Privacy & Data Protection

01 January 2020 00:00 by Shohei Suzuki

Regardless of which industry you are in, privacy and data protection issues affect us all. The Japan Privacy and Data Protection module identifies and guides your organisation through their privacy-related compliance obligations. This modules covers areas of law such as the 'Act on the Protection of Personal Information', 'Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual In Administrative Procedures', 'General Rules Guidelines for the Act on the Protection of Personal Information' and over 34 other compliance sources.

Module Scope:

Core Obligations

  • Overview
  • Related Laws
  • Personal Information Utilisation Restriction, Acquisition, Control
  • A Third-Party Provision
  • Anonymously Processed Information
  • Guidelines for each field
  • Specific Personal Information

Legal Landscape

  • Act on the Protection of Personal Information
  • Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs
  • Act on the Protection of Personal Information Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc.
  • Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures
  • and 34 other compliance sources

Regulators

  • Personal Information Protection Commission
  • Financial Services Agency
  • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • and 4 other regulators

Webinars