This Privacy Policy explains what information Japan Joy Guide may collect, why it is used, and the choices available to visitors.
Information collected automatically
When you visit this website, the hosting server and any enabled analytics service may automatically receive limited technical information. This may include your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, access time, and approximate geographic region.
This information is used to operate the website, maintain security, understand which guides are useful, diagnose errors, and improve the visitor experience. We do not use website analytics to identify individual visitors.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files stored by a browser. Japan Joy Guide and third-party services may use cookies or similar technologies for essential site functions, security, remembering preferences, measuring site usage, and tracking an affiliate referral.
You can restrict or delete cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website or third-party service features.
Analytics
Japan Joy Guide may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand general traffic and usage patterns. When enabled, Google Analytics may collect information such as session statistics, approximate location, and browser or device information, and may use identifiers such as the _ga cookie.
Optional analytics storage is denied by default through Google Consent Mode. Analytics cookies are enabled only after a visitor chooses “Accept analytics.” A visitor can reject optional analytics, and advertising storage, ad-user data and ad personalization remain denied through this website’s consent settings.
To improve the usefulness of the site, analytics may also record general interactions such as an affiliate or external-resource click, use of a telephone button, opening or copying a Japanese phrase card, and checklist progress. Phrase text and individual checklist selections are not sent; checklist events contain only an overall completion count or percentage.
For more information, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and How Google uses cookies.
Advertising and Google AdSense
Japan Joy Guide may use Google AdSense to display advertising. Google and other third-party vendors may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons, IP addresses and similar technologies, as a result of serving ads on this website.
Google may use advertising cookies to serve personalized ads based on a visitor’s previous visits to this website or other websites. Depending on the visitor’s consent choice, location and available settings, Google may instead serve non-personalized or limited ads.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are shown Google’s certified consent message where required. It provides separate choices to consent, not consent or manage options. The site’s analytics choice is handled separately and does not replace an advertising-consent choice.
You can review or control personalized advertising through Google My Ad Center. You can also learn how Google uses data in advertising at Google’s advertising information page.
Affiliate links and external services
Some pages may contain affiliate links to booking platforms, travel services, retailers, or other providers. If you click one of these links, the destination service may set its own cookie or receive referral information so that a booking or purchase can be attributed correctly.
Third-party websites operate under their own privacy policies and terms. Japan Joy Guide does not control how those services collect or use information.
Information you choose to provide
If you contact Japan Joy Guide, we may receive information such as your name, email address, and message. It will be used to answer your inquiry, prevent abuse, keep necessary records, and meet legal obligations. Please do not send passwords, payment details, passport numbers, medical records, or other highly sensitive information.
Sharing and sale of personal information
Japan Joy Guide does not sell personal information. Information may be handled by service providers that support website hosting, security, analytics, communications, or affiliate measurement. It may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights or safety, investigate misuse, or maintain the security of the website.
Data retention and security
Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, subject to technical, contractual, and legal requirements. Reasonable safeguards are used to protect information, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
International visitors
Japan Joy Guide serves visitors from many countries. Website and third-party service data may be processed in countries other than the country where you live. Those countries may have different data-protection rules.
Your choices and questions
You may manage cookies through your browser, avoid clicking affiliate links, and contact us to ask about information you previously submitted. Contact details and the inquiry method are provided on the Contact page.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the website, its tools, or legal requirements change. The latest version will always be published on this page.
Last updated: September 10, 2026