Certification, QA & Compliance

1. 1 Compliance with laws and regulations

   In carrying out our work we comply with laws and regulations and act in accordance with social norms. With trade-related legislation in particular, we make every effort to keep our knowledge up to date so that nothing is overlooked.

2. 2 Respect for human rights

   We respect human rights both inside and outside the company, and we do not engage in discrimination or harassment on grounds such as nationality, gender or age.

3. 3 Fair dealing

   We build proper relationships with our business partners based on free and fair rules, and we exclude improper practices such as bid rigging and price fixing.

4. 4 Consideration for the environment

   We reduce our environmental impact as far as possible and work to build a society capable of sustainable development.

5. 5 Protection of information

   We manage company information, information obtained from outside the company and personal information appropriately, work to prevent leaks, and protect intellectual property and other rights.

6. 6 Sound accounting

   We handle financial and accounting records and reports properly.

7. 7 Coexistence with the local community

   We build good relationships with the local community and seek to coexist and prosper together with it.

8. 8 Ensuring the integrity of our duties

   We prevent the misappropriation and embezzlement of funds and assets, and comply with the laws and regulations that govern our operations.

9. 9 Dealing with organized crime

   We take a resolute stance towards organized crime groups and sever all relations with them.

10. 10 Responding to violations

    We promptly take appropriate action to resolve the matter, investigate the cause and work to prevent any recurrence.

Policy on the Protection of Specific Personal Information

1. Article 1 (Applicable laws and standards)

   We comply with the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (the "Numbers Act"), the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Guidelines on the Proper Handling of Specific Personal Information (for Business Operators) and other applicable standards.

2. Article 2 (Acquisition, use and provision of specific personal information)

   In order to process individual-number-related affairs, we acquire specific personal information only within the scope of the purposes specifically and exhaustively stipulated by the Numbers Act, and only after clarifying the purpose of acquisition. We do not use or provide specific personal information except in the cases specifically and exhaustively stipulated by the Numbers Act, and we do not use it beyond the purpose for which it was acquired.

3. Article 3 (Management and protection of specific personal information)

   We manage specific personal information strictly, and do not retain it except in the cases specifically and exhaustively stipulated by the Numbers Act. Where we do retain it, we take appropriate preventive and corrective measures to guard against leakage, loss or damage.

4. Article 4 (Handling of specific personal information affairs, and responses to requests for disclosure, correction and suspension of use)

   The department responsible for the handling, disclosure, correction and suspension of use of specific personal information is as follows. [Contact] SOLID SOLUTIONS INC., Manager responsible for the protection of specific personal information: President and CEO Osamu Okabe. Address: 1-2-4 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0013, Japan. Tel: +81-3-6868-3820

5. Article 5 (Continual improvement of the specific personal information protection management system)

   We continually improve the structure and mechanisms by which we manage the protection of specific personal information.