Privacy Policy

Article 1 (Collection of Information)

In providing the Service, the Company collects the following personal information from Members.

1. Name (including cases where the name is obtained through an External Authentication Service);
2. Email address;
3. Use history on the Service;
4. Information that Members input into the Service (limited to information that is transmitted to the Company's servers as a matter of processing necessity).

Article 2 (Purpose of Use)

The Company uses the personal information collected under the preceding article for the following purposes.

1. To provide and operate the Service;
2. For public relations activities concerning the Service and other services operated by the Company;
3. To send Members announcements and information relating to the Service and other services operated by the Company;
4. For identity verification and authentication of Members;
5. To respond to inquiries;
6. To survey and analyze the usage of the tools provided by the Service, and to plan, develop, and promote new tools based on such analysis;
7. To develop new services and features;
8. For system maintenance, improvement, and response to malfunctions;
9. For any other purposes incidental to the foregoing purposes of use.

Article 3 (Restrictions on Use of Personal Information)

Except as permitted under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the "APPI") or other laws and regulations, the Company shall not handle personal information beyond the scope necessary to achieve the purposes of use without the consent of the Member. The foregoing shall not apply in the following cases.

1. When required by laws and regulations;
2. When necessary for the protection of the life, body, or property of a person, and it is difficult to obtain the Member's consent;
3. When particularly necessary for improving public health or promoting the sound upbringing of children, and it is difficult to obtain the Member's consent;
4. When cooperation with a state organ or local government, or a person entrusted by them, is necessary for the performance of duties prescribed by laws and regulations, and obtaining the Member's consent is likely to impede the performance of such duties.

Article 4 (Proper Collection of Personal Information)

The Company collects personal information properly, and does not collect personal information by deception or any other improper means.

Article 5 (Security Control of Personal Information)

To prevent leakage, loss, or damage of personal information it handles, and for other security management of personal information, the Company implements the following security control measures.

Article 6 (Provision to Third Parties)

The Company shall not provide personal information to third parties without the Member's consent, except in any of the following cases.

1. When entrusting the handling of personal information, in whole or in part, to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use;
2. When personal information is provided in connection with a succession of business due to a merger or other cause;
3. When personal information is used jointly pursuant to the APPI;
4. Any other cases permitted under the APPI or other laws and regulations.

Article 7 (Disclosure of Personal Information)

If a Member requests disclosure of personal information pursuant to the APPI, the Company shall, after confirming that the request is made by the Member themselves, disclose such personal information to the Member without delay (or, if such personal information does not exist, so notify the Member). However, this shall not apply where the Company is not obligated to make such disclosure under the APPI or other laws and regulations. Please note that a fee of 1,000 yen per request is charged for the disclosure of personal information.

Article 8 (Correction and Suspension of Use of Personal Information)

1. If a Member requests (i) correction, addition, or deletion (the "Correction, etc.") of the content of their personal information pursuant to the APPI on the ground that the content is not factual, (ii) suspension of use or erasure (the "Suspension of Use, etc.") of their personal information pursuant to the APPI on the ground that the personal information is being handled beyond the scope of the purposes of use or was acquired by deception or other improper means, or (iii) suspension of provision (the "Suspension of Provision") of their personal information pursuant to the APPI on the ground that the personal information is being provided to third parties, the Company shall, after confirming that the request is made by the Member themselves, conduct necessary investigations without delay and, based on the results, carry out the Correction, etc., Suspension of Use, etc., or Suspension of Provision, and notify the Member accordingly. If the Company decides not to carry out the Correction, etc., Suspension of Use, etc., or Suspension of Provision, the Company shall notify the Member to that effect.
2. The preceding paragraph shall not apply where the Company is not obligated to carry out the Correction, etc., Suspension of Use, etc., or Suspension of Provision under the APPI or other laws and regulations.

Article 9 (Use of Cookies)

The Service may use cookies and similar technologies. These technologies help the Company understand the usage of the Service and contribute to the improvement of the Service. Members who wish to disable cookies may do so by changing the settings of their web browser. However, if cookies are disabled, some features of the Service may become unavailable.

Article 10 (Security)

Member information is protected by passwords for the protection of Members' privacy and security. Where necessary, the Company uses industry-standard encryption technology to protect data transmissions.

Article 11 (Data Processing for Usage Limits)

To ensure fair provision of the Service and prevent abuse, the Company collects and processes the following information.

• Communication identifiers: Identifiers contained in access logs, used as identifiers for usage counter aggregation. Retained only for a reasonable period necessary to achieve the purpose, and then automatically deleted.
• Session-identification cookies: Short-term identification cookies issued for user identification.
• Account identifiers: For signed-in members, the account ID is used as the aggregation key for usage counting.

These are treated as "personally-related information" under Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). Specific retention periods and other technical details may be obtained on request through the contact form.

Article 12 (External Data Transmission)

The Company uses third-party services, including Google, for usage analytics, ad delivery, and maintaining service quality. These services may receive information such as the URLs of pages you view, browser/device information, and identifiers such as cookies. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads. For details on how this information is handled, please refer to each vendor's privacy policy (Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy). The contents of files processed by our tools are never included in these transmissions.

Article 13 (Advertising and Affiliate Programs)

To fund the operation of the Service, the Company may display advertising on the Service, or introduce third-party products and services and receive consideration for doing so (collectively, "Advertising"). Advertising includes each of the following forms.

1. Performance-based advertising (affiliate marketing), under which the Company receives referral fees or other consideration based on outcomes such as purchases, service applications, account registrations, information requests, bookings, or clicks. This includes programs joined through an affiliate service provider (ASP) as well as programs entered into directly with an advertiser.
2. Referral programs using referral codes, coupon codes, or other identifiers, under which the Company receives consideration or benefits based on use of a unique code or link issued to the Company.
3. Advertising that is not performance-based, including advertising paid for by placement period or ad slot, sponsored articles, tie-up articles, and other content produced with consideration or benefits provided by a third party.
4. Introductions made after receiving products or services, loans of products, or discounts from a third party.

Advertising may appear on pages of the Service as well as in emails the Company sends to Members, on social media accounts operated by the Company, and in other media the Company controls. The businesses with which the Company partners for Advertising, and the forms such Advertising takes, may be added to or changed as the Company's business requires. The businesses applicable to any particular advertisement can be confirmed from the disclosure shown in the medium carrying it.

Where a partner's terms require a specific statement, the Company presents it as follows. The Company is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn referral fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.jp.

1. When a Member visits a destination via an Advertising link, the operator of that advertising (including ASPs, advertisers, and measurement providers) may use cookies, on-device storage, identifying parameters appended to the link, server-to-server communication, and other technologies to collect information about the Member's referring page, browsing, and purchases, for the purpose of measuring outcomes and calculating consideration.
2. What the Company receives from such operators is aggregated information such as outcome counts and amounts payable; the Company does not identify individual Members from it.
3. The handling of information collected under the preceding two items is governed by the privacy policies of each operator and destination. Please refer to the respective policies for details.
4. In placing Advertising, the Company clearly indicates in the relevant medium that the content constitutes advertising, in accordance with the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations and other applicable laws and regulations. Where the Company has received the provision, loan, or discount described in item 4 of the preceding paragraph, it discloses that fact as well.
5. The content, prices, availability, and transaction terms of products and services shown at destinations are determined by each business and are subject to change. The Company is not a party to such transactions and bears no responsibility for transactions between Members and those businesses.

Article 14 (Revisions to the Policy)

The Company reviews the operational status of the handling of personal information as appropriate and endeavors to make continuous improvements, and may revise this Policy as necessary. When there are material changes to this Policy, the Company will notify Members through the Service.

Article 15 (Contact for Privacy Matters)

For inquiries regarding this Policy, please contact the following.