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Privacy Policy
Sano-Gumi Co., Ltd. handles the personal information entrusted to us and access information on this site as follows.
Business operator
- Name
- Sano-Gumi Co., Ltd.
- Representative
- Hiroki Sano, Representative Director
- Address
- D128, 2-8 Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
Information we receive and how we use it
- Contact
- Your name, contact details and the content of your inquiry. Used to respond to your inquiry.
- Job applications
- Information provided when you apply, such as your name, contact details, background and portfolio. Used for selection and to contact you.
- Business partners and commissioned creators
- Your name, address, contact details, bank account for payment, and similar. Used for contracts, payments, and procedures required by law such as tax withholding.
- Employees (including part-time staff)
- Used for employment management, payroll, and procedures for labor and social insurance.
- Individual Number (My Number)
- Used only for procedures required by law, such as preparing withholding tax slips for salaries, salary payment reports, and payment records for fees.
Provision to third parties
We do not provide personal information to third parties except with your consent or as required by law.
Storage and security
- Only designated staff handle personal information, and only as far as the work requires.
- Accounts used for storage are protected with two-step verification, and access is limited. Individual Numbers are kept separately from other information, in a place with even more restricted access.
- Once the purpose is fulfilled and any retention period required by law has passed, we promptly delete or dispose of the information.
- Information is stored on cloud services provided by U.S. companies (such as Google Workspace). We take the measures above with an understanding of the personal information protection framework in the United States.
- Our overall approach is set out in our Information Security Policy.
Cookies and analytics
We use Google Analytics for access analysis. Access information is sent to Google via cookies and similar technologies (Google's policy). To stop this, use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Official embeds on works pages may also allow X (and YouTube) to collect browsing information.
Requests such as disclosure, and contact
To request notification of the purpose of use, disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or similar for your own information, please contact us at the address below. After confirming your identity, we will respond in accordance with the law. There is no fee.
Established August 2026 / Revised September 2026 © 2026 Sano-Gumi Co., Ltd.