Privacy Policy

To provide appropriate protection of the confidentiality of personal information on its members, the Sony Health Insurance Society shall promote the following efforts:
1. By implementing appropriate security measures, the Society shall seek to prevent leaks, loss, damage, or unauthorized access to personal information obtained from members.
2. Unless it has first obtained consent from the member in question, the Society shall use the personal information it obtains solely for purposes of clear benefit to the member, solely for purposes of clear benefit to the member, including maintenance and promotion of the member's health (see Reference ).
3. Unless it has first obtained consent from the member in question, the Society shall not provide personal information concerning a member to any third party.
However, in the following cases, the Society may provide personal information on members to third parties without first obtaining consent from members:
(1) When required by law
(2) When required to protect an individual's life, health, or assets, and circumstances make it difficult to obtain advance consent from the member
(3) When required to promote public health or to promote the sound raising of children, and conditions make it difficult to obtain advance consent from the member
(4) When cooperation with the duties of national government bodies, local public bodies, or other parties entrusted by such bodies with such duties is legally required, and seeking to obtain consent from the member may hinder the undertaking of such duties
4. The Society shall seek to manage personal information in appropriate ways by training and educating its employees on how to protect personal information and assigning individuals responsible for such management within each section that handles personal information.
5. In cases in which the Society entrusts operations to other parties, it shall review and improve such operations to ensure the protection of personal information.
When concluding contracts to entrust such operations, the Society shall thoroughly investigate the suitability of the counterparties to such contracts with respect to the handling of personal information and shall seek to ensure that the terms and conditions of such contracts include measures that ensure the protection of personal information.
6. When a member wishes to inquire into, revise, or otherwise access his or her own personal information, the Society shall respond as promptly as reasonably possible upon contact by the member with the appropriate Society representative.
7. In addition to complying with all laws, regulations, and other rules concerning the handling of personal information on its members, the Society shall seek to continually review and improve its policy for ensuring the protection of personal information.
April 1, 2005
Sony Health Insurance Society
Yasunori Kirihara, Chaiman