The EEA Privacy Policy ("EEA Privacy Policy") applies to SHUSAKU・YAMAMOTO ("we", "our" and "us")’s processing of personal data in the context of our offering of goods and services to, or monitoring the behavior of, individuals located in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). The EEA Privacy Policy sets out how we will process as a data controller the personal data of our customers and business partners and their employees ("you" and "your") and the measures and processes we have put in place to ensure its adequate protection in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR").
We may revise this policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to become aware of any changes we make, as they are binding on you.

1. Personal Data We Process
   We may process the following types of personal data about you: personal details (e.g., name, photograph); demographic information (e.g., gender, age, nationality); identifier information (e.g., passport, driver’s license, national identity number); contact details (e.g., address, telephone number, email address); matter details (e.g., your instructions to us); payment details; information about your use of our websites; information about your interactions with our services, promotions or advertising; and any views or opinions you provide us.
2. Purpose of Using Personal Data
   We will process your personal data for the following purposes:
   - Handling legal matters and sending and receiving communications relating to such legal matters;
   - Providing information concerning us, our lectures, seminars, and books etc., sending newsletter and letters of greeting, etc. and offering other information related to our legal services;
   - Recruitment, selection and recruitment-related communication, and human resource management after recruitment, including attorneys, patent attorneys, staffs and trainees;
   - Responding to various inquires;
   - Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations to which we are subject;
   - Other legitimate interests, including analyzing use of our website or services, tailoring website and news content, setting preferences in our website or electronic mailings, improving our websites, offering and managing programs and events, fulfilling our obligations to our clients and others, and managing our client and vendor relationships; or
   - Any other purpose incidental to those listed above.
3. Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data
   We may process your personal data based on the following legal ground:
   - To process your instructions or fulfill the obligations under other contracts with you or your organization;
   - Your consent expressly given to us to process your personal data in such manner. You may withdraw your consent to this processing at any time; however, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before such withdrawal of your consent;
   - To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; and
   - Our legitimate interests or those of any third-party recipients of your personal data, provided that such interests are not overridden by your interests or fundamental and freedoms.
4. Provision and sharing of personal data
   We may share personal data and information that does not identify individuals with the following third parties for the purposes above. If this is necessary, we will comply with applicable privacy laws and regulations.
   - Our group of companies including SHUSAKU･YAMAMOTO, SHUSAKU･YAMAMOTO Tokyo Office, SHUSAKU･YAMAMOTO Fukuoka Office, SHUSAKU･YAMAMOTO Fukushima Office, SHUSAKU･YAMAMOTO Nanjing Office, SHUSAKU YAMAMOTO Co., Proceed Co., System File Co.;
   - Occupational professionals such as lawyers, tax accountants, and certified public accountants;
   - Third parties approved or designated by you;
   - Third parties who process your personal data on our behalf; and
   - Any government, regulatory agency, enforcement or exchange body or court where we are required to do so by applicable law or regulation or at their request.
5. Management of Personal Data
   We manage personal data within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use, taking care to avoid illegal access to, or loss, destructions, manipulation or any personal data, by implementing necessary and appropriate with our rules and regulations concerning the protection of personal data. In addition, we provide appropriate supervision to our employees regarding the handling of personal data; and in the case of an entrustment of the handling of personal data to any third party, we supervise the entrustee to ensure that they also manage the personal data in an appropriate manner. Furthermore, we will not provide personal data to any third party unless we have the client's consent or are otherwise required or permitted to do so by laws and regulations or as stated in this policy.
6. Contact Information regarding Personal Data
   Regarding disclosure, corrections or deletions of personal data, please contact us using the contact information found on the web page to which you have provided your personal data, or by sending an inquiry to the following:
   17th FLOOR GRAND FRONT OSAKA TOWER C,
   3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0011 Japan
   TEL +81-6-6372-3910
7. Cross Border Transfer
   Personal data may be transferred to entities in countries or jurisdictions outside the EEA, such as Japan, if required for the purposes as described above. Please note that such countries or jurisdictions may not have the same data protection laws as the EEA and that they may not afford many of the rights conferred upon you in the EEA. We will ensure that any such international transfers are made subject to appropriate and suitable safeguards as required by the GDPR or other relevant laws. When doing so, we will comply with applicable data protection requirements and take appropriate safeguards to ensure the security and integrity of your personal data.
8. Retention of Personal Data
   We will retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
9. Your Rights
   You have the right to access, request correction of, request deletion of, request the limitation of processing of, and request the data possibility of your personal data retained by us. When we receive a request based on such right, we will conduct any necessary investigation without delay and provide you or a nominated third party with personal data or respond to such request without delay.
10. How to Lodge a Complaint to the Regulator
    You are entitled to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection regulator if you consider that we have breached your data protection rights.

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