We recognize the importance of protecting the rights and interests of individuals and have established the following Basic Policy on the Protection of Personal Information(*1) to ensure the proper handling of personal information. We will ensure that this policy is communicated to our officers, employees, and other relevant personnel, and will endeavor to appropriately protect personal information.

1. We will comply with laws and regulations concerning personal information, other applicable social norms, and our Compliance Code of Conduct and other internal rules.
2. In accordance with our Information Security Policy, we will appropriately manage personal information and implement necessary security measures against risks such as unauthorized access, leakage, loss, or damage.
3. We will handle personal information appropriately as follows:
   1. (1)Specification, Notification, and Publication of Purposes of Use
      We will specify the purposes for which personal information is used as clearly and specifically as possible.
      When acquiring personal information, we will either publicly announce the purposes of use in advance or notify the individual concerned or publicly announce such purposes promptly after acquisition.
   2. (2)Acquisition and Handling
      We will acquire personal information by appropriate means and handle it only within the scope of the specified purposes of use.
   3. (3)Provision to Third Parties
      We will not provide personal data(*2) to third parties without the consent of the individual concerned, except in cases such as outsourcing of business operations.
   4. (4)Requests for Notification, Disclosure, etc.
      Upon request from the individual concerned, we will, in principle, respond without delay to requests concerning retained personal data(*3), including notification of the purposes of use; disclosure, correction, addition, or deletion of data; suspension of use; erasure; or suspension of provision to third parties.
4. We will regularly review our initiatives for the protection of personal information and make continuous improvements.
5. In the event of a serious complaint or other significant incident, top management will take the lead in resolving the issue, investigate the cause, promptly implement corrective measures, and take steps to prevent recurrence. We will also disclose relevant information promptly and accurately. In addition, we will establish an appropriate framework for responding promptly and appropriately to complaints concerning the handling of personal information.
   *1:Information that can identify a specific living individual.
   *2:Personal information contained in a systematically organized “personal information database, etc.” that enables the retrieval of personal information.
   *3:Personal data for which the handling business operator has the authority to disclose, correct, add to or delete, suspend the use of, or otherwise take necessary action.

Hibiki Wind Energy Co., Ltd.
Koji Mine, Representative Director and President