An administrative organ's head or administrative entity must not personally use or provide other persons with personal information the administrative entity holds for any purpose other than the purpose of use, except cases based on laws and regulations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, when finding the case to fall under circumstances specified by any of the following items, an administrative organ's head or administrative entity may personally use or provide other persons with personal information the administrative entity holds for any purpose other than the purpose of use; provided, however, this does not apply if it is found that using that personal information personally or providing it to other persons for any purpose other than the purpose of use is likely to cause unjust prejudice to the rights or interests of the identifiable person or a third party:
一
本人の同意があるとき、又は本人に提供するとき。
if the personal information the administrative entity holds is used or provided with the identifiable person's consent, or if it is provided to the identifiable person;
if the administrative entity uses personal information it holds within the organ only to the extent necessary for managing processes or services under the jurisdiction provided by laws and regulations, and there are reasonable grounds for the use of that personal information;
if the personal information the administrative entity holds is provided to other administrative organ, incorporated administrative agency or other prescribed corporation, local government organ, or local incorporated administrative agency; the person that receives the information uses it only to the extent necessary for managing the processes or services under its jurisdiction provided by laws and regulations; and there are reasonable grounds for the use of that personal information;
beyond what is set forth in the preceding three items, if the personal information the administrative entity holds is provided exclusively for the purpose of statistical compilation or similar analysis or for academic research purpose; provision of the information to other persons is obviously beneficial to the identifiable person; or there are other special grounds for providing that personal information.
第三項
前項の規定は、保有個人情報の利用又は提供を制限する他の法令の規定の適用を妨げるものではない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not preclude the application of the provisions of other laws and regulations which restrict the use or provision of personal information an administrative entity holds.
When finding it particularly necessary for protecting the individual rights and interests, an administrative organ's head or administrative entity is to allow only particular departments, agencies, or employees within the organ to use personal information the administrative entity holds for any purpose other than the purpose of use.
第七十条
(保有個人情報の提供を受ける者に対する措置要求)Making Requests of Persons that Receive Personal Information an Administrative Entity Holds
When an administrative organ's head or administrative entity finds it necessary in providing personal information the administrative entity holds for the purpose of use or pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), item (iii) or (iv) of the preceding Article, they are to impose restrictions on the purpose or method of use of the personal information they provide or any other restrictions considered necessary on a person that receives that personal information, or request the person take necessary measures to prevent the leaking of and for the proper management of that personal information.
第七十一条
(外国にある第三者への提供の制限)Restrictions on the Provision of Information to Third Parties in Foreign Countries
Except in cases based on laws and regulations or set forth in Article 69, paragraph (2), item (iv), before an administrative organ 's head or administrative entity provides personal information the administrative entity holds to a third party (excluding a person that has established a system that conforms to standards prescribed by Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission as necessary for continuously taking measures equivalent to the one that a business handling personal information (meaning a business handling personal information prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (2); the same applies in the following Article and Article 72-3, paragraphs (3) and (10)) is to take concerning the handling of personal data (meaning personal data prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (3); the same applies in Article 72-3, paragraph (6)) pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the preceding Chapter (referred to as "equivalent measures" in paragraph (3)); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and the following paragraph) in a foreign country (excluding those prescribed by Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission as a foreign country that has established a personal information protection system recognized to have equivalent standards to that in Japan regarding the protection of individual rights and interests; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) for any purpose other than the purpose of use, the administrative organ's head or administrative entity must acquire the identifiable person's consent to the effect that the person approves the provision to a third party in a foreign country.
When intending to obtain an identifiable person's consent pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, an administrative organ's head or administrative entity must provide the person in advance with information on the personal information protection system of the foreign country, on the measures the third party takes for the protection of personal information, and other information that serves as a reference to the person, pursuant to Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission.
Except in those cases based on laws and regulations or set forth in Article 69, paragraph (2), item (iv), when an administrative organ's head or administrative entity has provided personal information the administrative entity holds to a third party in a foreign country (limited to a person that has established a system prescribed in paragraph (1)) for any purpose other than the purpose of use, the administrative organ's head or administrative entity must take necessary measures to ensure continuous implementation of the equivalent measures by the third party, and in response to the identifiable person's request, provide the person with information on the necessary measures, pursuant to Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission.
第七十一条の二
(取扱いの委託を受けた個人情報に係る義務)Obligations Concerning Personal Information Whose Handling Has Been Entrusted
An administrative entity that has been entrusted with all or part of the handling of personal information (including entrustment via two or more layers) by a business handling personal information or by another administrative entity must not, except in cases based on laws and regulations and cases in which there is an urgent need to respond to the rescue of human life, disaster relief, or other emergency situations (referred to as "cases based on laws and regulations, etc." in Article 72-3), handle the personal information whose handling has been entrusted to it (excluding that which becomes information related to personal information for that administrative entity) beyond the scope necessary for managing the entrusted services.
第七十一条の三
(十六歳未満の者の個人情報の取扱いに関する読替規定)Provisions on Deemed Replacement of Terms Concerning the Handling of Personal Information of Persons under 16 Years of Age
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 62, Article 68, paragraph (2), Article 69, paragraph (2), and Article 71 to the personal information of a person under 16 years of age in cases in which an administrative entity handles that personal information (excluding the cases set forth in the following items), the phrase "to that person" in Article 62 and the phrase "notify an identifiable person" in Article 68, paragraph (2) are deemed to be replaced with "to the legal representative of that person" and "notify the legal representative of the identifiable person", respectively; the phrase "to the identifiable person" in item (i) of Article 68, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "to the legal representative of the identifiable person"; in Article 69, paragraph (2), item (i), the phrase "the identifiable person's consent" is deemed to be replaced with "the consent of the legal representative of the identifiable person", and the phrase "provided to the identifiable person" is deemed to be replaced with "provided to the identifiable person or the legal representative of the identifiable person"; the term "identifiable person" in Article 71, paragraphs (1) and (2) is deemed to be replaced with "legal representative of the identifiable person"; and the term "identifiable person" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "identifiable person or the legal representative of the identifiable person".
cases in which the administrative organ's head or administrative entity has a legitimate reason for not knowing that the personal information is that of a person under 16 years of age;
cases in which the legal representative of the identifiable person has permitted the identifiable person to carry on a business, and the administrative entity has acquired the personal information in connection with that business;
cases in which the identifiable person has no legal representative, or in which the administrative organ's head or administrative entity has reasonable grounds to believe that the identifiable person has no legal representative.
第七十二条
(個人関連情報の提供を受ける者に対する措置要求)Making Requests of Persons that Receive Information Related to Personal Information
When finding it necessary in providing information related to personal information to a third party (limited to cases in which it is assumed that the third party acquires the information related to personal information as personal information), an administrative organ's head or administrative entity is to impose restrictions on the purpose or method of use of information related to personal information that they provide or any other restrictions considered necessary on the third party, or request the person take necessary measures to prevent the leaking of and for the proper management of the information.
第七十二条の二
(連絡可能個人関連情報の不適正な取扱いの禁止)Prohibition of Inappropriate Handling of Contact-Enabling Information Related to Personal Information
An administrative organ's head or administrative entity must not utilize contact-enabling information related to personal information using a method that has the possibility of fomenting or inducing unlawful or unjust act.
第二項
行政機関の長等は、偽りその他不正の手段により連絡可能個人関連情報を取得してはならない。
An administrative organ's head or administrative entity must not acquire contact-enabling information related to personal information by deception or other wrongful means.