KADOKAWA Group whistleblowing desk

*Please read before whistleblowing and consultation*

Notes

  • The information you provided to us for whistleblowing will be used for the purpose of investigating violations of laws and regulations, etc.
  • Personal information of whistleblowers will be managed and operated appropriately based on KADOKAWA's personal information protection policy.
  • Please understand that we may not be able to respond to your whistleblowing if it doesn’t fall under the "contents that can be whistleblown or consulted.”
  • Depending on the content of the report, a human rights consultation service may be used.
  • Inquiries received on Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and the company holidays will be answered on the next business day or later.

Protection of whistleblowers

  • The content of whistleblowing will be kept strictly confidential by the parties involved in the response.
  • Whistleblowing to the company can be made anonymously.
  • You will not be treated unfavorably by the company as a result of your whistleblowing.
  • Whistleblowing and consultation that fall under the category of "whistleblowing" under the Whistleblower Protection Act will be protected by the said Act.

Eligibility

  • KADOKAWA Group Officers and employees of each company(Officer・Regular employee・Contracted employee・Fixed-term employee・Temporary worker・Dispatched worker)、Resignee、Trading business operator

What you can whistleblow or consult

  • Violation of laws and regulations

  • Violation of company rules

  • Acts subject to Whistleblowing under the Whistleblower Protection Act (violations of laws and regulations subject to whistleblowing)
  • Personal evaluations or treatment, other complaints, dissatisfaction, or slander are not covered.
  • Please refrain from submitting documents containing sensitive personal information, such as medical certificates.
    （If necessary, we will contact you separately to provide corroboration regarding the reported matter.）

Flow of consultation

STEP.01

Consulters

Consultation

  • You can consult through the external contact (NEC VALWAY, Ltd. The same applies hereafter.)

STEP.02

External contact

Reception for Consultation・Report to the company

  • The external contact will report the contents of consultation to the company. You can choose to use your real name or an anonymous name for this report.

STEP.03

Company

Acceptance / rejection decision・Investigation / policy review / Preparation of company response・Report to the external contact

  • The company will investigate about the contents. (Depending on the contents of consultation, it may or may not be the subject of an investigation.)

STEP.04

External contact

Company response received・Report to the consulters

  • The company will reply to the external contact with inquiries to the consulter and investigation results.

STEP.05

Consulters

Company response received

  • The external contact will reply to the consulter with the inquiries and investigation results.

Reception hours

  • Website 24 hours a day, 365 days a year