Overview
This policy explains what information Japan Starter ("we", "us") collects when you use this website, how it is used, and your choices.
Information we collect
- Contact form: if you contact us, we receive the name, email address and message you submit. Forms are processed by our hosting provider, Netlify.
- Server logs: our host may process technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages requested, for security and operation.
- Cookies and local storage: we use your browser's local storage to remember that you dismissed the cookie notice and to save tool inputs on your device. Third-party advertising partners may set cookies as described below.
Advertising (Google AdSense)
We may use Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Where required by law (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), we will ask for your consent before personalised advertising cookies are used, through a consent management platform.
Analytics
If we add analytics, we'll update this policy to name the provider and explain your choices.
How we use information
- To operate, secure and improve the site
- To respond to your messages
- To show advertising that funds the site
We do not sell personal information collected through our contact form.
Retention
Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR or California law), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or object to the processing of your personal data. Contact us via our contact form to make a request.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and we don't knowingly collect their personal information.
Third-party links
We link to official and third-party websites. Their privacy practices are their own.
Changes
We may update this policy and will revise the "last updated" date above.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Reach us via our contact form.