The operator of JAPAN CRAFT STORIES (“this site”) — operated by Tetote Inc. (planned), with technical support from WASABI Inc. (“we”) — handles users’ personal information in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan and other applicable laws, as follows. The operator details are being finalized, and this page will be updated once they are confirmed. WASABI Inc. (technical support) runs the site system, servers and page view statistics.
1. Information we collect
- Information you send us: When you contact us by email, your name, email address and the content of your message.
- Access logs: Information your browser sends automatically when you view this site (IP address, URL of the page, date and time, type of browser and device). This is recorded in the logs of our server and our delivery service.
This site has no account registration, comments, purchases or application forms.
2. Cookies, analytics and advertising
We do not use cookies or tags for advertising. For analytics, we use Google Analytics, described below, only if you consent. Cloudflare, which we use to deliver this site, may set cookies necessary for security.
Page view counts (by us): To improve our articles, when you view a page we send only the following to our operations system and count them per day and per page: which site and which page (the URL path, without anything after “?”), which site you came from (the domain only), and whether you use a smartphone or a computer. No cookies are used and nothing is stored on your device. We do not store IP addresses, detailed browser information or any identifier of you (to limit the sending rate, we use a code derived from your IP address for up to one day). Nothing is sent if your browser has “Do Not Track” or “Global Privacy Control” enabled. We do not share these counts with anyone.
Clicks on links to other websites: When you click a link to Tetote Inc., HOUSE OF MATOI or a business featured in our articles, we count, in the same way, which page it was on, which type of link it was (consultation, products, etc.) and which website (domain only) it leads to. No cookies or identifiers are used. These links include information (UTM parameters: the name of this site, the type of link and the page) so that the destination can tell the visit came from this site.
Google Analytics (only with your consent): We may use Google Analytics 4 by Google LLC (USA). Only if you choose “Accept” in the notice shown at the bottom of the screen, we load Google Analytics, which uses cookies (such as _ga) to measure, without identifying you, the pages you view, where you came from, your approximate region, your device and browser, and how you use the site. If you do not accept, it is not loaded. We do not use it for advertising (no advertising cookies or ad personalization). Your choice is stored in a cookie (wm_consent, 180 days).
Withdrawing consent and opting out: You can withdraw your consent at any time from Change cookie settings (this deletes this site’s Google Analytics cookies and stops sending). See How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
3. Purposes of use
- To answer and contact you about your inquiries
- To operate this site safely (preventing unauthorized access and attacks, investigating failures)
- To improve our articles and this site (page view and link click statistics, and Google Analytics if you consent; see 2.)
- To comply with laws
4. Service providers
- WASABI Inc. (Japan): operation of the site system and servers, and statistics (technical support).
- Cloudflare, Inc. (USA): content delivery and protection (CDN and security). Access information may be processed at its facilities, including outside Japan (Cloudflare Privacy Policy).
- Google LLC (USA): Google Analytics (only with your consent; see 2.). Information is processed at its facilities outside Japan.
- Amazon Web Services (cloud servers, Tokyo region): the server of this site.
5. Disclosure to third parties
We do not provide your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following cases. We never tell the destination of a link that you, as an identifiable person, clicked it.
- When required by law
- When necessary to protect a person’s life, body or property and it is difficult to obtain your consent
- When we entrust handling to service providers within the purposes of use (see 4.)
6. Security
We take necessary security measures, such as limiting the staff who can access personal information and using multi-factor authentication, to prevent leaks, loss or damage.
7. Requests for disclosure, correction or suspension of use
If you ask us to notify you of the purposes of use, or to disclose, correct, add, delete, stop using or stop providing to third parties the personal information we hold about you, we will respond in accordance with the law after confirming your identity. Please contact us as shown below.
8. Contact
Operator (until the operator details are finalized, WASABI Inc., our technical support, handles inquiries)
Email: the address shown on the contact page
9. Changes
We may revise this Privacy Policy as needed. Revisions take effect when posted on this page. If the English and Japanese versions differ, the Japanese version prevails.
Established November 8, 2026