Handling of Personal Information

Hiroshima Prefecture appropriately handles personal information obtained through its website in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as outlined below.

 

Collection of Personal Information

Hiroshima Prefecture will collect personal information through this website only when the relevant user voluntarily provides it, in principle. Personal information will only be collected for clearly defined purposes and within the scope necessary to achieve those purposes.

Additionally, this website automatically collects information that do not constitute personal information, such as internet domain names, IP addresses, and activity logs on it. This website also uses cookies (data sent from the server to the user’s browser and stored on the user’s device to allow the server to identify the user) for reference in order to accurately count the number of access and enhance browser usability, thereby providing and operating services effectively.

The scope of information collected and the purposes of its use will be explicitly stated on each relevant page of this website.

 

Use and Provision of Personal Information

Personal information provided by users will be used only within the scope of the purposes explicitly stated in advance. Unless disclosure is required by law or unless there are illegal acts, such as unauthorized access or threat, or other special circumstances, Hiroshima Prefecture will not use the collected information for purposes other than those intended, nor will it provide such information to third parties. However, once processed so that individuals are not identifiable, statistical data, such as  logs of access to this website and data on the attributes of website users, may be made public.

In addition, this website uses Google Analytics to better understand usage trends. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect user information. For further details, please refer to “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.”

 

Management of Personal Information

Personal information collected from users will be managed appropriately, and necessary measures will be taken to prevent its leakage, misuse, or unauthorized alteration. Once it is no longer necessary, personal information will be securely and promptly deleted.

 

Important Notice for Social Media Users

When you are viewing web pages on which there are links to some social media platforms, information about you, such as your user ID, as well as information about the web pages you are viewing, may be transmitted to the social media platforms even if you do not click the links. For more details, please refer to “Important Notice for Social Media Users” (“SNSの利用者のみなさまへの留意事項” in Japanese only) on the Personal Information Protection Commission website.

For the privacy policy of the social media platforms used on this website, as well as other details about them, please refer to the respective platform providers' websites.​