Welcome to the official website of the "Waseda University International Foundation of Taiwan" (hereinafter referred to as "the Foundation"). To ensure that you can comfortably use the various services and information on this website, we hereby explain the Foundation's methods for collecting, processing, using, and protecting personal information to safeguard your rights and interests.

I. Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy applies to the collection, processing, and use of personal data in connection with your use of the Foundation’s official website and related online services.If this website contains links to other external websites, the privacy policies and personal data protection measures of those websites do not apply to the Foundation; please refer to the relevant provisions on each respective website.

II. Categories of Personal Data Collected

When you use this website's contact form, event registration, information subscription, or other interactive functions, the Foundation may collect the following information:

• Personally identifiable information: such as name, email address, phone number, employer, job title, etc.
• Interactive content data: inquiries, messages, registration information, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
• System automatically records data: such as IP address, browser type, usage time, click history, cookies, and other information required for website management and security maintenance.

III. Purpose of Personal Data Collection

The foundation collects your personal information for the following primary purposes:

• Reply to inquiries or contact matters submitted through the website.
• Handle event registration, notifications, communication, and related administrative tasks.
• Provide foundation-related information, research exchange, event information, or collaboration contacts.
• Manage website maintenance and operations, security, traffic analysis, and service optimization.
• Matters handled in accordance with legal provisions or requirements of the competent authority.

4. Personal Information Usage Period, Region, Recipients, and Methods

• Usage period: Saved and utilized within the period of existence of the collection purpose, or within a reasonable period according to relevant laws, contracts, or the foundation's internal retention requirements.
• Territories of Use: Within the Republic of China, and overseas territories necessary to achieve the purposes of data collection.
• Target audience: The Foundation and cooperative vendors, information service providers, or authorities with legal rights and interests commissioned by the Foundation to handle matters.
• Usage: Process, utilize, contact, notify, file, analyze, or perform other necessary operations within the scope of the collection purpose, either automatically or non-automatically.

V. Choice and Impact of Personal Data Provision

You are free to choose whether to provide relevant personal information; however, if you do not provide complete and accurate necessary information, the foundation may be unable to provide you with specific services, respond to your inquiries, or complete event registration and related contact operations.

VI. Protection of Personal Data

The Foundation will implement reasonable technical and management measures to safeguard personal data and prevent unauthorized access, alteration, leakage, loss, or other infringement. Relevant personnel will only be authorized to access your personal data within the scope of business needs.

VII. Third Party Provision and Disclosure

In principle, this foundation will not arbitrarily provide, exchange, rent, or sell your personal information to third parties, except in the following circumstances:

• Obtain your consent or authorization.
• For purposes necessary for collection and provided to cooperative manufacturers entrusted by the foundation to handle matters.
• As required by law, mandated by competent authorities, or through lawful investigation by judicial bodies.
• Necessary to protect your life, body, freedom, or property, or the life, body, freedom, or property of others, from significant harm.
• Other situations permitted by law.

VIII. Use of Cookies

To provide a better website experience, this website may use Cookie technology to record and analyze user preferences and browsing behavior. You can refuse some or all Cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect the normal use of some website functions.

IX. Party Rights

In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act, you may exercise the following rights regarding your personal data with our foundation:

• Inquire or request to view.
• Request a copy.
• Request for supplementation or correction.
• Request to stop collection, processing, or use.
• Delete request.

If you wish to exercise the above rights, please contact the Foundation. The Foundation may handle the matter in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, depending on the content of the application.

X. Privacy Policy Amendments

This foundation may amend this privacy policy at any time due to legal amendments, business needs, or website function adjustments. The amended content will be announced on this website and will not be individually notified.