Notice

March 17, 2021
Z Holdings Corporation

Comment regarding media reports on LINE Corporation

There was a news report today, March 17 (Wednesday), regarding the handling of data of the communication application "LINE" provided by LINE Corporation, a subsidiary of Z Holdings Corporation.
We apologize for any concerns that this may have raised to our users and others.

The Z Holdings Group has always regarded the safety and security of the users to be the prerequisite to handling data. We also recognize that privacy and the security measures to protect privacy are paramount, and that it is extremely important to explain the handling of information in a transparent and easy-to-understand manner.

The entire Z Holdings Group will further strengthen its governance so that LINE Corporation will be able to take proactive measures and disclose information in light of changes in the environment such as legal systems in each country.

In the future, a special committee consisting of outside experts will be formed in Z Holdings to verify and evaluate LINE Corporation's transfer of data overseas. In addition, in order to further ensure the security of our users, we will continue our efforts to achieve compliance with the world's top cyber security standards set by NIST in the United States.

â– LINE Corporation's comments regarding this matter (Japanese only)
https://linecorp.com/ja/pr/news/ja/2021/3675