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PrivacyMark System for Data Protection

The PrivacyMark System assesses private enterprises that take appropriate measures to protect personal information and grants them the right to display the PrivacyMark logo. The system aims to enhance consumer awareness of privacy protection and incentivize businesses to voluntarily establish strong personal information management systems in compliance with relevant laws and standards. Private businesses handling personal data must conform to Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

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PrivacyMark System for Data Protection

The PrivacyMark System assesses private enterprises that take appropriate measures to protect personal information and grants them the right to display the PrivacyMark logo. The system aims to enhance consumer awareness of privacy protection and incentivize businesses to voluntarily establish strong personal information management systems in compliance with relevant laws and standards. Private businesses handling personal data must conform to Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

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PrivacyMark 

PrivacyMark ​System is a system set up to assess private enterprises that take appropriate 
measures to protect personal information. ​Such private enterprises are granted the right to
display the PrivacyMark in the course of their business activities.

The System is in compliance with Japan Industrial Standards (JIS Q 15001: [Personal 
Information Protection Management System - Requirements]). 
 
Objective: 
 
Because network technology and information processing technology through the Internet have 
progressed, and personal information is being disclosed to networks and processed through 
computers in large volumes, protection of personal information by the private sector is also 
sought. Due to a demand for effective measures to protect personal information that can be 
implemented as soon as possible, and upon instruction from the Ministry of International Trade 
and Industry (currently Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), JIPDEC established 
PrivacyMark ​System and started its operation from April 1, 1998. 
 
PrivacyMark​ System assesses private enterprises that maintain systems for the appropriate 
handling of personal information, and grants the use of​ PrivacyMark​ for those who meet 
certain standards. The System has the following objectives: 
 
● Enhance consumer consciousness toward personal information protection with the 
display of ​PrivacyMark​ visible to the eyes of consumers 
 
● By promoting the appropriate handling of personal information, respond to heightened 
awareness toward the protection of personal information of consumers, and bestow 
incentives to gain social credibility on business operators 
 
On May 30, 2003, Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003), which 
covers private private enterprises , was enacted and announced. On April 1, 2005, it began 
general enforcement. The Act has revised and come into force on May 30, 2017. All private 
business enterprises handling personal information are required to conform to this law. 
 
The grant of use of​ PrivacyMark​ requires third-party organizations to objectively evaluate the 
compliance of private enterprises with all relevant laws and regulations, including JIS Q 15001, 
and is an effective tool that allows private enterprises to demonstrate that they are in 
compliance with the law and that they have voluntarily established a personal information 
protection management system with a high level of protection. 
 
Implementation Structure: 
 
PrivacyMark​ System is administered by the following organizations. 
 
PrivacyMark​ Granting Body / Organization to grant the use of ​PrivacyMark​ (JIPDEC) 
PrivacyMark​ Assessment Body (18 Bodies) 
 
 
 
 
 

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