Privacy policy
Our shop recognizes the importance of protecting our customers' personal information. We comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (hereinafter referred to as the "APPI"), and strive to handle and protect personal information appropriately in accordance with the following Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as this "Privacy Policy").
1. Definition of Personal Information
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, "personal information" means personal information as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the APPI; that is, information about a living individual that can identify a specific individual by means of a name, date of birth, or other descriptions contained in such information (including information that can be easily cross-checked with other information and thereby used to identify a specific individual), or information that contains a personal identification code.
2. Purposes of Use of Personal Information
Our shop uses customers' personal information for the following purposes:
(1) To provide our shop's services
(2) To respond to inquiries, communications, and other matters regarding our shop's services
(3) To provide information regarding our shop's products, services, and the like
(4) To respond to acts that violate our shop's terms, policies, and the like (hereinafter referred to as "Terms and Policies") relating to our shop's services
(5) To notify customers of changes to Terms and Policies relating to our shop's services
(6) To improve our shop's services and develop new services
(7) To create statistical data processed in a form that does not allow identification of individual persons in connection with our shop's services
(8) For other purposes incidental to the purposes of use set forth above
3. Changes to Purposes of Use of Personal Information
Our shop may change the purposes of use of personal information within a scope reasonably deemed to be related to the original purposes, and when such a change is made, we will notify or publicly announce the change to customers.
4. Restrictions on Use of Personal Information
Except as permitted under the APPI and other applicable laws and regulations, our shop will not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use without obtaining the customer's consent. However, this shall not apply in the following cases:
(1) When required by laws and regulations
(2) When necessary to protect a person's life, body, or property and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent
(3) When particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound growth of children and it is difficult to obtain the customer's consent
(4) When cooperation is necessary for a national government agency, local public body, or a person entrusted by either of them to perform affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the customer's consent is likely to interfere with the performance of such affairs
5. Proper Acquisition of Personal Information
Our shop acquires personal information by appropriate means and will not acquire it through deception or other wrongful means.
6. Security Management of Personal Information
Our shop takes necessary and appropriate supervisory measures with respect to our employees so that security management of personal information is ensured against risks such as loss, destruction, alteration, and leakage of personal information. In addition, when our shop entrusts all or part of the handling of personal information to a third party, we take necessary and appropriate supervisory measures so that security management of personal information is ensured at the entrusted party.
7. Provision to Third Parties
Except where disclosure is permitted under the APPI and other applicable laws and regulations, our shop will not provide personal information to third parties without obtaining the customer's prior consent. However, the following cases shall not constitute provision to third parties as described above:
(1) Cases in which personal information is provided in connection with entrusting all or part of the handling of personal information within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use
(2) Cases in which personal information is provided in connection with business succession due to merger or other reasons
(3) Cases in which personal information is jointly used in accordance with the provisions of the APPI
8. Disclosure of Personal Information
When a customer requests disclosure of personal information in accordance with the provisions of the APPI, our shop will, after confirming that the request is made by the customer themselves, disclose the information to the customer without delay (or, if such personal information does not exist, notify the customer to that effect). However, this shall not apply where our shop is not obligated to disclose under the APPI or other applicable laws and regulations.
9. Correction, Addition, and Deletion of Personal Information
When a customer requests correction, addition, or deletion of the content of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "Correction, etc.") on the grounds that the personal information is not truthful, in accordance with the provisions of the APPI, our shop will, after confirming that the request is made by the customer themselves, conduct necessary investigation without delay within the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use, and based on the results thereof, perform Correction, etc. of the content of personal information and notify the customer accordingly (or, if our shop decides not to perform Correction, etc., notify the customer to that effect). However, this shall not apply where our shop is not obligated to perform Correction, etc. under the APPI or other applicable laws and regulations.
10. Suspension of Use and Deletion of Personal Information
When a customer requests suspension of use or deletion (hereinafter referred to as "Suspension of Use, etc.") of their personal information on the grounds that their personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purposes of use publicly announced in advance, or on the grounds that it was acquired through deception or other wrongful means, in accordance with the provisions of the APPI, and it is found that there are grounds for such request, our shop will, after confirming that the request is made by the customer themselves, perform Suspension of Use, etc. of the personal information without delay and notify the customer accordingly. However, this shall not apply where our shop is not obligated to perform Suspension of Use, etc. under the APPI or other applicable laws and regulations.
11. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies
(1) Our shop's services may use Cookies and similar technologies. These technologies help our shop understand how our services are used and contribute to service improvement. Users who wish to disable Cookies may do so by changing their web browser settings. However, if Cookies are disabled, some functions of our shop's services may become unavailable.
(2) Our shop uses Google Analytics, provided by Google LLC, on this service to survey and analyze usage of the services provided through our shop's services. For details on how data is collected and processed through Google Analytics and other information regarding Google Analytics, please visit Google's websites.
Google Analytics Terms of Service:
https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
If you do not wish 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 has enabled "Google Analytics advertising features" and uses the following features, utilizing third-party Cookies such as the DoubleClick Cookie for advertising and site improvement purposes:
- Google Analytics Remarketing
- Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reports
Through these features, this service uses Google Analytics Cookies to enable analysis that provides an approximate understanding of customers' age, gender, browsing history, and interests relating to this service.
If you do not wish to use "Google Analytics advertising features," you may disable tracking through the relevant settings. You may disable such tracking by installing the Google Analytics opt-out add-on in your browser.
12. International Transfers
Please note that your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in countries outside your country of residence. When we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, except where the destination country is recognized as providing an adequate level of protection, we will take appropriate measures based on approved transfer mechanisms, such as the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission or, where applicable, equivalent contracts issued by the relevant UK authority.
13. Contact Us
For requests for disclosure and the like, opinions, questions, complaints, or other inquiries regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us using the contact information provided in our Legal Notice, or through the inquiry form on our shop page.
14. Continuous Improvement
Our shop will review its operational practices regarding the handling of personal information from time to time and strive for continuous improvement, and may change this Privacy Policy as necessary.