Privacy Policy

1. Basic idea

The CRYPTREC Secretariat collects information of users of the CRYPTREC URL (http://www.cryptrec.go.jp/ hereinafter called the “Site”) to the extent necessary for the smooth operation of services provided from the Site.
The information so collected will be used properly within the scope of the intended use purpose.

2. Scope of information to be collected

The Site does not collect information of the name, date of birth, or other information from which the individual can be identified, in general, except for the following information.

  1. The Site automatically collects the Internet domain name, IP address, query information for retrieval in the Site, and other information relating to perusal of the Site.
    The Site does not use a cookie (information that is transmitted from the Server to the browser of the user and accumulated in the computer of the user, to identify the user at the Server side).
  2. The CRYPTREC Secretariat may request writing of the name, address, telephone number, etc., as necessary when requesting public comments or opinions related to individual cases, or when receiving an inquiry.
    The mail address of the sender is displayed at the receiver side.

3. Use purpose

  1. The information collected in 2 above will be used as reference for the smooth provision of services from the Site.
  2. The “opinion/proposal” collected in 2 above will be used as reference for operation of the CRYPTREC Secretariat in the future.
    Therefore, the information may be transferred to Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, or the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, according to its content.
    The “title, name, and mail address” are used to confirm inquiry and answer.
    These pieces of information may be transferred to related agencies, according to content.
  3. The “inquiry” collected in 2 above may be transferred to the related division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, or the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, according to content.
    Also, the “title, name, and mail address” are used to confirm inquiry and answer.
  4. The information collected in 2 above may be used for reply, confirmation of link information, and protection of copyright.

4. Restriction on use and offer

The Secretariat does not use the collected information for its own purposes other than those stated in 3 above, nor does it offer such information to any third party, in cases in which disclosure is required by law; when there is an illegal act, such as intimidation, or when there is some special reason.
However, statistically processed data of access information of the Site, proposals or opinions submitted to the Secretariat, and individual attributes related thereto, as well as opinion submitted to the Secretariat, may be made public.

5. Measures to assure safety

The Secretariat will make necessary acts to prevent the divulgence, loss, or destruction of collected information, as well as to properly manage such information.

6. Scope of application

This privacy policy is applied only to this Site (directory of or below http://www.cryptrec.go.jp)
The information of each related agency will be treated under the responsibility of the agency concerned.