Privacy Policy
We recognize the importance of protecting customers' personal information, comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, and handle the personal information appropriately in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Definition of Personal Information
In this Privacy Policy, personal information means information as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, i.e., information about a living individual that can identify the specific individual by name, date of birth, or other description contained in such information (including information that can be easily collated with other information and thereby identify the specific individual), or information that contains personal identification codes.
2. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
We will use customers' personal information for the following purposes:
(i) Provide our services;
(ii) Provide customers with information about our products and services to respond to their inquiries;
(iii) Respond to any violations of our terms and conditions, policies, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms and Conditions, etc.") regarding our services;
(iv) Notify customers of changes to the Terms and Conditions, etc. of our services;
(v) Improve our services and develop new services;
(vi) Create statistical data relating to our services in a form that does not allow individual identification; and
(vii) Other purposes incidental to the purposes of use described above
3. Changes in the Purpose of Use of Personal Information
The purpose of use of personal information may be changed to the extent that it is reasonably deemed to be relevant. We will notify customers or publicly announce in the case of such changes.
4. Restrictions on Use of Personal Information
We will not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use without the consent of customers, except as permitted by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other laws and regulations; provided, however, that this does not apply in the following cases:
(i) When required by law;
(ii) When it is necessary for the protection of life, body, or property of an individual and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent;
(iii) When it is especially necessary to improve public health or to promote the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent; and
(iv) When it is necessary to cooperate with a national agency, a local government, or an individual or entity entrusted by them to execute affairs prescribed by law, and obtaining customer's consent would interfere with the execution of such affairs.
5. Appropriate Acquisition of Personal Information
We will acquire personal information in an appropriate manner and will not acquire through fraud or other improper means.
6. Security management of personal information
We will supervise our employees as necessary and appropriate to ensure the safe management of personal information against risks such as loss, damage, falsification, and leakage. When we outsource all or a part of the handling of personal information, we will provide necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure that the outsourced company manages the personal information in a safe manner.
7. Provision to Third Parties
We will not provide personal information to any third party without prior consent of the customer, except in cases where disclosure is permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations; provided, however, that this does not apply in the following cases:
(ii) When personal information is provided as a result of the succession of business due to merger or other reasons; and
(iii) When personal information is jointly used in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
8. Disclosure of Personal Information
When a customer requests disclosure of his/her personal information in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, we will disclose the information to the customer without delay after confirming that the request is made by the customer himself/herself (if the relevant personal information does not exist, we will notify the customer to that effect). However, this does not apply in cases where we have no obligation to disclose the information under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations.
9. Correction of Personal Information, etc.
When a customer requests correction, addition, or deletion (hereinafter referred to as "correction, etc.") of his/her personal information in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information because the information is incorrect, we will conduct the necessary investigation without delay, after confirming that the request is made by the customer himself/herself, to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of use of the personal information, correct the personal information based on the investigaiton results, and notify the customer to that effect (if we decide not to make a correction, etc., we will also notify the customer to that effect). However, this does not apply in cases where we have no obligation to correct, etc. the information under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations.
10. Suspension of Use of Personal Information, etc.
When a customer requests suspension of use or deletion (hereafter referred to as "suspension of use, etc.") of his/her personal information in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information because it has been handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use publicly announced in advance or because it has been obtained through fraud or other improper means, if we find that the request is reasonable, we will stop using or delete the information without delay after confirming that the request is made by the customer himself/herself, and notify the customer to that effect. However, this does not apply in cases where we have no obligation to suspend, etc. using the information under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information or other laws and regulations.
11. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies
- Our services may use cookies and similar technologies, which helps us grasp the usage status of our services and improve our services. Users who wish to disable cookies may change the settings on the web browser. However, you may not be able to use certain functions of our services by disabling cookies.
- We use Google Analytics provided by Google LLC upon provision of our service to research and analyze the usage status of our services. For more information on Google Analytics, please visit their website.
Google Analytics Terms of Service: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
Google's use of your data when you use Google Partner sites and apps: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/partners/
Google Privacy Policy: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
If you do not want your data to be used by Google Analytics, please use the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on provided by Google.
Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout - Our service has enabled "Google Analytics Advertising Features" and uses the following features and third party cookies such as DoubleClick cookies for advertising and site improvement.
Google Analytics Remarketing
Google Analytics User Attribute Report and Interest Report
This allows us to use Google Analytics cookies to analyze your age, gender, browsing history, and approximate trends in your interest relating to our service.
If you do not wish to use the "Google Analytics Advertising Features", you can disable tracking through your settings, which can be done by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on to your browser.
12. Contact Information
For requests for disclosure, opinions, questions, complaints, or other inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please use the contact information described in the "Specified Commercial Transaction Act" or use the contact form on the Shop's page.
13. Continuous Improvement
We will review the operation of the handling of personal information and strive for continuous improvement. The content of this Privacy Policy is subject to change as necessary.