Privacy Policy for LINE App Services

Kashima Antlers F.C. Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") handles users' personal information in connection with the LINE Mini App service (hereinafter referred to as "the Service") provided by the Company, based on its Privacy Policy, the J.League ID Terms of Use stipulated by the J.League, and the "Privacy Policy regarding the LINE Mini App Service" (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") stipulated below.

1. Obtaining User Information

We acquire the following information from users of this service (including personal information, hereinafter referred to as "user information"):
 

(1) User ID related to LINE account
(2) Location information (however, we only acquire location information if the user is located within 500 meters of the center of the stadium where the service is being used)
(3) Device information
(4) IP address
(5) Access logs for this service
(6) Other user information designated by us

2. Purpose of Use of User Information

The Company will use the acquired user information for the purposes stipulated in the following items for the Japan Professional Football League (hereinafter referred to as "J.League") and the Company.
 

(1) For providing the Company's products and services, communications, and important notifications such as changes to related terms and conditions.
(2) For developing, providing, maintaining, and improving the Company's products and services, other login-enabled service providers, and J.League partners or the Company's partners (hereinafter referred to as "Partners") products and services.
(3) For developing, distributing/providing advertisements for the Company's products and services, other login-enabled service providers, and Partners' products and services, and for confirming their effectiveness.
(4) For identity verification and authentication services.
(5) For conducting surveys, sweepstakes, and campaigns.
(6) For marketing research, statistics, and analysis.
(7) For system maintenance and responding to user inquiries.
(8) For preventing fraudulent or potentially illegal activities.
(9) For enforcing the Company's terms of service.
(10) For other purposes stipulated in the respective services of the J.League and each company.

3. Provision of User Information to Third Parties

The Company may provide user information to third parties in the following cases:

(1) With the consent of the service user
The Company may provide user information to third-party companies, organizations, or individuals with the consent of the service user.
(2) Provision to contractors
The Company may provide user information to third-party contractors who provide services on behalf of the Company, such as data analysis, email sending, hosting services, and customer service, or who support J.LEAGUE's marketing efforts.
(3) Provision to partners
User information may be provided to partners for the purposes specified in items 2, 5, or 6 of the preceding article.

  1. Provision to LINE
    A portion of user information may be provided to LINE Corporation for the purpose of providing this service.
  2. Provision to the Japan Football Association and the Football Association Group
    User information may be provided to the Japan Football Association and the Football Association Group for the following purposes:
    Provision of information regarding services provided by the Japan Football Association and the Football Association Group
    Marketing research, statistics, and analysis
  3. Provision to third-party advertisers
    The Company may provide (i) specific technical information (including IP addresses), (ii) non-personally identifiable statistical information, and (iii) non-personally identifiable information regarding service usage to third-party advertisers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party advertisers"). Users agree that the Company or third-party advertisers may use such information for user trend analysis, demographic analysis, web analysis, and for behavioral targeting advertisements to users.
  4. Legal reasons
    The Company may be required to disclose user information based on laws, regulations, legal procedures, or requests from public or governmental agencies, both inside and outside the user's country of residence. The Company may disclose user information when it deems such disclosure reasonably necessary based on the law for the enforcement of the Company's terms of service, the operation of J.LEAGUE or the Company, or the protection of users.
  5. Sale or merger
    In the event of a reorganization, merger, or transfer, all or part of the user information acquired by the Company may be transferred to related parties.

4. Joint Use of User Information

The Company may jointly use user information as set forth in each of the following items:
 

(1) Scope of joint users
 　　J.League and the Company
(2) Information items to be jointly used
 　　All information in 1 (user information)
(3) Purpose of joint use
 　　The purposes in 2 and for the provision of the Company's products and services
(4) Administrator for joint use
　　The Company

5. Other

In addition to what is stipulated in this policy, we will handle user information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the J.LEAGUE ID Terms of Use.

Revised: March 1, 2024
Effective: March 15, 2024