Data Protection
Privacy Policy
Personal information such as your name, email address, and URL submitted through an inquiry will be used only for communications from Linkard Inc. (the “Company”), including business information, newsletters, and responses to questions. It will not be disclosed to third parties unless disclosure is required by law.
Information We Collect
The Company may collect the following information from customers.
- Name, including nicknames and pen names
- Age or date of birth
- Gender
- Occupation, employment history, and educational background
- Email address
- Phone number
- Address
- IDs used with external services and other information the customer permits those services to disclose under their privacy settings
- Identifiers generated using cookies
- Activity history on our website, including time spent, input history, and purchase history
Purposes of Use
The Company uses information collected from customers for the following purposes.
- Accepting registrations for Company services and verifying or authenticating customers
- Managing customer service usage history
- Processing payments
- Analyzing activity within Company services and improving and maintaining those services
- Market analysis and marketing
- Providing information about Company services
- Responding to inquiries
- Responding to violations of Company terms or applicable laws
- Notifying customers of changes, suspension, termination, or cancellation of Company services
- Notifying customers of changes to Company terms
- Providing, maintaining, protecting, and improving Company services
Provision to Third Parties
The Company will not provide personal data, as defined under Article 2, Paragraph 6 of Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information, to third parties, including parties outside Japan, without prior customer consent, except in the following cases.
- When handling of personal data is outsourced
- When the Company or its services are acquired
- When data is jointly used with a business partner, in which case details will be separately disclosed
- When provision to a third party is otherwise permitted by law
Analytics
The Company uses Google Analytics to analyze website access. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. The data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals. You can refuse this collection by disabling cookies in your browser settings.
Terms of Service | Google Analytics
Advertising
The Company may place advertisements provided by Google and its partners. Cookies are used to display advertising based on visits to our website and other websites.
You can disable personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. You may also use aboutads.info to disable cookies used by third-party advertising providers.
Advertising - Privacy & Terms - Google
Changes to This Privacy Policy
The Company may revise this Privacy Policy as necessary. When it does, the effective date and details of the revised policy will be announced or communicated through an appropriate method.
Established March 1, 2022
Contact Regarding Personal Information
Please contact us regarding the Company’s handling of personal information.
Linkard Inc.
Information Management Officer
Yujiro Kato