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.