Privacy Policy of Yao Tokushukai General Hospital
As part of our commitment to being “a hospital where patients can entrust their lives with confidence” and “a hospital that protects health and everyday life,” Yao Tokushukai General Hospital handles the personal information of patients, service users, and staff appropriately and with the utmost care.
To put this commitment into practice, the hospital has established this Privacy Policy and implemented a personal information protection management system in accordance with JIS Q 15001. We ensure that all staff understand the importance of personal information and handle and manage it appropriately.
1.Compliance with Personal Information Protection Laws
The hospital maintains a personal information protection management system to ensure that all staff understand the importance of protecting personal information and use and safeguard it appropriately.
We will implement and maintain this system and continuously work to improve it.
2.Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Personal Information
As a provider of medical and nursing care services, the hospital recognizes that it handles highly sensitive personal information belonging to patients and other service users.
We maintain an appropriate management system for each area of our operations and collect, use, and disclose personal information in accordance with established rules.
3.Security Measures
The hospital implements appropriate security measures to maintain the accuracy and security of personal information and to prevent unauthorized access, loss, destruction, alteration, or disclosure.
4.Respect for Individual Rights
The hospital respects the rights of patients and other service users regarding their personal information.
When an individual requests access to, correction or deletion of, or the suspension of the use or disclosure of their personal information, we will respond within a reasonable scope in accordance with generally accepted social standards and practices.
5.Compliance with Laws and Standards
The hospital complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and other standards governing the protection and handling of personal information.
Our personal information protection management system also complies with these laws and standards.
6.Website Analytics
To improve our services, this website uses Google Analytics to measure and analyze website usage.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect website traffic data. This data is collected anonymously and does not personally identify individual users.
When you access this website, your browser automatically sends certain information to Google, such as the URL of the page you visited and your IP address. This information is used only to analyze website usage, prepare reports for the website administrator, and provide related services.
You can prevent this data from being collected by disabling cookies in your browser settings. Please note that some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
6.Website Security
This website uses SSL encryption on all pages to enhance security. Information entered into contact forms and similar pages is encrypted and transmitted securely.
SSL encryption is used throughout the entire website—not only on pages where personal information is entered—to help protect cookies and other information from interception by unauthorized third parties.
Users who access the website using an http address will automatically be redirected to the secure https version.
About SSL
SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, is a technology that encrypts internet communications. It protects communications between your browser and the website server and helps prevent data interception, impersonation, and alteration by unauthorized third parties.
8.Inquiries Regarding Personal Information
We accept complaints, requests, inquiries, and consultations concerning the handling of personal information through the contact below.
Contact for Inquiries Regarding This Policy
General Affairs Department
Masaaki Kukita
Policy established: April 1, 2005
Last revised: August 1, 2009
Tokushukai Medical Corporation
Chairman: Shinichi Higashiue
Yao Tokushukai General Hospital
Hospital Director: Hiromasa Harada, M.D.
