In addition to complying with the Law Concerning Protection of Personal Information (the "Personal Information Protection Law") and all other laws and regulations regarding the handling of personal information, the firm will comply with the following privacy policy:

We will only acquire personal information by legitimate means.

We will use the personal information we acquire for the following purposes. Except where permitted under the Personal Information Protection Law or any other relevant law or regulation, we will not use an individual's personal information for any purpose outside of those listed below, without that individual's prior consent.

We will comply with the Personal Information Protection Law and all other relevant laws and regulations regarding the provision of personal information to third parties.

We will handle all personal information in an appropriate manner, and put in place proper measures to prevent the disclosure or loss of, tampering with, or damage to, any personal information in our custody, by implementing operational procedures and instructing our staff.

If we receive a request from an individual whose personal information we hold to disclose that information, to amend, supplement or delete that information, to temporarily suspend or permanently cease the use of that information, to cease providing that information to a third party, or to inform that individual of the purpose of use of that information, we will promptly respond to that request in good faith in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law, after first confirming that the request is from the individual to whom the information relates.

Please note that we may not be able to respond to your request if it does not meet the requirements of the Personal Information Protection Law, or if we are authorized by that law or other related legislations to refuse your request for disclosure or otherwise.

We also ask for your understanding if we charge a handling fee in respect of any request regarding the purpose of use of or disclosure of the personal information held by the firm.

All requests, opinions, questions, complaints and other inquiries with respect to our firm's handling of personal information should be referred to our Administration Department at the address below.

Please note that our business hours are from 9:30am to 12:00 noon and from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

We continuously strive to improve our policies and procedures for the handling of personal information, and as a result this privacy policy may be amended, as required.

In accordance with the Rules Regarding the Verification of Clients' Identity and Record-Keeping set out by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, attorneys are obligated to verify a client’s identity when accepting certain types of new cases.

Therefore, at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, we will carry out the following procedures to verify the identity of all individual and corporate clients.

Verification by obtaining a copy of an official document detailing the individual client’s name, address and date of birth (e.g., driver’s license, passport, pension book or alien registration card).

Verification by obtaining the original or a copy of an official document detailing the corporation’s trade name and location of the head office (or the location of the principal office) (e.g., certificate of registered matters or certificate of registered seal), as well as a business card or copy of an official document verifying the name and title of the person in charge of the matter for the client.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.