entrustment of Personal Data Management

Handling of all or part of your personal data may be entrusted to third parties as necessary to achieve the purposes of use described in Section 2. In such cases, Zeon will exercise necessary and appropriate supervision over the entrustee.

5.Joint Use of Personal Data

Personal data may be jointly used between Zeon and the Zeon Group as follows.

(1) Personal data items subject to joint use
Personal data described in “2. Personal Information We Collect and Purposes for Its Use”.

(2) Scope of companies jointly using such data
Zeon Group (for details on Zeon’s domestic and overseas group companies, please see ZEON Group.)

(3) How we use the information
For the purposes described in “2. Personal Information We Collect and Purposes for Its Use”.

(4) Entity responsible for managing jointly used personal data
Zeon Corporation (for the address and names of representatives, please refer to the corporate profile and list of directors and officers).

6.Measures for Managing Data Security

We take necessary and appropriate measures to ensure security of your personal information, including prevention of leakage, loss, or damage. For details on our data security procedures, please contact Zeon as stated in Section 10.

7.Use of Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) for tracking and analysis to provide you with more relevant services.

(1) Overview of Cookies

A cookie is a small text file containing randomly generated letters and numbers that a web server sends to your browser, to be stored on and retrieved from your device when you visit a website. We use Cookies to collect information such as your browsing history, service usage, location, and other attributes, none of which personally identify you. You can verify your browser to check whether the sites use Cookies, disable Cookies, or delete stored cookies. However, please be acknowledged that rejecting or deleting Cookies may limit certain website functions.

(2) About Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google, Inc. Using Cookies set by Zeon or Google, we may collect and receive analysis results of browsing history to better understand site usage and improve our services. For more details on handling of data by Google Analytics by Google, please refer to the following.

Google Analytics Terms of Service

Google Privacy Policy

8.Procedures for Disclosure of Retained Personal Data

Upon request from you or your agent for various actions regarding your retained personal data, including notification of our purpose of using data that identifies you, disclosure of the data, disclosure of records of data provision to third parties, correction/addition/deletion of the data, or discontinuation of use or cessation of provision to third parties of retained personal data, we will respond appropriately in accordance with legal provisions after authenticating that the request if from you. If we are unable to authenticate that the request was made by you or your agent, we may not be able to accommodate your request.
For details on actual procedures on disclosure, please contact us as stated in Section 10.
Please note that a fee may apply for requests related to actions described above which we separately determine.

9.Changes to the Policy

The Policy is subject to change or revision from time to time and any updates will be posted on this website. Please check the latest version posted on the website.

10.Contact Us

For questions or requests concerning our handling of personal information/personal data, please contact the following:

Personal Information Handling Contact, Zeon Corporation

FAX: +81-3-3216-0501

Inquiries from the Web: Contact Form