Privacy
AZARIN (the "Operator") sets forth this Privacy Policy (the "Policy") regarding the handling of personal and other information collected through the website it operates (the "Website"), in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan and other applicable laws. In the event of any discrepancy, the Japanese version of this Policy shall prevail.
The contact form offers two categories, "Business & Enterprise" and "Personal", and collects the following information.
When you visit the Website, your browser may send information such as your IP address, browser and OS type, pages viewed, referrer URL, access time, and identifiers such as cookies to our hosting provider and the third-party services listed below. This information alone does not identify you personally.
Your theme preference (light / dark), the high score of the mini-game on the 404 page, and the display status of the language suggestion are stored in your browser's localStorage / sessionStorage. This data stays on your device and is never sent to the Operator.
Personal information is used only for the following purposes and is not used for any other purpose except as permitted by law.
All inquiries are reviewed, and we reply when we determine a response is needed. Please understand that we may not be able to reply to every message.
The Website uses the following third-party services. These services may collect and process information using cookies and similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
The Website is delivered via services provided by Cloudflare, Inc. To suggest a display language, only your country / region is determined from your IP address (the third-party service country.is is used as a fallback). Only the resulting country code is temporarily stored in your browser; the Operator does not record or store your IP address.
Contact form submissions are processed via SSGform. Submitted data is encrypted with SSL/TLS in transit.
Google reCAPTCHA v3 is used to protect the form from abuse. Information about your browser and environment is sent to Google for analysis. Use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
To improve the Website, we may use analytics tools via Google Tag Manager. For how Google uses this data, see "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services". You can opt out of Google Analytics with the opt-out browser add-on.
The Website uses YouTube API Services to display subscriber counts and recent videos, and embeds YouTube players (mainly in privacy-enhanced mode). By using these features, you are bound by the YouTube Terms of Service, and the Google Privacy Policy applies to the handling of your information.
These APIs are used to automatically translate video titles on English pages and to generate AI summaries of blog posts. Only text already published on the Website is sent; no personal information is transmitted.
Used to display web fonts. Your IP address and similar information are sent to Google when fonts are loaded.
The Website participates in affiliate programs such as Rakuten Affiliate, and some articles contain advertising links. Partners may use cookies to track purchases made through these links. The Operator does not receive information that identifies you personally.
* You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work properly as a result.
We do not provide personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following cases:
We may entrust the handling of personal information to the service providers listed above to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of use.
Some services used by the Website (provided by U.S. companies such as Google LLC and Cloudflare, Inc.) may store or process information on servers outside Japan. These providers take measures to protect personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
The Operator takes necessary and appropriate measures, such as SSL/TLS encryption and access control, to prevent leakage, loss, alteration of, or unauthorized access to personal information. Information received through inquiries is kept only as long as needed to respond and is deleted promptly once no longer required.
If you request disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, suspension of use, erasure, or suspension of third-party provision of your personal information, we will respond without delay in accordance with applicable law after verifying your identity. Please contact us using the details below.
The Operator may revise this Policy in response to changes in laws or Website features. The revised Policy takes effect when posted on this page. Significant changes will be announced on the Website.
For questions about this Policy or our handling of personal information, please use the contact form or the email address below.
Operator: AZARIN
Email: info@azarin.me
For conditions of use, disclaimers, and copyright, please see the Terms of Service.