| 1. Personal information
that you provide to Hitachi Europe, Ltd. ("Hitachi")
by means of inquiry forms and e-mail through Hitachi's Web
site is dealt with in accordance with this privacy policy.
2. Whenever Hitachi obtains, holds, uses,
or discloses your personal information, we endeavour to
act in a way that is not detrimental to your rights and
interests.
3. In general, you can visit Hitachi's
web site anonymously and without revealing any personal
information.
4. Through the formulation of appropriate
security measures, Hitachi endeavours to prevent any leakage
or loss of, or damage or unauthorized access to, personal
information we obtain from you.
5. Hitachi will use your personal information
only when essential for achieving either of the following
objectives:
a.
To execute contracts concluded between you and Hitachi.
b.
To send you information concerning the holding of events,
etc.
6. Unless your prior consent has been obtained,
Hitachi will not provide your personal information to third
parties. However, in any of the following cases Hitachi
may provide personal information to third parties without
your prior consent:
a.
If Hitachi is required to do so by law.
b.
If it is necessary to do so in order to protect the lives,
persons, or properties of individuals,
and obtaining your prior consent is difficult.
c.
If it is necessary to cooperate with central government
institutions, local governments,
or any entities acting on their behalf for the execution
of any legally prescribed business,
and there is concern that obtaining your consent may impede
the execution
of the said business.
7. If an individual content displays a
separate privacy policy or has a link to a content that
displays one, that privacy policy takes precedence over
the Hitachi Web site privacy policy.
8. Hitachi adheres to all laws and regulations
and other norms pertaining to the handling of personally
identifiable information, and seeks to continually revise
and improve the content of this privacy policy.
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