Shimizu Hospital Group Privacy Policy

The Shimizu Hospital Group considers the protection of the privacy and personal information of its website users to be an important responsibility. On this website we uphold laws regarding the protection of personal information and strive to protect personal information based on the following stance regarding the handling of personal information.

Collecting, using and providing personal information

In principle, personal information provided by website users is only used to provide services from the Shimizu Hospital Group or to provide/present related information as required. We do not use personal information for other purposes or provide it to third parties, except in the following cases.

• When the information has been processed so that individuals cannot be identified
• When the protection of life or person takes priority, as stipulated by the law, etc.
• Security of personal information

Security of personal information

We strive to ensure that the personal information of our users is accurate and up-to-date. We also strive to ensure the security of personal information by implementing appropriate information security measures to protect it from loss, destruction, modification, leaking, or unauthorized access.

Disclosing/correcting personal information

When we receive a user request to disclose the personal information we have on that individual, we check the request without delay and respond according to the disclosure procedure of the Shimizu Hospital Group. We also appropriately respond to requests for correcting or terminating the use of personal information.