A corporation (or an organization without legal personality that has made provisions for a representative or manager; the same applies in item (iii), (b) of the following Article) seeking to perform services as set forth in one of the following items with the aim of ensuring that a business handling personal information, pseudonymized personal information, or anonymized personal information (hereinafter referred to as "personal or other related information" in this Chapter) (the business in question is hereinafter referred to as a "business handling personal or other related information" in this Chapter) handles the personal information properly may receive certification from the Personal Information Protection Commission:
complaint processing under Article 53 regarding the handling of personal or other related information by businesses handling personal or other related information which are covered by the corporation's services (hereinafter each such business is referred to as a "covered business");
業務の対象となる個人情報取扱事業者等（以下この節において「対象事業者」という。）の個人情報等の取扱いに関する第五十三条の規定による苦情の処理
providing covered businesses with information about things that contribute to ensuring the proper handling of personal or other related information;
services beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items which are necessary for ensuring the proper handling of personal or other related information by covered businesses.
The certification set forth in the preceding paragraph may be limited in respect of the type or scope of services of businesses handling personal or other related information that are covered.
前項の認定は、対象とする個人情報取扱事業者等の事業の種類その他の業務の範囲を限定して行うことができる。
A person seeking the certification referred to in paragraph (1) must apply to the Personal Information Protection Commission as prescribed by Cabinet Order.
第一項の認定を受けようとする者は、政令で定めるところにより、個人情報保護委員会に申請しなければならない。
After granting a certification under paragraph (1), the Personal Information Protection Commission must make a public notice to that effect (including the scope of services concerning the certification, in cases of the certification limiting the scope of services pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2)).