The online store mail order sales (hereinafter referred to as "this service") of DISCORDANCE Inc.'s brand "Children of the discordance" are operated and sold by BBF Inc. under contract from the company.

DISCORDANCE Inc. and BBF Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "our company") believe that in order for users to use this service with peace of mind when conducting business, including the operation of this service, it is most important to comply with laws and regulations regarding personal information protection and to thoroughly ensure proper collection, use, and management within our company.
Our company sets out the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as "this privacy policy") regarding the use and management of personal information.

1. Personal Information

In this privacy policy, "personal information" refers to personal information as defined by the Personal Information Protection Act, and includes name, gender, date of birth, member ID, password, email address, address, telephone number, company name, department name, position, occupation, credit card information, purchase history, and other contact information and product purchase information that can be used to identify a specific individual through one or more combinations of these attribute information.

2. Use of Personal Information

• (1) We will protect personal information appropriately and will not disclose or provide it to third parties without consent in a state that allows for identification of individuals, except as permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws and regulations.
• (2) We may use personal information for the purposes of use set out in the following article. In addition, when we provide services in print media such as magazines owned by affiliated media companies, television, radio, the Internet, etc., we may use personal information in collaboration with affiliated media companies for the purposes of use set out in the following article.

3. Purpose of Use of Personal Information

We will use personal information only as necessary for the performance of our business, within the scope of the purposes of use set out below and the purposes of use indicated at the time of acquisition.

• (1) Management of registered members and users for the purpose of user identity verification, management, and notification.
• (2) To simplify the process of membership registration and other procedures when using services that require membership registration on websites operated by our company.
• (3) Sales of our products, digital content, and services.
• (4) Packing and shipping of products purchased by users (including the work of our contracted packing and shipping companies).
• (5) Billing-related procedures (charging calculations, fee requests, etc.).
• (6) Notification of information about services operated by our company. Campaign planning, conducting surveys. (including by e-mail)
• (7) Sales information and advertising/promotion of our and third party products, etc. (including by e-mail)
• (8) Providing e-mail magazine distribution services
• (9) Carrying out business entrusted to us by business partners and providing information within the scope of the law
• (10) Disclosure based on laws and regulations, or exercising rights and fulfilling obligations based on contracts, etc.
• (11) Employment/recruitment
• (12) Responding to various inquiries, notifications, contacts, after-sales service, etc. to users
• (13) Responding to inquiries, complaints, etc. from users

4. Management of personal information

Our company has appointed a personal information manager in the department responsible for managing personal information, and is implementing appropriate management of personal information and guiding and promoting our company's efforts regarding personal information protection.

5. Disclosure, correction, suspension of use, deletion, etc. of personal information

Our company confirms that users have the right to request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, deletion, suspension of provision to third parties, and notification of the purpose of use of their own personal information based on the Personal Information Protection Act and other laws and regulations, and will promptly respond to such requests in accordance with our personal information handling regulations.

6. About Security

When personal information is provided through the website of our service, it is encrypted using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), an industry standard encryption method, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access by third parties. Personal information that we deem necessary is protected by SSL encrypted communication and we strive to ensure safety. In addition, personal information is strictly managed in accordance with our specified management standards, and measures are taken to prevent access to, loss, destruction, tampering, leakage, virus infection, etc. of personal information by installing firewalls and preparing virus countermeasures.

7. About Cookies

The website of our service uses a technology called cookies. Cookies are a mechanism that temporarily stores specific information as data on the user's communication device, etc., and identifies the user based on that data each time the user connects. Our company provides services that assume the use of cookies. Therefore, if you do not allow the use of cookies, you may not be able to receive some of our services. You can set whether or not to allow the use of cookies in your browser. Please check the settings as necessary.

8. Regarding the provision of information to business partners or links

We are not involved in the use of personal information collected independently by our business partners, third-party sites and services that can be accessed through the website of our service, and websites linked from this website. Therefore, we are not obligated or liable for any independent regulations or activities of these companies or sites. Please check the privacy policy of each site.

9. Regarding updates to the privacy policy

In order to protect personal information, we may revise this privacy policy in response to changes in laws and regulations or as necessary. In such cases, we will post the latest privacy policy on this website.

10. Regarding the method of accepting requests for disclosure of personal information, etc.

If you request the disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, erasure, or suspension of provision to a third party of personal information, our contact point will respond promptly.

Supplementary provisions

This privacy policy will apply to all members from August 28, 2024.