Privacy Policy for US&EU residents
Concept for protection of personal information
To facilitate operation of its businesses, Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited (the “Company”) acquires, and uses your personal information including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, name of the organization to which you belong, and your position, on a voluntary basis. The Company recognizes that it has an important obligation to protect your personal information, and to fulfill this obligation, it handles personal information under the following policies. Please note that if you do not provide your personal information which is necessary for the Company to fulfill its contractual or legal obligations, the Company may not be able to fulfil its obligations.
(1)The Company shall comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and related laws and regulations in Japan that apply to personal information, and shall handle the same appropriately pursuant to customs related to the handling of personal information that are generally recognized as fair and appropriate. Also, the Company shall take steps to improve the methods of handling as necessary.
(2)The Company shall set out the regulations related to the handling of personal information clearly and make them known thoroughly among its employees. The Company shall also require its suppliers and associates to handle personal information appropriately.
(3) Personal information shall be disclosed after specifying the purpose(s) of use, and shall be handled in accordance with the purpose(s) of use.
(4)The Company shall take the necessary actions, including auditing management standards and systems, to prevent personal information from being leaked, lost, altered, etc. and shall manage personal information appropriately.
(5)With respect to the personal information in its possession, the Company shall accept requests for disclosure, correction, deletion and termination of use from the individual himself/herself at the specified point of contact (Corporate Communications Department, Corporate Planning & Control Sector,) and shall deal with these requests sincerely.
(6)Matters indicated in each of the above items regarding handling of personal information shall be reviewed and improved as necessary.
Purposes of use
The Company shall use your personal information for the following purposes:
(1) Business communications
(2)Performance of a contract (provision of products, services and others)
(3) Informing you about products and services handled by the Company and its Group companies
(4)Informing you about seminars and exhibitions held (hosted, co-hosted, supported or sponsored) by the Company and its Group companies
(5)Requesting responses to questionnaires on customer satisfaction and others
(6)Responding to your inquiries and requests
(7) Providing information and communication regarding recruitment and internships
(8)Other purposes deemed reasonably necessary for performing the business tasks of the Company
(9)Other information that has been publicized in advance
※ Group companies refer to companies of which 20 percent or more of the voting rights of all shareholders are possessed by the Company, either directly or indirectly. The Company can use personal information jointly with Group companies in Japan. (For more details, please refer to “Joint use” below.) Furthermore, when personal information is provided to Group companies located in the following foreign countries, the Company shall take appropriate measures in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information to ensure that the rights and interests of the individual are not impaired. Additionally, the recipient Group companies located in foreign countries shall also take appropriate measures (which correspond to all 8 principles of the OECD Privacy Guidelines) to ensure that the rights and interests of the individual are not impaired.
Our Worldwide Locations
“Legal Systems in Foreign Countries and Regions” (in Japanese), by the Personal Information Protection Commission (Japan)
Joint use
The Company may jointly use personal data with the Group companies in Japan within the scope necessary to achieve the aforementioned purposes of use
(1)Items of your personal data to be jointly used
Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, name of the organization to which you belong, your position, and other items within the scope necessary to achieve the aforementioned purposes of use.
(2)Scope of joint users
The Company’s Group companies in Japan
(3)Purposes of joint use
The purposes shall be the same as those described in the “Purposes of use.”
(4)Responsible person
Seiji Ikenobu, President and Representative Director, Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited
(Location: Gate City Ohsaki, West Tower 20F, 1-11-1, Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8584)
Retention period of personal information
The Company shall retain personal information only for a reasonable period necessary to achieve the purposes (or for the period prescribed by applicable laws and regulations). If any legal proceeding has commenced, such personal information shall be retained until the conclusion of such proceedings, including any potential appeal periods. Thereafter, it shall be retained for as long as permitted under applicable law.
The Company sometimes outsources a part of its tasks in order to perform business smoothly, and entrusts your personal information to the outsourced party within the scope necessary. In this case, the Company will select outsourced parties that meet the standards stipulated by the Company, while also concluding a contract regarding the handling of personal information and supervising the outsourced parties appropriately.
Purposes of use other than the above
If the Company needs to use your personal information for purposes other than those indicated in “Purposes of use,” it will obtain your consent except when the use is permitted by laws and regulations in Japan.
Disclosure and provision to a third party
The Company will not disclose or provide your personal information to any third party except when it is used jointly with Group companies as indicated in “Purposes of use,” or entrusted to outsourced parties, or in any of the following cases:
(1)When your consent has been obtained in person
(2)When disclosed or provided in a form that does not allow an individual to be identified, such as for statistical data
(3)When disclosure or provision has been requested pursuant to laws and regulations
(4)When it is necessary to protect human life or property and it is difficult to obtain your consent
(5)When it is necessary to cooperate with national or local public bodies in the performance of public duties and asking for your consent could hinder the performance of those duties
Contacting point for enquiries on personal information
Should you have any questions regarding your personal information or wish to request disclosure, correction, termination of use, deletion or other handling of your personal information, please contact us at the following
For inquiries about personal information, contact:
Corporate Communications Department, Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited
Contacting phone number: +81-3-5437-8028
Revised on April 1, 2026