-1-この個人情報の保護に関する法律の翻訳は、平成十五年法律第百十九号までの改正（平 成１７年４月１日施行）について 「法令用語日英標準対訳辞書 （平成１８年３月版）に 、」 準拠して作成したものです。 なお、この法令の翻訳は公定訳ではありません。法的効力を有するのは日本語の法令自 体であり、翻訳はあくまでその理解を助けるための参考資料です。この翻訳の利用に伴って発生した問題について、一切の責任を負いかねますので、法律上の問題に関しては、官報に掲載された日本語の法令を参照してください。 This English translation of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information has been translated through the revisions of Act No. 119 of 2003 Effective April 1, 2005 in compliance with the(( ) ) Standard Bilingual Dictionary March 2006 edition . () This is an unofficial translation. Only the origin a lJ a p a n e s et e x t so fl a w sa n dr e g u l a t i o n sh a v e legal effect, and the translations are to be u sed solely as reference material to aid in the understanding of Japanese laws and regulations. The Government of Japan shall not be responsible f or the accuracy, reliab ility or currency of the legislative material provided in this Website, o r for any consequence resulting from use of the information in this Website. For all purposes of interpreting and applying law to any legal issue ordispute, users should consult the original Jap anese texts published in the Official Gazette. Act on the Protection of Person al Information Act No. 57 of ( ) 2003 Chapter 1 General Provisions () Article 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to protect the rig hts and interests of individuals while taking consideration of the usefulness of personal information, in view of a remarkable increase in the utilization of p ersonal information due to development of the advanced information and communications society, by clarifying the responsibilities of the State and local g overnments, etc. with laying down basic principle, establishment of a basic policy by the Government and the matters toserve as a basis for other measures on the protection of personal information, and by prescribing the duties to be observed by enti ties handling personal information, etc., regarding the proper handling of personal information. () Article 2 Definitions 1 The term "personal information" as used in this Act shall mean information() about a living individual which can identi fy the specific individual by name, date of birth or other description contain ed in such information including such ( information as will allow easy reference to other information and will thereby enable the identification of the specific individual . ) 2 The term "a personal information datab ase, etc." as used in this Act shall mean () an assembly of information including pe rsonal information as set forth below: i an assembly of information systematically arranged in such a way that()-2-specific personal information can be retrieved by a computer; or ii in addition to what is listed in the preceding item, an assembly of() information designated by a Cabinet Order as being systematically arranged in such a way that specific personal in formation can be easily retrieved. 3 The term "a business operator handling personal information" as used in this() Act shall mean a business operator using a personal information database, etc. forits business; however, the following entities shall be excluded; i The State organs() ii Local governments() iii Incorporated administrative agen cies, etc. which means independent () ( administrative agencies as provided in paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information H eld by Incorporated Administrative () ) Agencies, etc. Act No. 59 of 2003; the same shall apply hereinafter iv Local independent administrative institutions which means local() ( incorporated administrative agencies as provided in paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Local Incorporated Administrative Agencies Law. Act No. 118 of 2003; the ( )) same shall apply hereinafter v Entities specified by a Cabinet Order as having a little likelihood to harm() the rights and interests of individuals considering the volume and the manner of utilization of personal information they handle. 4 The term "personal data" as used in thi