Privacy Policy

1. Scope

This policy applies to personal data processed by us in connection with newsletter sign-ups and related communications.

2. Personal data we collect

• Email address: collected when you subscribe to our newsletter.
• Account/contact information you provide: if you submit contact requests to us.
• Usage data: technical information such as pages viewed, approximate location based on IP (if used), device/browser information, and timing/log data to maintain and improve the service.

If cookies or similar technologies are used to deliver or measure newsletter-related experiences, they are handled under our practices for protecting personal information.

3. How we use personal data

We use personal data to:

• Deliver the newsletter you requested;
• Send administrative or service communications related to your subscription;
• Respond to inquiries you submit;
• Maintain security and prevent fraud/abuse;
• Improve the website and our newsletter content and performance.

4. Consent and email advertising rules (Japan)

For newsletter/email communications that constitute email advertising related to mail-order services, we do not send to recipients who have not given consent, except for statutory exceptions.

Citation: Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, Article 12-3 (Consent to Electronic Mail Advertisements).

5. Legal framework for personal information (Japan)

We process personal data in accordance with applicable Japanese requirements, including transparency and accountability obligations under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

Citation: Personal Information Protection Act (Personal Information Protection Act).

6. Data sharing

We may share personal data with:

• Service providers that help us send newsletters or operate our website (only for the purposes described in this policy); and
• Authorities if required by law or to protect our rights and safety.

We do not sell your personal data.

7. Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable laws and regulations. For newsletter subscribers, we keep your email address while your subscription remains active and for a reasonable period afterward to manage subscription records and comply with legal obligations.

8. Cookies and local storage / tracking

We may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website and analyze usage. Where such technologies involve personal data, we manage them under our personal information protection practices, including providing appropriate controls consistent with our data practices.

Citation: Personal Information Protection Act (Personal Information Protection Act).

You can adjust your browser settings to reject cookies or limit tracking. If you do, some parts of the website may not function properly.

9. Your choices and rights

Depending on applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, and may object to certain processing. To make a request, contact us using the details in the footer. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

10. Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

11. Specified Commercial Transactions Act (mail-order) notices

If our services fall under the Specified Commercial Transactions Act as mail-order services, we provide required provider identifying information and statutory notices/dispute-related information in the manner required for specified commercial transactions.

Citation: Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Law No. 57 of 1981), Act on Enforcement Order of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Cabinet Order No. 295 of 1981), Act on Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (MITI Ordinance No. 89 of 1981).