Kobe Steel’s Handling of Privacy & Personal Information

(1) Purposes of Use of Personal Information

Kobe Steel may use personal information obtained by appropriate means in light of laws and regulations to the extent required for the following purposes in the business operated by Kobe Steel:

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Customers	Provision of information, communications, and responses to inquiries regarding the products and services provided or developed by Kobe Steel Consideration of transactions, and execution, performance or termination of any contract
Business partners	Provision of information, communications, and responses to inquiries regarding the products and services provided by them Consideration of transactions, and execution, performance or termination of any contract
Shareholders	Exercise of rights and performance of obligations under the Companies Act Provision of various benefits by Kobe Steel for their status as a shareholder Implementation of various policies for ensuring a smooth relationship between Kobe Steel and its shareholders Management and understanding of shareholders by creating data according to the specified criteria under the relevant laws and regulations or by other means
Applicants for employment	Acceptance of applications in Kobe Steel’s recruiting activities Communications with applicants
Retirees	Social insurance and/or necessary legal procedures for them Creation of various statistical data for them Communication after retirement with them Other Managements related to them
Employees of group companies, affiliated companies and subcontractors	Business communications with them
Those who are related to Kobe Steel’s rugby team, and those who purchased a ticket for the team’s home games	Provision of information according to the purpose of the fan club’s activities Provision of information, communications, and administrative processing regarding tickets

(2) Inquiry

If you have a question with regard to handling of personal information, please contact the department to which you provided your personal information. If you are not sure where to contact or you have a general question with regard to our handling of personal information, please contact below:

Legal Department, Kobe Steel Ltd.

Address: 9-12, Kita-Shinagawa 5-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8688, Japan

URL: https://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/

personal-data@kobelco.com

Last updated: April 1, 2023