Protection of Personal Information
Basic Policy Regarding Protection of Personal Information (Privacy Policy)
The YG Health Insurance Society takes the following measures to appropriately safeguard information concerning individual members (“personal information” hereinafter).
- The Health Insurance Society implements appropriate safety measures to safeguard the personal information it obtains on its members against leaks, loss, damage, or improper access.
- The Health Insurance Society uses the personal information provided by members solely for purposes considered beneficial for members, such as health maintenance and promotion. In addition, it uses Individual Numbers only within the scope of the purposes specified in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedure.
- Except when it has obtained prior consent from the member in question, the Health Insurance Association will not provide personal information to any third party. Nor will it provide personal information containing Individual Numbers (“identifying personal information” hereinafter), whether or not the individual has consented, except in the cases specified in the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures.
However, in the cases falling under of act on the Protection of Personal Information (May 30, 2003, Law No. 57) any of the items of Article 27, Paragraph 1, it may provide personal information on members other than identifying personal information to third parties without obtaining advance consent from members. - In addition to training and raising awareness among employees regarding personal information protection, the Health Insurance Society will strive to manage personal information appropriately by assigning persons responsible for such management at that handles personal information.
- When subcontracting its business operations, the Health Insurance Society will carry out reviews and implement improvements to strengthen personal information protection measures. When concluding business subcontracting agreements, it will carefully examine the competence of subcontractors and consider issues relevant to personal information protection in the content of such agreements.
- A member who wishes to review, revise, or otherwise access his or her personal information may contact the Health Insurance Society's Privacy Contact. The contact there will respond swiftly to such requests to the extent reasonable.
- In addition to complying with laws, regulations, and other standards concerning the handling of members' personal information, the Health Insurance Society continually reviews and strives to improve the content of this Privacy Policy.