Privacy policy

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, I collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Personal Opinions

Articles on this site represent my personal views and do not represent the views of any organization I have been or am currently affiliated with.

Disclaimer

I am not responsible for any information, services, etc. provided on sites accessed through links or banners from this blog.

Additionally, while we strive to provide information as accurately as possible regarding the content and information on this blog, we do not guarantee its accuracy or security. The information may be outdated.

Please note that we are not responsible for any damage caused by content posted on this site.

Copyright

Reproduction of any text or images published on this blog without permission is prohibited.

This blog is not intended to infringe copyright. If you have any copyright concerns, please contact me using the contact form. We will respond promptly.

Personal Information Use

On this blog, you may be asked to enter personal information such as your name and email address when submitting inquiries or posting comments.

The personal information we collect will only be used for necessary contact purposes and will not be used for any other purpose.

Use of Cookies

If you leave a comment on this site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don't have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me," your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

About Links

This blog is essentially link-free. No permission or contact is required to link. However, please do not use inline frames or direct links to images.

About Google AdSense

This blog uses Google AdSense for advertising. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to collect data and serve ads.

By using cookies, it is possible to deliver ads to users based on their access information to their own site and other sites on the Internet.

If you do not wish to provide information, you can disable cookies on the Google policies and principles page.

About Access Analysis Tools

This site uses Google's access analysis tool "Google Analytics."

This Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals. This function allows you to refuse collection by disabling cookies, so please check your browser settings. For more information about these terms, please click here.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This site complies with applicable Japanese laws regarding personal information and will review the contents of this policy as appropriate and strive to improve it.

The latest revised privacy policy will always be disclosed on this page.

How Long Your Data is Retained

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our site (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How We Protect Your Data

This site and its content are delivered through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and utilize 2-Factor Authentication for login and administrative configuration. Site backups are taken for restoration purposes, and all backups are encrypted.