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Purposes of Use of Personal Information - Announcement of the Purposes of Use Based on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information -

We use personal information for the following purposes in the marketing of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, and in other business activities.

1. Purposes of use of personal information on physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, pharmacies, drug stores, other medical professionals, and research institutions related to medicine and pharmacology

- To provide, gather and communicate information relevant to the proper usage of pharmaceuticals, etc. we manufacture or market

- To provide, gather and communicate information on the quality, safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals, etc. we manufacture or market

- To request, implement, or support surveys and research and academic activities such as study groups and lectures from academic institutions and experts in the medicine and pharmaceutical fields

- To provide, gather, and review medical and academic information

- To operate websites for medical professionals, approve members and communicate with and provide information to members

- To request and implement clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance of pharmaceuticals, etc. and other incidental services

- To provide and gather information relating to our products

- To develop our products, or to investigate, review, and respond to usage conditions, actual usage, and user needs, etc., for pharmaceuticals, etc. we manufacture or market

- To identify and contact suppliers of pharmaceuticals, etc. we manufacture or market

- To gather, provide and respond to information when recalling pharmaceuticals, etc., handling complaints or in the event of other accidents, etc., and to handle preliminary preparations for such events

- To notify, report, communicate and consult with government offices and participating organizations, etc.

2. Purposes of use of personal information on customers who use healthcare products, physicians, nutritionists and other medical and welfare professionals

- To accept and place orders, ship and process payments for products

- To provide and gather information relating to products

- To develop our products, or to gather, investigate, review, and respond to usage conditions, actual usage, and user needs, etc., for products we manufacture or market

- To provide, gather and communicate information on the quality and labelling of products

- To implement or support surveys and research and academic activities such as study groups and lectures in the medical therapy field

- To gather, provide and respond to information when recalling products, handling complaints or in the event of other accidents, etc., and to handle preparations for such events

- To notify, report, communicate and consult with government offices and participating organizations, etc.

- To provide various services in connection to products

3. Purposes of use of personal information on users of public relations, the drug consultation center and other customer service desks, and participants in lectures we hold for the general public

- To review, investigate and respond to consultations, contact and complaints, etc.

- To send annual reports and other publicity materials and gifts

- To send information on lectures and briefings and contact the press, investors, and analysts

- To review, investigate and handle identity verifications

- To report, communicate, consult, and provide other information to product manufacturers, importers, partners, sellers, medical and welfare professionals, etc.

- To notify, report, communicate and consult with government offices and participating organizations, etc.

4. Purposes of use of personal information on business partners

- To negotiate transactions, report, contact, consult, review, accept and place orders, process payments, and accept and send shipments

- To give and receive goods or services, etc. based on transactions, and to consult, return or exchange, and conduct other related handling after transactions

5. Purposes of use of personal information on neighbors, voluntary organizations, and other interested parties

- To report, contact, consult, review, negotiate, provide information, give and receive documents, etc. and respond in connection with public relations

- To manage cooperative work and related reporting, communication, consultations, reviews, information provision, and give and receive documents, etc.

6. Purposes of use of personal information on shareholders

- To perform obligations stipulated in laws and regulations and contracts and to respond to the exercising of rights

- To send business reports and other distributed materials and contact shareholders

- To prepare and review shareholder data according to prescribed standards based on various laws and regulations

7. Purposes of use of personal information on job applicants

- To review applications and make acceptance or rejection decisions

- To provide company information, employment information, rejection and other information, and make various other contact

- To review and analyze screening methods

8. Purpose of use of personal information on officers, employees, employees’ family members, and former employees

- To make work-related contact and exchange information, manage attendance, pay salaries, appropriately allocate personnel, evaluate personnel, take disciplinary action, develop skills, provide welfare, plan health and safety, etc., conduct reviews and management, etc.

- To contact, etc. the group mutual aid association, health insurance associations, group shareholding associations, alumni associations, affiliated companies, etc.

- To contact the individual concerned or his or her family, conduct procedures, send documents, etc.

- To contact contractors entrusted with HR-related services, and insurance companies, etc.

- To notify, report, communicate and consult with government offices, etc.

9. Performance of obligations stipulated in labor management (welfare, health and safety, etc.) and other labor-related laws and regulations, tax-related laws and regulations, and social welfare-related laws and regulations

- To accept, perform, and manage various procedures stipulated in internal rules

- To contact and provide information to the joint labor-management council, Kissei Group Mutual Aid Association, health insurance associations, employees’ pension fund, group shareholding association, subsidiaries and affiliates

- To notify and report to government offices and participating organizations, etc.

- To distribute in-house newsletters and other materials, and contact in emergencies

- To contact and distribute documents concerning alumni associations and other social activities

- Purposes of use of individual numbers (my number) and specific personal information based on the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 27 of 2013, My Number Act)

- To prepare withholding tax forms for officers and employees’ salary and retirement income

- To make officer and employee employment insurance notifications

- To conduct administrative work relating to claims based on the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act for officers and employees

- To make officer and employee health insurance and employees’ pension insurance notifications

- To prepare statutory reports, etc. for members of the employee shareholding association

- To make national pension tertiary insured person notifications relating to dependent relatives of officers and employees

- To prepare withholding tax forms for salary income relating to dependent relatives of officers and employees

- To make health insurance and pension insurance notifications relating to dependent relatives of officers and employees

- To prepare payment records for remuneration, fees, contract fees, and bonuses

- To prepare payment records for dividends, distribution of surpluses and interest on funds

- To prepare payment records for real estate usage fees, etc.

- To prepare payment records for consideration for acquisition of real estate, etc.

Revised: April 1, 2022