Considering the importance of protecting personal information, “BColle” has established this Privacy Policy regarding the handling of personal information in the services provided on this website (hereinafter referred to as “the Service”).
BColle will protect personal information by establishing a system for protecting personal information, and by ensuring that the importance of protecting personal information is fully recognized and addressed.
Article 1 What is personal information?
- “Personal information” refers to “personal information” as defined in the Personal Information Protection Law, and refers to information about a living individual that can identify the specific individual by name, date of birth, address, telephone number, contact information, or other description contained in such information.
- “Historical information and characteristic information” among personal information refers to information other than “personal information” as defined above, and includes information such as services used, products purchased, history of pages viewed and advertisements, search keywords, date and time of use, usage methods, usage environment, zip code, gender, occupation, age, IP address, cookie information, location information, and device individual identification information. location information, and individual identification information of the device.
- The only user information collected by this service is nickname, contact information (e-mail address), cookie information, and IP address. Credit card information is not collected.
Article 2 Method of Collecting Personal Information
- When a user registers to use the Service, the Service may ask the user for personal information such as nickname and contact e-mail address. In addition, the Service may collect transaction records, including personal information, and payment information from our partners (including payment information providers, affiliate tracking, etc.; hereinafter referred to as “Partners”) and other parties with whom you have transactions. The Service may also obtain transaction records, including personal information, and payment information from our partners (including payment information providers, affiliate tracking, etc.; hereinafter “Partners”).
- The Service obtains historical information and characteristic information about users, such as services and software used, products purchased, search keywords, date and time of use, method of use, environment of use, IP address, cookie information, and individual identification information of terminals, when users use the services of the Company and payment partners, or when users log in to members-only pages. The information will be obtained when you use the services of the Company or affiliated payment service providers or log in to the members-only pages.
Article 3. Purpose of Obtaining and Using Personal Information
The purposes of acquiring and using personal information for this service are as follows
- To display membership information such as nickname and contact information, purchase information such as payment method, payment services used, products purchased, and their prices, in order for customers to view and modify their own registration information and usage status.
- To use contact information such as nicknames and e-mail addresses to send various notices to customers and to permit them to download products as necessary.
- To use information such as nicknames and e-mail addresses to verify the identity of members when they log in to the site.
- For billing purposes, to use the name and quantity of products purchased, the amount billed for the payment service used, nicknames, payment information, etc.
For the purpose of displaying the registered information on the input screen for easy data entry, or transferring the information to other services (including those provided by our business partners) based on the customer’s instructions. - To refuse the use of customers who violate the Terms of Service, such as those who delay payment or cause damage to a third party, or those who attempt to use the service for fraudulent or unfair purposes, by using information to identify members, such as user, nickname, and e-mail address. Purpose
- To use information necessary to provide services to customers, such as customer service usage status and contact information, in order to respond to customer inquiries.
- Purposes incidental to the above purposes of use.
Article 4: Management of Personal Information
In order to keep customers’ personal information accurate and up-to-date and to prevent unauthorized access, loss, damage, falsification, leakage, etc. of personal information, the Company shall take necessary measures such as maintaining a security system, improving the management system, and thoroughly educating employees, and shall implement safety measures and strictly manage personal information.
Article 5 Disclosure of Personal Information
- If a customer requests disclosure of his/her personal information, we will disclose such information to the customer only without delay. However, if the disclosure of personal information would result in any of the following cases, we may not disclose all or part of the information, and if we decide not to disclose the information, we will notify the customer to that effect without delay
If there is a risk of harm to the life, body, property, or other rights or interests of the customer or a third party
If there is a risk of significant hindrance to the proper conduct of our business
In the event of violation of other laws and regulations.
- Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in principle, the Company will not disclose non-personal information, such as historical information and characteristic information.
Article 6 Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
- Personal information received from customers shall be managed appropriately and shall not be provided to third parties without prior consent of the customer, except in the following cases. However, this excludes cases permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations.
When required by law
When it is necessary for the protection of a person’s life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person
When it is especially necessary to improve public health or to promote the sound growth of children, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual concerned.
When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by either a national agency or local government to execute affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining the consent of the individual is likely to impede the execution of such affairs.
When the following items are notified or publicly announced in advance
The purpose of use includes provision to a third party
Data items to be provided to the third party
Means or method of provision to third parties
Cessation of provision of personal information to third parties at the request of the individual
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the following cases do not fall under the category of third parties
When this service is entrusted with all or part of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use.
Article 7 Security Measures for Personal Information
The Service takes all possible security measures to ensure the accuracy and safety of personal information.
The Service will make constant efforts to collect information on the protection of personal information and to implement the latest security measures.
Article 8 Correction and Deletion of Personal Information
- Customers may request that their personal information held by the Service be corrected or deleted by the administrator on their account page on the Service, if the information is incorrect.
- The Service will correct or delete the relevant personal information if it deems it necessary to respond to the request from the customer as described in the preceding paragraph.
Article 9 Suspension of Use of Personal Information
If a customer requests the suspension of use or deletion of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “suspension of use, etc.”) on the grounds that the personal information is being used beyond the scope of the purpose of use or that the information was obtained illegally, the Service will conduct the necessary investigation without delay, suspend use of the personal information based on the results of the investigation, etc., and notify the customer of such suspension of use, etc. We will then stop using the personal information and notify the customer to that effect. However, if the suspension of use, etc. of personal information involves significant costs, or if it is difficult to suspend use, etc., alternative measures will be taken.
Article 10 Compliance with Laws and Regulations and Changes to Privacy Policy
- The Service will comply with the laws, regulations, and other norms of the country of the Service’s operating server that are applicable to personal information held by the Service.
- The contents of the privacy policy may be changed without notice to the user.
- Unless otherwise specified by the Service, the revised Privacy Policy shall become effective when posted on the Website.
Article 11 Personal Information Manager
Bcolle administrator
Article 12. Inquiries
For inquiries regarding the Privacy Policy and the handling of personal information, please contact the following
E-MAIL: bcolle@protonmail.com
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Handling of Member Data
If a user registers with the site, we will store the personal information they provide on their user profile page. All users can view, edit, and delete their personal information (but cannot change their user name). The site administrator can also view and edit such information.
Your Rights to Your Data
If you have an account with the Service, you may also request that the administrator of the Service delete any membership data that the Service may hold about you (please make this request via Contact Us). (Please make this request via Contact Us.) This does not include data that we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.