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Article 26Reporting Leaks

第二十六条(漏えい等の報告等)

Pursuant to Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission, businesses handling personal information must report leaks, loss or damage and other situations concerning the security of the personal data they handle, which are prescribed by Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission as those likely to harm individual rights and interests, to the Personal Information Protection Commission; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases in which another business handling personal information or administrative entity has entrusted the business in question with all or part of the handling of the personal data, and it has notified that other business handling personal information or administrative entity of the situation as prescribed by Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission.

個人情報取扱事業者は、その取り扱う個人データの漏えい、滅失、毀損その他の個人データの安全の確保に係る事態であって個人の権利利益を害するおそれが大きいものとして個人情報保護委員会規則で定めるものが生じたときは、個人情報保護委員会規則で定めるところにより、当該事態が生じた旨を個人情報保護委員会に報告しなければならない。ただし、当該個人情報取扱事業者が、他の個人情報取扱事業者又は行政機関等から当該個人データの取扱いの全部又は一部の委託を受けた場合であって、個人情報保護委員会規則で定めるところにより、当該事態が生じた旨を当該他の個人情報取扱事業者又は行政機関等に通知したときは、この限りでない。

In cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, businesses handling personal information (excluding those that have given a notice under the proviso of that paragraph) must notify the identifiable person of the occurrence of the situation, pursuant to Order of the Personal Information Protection Commission; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is difficult to notify the identifiable person of that occurrence, and the necessary alternative measures are taken to protect that person's rights and interests.

前項に規定する場合には、個人情報取扱事業者(同項ただし書の規定による通知をした者を除く。)は、本人に対し、個人情報保護委員会規則で定めるところにより、当該事態が生じた旨を通知しなければならない。ただし、本人への通知が困難な場合であって、本人の権利利益を保護するため必要なこれに代わるべき措置をとるときは、この限りでない。

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