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1.Basic Policy
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC) acquires information about users of the NPEC web page to the extent necessary for smooth operation of service (information provision via the website, acceptance of various inquiries, etc.) provided at the website of the Marine Environmental Watch Project (http://www.nowpap3.go.jp/; hereinafter referred to as "our site"). Information acquired will be handled properly and used only for the purposes for which it is acquired.

2.Scope of information acquired
(1) Our site automatically acquires information such as Internet domain, IP address, and other such information about access to our site. While cookies (information transmitted from the server to the user's browser and stored on the user's computer in order to identify users) are used in part of our website, in sending cookies, we do not collect personal information that would identify a user. Users may also set their browsers not to receive cookies at any time.
(2) If you are sending the required information to become an authorized data user via the application form provided, please provide us with the name of your organization, name, e-mail address and the purpose for using the data.
If you are sending an e-mail to support@nowpap3.go.jp requesting to became an authorized data user, your (the sender's) address will be visible to MOE and NPEC.
(3) If you make inquiries concerning copyright and links to our website, please provide us with an e-mail address where you can be contacted and the URL (only for requesting links) of the web page hosting the link.

3.Purposes of use
(1) Information automatically gathered as described in 2. (1) above will be used as reference in order to conduct website services in a smooth manner.
(2) Information gathered as described in 2. (2) above will be used as reference in order to conduct website services in a smooth manner. We may use the e-mail address to inform of the senders of the user ID, password and the services to be provided in our site.
(3) Information gathered as described in 2. (3) above may be used when replying to the message sent, in the process of identifying the status of links and for copyright protection.

4.Limitation on use and provision
The Ministry of the Environment and the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center, except in the case of compliance with disclosure requests provided for by law, or as a result of illegal access, other unlawful acts or other special reasons, will not use nor transfer to a third party the information acquired for any purposes other than those in the "Purposes of use" delineated above.

However, statistical information regarding access to our site, information regarding user attributes and various inquiries and comments may be made public.

5.Measures to ensure security
The Ministry of the Environment and the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center takes necessary measures to administer acquired information appropriately in order to prevent the leakage, loss or destruction of acquired information.

6.Scope of application
This privacy policy applies only to our website.

You can contact us at:
Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center
5-5 Ushijimashin-machi, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0856, Japan.

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