Privacy Policy

This website will appropriately handle and protect users’ personal information in accordance with the following privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as “this policy”). “Personal information” refers to “personal information” as defined in the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003)” in Japan.

About the access analysis tools used by this website

This website uses the access analysis tool “Google Analytics” by Google LLC and the access analysis tool “MonsterInsights” by MonsterInsights, LLC. These access analysis tools use cookies, mobile device identifiers (e.g. Android advertising ID, iOS advertising ID), or similar technologies used to collect data to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals.

For more information about how “Google Analytics” collects and processes data, please click here. For more information about how “MonsterInsights” collects and processes data, please click here.

Comments on this website

In order to respond appropriately to spam and trolling, this website records the IP address used when commenting and requires the entry of an email address. This is a standard feature supported by blogs, and the IP address will not be used for any other purpose than dealing with spam and trolling.

Please note that by posting a comment or sending an inquiry, you are deemed to have agreed to this policy.

Please note that all comments are posted only after the administrator has reviewed and approved their content in advance. In addition, please note that comments that contain any of the following content may be disapproved and deleted at the administrator’s discretion.

• Anything that slanders or libels a specific individual or corporation.
• Anything that includes extremely obscene content or goes against public order and morals.
• Anything that relates to the trade of prohibited goods or requests for acts that harm others, or anything that relates to requests or referrals for acts that are prohibited by law.
• Any other thing that the administrator deems should not be approved.

Regarding the email address and password used on this website

This website collects information such as users’ names, nicknames, and email addresses (hereinafter referred to as “personal information”) and uses the collected personal information for the following purposes. Personal information will not be used for any other purposes or provided to third parties.

If you have any questions about how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the inquiry form.

• This website uses collected personal information for the following purposes: (1) Providing login functionality (2) Purchasing and distributing paid articles (3) Confirming, approving, and replying to user comments (4) Confirming and replying to user inquiries (5) Analyzing statistical data to improve services (6) Confirming website usage (7) Distributing e-mail magazines and informing users of new services.
• This website takes appropriate security measures to prevent and correct the leakage, loss, or damage of personal information. In addition, we provide appropriate education and supervision to those involved in handling personal information.
• This website will not provide personal information to third parties without the user’s consent, except when required by law. Users may request the disclosure, correction, or deletion of their own personal information. In such cases, please follow the procedures separately stipulated by this website.
• This website may change this policy as necessary. Changes will be published on this website, so please check the latest version of this policy.

Disclaimer

Please be aware that we are not responsible for any damages incurred as a result of the content or services posted on this website. Please use this website at your own risk.

Although we place importance on accuracy in the content and information posted on this website, the information may be out of date or may contain errors. We do not guarantee accuracy. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any information or services provided at links introduced on this website.

Copyright

This website is not intended to infringe copyright or portrait rights.

Unauthorized reproduction of text, images, charts, graphs, etc. posted on this website is prohibited. If you quote text, images, charts, graphs, etc. from articles, please be sure to include the URL of the quote, reference, or source.

If you have any issues or questions regarding copyright or portrait rights, please contact us using the inquiry form.

Links

Generally, you are free to link to this website. No permission or contact is required to link. However, please refrain from using inline frames or direct links to images.

If you quote any text, images, charts, graphs, etc. posted on this website, please be sure to include the URL of the quote, reference, or source.

We will comply with the above privacy policy and strive to handle users’ personal information appropriately. By using this website, you are deemed to have agreed to this policy.

Date of enactment: August 6, 2024

Last updated: October 23, 2024