Privacy Policy

Information we collect

• Information you provide when you contact us: your name, email address, and the content of your message.
• Usage information collected through analytics (such as pages viewed), where analytics is enabled and you have given consent.
• Technical information necessary to operate the service, such as access logs and an approximate location derived from your IP address, processed by our hosting provider.

Providing your name and email through the contact form is voluntary, but without them we may be unable to respond to your inquiry.

Legal bases for processing (EU/UK visitors)

Where the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Responding to your inquiries: performance of a contract, or our legitimate interest in answering your request.
• Preventing abuse, fraud, and security incidents and maintaining the service: our legitimate interests.
• Analytics cookies: your consent.
• Meeting legal requirements: compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

Purposes of use

We use collected information to:

• respond to inquiries;
• improve our services;
• detect and respond to nuisance behavior, fraudulent use, and incidents;
• carry out actions required under applicable law, including responses to statutory disclosure requests;
• send necessary notices.

Cookies and analytics

Where analytics is enabled on this site, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how this website is used. Analytics storage is disabled by default and is enabled only if you give consent through our cookie banner (implemented with Google Consent Mode). Advertising-related signals, such as ad storage and ad personalization, are kept disabled at all times. You can change or withdraw your cookie choices at any time using the cookie settings on this site.

Service providers and third parties

We use the following providers to operate this website. They process data on our behalf, or as independent controllers, for the limited purposes below:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — website analytics, subject to your consent;
• Google reCAPTCHA (Google LLC) — spam and abuse prevention on our contact form;
• Resend — delivery of emails related to your inquiries;
• Cloudflare — hosting, content delivery, and security.

We do not sell or share your personal information, and we do not use it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

International data transfers

Some of our service providers are located outside your country, including in the United States. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards as required by applicable law.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Under the EU/UK GDPR: to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing; data portability; and to withdraw consent at any time.
• Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the CPRA): to know, access, correct, and delete your personal information, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. As noted above, we do not sell or share personal information. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or through our contact form. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by applicable law, after which it is deleted or anonymized.

Security

We manage collected information within a reasonable scope to prevent leakage, alteration, and unauthorized access.

Children’s privacy

This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

Governing law

This policy and our handling of personal information are governed by the laws of Japan. Where the EU/UK GDPR or the CCPA/CPRA applies to you, we honor the rights described above for the relevant individuals.

Contact

For privacy-related requests or questions, please contact:

[email protected]

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as necessary. The updated policy takes effect when posted on this site.