Cookie consent in 日本
Consent and privacy law in 日本
Act on the Protection of Personal Information, amended substantially in force from 2022
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Who must comply
Business operators that handle personal information of individuals in Japan, including overseas operators that handle data of people in Japan.
Penalties
PPCの命令に違反した法人に対しては最大1億円の罰金
Key obligations
- Specify and notify the purpose of use
- Obtain consent before transferring data to third parties
- Get opt-in consent for special-care sensitive data
- Honor disclosure, correction and suspension-of-use requests
- Report serious data breaches to the commission and affected individuals
Local guidance
- EUと日本の相互の十分性認定を活用する
- 要配慮個人情報および第三者提供については同意を取得する
- 移転先の国について本人に情報提供する
- 通知は日本語で提供する
How ConsentX helps
- Purpose-of-use notice in the banner
- Opt-in consent for sensitive data and third-party sharing
- Rights request intake for disclosure and suspension
- Consent receipts for evidence
- Region rule engine tuned for Japan
We value your privacy
We ask for your consent before any non-essential cookie, with the rules that apply in your region.
This page was machine-translated and may contain errors. Please review the legal details with qualified local counsel before relying on it.
How to comply with Japan using ConsentX
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Scan your website
Run a free scan to find every cookie and tracker on your site, so you know exactly what needs consent under Japan.
- 2
Show a geo-aware consent banner
Add the ConsentX banner. It detects each visitor region and shows the consent experience that Japan requires, automatically.
- 3
Block trackers until consent
Keep non-essential cookies and trackers blocked until the visitor agrees, so nothing fires before consent.
- 4
Record tamper-evident proof
Every choice is stored as a tamper-evident consent receipt you can produce in a Japan audit.
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Handle data requests on time
Use the built-in DSAR workflow with SLA timers to answer access, deletion and opt-out requests within the legal deadline.
Frequently asked questions
日本はEUの十分性認定を有していますか。+
はい。日本とEUは相互の十分性認定を取り決めており、合意された保護措置のもとで個人データを相互に移転できます。
日本のAPPIではどのような場合に同意が必要ですか。+
要配慮個人情報の取扱いや、個人データを第三者に提供する場合には同意が必要ですが、一部例外があります。多くの通常の取扱いは、広範なオプトインではなく、通知と利用目的の特定に基づいています。