WATCHNIAN Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to personal information (Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003; hereinafter referred to as the ``Personal Information Protection Act'') provided by WATCHNIAN Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ``the Company''). This stipulates the handling of "personal information" as defined in .

1. 1. Name of business operator, etc.

WATCHNIAN Corporation

Head office address: 5th floor, Nishi-Shinjuku Mitsui Building, 6-24-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023

Representative Director Hiroki Takatsuma

2. Personal information to be acquired

The personal information we collect includes the following information.

(1) Customer information

We may collect the following personal information about customers who use our stores or services (or their officers and employees if they are corporations).

  • ・Information (customer name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, credit card information, payment account, etc.)
  • ・History of use of this website or our services, purchase history of our products, details of various transactions between our company and customers (including the number of points held by customers who have registered as members of our company and the history of point usage)
  • • Details of various communications made between the Company (including responses to various inquiries from the Company and answers to questionnaires)
  • A copy of your ID card or other personal identification document (hereinafter referred to as "identification card, etc.")

This information may be provided directly by the customer or automatically obtained through a web browser, etc.
In addition, the customer may receive information provided by WATCHNIAN Group Corporation one of our group companies, and its group companies WATCHNIAN Corporation, Kaitori WATCHNIAN Corporation, and Ginzo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Group"). If you register as a member for use in connection with services or products, we will obtain information about the member in accordance with the membership agreement. Please refer to the membership terms and conditions for details.

(2) Business partner information

We may collect the following personal information about our business partners (if the business partners are corporations, their officers and employees; the same shall apply hereinafter).

  • ・ Business partner's name, name, title, address, telephone number, fax number, E-mail address, payment account, etc.
  • ・ Details of transactions between our business partners and our company
  • ・ Details of various communications between business partners and our company

This information may be obtained from our business partners or from public information.

(3) Information on applicants for employment

We collect the following personal information about those who have applied for our recruitment. The personal information we collect includes:

  • ・ Name, address, phone number, E-mail address, and other contact information
  • ・ Educational background, work history, and other items to be stated in the application documents
  • This information may be obtained from the person himself / herself, a third party such as a recruiting agent, or public information.

(4) Information of those who contacted us

We may collect the personal information of the person who made an inquiry through our website. The personal information we collect includes:

  • ・ Name, phone number, e-mail address, and other contact information
  • ・ Contents of inquiry
  • ・ Various documents provided for identity verification
  • This information is obtained directly from you.

3. Purpose of use of personal information, etc.

We will use each of the above information for the following purposes. We will not use your personal information beyond the scope of the purpose of use notified or announced to you without your consent. However, this does not apply if the reason is permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law.

(1) Customer's personal information
  • ・ To provide our services and propose and execute various transactions with our company.
  • ・ For information on our various products, services, events, campaigns, etc.
  • ・ For the improvement of our services or the planning or development of new products or services provided by our company.
  • ・ For contact regarding our services
  • ・ To respond to inquiries from customers, etc.
  • ・ To prevent unauthorized use of our services and operate each service properly
  • ・To comply with the Secondhand Articles Dealer Act and other legal obligations

  • If you submit a copy of your identification card, etc., the copy will be used only for the purpose of identity verification, and will be promptly destroyed after the purpose is achieved.


We process credit card information only for the following purposes:

  • ・ Purpose of payment to settle the price of the product purchased by the customer
  • ・ When a customer who has registered as a member registers credit card information, it will be displayed as one of the payment methods when placing an order thereafter.

Credit card information will be provided to the credit card company via the payment agency. We do not store your credit card information.

(2) Personal information of business partners
  • ・ Contract management, business negotiations, etc.
  • ・ Execution of business based on the contract, performance of the contract, etc.
(3) Personal information of applicants for employment
  • ・ Implementation of recruitment selection
  • ・ Providing information and contacting applicants for employment
  • ・ Execution of other work associated with recruiting activities
(4) Information of those who contacted us
  • ・ Responding to inquiries

4. Provision of personal information to a third party

(1) Shared use

We will share information about WATCHNIAN members and job applicants within our group. For more information, please see WATCHNIAN Group Corporation 's privacy policy and membership terms.

(2) Provision to outsourcers

We may provide all or part of personal information to our outsourced companies (payment agency, carrier, etc.) to the extent necessary to achieve each of the above-mentioned purposes of use. In this case, the Company will appropriately supervise the outsourced company regarding information management.

(3) Provision based on consent

We may provide your personal information to a third party with your prior consent.

(4) Others

Others When required by law, when it is necessary to protect the life, body or property of a person, and when it is difficult to obtain the consent of the person, etc., the Company will comply with the Personal Information Protection Law. May be provided to a third party. Even in that case, we will keep the provision within the necessary range and strive to protect the privacy rights of customers, etc. related to disclosure.

5. Cookies, etc.

We may acquire various information (IP address, terminal ID, location information, access log, browsing history, etc.) using cookies and similar technologies. In that case, we will clearly indicate so on each website.

In addition, although some of this information does not correspond to personal information, this policy applies to information that corresponds to personal information.

6. How to request disclosure of retained personal data

Notification, disclosure, correction, deletion, erasure, suspension of use, suspension of provision to third parties and disclosure of records provided by third parties (hereinafter referred to as "disclosure, etc.") regarding the retained personal data based on the Personal Information Protection Law. ), Please contact the [Inquiry Desk] at the end of this policy. We will inform you of the specific procedure separately. Please note that you will be required to submit the identity verification documents specified by us when making a request, and we will charge a fee equivalent to the actual cost specified by us. The submitted identity verification documents will be used only for the purpose of responding to the request, and will be promptly destroyed after the purpose is achieved.

7. Safety management measures

We will take necessary and appropriate safety management measures for the management of personal data, such as prevention of leakage, loss or damage. In addition, we will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to employees and contractors (including subcontractors) who handle personal data. If you would like to know more about the security management measures for personal data, please contact the [Inquiry Desk] at the end of this policy.

8. Contact point for inquiries and complaints

For requests for disclosure of personal information, complaints regarding this policy or our handling of personal information, and other inquiries, please contact the following [Inquiry Desk].

Inquiry window

〒160-0023 東京都新宿区西新宿6-24-1 西新宿三井ビルディング5階
メールアドレス:privacy@watchnian.com
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9. About authorized personal information protection organizations

There is no authorized personal information protection organization to which we belong.

10. Privacy policy change procedure

We will change this policy as necessary.
In that case, we will inform you of the content and enforcement time of the changed privacy policy by displaying it on our website or other appropriate method, or notify you.

Established June 20, 2022
Revised September 1, 2022
Revised November 15, 2022
Revised September 26, 2023
Revised October 2, 2023