Who we are

Our website address is: https://japanparentinghacks.com. This website provides helpful information for parenting in Japan.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Grav4atar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Contact Form

When you contact us through the contact form on our site, we collect personal information such as your name (or nickname) and email address. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiries or to provide necessary information via email. We will not use this personal information for any purpose other than that for which it was provided.

Advertising and Affiliates

This website uses third-party advertising services (Google AdSense, A8.net, Amazon Associates, etc.).

These ad distributors may use “Cookies” (which do not include your name, address, email address, or phone number) regarding your access to this site and other sites in order to display advertisements for products and services that match your interests.

JapanParentingHacks is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com or Amazon.co.jp.

For more information on how to disable Cookies and details regarding Google AdSense, please visit “Advertising – Policies and Principles – Google“.

Analytics

This website uses “Google Analytics,” an access analysis tool provided by Google. Google Analytics uses Cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals. You can opt-out of this data collection by disabling Cookies in your browser settings.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in Cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These Cookies will last for one year.

We also set temporary or persistent Cookies for session management and user convenience when you log in or edit posts.

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 exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use Cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time.

Your rights over your data and GDPR Compliance

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. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.

Furthermore, residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) have the following rights under the GDPR: the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of or objection to processing, and data portability. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact form.

Where we send your data

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

Disclaimer

We take no responsibility for the information, services, etc., provided on sites reached via links or banners from this website.

While we strive to provide accurate information on this website, we do not guarantee its accuracy or safety. Information may become outdated. Please note that we are not responsible for any damage caused by the content posted on this site.