SMK Information Security

In April 2005, to take into account changes in the social environment and to protect electronic information and manage it thoroughly, SMK set up the SMK Information Security Policy that it now implements. Based on this policy, it implements the following:
  ●Internal auditing of IT security
  ●IT security training (Aimed at work site managers).
To prevent incidents or accidents related to information security, we have also strengthened countermeasures to information leaks by taking the following steps:
  ●Strengthening of administration of information that can be removed from the company
  ●Encryption of data removed from the company

Protection of confidential information

Promoted by increasing demands for fair corporate practices and corporate social responsibility, revisions which came into effect in November 2005 were made to the Law Against Unfair Competition. At SMK, we set up the SMK Secret Technical information Management Policy in August 2006 to ensure appropriate management of confidential technical information and these regulations oblige us to handle in an appropriate manner our own confidential technical information, as well as company secrets from our customers and suppliers that we have obtained under contract. We are currently carrying out in-house training and working hard to provide a thorough understanding of this issue.

Protection of personal information

SMK is aware of the importance of protection of personal information and in March 2005 established a basic policy on the protection of personal information. Based on this policy, we have informed executives and employees of the issue and tried to handle the protection of personal information in an appropriate manner.

Protection of intellectual property

At SMK, we are endeavoring to protect intellectual property rights by taking the following steps:
  ●Abiding by laws concerned with the protection of intellectual property
  ●Actively engaging in invention and creative activities, then securing the rights related to successes in
      these fields and putting them into application
  ●Refraining from acts that would infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties