We use the services of other companies (the “Service Providers”) to perform verification by text messages or phone calls (including confirmation of whether the phone number is valid). When using the Service Providers’ services, we will disclose to them your information, including the phone number that is necessary to send a text message or make a phone call, along with the content of the message that is to be notified to you. Depending on the country or region in which you are located, we use different services in terms of facilitating and improving the efficiency of the verification process.
The countries and regions where the Service Providers are located are as follows:
Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea.
For information on the regulations concerning protection of personal information in the countries and regions where the Service Providers are located, please refer to “Information on the Data Privacy Regulations of Foreign Countries.” Please also note that more Service Providers may be added in the future to facilitate the verification by text messages or phone calls. When adding any country or region where a Service Provider (i.e., a recipient of personal information) is located, we will notify you of such information on this page. We have confirmed that the Service Providers comply with the regulations concerning protection of personal information implemented in the respective countries where they are located.