Privacy Policy & Cookies

The retention, acquisition, administration, use, and supply of personal information provided when submitting electronic applications, opinions, suggestions, and inquiries to the website (“this Website”) of Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health (“SGUPH”) shall be governed appropriately in accordance with the Shizuoka Prefectural Ordinance on Privacy Protection.

• Definition of “Personal Information”

  For the purposes hereof, “personal information” shall refer to names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, birthdates, and other information provided to SGUPH via this Website that may identify an individual.

• Scope of Retention

  When retaining personal information, SGUPH shall stipulate the purpose for which the information is to be used to the extent possible. SGUPH shall not retain information not required for the purpose of use.

• Scope of Acquisition

  When acquiring personal information, SGUPH shall do so by fair and lawful methods, in principle from the person to whom the information pertains. SGUPH shall not, in principle, acquire personal information pertaining to an individual’s race, creed, social status, medical history, or criminal history, or any other information that may cause the individual to be subject to discrimination or undue bias (e.g., whether an individual was the victim of a crime). When acquiring personal information directly from the pertinent individual in writing, SGUPH shall, in principle, disclose the purpose for which the information is to be used.

• Appropriate Administration

  SGUPH shall, within the scope of the purposes of use, endeavor to ascertain that personal information is true and correct. SGUPH shall implement measures to prevent personal information leaks. When outsourcing the handling of personal information, SGUPH shall implement measures to protect the personal information.

• Scope of Use and Supply

  SGUPH shall, in principle, not use or supply retained personal information for any purpose other than the stated purposes of use.
  When supplying personal information, SGUPH shall require the recipient to implement measures necessary to protect the personal information.
  When supplying personal information online via computer connection, SGUPH shall implement measures to protect the personal information.

• Requesting Disclosure, Amendment, and Cessation of Use

  Any person may request disclosure of their own personal information held by SGUPH. (A legal representative may make such a request in proxy for a minor or person under adult ward guardianship.)
  If, upon receiving disclosure of your personal information, you believe the information to be factually false, you may request amendment of the information.
  If you believe your personal information is not being handled appropriately, you may request cessation of use, cessation of supply, and deletion of the information.

• Data Encryption

  When submitting electronic applications, opinions, suggestions, and inquiries, webpages with URLs beginning with https:// are encrypted using SSL.

• Access Logs

  SGUPH keeps access logs of data pertaining to people who visit this Website. Access logs record information including the IP address of the computer that accesses this Website, the browser used, and the date and time of the visit.
  Access logs are used only for the purposes of website maintenance and analyzing statistics relating to use of this Website.

• Use of Google Analytics

  SGUPH uses Google Analytics to monitor use of this Website.
  Google Analytics involves the use of cookies to collect information about Website users, but does not involve acquisition of information that can identify an individual.
  Please see the Google Analytics website for the Google Analytics terms of use and privacy policy.

• Cookies

  This Website uses cookies. Cookies are a standard technology used by many websites to identify which web browser a user is using.
  This Website may use cookies to provide you with a better service, but this use of cookies does not violate your privacy.
  Depending on which browser you use, you may be able to change your settings to disable cookies, but this may result in complete or partial inability to use the services offered on this Website.