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Privacy Policy

In the event of any inconsistencies between this English version and Japanese version, the Japanese version shall prevail.

The 97th May Festival Standing Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) shall acknowledge the importance of protecting personal information of users of the services provided by the Committee (hereinafter referred to as “users”), and when the Committee handles personal information, the Committee shall observe this Privacy Policy.

Article 1 Observance of Laws and Other Norms

The Committee shall observe laws and other norms of personal information protection when the Committee handles personal information.

Article 2 Purpose of Handling Personal Information

The Committee shall handle personal information within the limits of following purposes:

  • Identity verification including enrollment check
  • Confirmation and management of registrations, requests, and orders
  • Sending messages from the Committee
  • Development or improvement of the Committee’s services
  • Improvement of the services related to the May Festival or the Committee

Article 3 Provision of Personal Information Inside the Committee

The Committee may provide the May Festival Standing Committee of the next and following years with personal information.

Article 4 Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

After obtaining the user’s consent, the Committee may provide third parties with personal information within the limits of the purposes of handling it mentioned in Article 2. Also, without obtaining the user’s consent, the Committee may provide third parties with personal information to the extent which the law permits. When the Committee provides personal information, the Committee shall take appropriate actions such as making it a condition that personal information is adequately protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Article 5 Security Control Measures of Personal Information

To properly handle personal information, the Committee shall endeavor to protect personal information by taking necessary and appropriate measures. The measures include the following.

  • Improving the management system of personal information
  • Educating members of the Committee
  • Preventing unauthorized access to personal information
  • Preventing loss, destruction, falsification and leakage of personal information

Article 6 Procedure for Requesting Disclosure of Personal Information

The Committee shall immediately inform the procedure of disclosing its personal information in response to contact from the holder of personal information via email or the like. However, if the disclosure would result in any of the following cases, the Committee shall not disclose all or part of the information, and when the Committee decides not to disclose the information, the Committee shall notify the user to that effect without delay.

  • In the case where the identity verification cannot be conducted
  • In the case where there is a risk of harming the life, body, property or other rights and interests of the user or third parties
  • In the case where there is a risk of significant impediment to the proper operation of the Committee
  • In the case where there is a risk of violating the laws

Article 7 Procedure for Requesting Correction or Deletion of Personal Information

The Committee will conduct the necessary investigation without delay when the holder of personal information requests the correction, addition, deletion, discontinuation of use, or suspension of providing it to third parties (hereinafter referred to as "corrections") of personal information via email or the like. Based on the results of the investigation, the Committee will make corrections of personal information and notify the user to that effect. However, even in this case, the Committee may not make corrections in the contents of personal information based on the provisions of laws, regulations or the like. If the Committee decides not to make corrections of personal information, the Committee shall notify the holder of personal information to that effect without delay.

Article 8 SSL

The website and the Web System provided by the Committee support SSL to protect information that users send and receive. By using a browser that supports SSL, personal information that users have entered shall be automatically encrypted and transmitted.

Article 9 Cookies

Some pages on the website and the Web System provided by the Committee use a technology called cookies. You can disable the function of cookies by customizing your web browser settings. If you do so, some services on the website may not work properly.

Article 10 Personal Information Handling of Each Service

The Committee shall observe the rules for using personal information stipulated separately for each website and Web System provided by the Committee.

Article 11 Continual Improvement of the Privacy Policy

The Committee shall continually review and update the Privacy Policy to strengthen the protection of personal information, and to comply with changes in laws and other norms. The Committee shall announce the amendment hereof on the official website or the like.

Article 12 Inquiries about the Handling of Personal Information

Please contact the office below for procedures and inquiries regarding the Committee's handling of personal information.

Article 13 Governing Law and Jurisdiction Court

This Privacy Policy abides by the Japanese Law if not given specific conditions. Any and all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Privacy Policy shall submit to the jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court or Tokyo District Court at the first instance.


The May Festival Standing Committee
Email: contact[at]gogatsusai.jp
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Hongo Office
Room 6, 3rd Floor, Second Refectory (Dai-ni Shokudo), 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654
TEL: 03-5684-4594
FAX: 050-3413-4505

Komaba Office
Room 103, 1st Floor, Campus Plaza Bldg. A, 3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902
TEL: 03-5454-4349
FAX: 03-3466-1865