HORIBA Japan Domestic Group Privacy Notice
HORIBA, Ltd., HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd., HORIBA Techno Service Co., Ltd. and HORIBA
Advanced Techno Co., Ltd. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “HORIBA Japan DomesticGroup”) handle personal information in the possession of HORIBA Japan Domestic Group inaccordance with this Privacy Notice (hereinafter this “Notice”).
1. Basic policy relating to handling of personal information
HORIBA Japan Domestic Group hereby sets forth the following basic policy relating to handlingof personal information.
● HORIBA Japan Domestic Group will acquire, use and provide personal information inaccordance with applicable laws and regulations and this Notice.
● HORIBA Japan Domestic Group takes necessary and appropriate action for the security controlof personal information, including preventing the leakage, loss or damage of its handled personalinformation.
● In case of entrusting the handling of personal information, HORIBA Japan Domestic Group
exercises necessary and appropriate supervision for the purpose of ensuring proper securitycontrol.
● In case of reception of inquiries relating to handling personal information in the possession ofHORIBA Japan Domestic Group, HORIBA Japan Domestic Group responds to the inquiries
promptly in accordance with applicable laws and regulations after confirmation will be made thatrequesting person is a principal of such personal information in question.
2. Utilization purposes of personal information
Personal information acquired by HORIBA Japan Domestic Group will be used to the extent
necessary to perform the business activities, including the supply of products, parts, services,technologies, know-how and all that supplied by HORIBA Japan Domestic Group. Detailed
utilization purposes of such personal information shall be set forth hereinafter and which includes
but not limited to the purposes related to these categories.
● Sales activities for introductions or proposals relating to products or parts of HORIBA Japan
Domestic Group, as well as the promotion of them.
● Service activities for trial runs, maintenance, training and other supports relating to products orparts of HORIBA Japan Domestic Group to customers making use of them.
● Consulting activities for supply of solutions for research and development, quality control andother areas by introducing technologies or know-how on analysis in the possession of HORIBA
Japan Domestic Group, and● Responses to inquiries and requests received from customers.
● Other utilization purposes indicated expressly to, or for which consent are received fromcustomers at the time of acquisition of personal information.
Please refer to our website for details concerning products, parts, services, technologies, knowhow and all that supplied by HORIBA Japan Domestic Group.

3. Third-party provision
Except for cases described below in “4. Entrustment” and “5. Joint utilization” and other cases
where there is no requirement of obtaining principal’s consent under applicable laws andregulations, HORIBA Japan Domestic Group may provide personal information to clients, dealers,etc. (hereinafter “Clients”) upon obtaining prior principle’s consent. In case of providing personal
information of customers to third party in foreign countries, HORIBA Japan Domestic Grouptakes necessary actions for protection of the personal information in accordance with applicablelaws and regulations.
4. Entrustment
HORIBA Japan Domestic Group may entrust a whole or part of the handling of personal
information to Clients to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes stipulated in theaforementioned “2. Utilization purposes of personal information”. In such cases, HORIBA Japan
Domestic Group selects the party who meets the requirements in accordance with the internal ruleof HORIBA Japan Domestic Group, and also exercises necessary and appropriate supervision
over the said Clients in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
5. Joint utilization
HORIBA Japan Domestic Group may use names, sexes, contact details (addresses, telephonenumbers, e-mail addresses, etc.), places of employment, departmental affiliation, officialpositions, information concerning purchased products or services, inquiry histories and otherrequired personal information, jointly with our affiliates in Japan or overseas to the extent
necessary to achieve the purposes stipulated in the aforementioned “2. Utilization purposes ofpersonal information”.
[Party who is responsible for management of personal information]
HORIBA, Ltd.
6. Procedures for personal information disclosure, etc.
(1) With regard to personal information in the possession of HORIBA Japan Domestic Group,
any person who wishes to receive notification of utilization purposes, disclose, correct, add ordelete the contents of, cease the utilization of, erase, and cease the third-party provision of thepersonal information or take other actions, may direct the said requests to the Personal information
protection inquiries desk listed below.
(2) In preparing to provide notification of utilization purposes, disclose information contents orengage in other responses, subsequent to submission from the requesting person or arepresentative of that person of the required matters on a prescribed format, HORIBA Japan
Domestic Group will be made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations as far as
HORIBA Japan Domestic Group could confirm whether requesting person is a principal or its
representative. In such cases, there may be cases where HORIBA Japan Domestic Group asks topay actual expenses of the said responses.
(3) In cases where responding to the requested contents is deemed to threaten infringement upon
applicable laws or regulations, where conspicuous obstructions may occur in the businessoperations of HORIBA Japan Domestic Group, or where it is concluded that no need exists forsuch responses in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances or the internal rule of HORIBA
Japan Domestic Group or other pertinent circumstances, it may be impossible to respond to thesaid requests.
7. Website information safety control measures(1) HORIBA Japan Domestic Group manages and stores personal information under a strictly
structured control system, making every possible effort to strengthen the level of its security toensure that personal information is not lost, destroyed, falsified or leaked to third party.
(2) In case of being supplied with personal information, HORIBA Japan Domestic Group takes
precautions to prevent illicit access by third party through information encryption based on theSecure Sockets Layer (SSL) schemes or other means, thereby makes efforts to preserve safety
within a reasonable extent.
(3) HORIBA Japan Domestic Group shall not assume any liability in the unlikely event thatdamages are suffered either by principals or by third party as a result of illicit actions by hackers
or other entities who breach the sphere of security measures in place.
8. Changes in this Notice
HORIBA Japan Domestic Group may make changes or other revisions in this Notice at any timein order to comply with changes in applicable laws or regulations or legitimate business purposes.
Such changes will be posted on this website.
9. Personal information inquiries desk
- HORIBA Japan Domestic Group
Personal information protection inquiries desk
Administration Department, HORIBA Ltd.
- Email addressprivacy.hor@jp.horiba.com- Address
2, Miyanohigashi-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, 601-8510, Japan- Tel: 075-313-8121- Fax: 075-321-8312