Global Privacy Policy
1. About This Policy
Sumitomo Electric Group (“we”, “us” or “our”) have established this Global Privacy
Policy (this “Policy”) for the purpose of properly processing the personal data andprotecting the rights and interest of our stakeholders (collectively “you”).
This Policy explains how we process your personal data based on the laws related toprocessing your personal data. In accordance with applicable data protection laws andthis Policy, we pledge to manage your personal data to be safe and appropriate bydiligently pursuing the prevention of unauthorized use, disclosure, modification, etc. ofpersonal data about you.
You may be subject to specific policies provided by our Group Companies (as definedbelow) and policies specific to certain products or services in conjunction with the Policy.
These specific policies shall supersede this Policy to the extent that the clauses set forthin these policies contradict the clauses set forth in this Policy.
Particularly, if any laws of the following countries, regions or states are applicable, thefollowing applicable policy shall also be applied in conjunction with the Policy.
 Japan：Japan Privacy Policy
 European Economic Area (EEA) /UK：
EEA and UK Privacy Policy
 California：
Addendum for California Privacy Rights ActOur website may contain links to and from third-party websites. These third-party
websites, and any services that may be accessible through them, have their own privacy
policies. We are not responsible for any third-party’s privacy practices. We encourage
you to be aware of this when you leave our website and to read the privacy policies
applicable to these third-party websites.

2. Personal Data Obtained by Us
Categories of personal data obtained by us are as follows:1•Identity and Contact Data
Name, age, date of birth, gender, occupation, address, country of residence, andother information related to contact details, such as phone number, email address,
and social media accounts;•Products and Services Data
Information related to products and services you have purchased (including productsand services you intend to purchase) (including product serial number, details ofproduct model, information regarding warranties, information regarding the status
and use of products, location information, service history, and store of purchase);•Communications Data
Details regarding your opinions, requests, inquiries, survey responses and otherinformation you provided;•Technical Data
Technical data including access data, Internet protocol (IP) address, your login data,browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types andversions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you
use to access this website;•Usage Data
Information about how you use our website, products and services;•Marketing DataYour preferences in receiving marketing from us or the third parties engaged by usand your communication preferences;•Application-related Information
Information relating to experience, education and right to work checks if you apply
to work for us;•

Information related to an individual that is obtained or derived in order to achieve
the purposes of processing personal data set forth in Section 4, and•Information for which we provide a separate notice.

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We will not obtain or use sensitive information that reveals your data concerning health,genetic data, data concerning sexual orientation, or the like, unless provided for in laws
and ordinances or you consent to us doing so.
You may be required to provide us with certain data because the provision of personal
data is required by statute or contract or for other reasons. In this case, if you do notprovide your personal data, we may not be able to provide you with our service.

3. How We Collect Your Personal Data
We may obtain the personal data described above both directly from you, through third
parties, such as contractors, business partners, and social media providers (including
Facebook and Google), and through products and services provided by us.
More specifically, we collect and process the following personal data about you fromeach of these sources:
1. Information you give us
This includes information about you that you give us through inquiry forms onour website, or by communicating with us, whether by e-mail, letter or otherwise.
2. Information third parties give us
This includes information about you that third parties give us through inquiry
forms on our website, or by communicating with us, whether by e-mail, letter orotherwise.
3. Information we collect automatically from you
When you visit our website, the website automatically collects certain types ofdata related to you. These types of data include access logs, web beacons (alsoknown as pixels), cookies, etc. These types of data may remain in your computerand continue to collect data.

4. Purpose of Processing Personal Data
The personal data collected by us is processed only by authorized personnel for specifictasks within the following purposes and the scope of applicable laws and regulations.

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Personal data of customers, suppliers, contractors, business partners or websiteusers (collectively “Business Partners”)••••••••••••

Promotion of our products and services including provision of related
information (such as catalog delivery)
Sales/supply of our products and services, and customer support
Development of our products and services
Delivery of direct marketing to prospective and current Business Partners
regarding products, offers, promotions, rewards, events, and services offered
Verification of eligibility and delivery of prizes, in connection with conducting
promotions for Business Partners
Analysis of the browsing history of Business Partners that they have provided
to us through our website and social media, and other information of suchBusiness Partners, thereby providing them with information on products thatmeet their preferences and tastes
Analysis of the number of accesses made to the landing page as set up throughour advertisements, thereby striving to improve the content of theadvertisements and advertisement placements
Fulfillment of any other business or commercial purposes at the direction ofBusiness Partners, or with notification and/or consent thereof
Performance of contracts with Business Partners
Engagement in business negotiations, meetings, or other forms ofcommunication with Business Partners (including audio recording andvideotaping of the content of such meetings, etc.)
Response to comments, questions, and requests from Business Partners,
provision of after support service, and otherwise performance of services
requested by Business Partners
Conduct of questionnaire surveys of Business Partners and analysis of theresults thereof

2. Personal data of shareholders•••

Exercise of rights and performance of obligations under applicable laws or
regulations stipulated thereof
Provision of services
Implementation of various measures for shareholders
4•Management of shareholder information based on laws and regulations,
including creation of databases

3. Personal data of employment applicants•••

Provision of employment information to applicants and communication withthem about selection procedures, either directly or through their universities or
employment agencies
Consideration of whether or not to hire the applicantsManagement of applicants who have been offered employment, and to perform
other procedures related to applicants for employment

4. Common purposes of use for all personal data••••

Prevention of and response to fraud, violation of relevant policies and rules,
threats, and damage
Operation, management, and improvement of our website, social media
accounts, applications, marketing activities, products, and services
Analysis of data on access to our website and its contents and the access speed
thereto, thereby striving to improve our website and its contents and to enhance
our systems and servers
Any other purposes individually notified or publicly announced to the extent
that it is required by applicable laws and regulations

5. Legal Basis
We will process your personal data in accordance with the legal basis required byapplicable laws and regulations. The legal basis to process your personal data may change
subject to the applicable laws and regulations of the respective jurisdictions.

6. Disclosure of Personal Data to Recipients
We will not sell, rent or lease your personal data. We may disclose your personal data to
the recipients described as follows or described in the specific policies to the extent
necessary to pursue the purposes of processing personal data set forth in Section 4 and inaccordance with applicable laws and regulations.
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1. Group Companies
Affiliates and related entities of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. listed in, but
not limited to, the following link (“Group Companies”).
2. Service Providers
Service providers, such as internet service providers, web analytics service
providers, cloud service providers, software venders, sales statistic analytics
service providers, recruitment or employment agencies, professional advisors, orconsultants.
3. Others
Potential partners of Merger and Acquisition, legal or regulatory authorities, orother third party.

7. Cross-Border Transfers
We are engaged in business activities on a global scale, and in some cases we will transfer
your personal data to a country or a region that does not have data protection laws,
regulations, and the like equivalent to those related to protection of personal data in thecountry or the region where you reside. Upon transferring your personal data abroad, wewill take appropriate measures in accordance with provisions set forth in applicable laws
and regulations.

8. Storage Limit for Personal Data
Unless indicated otherwise, we will retain the personal data that we collect about you forthe period necessary to process such personal data, except to the extent that we arerequired by law to retain the data for a longer period of time, in which case we will retain
it for the period required by law.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount,nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized
use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal
data and whether we can achieve these purposes through other means, and the applicablelegal requirement.

9. Your Rights
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Depending on where you reside, you may have a number of legal rights in relation to thepersonal data that we hold about you. These rights may vary depending on where you
reside and data protection laws which will apply to the relationship between you and us,
but would typically include:
1. the right to obtain information regarding the processing of your personal data andaccess to the personal data which we hold about you;
2. the right to request that we rectify your personal data if it is inaccurate orincomplete;
3. the right to request that we delete your personal data;
4. the right to request that we restrict our processing of your personal data;
5. the right to object to us about our processing of your personal data;
6. the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data. (Thisright only exists where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.
Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based onconsent before its withdrawal.)
As long as your request to exercise your rights are within the scope of applicable laws
and regulations, you can exercise your rights by contacting us using the information about
us in Section 12 below. Please note that we may charge a reasonable fee to you perprocessing your request when permitted by applicable data protection law. Also, please
note that you may need to submit additional information to us to verify your identity
before we process your request.

10. Security
To protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, use, oralteration and against unauthorized disclosure or access, we use adequate organizational,
human, physical, and technical security measures.

11. Changes to this Policy
We may modify this Policy from time to time and will post the updated Policy with a“Last Updated” effective date for the revisions. We recommend that you review this7

Policy periodically. If we make a material change to this Policy, you will be provided
with appropriate notice, such as a notice posted on our website.

12. Information About Us
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Name of the Controller: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Main Office Address:4-5-33, Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
Name of the Chief Personal Data Manager: Please click here.
Inquiry Form: Please click here

If you have any questions about this Policy, your rights, or any other issues regarding theprotection of your personal data, you can reach us using the Inquiry Form above.

Effective date：14 April 2023
Last Updated: 14 April 2023

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