1. Information assets

Information assets are all the information owned by Hirata (such as documents, drawings, technical information, papers like ledger sheets and electronic data, know-how and oral information, samples from customers) including information equipments (PCs, servers, printers, copy machines, hardware like communication devices, software, network, and recording medium).

2. Maintenance of information security

We shall conduct appropriate information security measures to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets.

3. Information security promoters

Information Security promoters are elected from relevant divisions, they set up Information Security Committee and also appoint a chief information control manager. An appointed manager shall run the committee and promote its acts for information security.

4. Information security acts

The committee shall analyze and evaluate the risk of information assets in order to provide reasonable, appropriate and concrete measures corresponding our business scale and activities. We shall review measures for information security regularly according to changes of business environment such as organization, business, technology, and society.

5. Obligation for employees

All employees (including part-time workers and contract employees) shall observe Compliance Charter, Security Policy, and applicable laws and regulations. In addition, we shall protect information which employees have held, even after their retirement. We will extend disciplinary measures for offenders.

6. Information security training

Under the instruction of the president and executive officers, the information security committee shall provide necessary education and its activities related to information security.

October 2007

Supplementary Rules:
Information Security Management Rules