TOOL Corporation (hereinafter the Company) recognizes that the protection of personal information is a crucial theme in conducting its main line of business - software development. Based on this recognition, the Company has established this policy and ensures that the policy is fully implemented while making it understood to all its employees.
Purpose of our personal information protection policy
We ensure the protection of personal information to provide sustained trust to customers.
Handling of personal information
Regarding the handling of information related to software development and personal information, such as employee information, we establish a management system for the protection of personal information. We handle personal information in an appropriate and careful manner according to our internal rules.
- Collection of personal information When collecting personal information, we clarify the purposes of collection to the customer and use legal and fair means to the extent necessary to achieve those purposes.
- Use of personal information We use personal information only within the scope of the purposes of collection agreed by the customer.
- Provision or entrustment of personal information We provide or entrust personal information to a third party within the scope of the purposes of collection agreed by the customer. We obtain the consent of the customer before providing or entrusting personal information.
Security measures
We implement information security measures and other security measures to ensure the accuracy and safety of personal information and prevent personal information from being illegally accessed, lost, destroyed, falsified, leaked, etc.
Compliance with laws and standards
To ensure the protection of personal information, we comply with the laws, standards, and industry guidelines that apply to personal information, as well as with the rules defined in our "compliance program."
Continuous improvement of the compliance program
We continuously improve the compliance program and keep it in the best condition through internal audits and reviews by our corporate representatives.
March 11, 2005