April 18, 2005 (Laid down by the Board of Directors)
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers,
(hereafter referred to as the Institute) recognizing the importance of personal
information, will observe laws and its own regulations relating to the protection
of personal information, and will endeavor to undertake its acquisition, usage,
and management appropriately as follows:
To provide services in line with its business objectives, the Institute will obtain
information to a degree necessary for the identification of specific individuals.
In principle, the Institute will specify its purpose for acquiring such information,
and may only acquire information in accord with the wishes of the information
provider (registration).
The acquired personal information will be used by the Institute to a degree which
will enable it to fulfill its purpose for acquiring this information. However,
under the following conditions, information may be used or provided for purposes
other than the acquisition purpose:
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When its use conforms to regulations of law. |
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When consent is given by the information provider. |
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When the management of personal data is commissioned in part or
in whole so that the Institute may achieve its business objective (for example,
commissioning of the delivery service etc., commissioning of the analysis etc.
of membership data.) |
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When there is a just reason which will allow for the achievement
of a business objective approved by a comprehensive legislative organ for the
Institute (General Assembly, Board of Directors) as well as by a Society legislative
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The Institute will endeavor to take necessary and appropriate measures to prevent
the leakage, loss, destruction and alteration etc. of acquired personal information.
However, the Institute will not be responsible for the management of information
released by the information provider or information which has already been released.
When a request is received from the personal information provider to release his/her
personal information, the Institute will, in principle, release this information
without delay. Moreover, when a request is made for the revision etc. of personal
information, the Institute will, in principle, make such revisions etc. without
delay and maintain up-to-date information.
The website prepared by the Institute is to be used by the user at his or her
own discretion. The Institute will not be responsible for any damages resulting
from the use of various information obtained from this website or from this website's
outside links.
With the aim of servicing our members well, users can use this website to register
personal information required for member registration, among others. In having
users register their valuable personal information in safety, the Institute uses
specialized encoded communication technology called SSL and a dedicated server
protected by a Firewall security system to prevent invalid outside access and
information leakage. Moreover, we are further strengthening our management structure
of personal information.
This privacy policy may be updated without prior warning to conform with changes
in law, or for other reasons. The personal information acquired by the Institute
will always be subject to the most recent privacy policy. Such updates, whatever
they may entail, shall be reported in the Institute's website and will be effective
from the day they are reported.
If you have questions relating to the protection of personal information by the
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, please contact
us at the following:
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
(a corporate juridical person)
Membership Activities Section
phone:+81-3-3433-6691, fax: +81-3-3433-6659
E-mail:member@ieice.org
Published on April 20, 2005
