Privacy Policy
Welcome to Japan (referred to as "the Shop") recognizes the importance of protecting your personal information and complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information ("the Personal Information Protection Act"). We strive to handle and protect personal information appropriately in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Definition of Personal Information
In this Privacy Policy, "personal information" refers to information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by name, date of birth, or other descriptions contained therein (including information that can easily be matched with other information to identify a specific individual), or information that contains personal identification codes, as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Information Protection Act.
Purpose of Use of Personal Information
The Shop will use your personal information for the following purposes:
Providing the Shop's services
Responding to inquiries and providing information about the Shop's services
Providing information about the Shop's products and services
Responding to acts that violate the Shop's terms and policies (referred to as "Terms and Policies")
Notifying changes to the Shop's terms and policies related to the Shop's services
Improving the Shop's services and developing new services
Creating statistical data in an unidentifiable format related to the Shop's services
Other purposes incidental to the above purposes
Change of Purpose of Use of Personal Information
The Shop may change the purpose of use of personal information within the scope deemed reasonable and relevant, and will notify or disclose such changes to you.
Limitation of Use of Personal Information
Unless permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws, the Shop will not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use without your consent. However, this does not apply in the following cases:
Based on laws
When it is difficult to obtain your consent and necessary to protect human life, body, or property
When it is necessary for the improvement of public health or the promotion of healthy upbringing of children, and obtaining your consent is difficult
When it is necessary for a national agency, local government, or person entrusted with the task based on laws to cooperate in performing the prescribed task, and obtaining your consent may interfere with the performance of the task
Proper Acquisition of Personal Information
The Shop will acquire personal information properly and will not acquire it by false or other unlawful means.
Security Management of Personal Information
The Shop will supervise its employees as necessary and appropriate to ensure the security management of personal information against risks such as loss, destruction, alteration, and leakage. Additionally, when outsourcing all or part of the handling of personal information, the Shop will supervise the outsourced party as necessary and appropriate to ensure the security management of personal information.
Provision to Third Parties
Except as permitted by the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws, the Shop will not provide personal information to third parties without your prior consent. However, the following cases do not apply to the provision to third parties as described above:
When personal information is provided to a third party within the scope necessary for the performance of the handling of personal information as a whole or in part by the Shop
When personal information is provided due to a business succession due to merger or other reasons
When jointly used based on the Personal Information Protection Act
Disclosure of Personal Information
Upon receiving a request from you for disclosure of personal information based on the Personal Information Protection Act, the Shop will promptly disclose it to you after confirming that it is a request from you (if the personal information does not exist, the Shop will notify you of this). However, this does not apply when the Shop is not obligated to disclose it based on the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws.
Correction, etc. of Personal Information
If you request correction, addition, or deletion ("Correction, etc.") of your personal information because it is untrue, the Shop will promptly investigate within the scope necessary to achieve the purpose of use after confirming that it is a request from you, and based on the results, correct the content of the personal information and notify you accordingly (if a decision is made not to make the Correction, etc., the Shop will notify you accordingly). However, this does not apply when the Shop is not obligated to make the Correction, etc. based on the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws.
Suspension of Use, etc. of Personal Information
If the Shop determines that there is a reason for your request for suspension of use or deletion ("Suspension of Use, etc.") of your personal information due to the fact that your personal information is handled beyond the scope of the purpose of use publicly disclosed in advance or is acquired by false or other unlawful means, and if there is a reason for your request, the Shop will confirm that it is a request from you, and promptly suspend the use, etc. of the personal information and notify you accordingly. However, this does not apply when the Shop is not obligated to suspend the use, etc. based on the Personal Information Protection Act or other laws.
Use of Cookies and Other Technologies
(1) The Shop's services may use Cookies and similar technologies. These technologies help the Shop understand the usage status of its services and contribute to improving the services. Users who wish to disable Cookies can do so by changing their web browser settings. However, disabling Cookies may prevent some functions of the Shop's services from being available.
(2) The Shop uses Google Analytics provided by Google LLC on this service to investigate and analyze the usage status of the services provided by the Shop. For details on how data is collected and processed by Google Analytics and other detailed information about Google Analytics, please visit the company's website.
Google Analytics Terms of Service:
https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/jp.html
How Google uses data when you use partner sites or apps:
https://www.google.com/intl/ja/policies/privacy/partners/
Google Privacy Policy:
http://www.google.com/intl/ja/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
(3) This service enables "Google Analytics for advertising features" and uses third-party Cookies such as DoubleClick Cookies for advertising and site improvement purposes.
Google Analytics Remarketing
User Attribute Reports and Interest Reports of Google Analytics
With this, the Shop can roughly understand your age, gender, browsing history, and interest trends related to the service using Google Analytics Cookies.
If you do not want to use "Google Analytics for advertising features", you can disable tracking through settings. By installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on in your browser, you can disable it.
Contact
For inquiries such as requests for disclosure, opinions, questions, complaints, and other inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact the contact information provided in the "Specified Commercial Transactions Act Notification" or contact us via the inquiry form on the shop page.
Continuous Improvement
The Shop will periodically review the operation status regarding the handling of personal information and strive for continuous improvement. If necessary, the Shop may change this Privacy Policy.