Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Personal Data Handling Business)
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called the "Company") hereby establishes and announces the following "Privacy Policy for Protection of Personal Data on Applicants for Employment" (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") as the Company's primary policy to protect personal data with respect to applicants for employment and constitute the Company's perspective with regard to the treatment of personal data in this respect.
Basic policy
The Company recognizes its important social responsibility to ensure the protection and proper use of personal data, and will endeavor to comply with related laws and regulations, including the "Law Concerning Protection of Personal Data," and the Company's rules and regulations, such as this Policy, in performing employment-related operations, thereby protecting and properly using personal data on applicants for employment.
Proper acquisition of data
The Company will acquire personal data on applicants for employment by proper and lawful means to the extent that such data is necessary for the Company's operations.
Purposes of use
The Company will specify the intended uses of personal data on applicants for employment, and will handle such data only to achieve these intended uses, and not any other purpose. Similarly, if applicable laws or regulations separately limit the intended uses of a specific personal data item, the Company shall ensure that the handling of such data item does not extend to uses other than those allowed by said laws or regulations.
The intended uses of personal data on applicants for employment at the Company are displayed on the Company's website and related locations.
Limitation on provision to a third party
The Company will in principle not provide any third party with personal data on applicants for employment, except when the consent of the applicant is obtained or the Company does so under applicable laws and regulations. However, the Company may provide personal data on applicants for employment to any party other than the Company without the consent of the applicant if handling of personal data is commissioned to a third party to achieve the intended uses of said data, if the Company merges with another company, or if such data is jointly used with a separately specified party.
Treatment of sensitive information
The Company will not acquire or use any sensitive information on applicants for employment (information on political views, religion, nationality, visa, healthcare, etc.) or provide such information to any third party, except when the Company is required to do so under laws and regulations or the consent of the applicant is obtained in order to perform standard operations.
The Company will not acquire or use any sensitive information on applicants for employment (information on labor union membership, race, nation, family status, or legal domicile) or provide such information to any third party.
Security measures
The Company will endeavor to retain and manage personal data on applicants for employment such that the accuracy of such data is maintained and the data is always up to date, and implement reasonable security measures to avoid disclosure, etc. In addition, the Company will also properly supervise employees or commissioned parties handling personal data on applicants for employment.
Continual improvement
The Company will endeavor to continue improving the treatment of personal data on applicants for employment by reviewing this Policy from time to time based on developments in information technology as well as changes in social demands, etc
Procedures for request of disclosure, etc.
The Company will make efforts to provide proper, quick response to requests for correction, addition, or removal of personal data on applicants for employment, suspension or discontinuation of use of such data, or suspension of provision of such data to a third party, if the notice of the intended use of personal data on applicants for employment held by the Company, request for disclosure of the content, or the content of personal data held by the Company runs counter to actual use.
Response to feedback and requests
The Company will make efforts to provide serious, quick response to feedback and requests involving the Company's treatment of personal data.
(Intended use)
- For information regarding the Company's intended uses of personal data, please refer to here.
(Contact address)
To request disclosure or provide feedback or related requests, please contact the following Company department.
- Department name:
- Mizuho Securities Co., Personnel Affairs Dept
- Telephone:
- 03-5208-3145 (contact point for employment)
- Office hours:
- Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Note:
- The office is closed on January 1-3, May 4, December 31, holidays, and substituted holidays.
