Privacy Policy

Omikawa Tax Office (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) complies with the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan, and other applicable laws and regulations. We are committed to properly protecting and managing the personal information of our clients and related parties.

1. Compliance with Laws and Regulations

The Office complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act, other related laws and regulations, and relevant guidelines.

2. Collection of Personal Information

The Office collects personal information in a fair and lawful manner through inquiry forms, email, telephone, written documents, business cards, and other appropriate means.

3. Purpose of Use

The Office uses collected personal information for the following purposes:

  • Providing services related to tax compliance and advisory work
  • Consulting services
  • Performing other services necessary to fulfill contracts
  • Providing information about seminars, publications, and newsletters
  • Contacting and selecting candidates in recruitment processes
  • Exercising rights and fulfilling obligations based on laws and regulations

If you request us to stop using your personal information for the purposes described in the fourth item above (providing information), we will promptly discontinue such use.

4. Provision to Third Parties

The Office will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining prior consent from the individual, except where permitted or required by law. However, in cases of emergency for the protection of human life, body, or property, or other legally permitted cases, the Office may provide personal information without consent.

5. Supervision of Contractors

When the Office outsources part of its works with the individual’s consent, it will select contractors with sufficient standards of information protection and supervise them appropriately after obtaining their agreement on security measures.

6. Security Measures

The Office takes necessary and appropriate measures to prevent the leakage, loss, or damage of personal information and to otherwise ensure its security management.

7. Requests for Disclosure, Correction, or Suspension of Use

The Office will appropriately and promptly respond to requests from individuals regarding disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of their personal information.

8. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

  1. Purpose of Cookies
    　The Office may use cookies and similar technologies on our website to improve user convenience, understand access status, and enhance our services.
  2. What Cookies Are
    　Cookies are small data files temporarily stored on a user’s device by a website. They are used to recognize the user’s browser and retain settings when revisiting the site.
  3. Third-Party Cookies
    　In addition to first-party cookies issued by the Office, our website may use third-party cookies issued by companies such as Google LLC. These may be used via services like Google Analytics for statistical analysis or ad delivery.
  4. Information Collected
    　Information collected may include pages viewed, access dates and times, device and browser information, and IP addresses. These data are not, in principle, used to identify individuals.
  5. Controlling or Rejecting Cookies
    　Users can control or refuse the use of cookies via their browser settings. Please note that if you reject cookies, some services or functions (e.g., maintaining login status, autofilling forms) may not function properly.
    　Users may also use tools such as the “Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on” to disable data collection by Google Analytics.
  6. Changes to the Cookie Policy
    　The Office may review and revise its use of cookies as necessary. Any changes to the cookie policy will be posted on our website.

9. Compliance and Continuous Improvement

The Office will review and improve this Privacy Policy as necessary in response to changes in laws, regulations, and social circumstances. Revised policies will be posted on our website.

10. Contact Information

For inquiries, complaints, or requests for disclosure regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us via the inquiry form on our website.