Privacy Policy

Basic Policy

We recognize the importance of personal information and consider it a social responsibility to protect it. We will comply with laws and regulations related to personal information and handle the acquisition, use, and management of personal information on this site appropriately.

Scope of Application

This Privacy Policy outlines the policies that this site adheres to when handling your personal information or similar information.

Interpretation of this Privacy Policy shall be governed by Japanese law.

Purpose of Using Personal Information

This site will use the information provided by customers within the scope of the following purposes:

• For identity verification.
• For confirming and responding to inquiries, comments, etc.
• For sending newsletters, direct mail, and various notifications.
• For conducting campaigns, surveys, monitoring, interviews, etc.
• For providing, improving, developing, and marketing services.
• For providing personal information to partner companies, organizations, etc., based on customer consent and applications.
• For investigations related to prohibited activities as stipulated in the terms of use, etc.
• For other purposes for which individual consent has been obtained.

Management of Personal Information

To ensure the accuracy and security of personal information, we have implemented thorough security measures to protect against risks such as leaks, tampering, and unauthorized access. To prevent important information from being read or tampered with by third parties, we use encryption via SSL.

Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

Except for legitimate reasons, we will not provide personal information to third parties. Legitimate reasons may include:

• When there is consent from the individual concerned.
• When required by law.
• When it is necessary to protect human life, body, or property.
• When it is necessary for public health or the sound upbringing of children.
• When cooperation is required for statutory duties of government agencies (e.g., tax investigations, statistical surveys, etc.).

We may entrust personal information to other businesses within the scope necessary to achieve the intended purpose.

Inquiries Regarding Personal Information

If you have requests such as disclosure, correction, or cessation of use of your personal information, we will respond based on the prescribed procedures. Please contact us for specific instructions on how to proceed.

Cookies

Cookies are mechanisms for storing a user’s site browsing history on their computer.

Users can refuse data collection by disabling cookies. Please check your browser settings for this option. However, please note that if you refuse cookies, some services and features of our site may not function correctly.

Access Analysis

We use “Google Analytics,” provided by Google, for site analysis and improvement purposes.

This service uses cookies to collect traffic data. Traffic data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals.

Advertising Delivery

Our site uses the third-party advertising service “Google AdSense.”

Ad delivery providers may use cookies to display ads based on users’ interests. This allows them to recognize users’ browsers but does not identify individuals.

For information on how to disable cookies and details about “Google AdSense,” please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.

Additionally, as an Amazon Associate, our site earns income through qualifying sales.

Comments and Contact Forms

Our site collects data entered into the comment and contact forms, as well as IP addresses and browser user-agent strings, which are helpful for spam detection.

An anonymized hash created from your email address may be provided to the “Gravatar” service to check if you are using the service. The privacy policy for this service can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Please note that once comments are approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside the comment.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our site includes embedded content (videos, images, posts, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if visitors had visited those websites.

These websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor interactions with embedded content, including tracking your interactions if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to provide accurate and safe information on this site, we do not guarantee the accuracy or safety of the content. Please be aware that we cannot be held responsible for any damages or issues that may arise from the content posted on this site.

If you navigate to other websites through links or banners on our site, we are not responsible for any information or services provided on those destination sites.

Please note that the pricing information displayed on our site may be subject to change without notice.

Copyright and Image Rights

All content on this site (text, images, videos, audio, files, etc.) is protected by copyright and image rights held by the site owner or respective rights holders. Unauthorized use (reproduction, duplication, transfer, secondary use, etc.) without permission is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, altering, modifying, or adding to the content in any way is also strictly prohibited.

If there are any concerns regarding the content posted, please contact the respective rights holder. We will promptly address any issues.

Links

In general, our site allows linking without prior permission or notification. However, when quoting our content, please provide proper attribution and a link to the relevant page.

Please refrain from direct linking to image files or displaying content within HTML pages using inline frames.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may periodically review and improve the contents of this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy may be changed without prior notice.

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective as of the date they are posted on this site.

Privacy Policy Revision History

September 23, 2023 – Enacted