Soramame IP Firm (hereinafter referred to as the “Firm”) hereby establishes this Privacy Policy regarding the personal information of clients and other individuals handled by the Firm in connection with the provision of intellectual property-related services (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means personal information as defined under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (hereinafter referred to as the “APPI”).
Contents
- 1 Collection of Personal Information
- 2 Purposes of Use of Personal Information
- 3 Management of Personal Information
- 4 Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
- 5 Outsourcing of the Handling of Personal Information
- 6 Analytics Tools Used on This Website
- 7 Use of External Transmission Tools and Related Matters
- 7.1 1. Information Transmitted through the Services
- 7.2 2. Purposes of Use of Information Transmitted through the Services
- 7.3 3. List of External Recipients
- 7.3.1 Providers / Services
- 7.3.2 User Information Transmitted
- 7.3.3 Purposes of Use
- 7.3.4 Privacy Policy of the Recipient
- 7.3.5 Terms of Service
- 7.3.6 Reference Information for Notification and Disclosure under Article 27-12 of the Telecommunications Business Act of Japan (for Businesses)
- 7.3.7 Opt-Out Information (Google Analytics)
- 7.3.8 Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on
- 8 Access Logs
- 9 Disclosure, Correction, and Other Requests Concerning Personal Information
- 10 Changes to This Privacy Policy
- 11 Contact
Collection of Personal Information
The Firm collects personal information by appropriate means and only to the extent necessary to provide the Services.
Purposes of Use of Personal Information
The Firm appropriately uses personal information it collects within the scope of the following purposes:
- To respond to inquiries;
- To communicate with clients and other individuals in connection with the Services;
- To conduct conflict-of-interest checks;
- To provide information regarding seminars, events, and services offered by the Firm;
- To provide legal information and other notices;
- To analyze and review matters for the purpose of improving the Firm’s services;
- To prepare and analyze statistical data and conduct other marketing activities;
- To conduct recruitment, personnel management, and related activities; and
- To perform other activities incidental to the purposes listed above.
Management of Personal Information
The Firm endeavors to keep personal information accurate and up to date and takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to, loss, damage, alteration, or leakage of personal information.
For this purpose, the Firm takes necessary measures, including maintaining security systems, establishing appropriate internal management structures, and providing appropriate training to its personnel, and strictly manages personal information.
Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
The Firm appropriately manages personal information entrusted to it and will not provide such personal information to any third party except in any of the following circumstances:
- When the prior consent of the individual has been obtained;
- When it is necessary for the protection of a person’s life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual;
- When it is particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound development of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual;
- When it is necessary to cooperate with a national government agency, local government, or a person entrusted by such an authority in performing duties prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the individual’s consent could interfere with the performance of such duties;
- When the handling of personal information is entrusted to a third party to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use; or
- In any other case permitted or required by applicable laws and regulations.
Outsourcing of the Handling of Personal Information
The Firm may outsource the handling of personal information to third-party service providers to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use.
In such cases, the Firm selects service providers in accordance with its internal standards and appropriately supervises such service providers with respect to the handling of personal information.
Analytics Tools Used on This Website
This website uses Google Analytics, an analytics service provided by Google LLC.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect website traffic data. Such traffic data is collected anonymously and is not intended to identify individual users.
You may prevent the collection of such data by disabling cookies in your browser settings. Please refer to your browser settings for further information.
For further information regarding the applicable terms, please see:
https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/jp/
Use of External Transmission Tools and Related Matters
In connection with the Services provided by the Firm, the Firm uses services provided by third-party service providers (hereinafter referred to as “External Services”).
In connection with the use of such External Services, certain information relating to users of the Services may be transmitted to third-party service providers while taking due account of privacy protection.
Information transmitted to such third parties will be managed and used in accordance with the privacy policies and other applicable terms of the respective providers of the External Services.
1. Information Transmitted through the Services
The following user information may be transmitted through the Services:
- Information regarding content viewed, such as page titles, URLs, and scrolling activity;
- Browsing history, such as the date and time of access, URLs visited, and referring URLs;
- Information used to identify a user or device, such as browser identifiers and device identifiers; and
- Information relating to external transmission programs, such as tags.
2. Purposes of Use of Information Transmitted through the Services
User information is transmitted for the following purposes.
For details regarding how the recipients use such information, please refer to the privacy policies and other information provided by the relevant recipients listed in “3. List of External Recipients” below.
- To analyze browsing trends and browsing history;
- To collect and analyze information regarding users’ activities when using the Services;
- To analyze the effectiveness of the Services; and
- To use tools for managing external transmission programs.
3. List of External Recipients
The External Services to which user information is transmitted through the Services are as follows.
Where an opt-out option is available, users may stop or restrict the transmission or use of their information by accessing the applicable link and following the instructions provided on the linked page.
Providers / Services
- Google LLC / Google Analytics
- Google LLC / Google Tag Manager
- Google LLC / Google reCAPTCHA
User Information Transmitted
- Access logs
Purposes of Use
- Analysis of browsing trends and browsing history
- Management of external transmission programs
- Prevention of automated or machine-generated access
Privacy Policy of the Recipient
Terms of Service
https://policies.google.com/terms
Reference Information for Notification and Disclosure under Article 27-12 of the Telecommunications Business Act of Japan (for Businesses)
https://business.safety.google/intl/ja/tba-jp
Opt-Out Information (Google Analytics)
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=ja
Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=ja
Access Logs
The Firm records information concerning visitors to this website in access logs.
The recorded information includes IP addresses, dates and times of access, and other related information, but does not include information intended to identify individual visitors.
Access logs are used for the administration of this website and for analyzing website usage and will not be used for any other purpose.
Disclosure, Correction, and Other Requests Concerning Personal Information
If an individual wishes to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or other action concerning his or her personal information, the Firm will appropriately respond to such request in accordance with applicable laws and regulations after verifying the identity of the individual.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Firm complies with applicable laws and regulations concerning personal information held by the Firm and periodically reviews and improves this Privacy Policy as appropriate.
Contact
For inquiries regarding the Firm’s handling of personal information, please contact us at:
Soramame IP Firm
Fujiya Building 202
2-6-11 Takasago, Urawa-ku
Saitama-shi, Saitama 330-0063
Japan
Managing Patent Attorney: Yoshihiro KAMIMURA
TEL: +81-48-799-3815
For inquiries by email, please use our contact form.
Established: August 17, 2026
Last Revised: August 17, 2026
Person Responsible: Yoshihiro KAMIMURA, Soramame IP Firm
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