Privacy Policy

To secure the protection of personal information, the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, has established the following Privacy Policy and a system for the protection of personal information. Furthermore, we will make every effort to ensure that all of our members recognize the importance of protecting personal information and strive to do so.

1. Management of Personal Information

To ensure that users' personal information is accurate and up-to-date and prevent unauthorized access to, loss, damage, falsification, or leakage of personal information, we will take necessary measures such as maintaining a security system, developing a management system, and providing thorough training to its members, while implementing safety measures to manage personal information robustly.

2. Purpose of Use of Personal Information

The personal information that users provide will be used for the following purpose only:
For the Institute to contact you or send emails and materials in response to your questions

3. Prohibition of Disclosure or Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

The Institute will appropriately manage the personal information we receive from users and will not disclose personal information to third parties except in the following cases:

(1) With the consent of the user
(2) Where disclosure is required by law

4. Safety Measures for Personal Information

The Institute takes all possible security measures to ensure the accuracy and safety of personal information.

5. Inquiry by the User

If a user wishes to inquire about, correct, or delete their personal information, we will respond to the request after confirming the user’s identity.

6. Compliance with Laws, Regulations and Norms and Review

The Institute will comply with Japanese laws, regulations, and other norms applicable to personal information we hold, and we will review the contents of this policy as appropriate and make efforts to improve it.

7. Inquiries

For inquiries about how we handle personal information, please contact the following:
Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University
6-3 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
TEL: +81-22-795-5755
FAX: +81-22-795-5756
Email: fris-core*fris.tohoku.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)