Purposes of Personal Data Use
Purposes and Main Examples of Personal Data Use
To properly provide services to our users
In our services like the household budgeting app "Money Forward ME" and "Money Forward Okane Sensei Beta," we display your financial institution account information and credit card purchase history from linked accounts. We also provide information on asset trends and household financial status.
"Money Forward Fixed Costs Review" offers diagnostics and proposals for suitable electricity, insurance, and communication services.
"Money Forward Money Consultation" uses your information to introduce appropriate financial planner companies based on your specific situation.
"Money Forward Career" utilizes your data to provide career consulting and introduce you to recruiting companies.
To properly respond to inquiries for each service, we use your registered information and your usage history with Money Forward Group services.
When we use data that can identify a specific individual among our users, we will, in principle, clearly state our purpose of use to you beforehand and handle the data according to that purpose. If we are entrusted with the handling of your personal data, we will manage it appropriately in accordance with the terms of the entrustment.
To deliver advertisements and information tailored to our users and conduct marketing
We use this data not only to improve Money Forward Group's existing services but also as a reference for planning new services and developing new features.
For example, our household budgeting app "Money Forward ME" provides features that allow users to gain a detailed understanding of their investment asset performance.
Joint Use within Money Forward Group
We will jointly use your personal information and personal data with Money Forward's domestic group companies for the purposes publicly announced in our personal information handling policy.
For creating statistical data by aggregating and processing personal data so that individuals cannot be identified
We may provide statistical data on the results of third-party advertisements distributed by Money Forward Group to advertisers for performance reporting.
Money Forward Group may also publish statistical data based on the results of consumer behavior surveys we conduct, or use it for joint research with external organizations.
For guidelines on handling statistical data, please refer to the "Statistical Data" page.