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Privacy policy

The Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University (hereinafter “the Department”) recognizes the importance of protecting personal information in our information and communication-intensive society. In handling all the information on the website of the “Ulcerative Colitis Drug Cure Development Project” (http://www.nanbyou97-cure.net/wp), we undertake to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and to strive to protect personal information in accordance with the following policy and all applicable rules regarding the protection of personal information at Kyoto University (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Regulations”).

1. Acquisition and retention of personal information

The Department shall collect personal information by legal and fair means. The Department shall not retain personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the specified purpose of use. That is, it shall use personal information only as far as necessary for the work of the University within the specified limits. When acquiring personal information, the purpose of use of the acquired information and the administrator of the acquired information shall be clearly disclosed.

2. Use of personal information

The Department shall not use personal information for any purpose other than those indicated at the time of acquisition, nor provide it to any third party, except as required by law. The Department shall not provide personal information to any third party without the prior consent of the individual concerned, except as required by law. When providing personal information to any third party or outsourcing any operation related to the handling of personal information to any third party in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, we shall conduct a strict investigation of the third party’s personal information security, management capability, etc., and carry out appropriate supervision in relation to the handling of personal information.

3. Management of personal information

The Department shall take appropriate information security measures to prevent and protect against unauthorized access, computer viruses, etc., in order to preserve the integrity of the personal information it possesses and to prevent its loss, destruction, falsification, and leaking.

4. Disclosure, correction, suspension, deletion of personal information

The Department acknowledges that individuals have the right to request disclosure, correction, suspension of use, deletion, etc. of their personal information, We shall respond promptly to such requests in accordance with all applicable regulations. If you have any opinions or questions regarding the handling of personal information by the Department, please contact the Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University at uckifu*kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp (change * to @).

How to request disclosure of personal information

5. Formulation, implementation, maintenance and improvement of personal information protection regulations

In addition to what is stipulated in this policy, the Department shall strive to continue to improve its personal information protection in accordance with all applicable regulations.

6. About using Google Analytics service

This website makes use of the Google Analytics service to statistically analyze the browsing of website visitors and it uses the findings as a reference for future organizational management and site improvement. We also use first-party cookies to collect traffic data for this service. For more information on how Google Analytics handles privacy, please refer to Google’s overview of this service.

Created March 31, 2021
Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University