Privacy Policy for California citizens

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited and its subsidiaries provided as following (collectively the “Company”), hereby adopts this Privacy Policy with regard to the personal data of customers which data is treated in connection with the Company’s websites (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy informs customers (“Data Subject”) of the Company’s way of collecting and using the personal data, the categories of personal data that the Company processes, the purposes for such processing, as well as the rights that the Data Subject retain as for their personal data.

  • Subsidiaries
    • Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
    • Mercian Corporation

The categories of Sources of Personal Information

  • Website using its comment posting function, inquiry function, etc
  • Website using online form to apply for the Company’s service etc.

A list of the categories of personal information it has collected about consumers in the preceding 12 months

  • Identifier
  • Any personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80.
  • Commercial information
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information

The business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information

The Company shall handle the personal data solely for the following purposes.

Beneficial communication with customers and the Company’s business execution

If a customer inquires of the Company for general questions regarding the Company and the Company’s products, notifies the Company of the issues with the products or applies for services provided by the Company, the Company will save and process the customer’s personal data transmitted along with the said inquiry, notification or application.
The Company uses the customers’ personal data for executing its business such as the response to their inquiries or applications for the services or any other communication with the customer or the performance of the Company’s obligations under the agreement between the customers and the Company.
In addition, the Company uses the customers’ personal data in order to provide, improve and create the Company’s products and services by precisely grasping the Company’s business on the basis of the specific understanding of the customers’ request for the Company’s service or marketing.

Provision, improvement, development and security of the Website

In order that the customers may use the function of Website, the Company uses the log files and device information, which are the customers’ personal data. Additionally, the Company uses the information and data to optimize the Website and to ensure the security of the Company’s IT system.

Cookies

Some pages of the Website use the technology called “Cookie” to improve the user’s usability. Cookie includes a variety of data, such as the information regarding the Website which the customers accessed, the frequency of the Website viewing, and the customers’ actions on the Website. For more details about the way of the Company’s use of the Cookie and its related technologies, please see our Cookies Policy.

The categories of third parties to whom the information was sold or shared

The categories of personal information: Internet or other electronic network activity information
The categories of third parties: Cloud service providers

A list of the categories of personal information it has sold or shared about consumers in the preceding 12 months

  • Internet or other electronic network activity information

A list of the categories of personal information it has disclosed about consumers for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months

The Company do not disclose consumers personal information for a business purposes.

Sale or sharing of personal information of consumers under the age of 16

The Company shall intentionally neither collect nor process the information regarding a child below the age of 16 years, unless the consent is given or authorized by the holder of parental responsibility over the child.

Customers’ rights

Customers shall have the following rights regarding the processing of personal data:

  • Right to withdraw his or her consent at any time;
  • Right to know what kind of personal information we collect;
  • Right to correct inaccurate personal data that we have collected about you;
  • Right to delete inaccurate personal information that we have collected from you subject to certain exceptions;
  • Right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the Company for the exercise of privacy rights.

When the customer desires to exercise his/her rights

If a customer desires to exercise his/her rights, please inquire using the contact details at the end of this Privacy Policy.

How to exercise the right to opt out of sales and sharing

A Customer shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. If customer desires to opt out of sales or sharing, please opt out from "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information".

The procedure for verifying the identity of the customer when they exercise their rights

We may need you to submit identification documents and we will verify them against the personal information we hold. We will only process the request if we can confirm that the requester is the rightful owner.

How to designate a representative for exercising rights

We may need you to submit representative identification documents and we will verify them against the personal information we hold. We will only process the request if we can confirm that the requester is the rightful owner.

Contact Details

As for any questions or inquiry about this Privacy Policy, please contact the Company set out below.

The Company
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
NAKANO CENTRAL PARK SOUTH
10-2, Nakano 4-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001, Japan
Please contact the inquiry desk via the contact form of the Website.

Last Updated Date: July 1, 2024