Privacy Policy

Handling of Personal Information At taxfree.jp, we have established the following privacy policy, built a framework for personal information protection, and ensure that all employees recognize the importance of protecting personal information and act accordingly to promote its protection. Management of Personal Information We keep customers' personal information accurate and up to date. To prevent unauthorized access, loss, damage, alteration, or leakage, we implement necessary measures such as maintaining security systems, organizing management structures, and providing thorough employee training to ensure strict management of personal information. Purpose of Use of Personal Information Personal information provided by customers will be used for sending e-mails and documents as a means for us to contact you, provide business updates, or respond to your inquiries. Prohibition of Disclosure and Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties We properly manage the personal information entrusted to us and will not disclose it to third parties except in the following cases: • When the customer has given consent • When disclosure is necessary for a contractor whom we outsource work to in order to provide the service requested by the customer • When disclosure is required based on laws and regulations Security Measures for Personal Information We take comprehensive security measures to ensure the accuracy and safety of personal information. Inquiry by the Individual If a customer wishes to inquire about, correct, or delete their own personal information, we will respond after confirming the requester's identity. Compliance with Laws, Regulations, and Periodic Reviews We comply with Japanese laws and other regulations applicable to the personal information we hold, and we will periodically review the content of this policy and strive for its improvement. Contact Us For inquiries regarding our handling of personal information, please contact us via our inquiry form.

About Cookies
To understand how this site is used and to improve it, we use cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small text file saved in your browser when you use a website.

Cookies and similar technologies used on this site
• [Necessary] Record of your consent choice: your choice (accept / reject) is stored only in your own browser (local storage). It is not sent to our servers.
• [Analytics] Google Analytics (GA4): used to understand how the site is used. Only if you select “Accept” on the consent banner, we save cookies (those starting with “_ga” or “_ga_”) and measure using cookie-based identifiers. Before you accept, or if you select “Reject all,” no cookies are saved and no cookie-based identifier is assigned. The Google tag is still loaded, however, and only cookieless signals for aggregate statistics (such as the pages viewed) are sent to Google, using Google’s Consent Mode (Advanced).
• [Advertising] Google AdSense: used to display advertisements on this site. Only if you select “Accept” on the consent banner (or turn on “Advertising” in Cookie settings), the advertising tag is loaded. Google and its advertising partners may then use cookies and similar technologies to show ads, including ads based on your interests, to limit how often an ad is shown, and to measure ad performance. Before you accept, or if you select “Reject all,” the advertising tag is not loaded and no advertising cookies are saved.

Information sent to external parties
Using Google Analytics causes the following information to be sent to an external party. Before you accept, or if you select “Reject all,” everything below except the identifier assigned through cookies is sent.
• Recipient: Google LLC (United States)
• Information sent: the URL and title of the pages you view, the referring source, button clicks, browser and device type, language setting, the IP address of your connection (used to determine your approximate region), and an identifier assigned through cookies (it does not send information that directly identifies you, such as your name or email address)
• Purpose: analyzing how this site is used and improving it
• Handling by the recipient: handled in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy) and “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” (https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites).

Information sent when advertising is accepted
When you accept advertising, loading Google AdSense causes the following information to be sent to external parties.
• Recipients: Google LLC (United States) and the advertising partners (ad technology providers) that Google works with
• Information sent: the URL of the page you view, your IP address, the type and settings of your browser and device, identifiers assigned through cookies or similar technologies, and information about the ads shown and how you interact with them (it does not send information that directly identifies you, such as your name or email address)
• Purpose: displaying advertisements, including ads based on your interests, and measuring and preventing fraud in advertising
• Handling by the recipients: handled in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy), “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” (https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites) and “Google advertising technologies” (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads).

Changing or withdrawing your consent
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About Advertising
This site uses a third-party advertising service (Google AdSense). Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this site or other websites. The advertising tag is loaded only if you have agreed to advertising (see “About Cookies” above); you can withdraw your consent at any time with the “Cookies” button at the bottom left of the screen. Advertisements are provided by third parties and we are not responsible for the content of the advertisers’ sites.