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About the collection of information related to URLs accessed by users via the LINE app

We only collect URL access information from users consenting to Regarding Usage of Your Information. We collect the information in the following manner, with consideration for user privacy.

For URLs that open LINE features:

• URLs used when opening LINE features may include user-specific information, but we only obtain the part of the URL that all users opening the same feature share. We do not obtain the part that is variable for each user.

• We collect the information without linking it to the accessing user's information.

For other URLs:

• We collect the accessed site's domain name and the one-way encrypted (hashed) variable part of the URL.

• We collect the information without linking it to the accessing user's information.

It's very difficult to obtain an original URL from its hash. We make calculations (e.g. for our access ranking) by hashing the URLs of widely used public sites in the same manner and calculating access numbers for URLs with matching values. We do not convert other hashed URL information to the original URLs.

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What new personal information will LINE acquire?

The following information will be acquired.

Information about chats between friends

This includes which friends were in the chat room, the date and time of sent/received messages, "Read" marks, data formats used, and information on the use of features (such as the use of the "unsend" feature and accessed URLs).

Please be assured that the content of your chat messages (including images and videos) and calls will NOT be used.

Chats with official accounts

This means communication in chat rooms, including chat content (text messages, images, and videos). However, the content of chats with accounts used for industries which are deemed by LINE as having a high possibility of containing sensitive information (personal information or other information of a private nature) will be exempt. This includes industries such as financial and political institutions, state institutions, and hospitals.

Use of the app, including LINE's in-app browser, save feature, and sharing

If the features for saving and sharing data are used, information including the data formats and when the data was viewed will be acquired.

Website browsing information

This includes information pertaining to URLs you have viewed and the source information of the URLs accessed via the LINE app.

We aim to use the above mentioned information to bring all of our users an even better experience when using LINE’s services. For more information, see here.

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