Protection of Personal Information and Specific Personal Information

Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals Co., Ltd. ("the Company," hereinafter) conducts business activities in accordance with its "Declaration of the Personal Information and Specific Personal Information Protection Policy" in order to appropriately safeguard the personal information and specific personal information of the customers, business partners and other parties ("individual" or collectively "individuals," hereafter) who provide such information to the Company.

* Personal Information: Information about a living individual containing the name, birthdate or other information can be identified by the specific individual.

* Specific Personal Information: Personal information containing any individual number (including any number, symbol or other code excluding the residence certificate code that corresponds to the individual number and that is used in place of the individual number).

Declaration of the Personal Information and Specific Personal Information Protection Policy (Privacy Policy)

The Company recognizes that it bears the important social responsibility of appropriately handling and protecting personal information and specific personal information in its business activities, and makes every effort to protect such information in accordance with the following basic policy.

1. Compliance with Laws and Regulations

The Company strongly recognizes that compliance with laws, regulations and rules is a major premise of the Company's survival, and will observe laws, regulations, guidelines, other requirements and internal rules regarding the protection of personal information and specific personal information.

2. Acquisition of Personal Information and Specific Personal Information

The Company acquires personal information and specific personal information through fair and legitimate means after clarifying its purpose of use.

3. Use of Personal Information and Specific Personal Information

[1] Purposes of Use of Personal Information

The Company will use the personal information of individuals to the extent necessary to achieve its corporate activities and within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use described below. The Company will not use personal information beyond the scope of the following purposes of use without the individual or individuals' consent.

To provide the products and services offered by the Company
To provide information or make suggestions regarding the products and services offered by the Company
To plan, develop or research the usage, etc. of the products and services offered by the Company
To exercise rights or fulfill obligations in accordance with the law or contractual agreements
To contact or inquire with customers, partners, shareholders and other parties associated with the Company
To respond to inquiries or requests from customers, etc.
To provide information on events, etc. held by the Company
For recruiting activities
To otherwise ensure the smooth business management of the Company

[2] Purposes of Use of Specific Personal Information

The Company will only use the individual number of an individual (meaning an individual number as defined in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures) for the following administrative procedures. Specific personal information will not be used beyond the scope of the following purposes of use.

Administrative affairs related to the preparation of withholding records undertaken by an employer or payer pursuant to the Income Tax Act
Administrative affairs related to the preparation of withholding records undertaken by an employer or payer pursuant to the Inheritance Tax Act
Administrative affairs to prepare or provide statutory documents including statements of income from earnings pertaining to financial instrument transactions undertaken by an employer as part of a worker asset formation scheme
Administrative affairs related to residence tax undertaken by an employer or payer in accordance with local taxation laws
Administrative affairs pertaining to social insurance undertaken by an employer in accordance with the Health Insurance Act
Administrative affairs pertaining to pension insurance undertaken by an employer in accordance with the Welfare Pension Insurance Act
Administrative affairs pertaining to labor insurance undertaken by an employer in accordance with the Employment Insurance Act
Administrative affairs pertaining to nursing care insurance undertaken by an employer in accordance with the Long-Term Care Insurance Act
Administrative affairs pertaining to nursing care insurance undertaken by an employer in accordance with the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
Administrative affairs related to the attaching of individual numbers to documents in connection with the aforementioned affairs, and all affairs arising in connection with the aforementioned affairs

4. Provision of Personal Information and Specific Personal Information to Third Parties

The Company will not disclose or provide personal information or specific personal information to a third party except in the following cases.

[1] Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

1. When the individual has provided consent
2. When the provision of personal information is required by law
3. When the provision is required for protecting human life, body or property and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
4. When it is especially necessary to improve public health or promote the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the consent of the individual
5. When it is necessary to help any national organization, a local public organization, or a contractor perform the clerical work prescribed in laws and regulations and the consent of the individual could hinder the performance of the clerical work
6. When the Company provides the information to a party entrusted with Company operations within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use
7. When the personal information has been obtained for the purpose of provision to a third party, where notification has been provided or made easily accessible as to the purpose, the data items provided, the means of provision and contact details to request cessation of provision

[2] Provision of Specific Personal Information to Third Parties

1. When specific personal information is provided to the extent necessary to process the purpose of use of specific personal information
2. When specific personal information is provided to entirely or partially entrust the handling to another party or is provided in connection with business succession due to mergers or other reasons
3. When the provision is required for protecting human life, body or property, and consent of the individual has been obtained, or is difficult to obtain
4. Other cases in which the provision of specific personal information to a third party is prescribed according to the provisions of the Individual Number Act
* Individual Number Act refers to the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures.

5. Safe Management of Personal Information and Specific Personal Information

The Company shall establish internal rules related to the protection of personal information and specific personal information, appoint a Personal Information Protection Manager, and promote various measures including the establishment of a management system for the protection of personal information and specific personal information at the Company.
To prevent incidents including the leak, loss, damage or unauthorized access of personal information and specific personal information, the Company will do its utmost to engage in necessary and appropriate safety management in accordance with internal rules, and periodically monitor the status of those activities.
In addition, the Company will provide training on the appropriate handling of personal information and specific personal information to its officers, employees and other personnel.

6. Inquiries, Disclosure, Correction, etc. Regarding Personal Information and Specific Personal Information

The Company will respond promptly to inquiries from individuals or requests concerning disclosure, correction, etc. with regard to the personal information or specific personal information it possesses.

Contact Information for Inquiries: General Affairs Department, Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals Co., Ltd.: Address: Shiodome City Center, 5-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7122

7. Ongoing Improvements to Personal Information and Specific Personal Information Protection Efforts

The Company will continually revise its aforementioned efforts to protect personal information and specific personal information, and endeavor to make improvements.