Policy on the Use and Management of Cookies
■ 01.Use of Cookies
This site uses trackers and/or cookies.
Cookies may be placed on the user’s device based on the settings and options selected or available to be selected by the user at any time, in accordance with the Policy on the Use and Management of Cookies.
■ 02.Purpose of the Policy on the Use and Management of Cookies
To ensure information and transparency, this Cookie Policy aims to help users better understand the origin and purpose of the navigation information processed when browsing the website, as well as the users’ rights.
■ 03.What are Cookies?
A cookie is data used by a server to send status information to a user’s browser, and by that browser to send status information back to the originating server. Examples of status information include session logins, language, expiration dates, response fields, etc. Cookies allow the browser to maintain status information throughout the validity period of the respective cookie when the browser accesses individual pages of the website or when the browser subsequently revisits the same website. Only the issuer of a cookie can read or modify the information contained within it. There are multiple types of cookies:
・Session cookies disappear as soon as you leave the relevant site.
・Persistent (or permanent) cookies remain on the user’s device for the duration of their validity period or until the user deletes them using their browser.
■ 04.Purposes of Using Cookies
Some cookies are used exclusively to enable or facilitate communication by electronic means. Other cookies are strictly necessary for the provision of an online communication service expressly requested by the user. Additionally, some cookies are used to improve navigation by analyzing the user’s navigation. The primary purposes of using cookies are as follows:
・Counting the number of website visitors and identifying how visitors use the website.
・Counting and distinguishing the number of visits.
・Adjusting the display according to user settings and the characteristics of the user’s device.
・Identifying through which website or search engine the user visited our site.
・Managing and tracking the user’s cookie settings.
・Managing user sessions and browser functions.
・Conducting analysis and statistics regarding visitors, usage, and navigation, as well as measuring website traffic and various spaces to consider website improvements.
・Displaying advertisements tailored to user interests.
■ 05.Information Regarding This Site
The owner of this site informs the user of the use of cookies to analyze the user’s navigation to obtain clickstream statistics, traffic to this site, and types of preferences when the user visits the site. If the user does not change their browser settings after reviewing this notice, it means the user consents to the placement of such cookies.
These cookies can be rejected in several ways, as explained below.
The user’s browser can be configured to accept or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis before they are placed. Furthermore, cookies can be regularly deleted from your device via the browser.
The management of cookies and user settings varies depending on the browser. You can refer to the instructions in your browser’s help menu to configure your choices regarding cookies. For example, please refer to the respective links for the following browsers:
・For Internet Explorer™: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
・For Safari™: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/
・For Chrome™: https://policies.google.com/technologies/managing?hl=en
・For Firefox™: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
・For Opera™: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/
In any case, users can confirm how to select whether to accept or reject cookies by referring to the browser’s help section.
As explained above, whether or not cookies are saved on the user’s device is fundamentally determined by the user’s will. These settings can be changed at any time and free of charge through the options provided by the browser.
If the browser is configured to save cookies on the user’s device, cookies embedded in the web pages and content viewed by the user will be temporarily stored in a dedicated space on the device. Such cookies can only be read by their issuer.
Conversely, the browser can be configured to reject cookies. Please note that if a browser is set to reject cookies, certain functions, web pages, or site spaces may become unavailable. The owner of this site shall not be held responsible for such circumstances.
Also, please be aware that if a user prefers not to have cookies placed or used, an opt-out cookie (refusal cookie) may be stored on the user’s device. However, if this opt-out cookie is deleted, it will no longer be possible to identify that the user has refused the use of cookies.
Please be sure to configure the settings in all browsers on the different devices (tablets, smartphones, computers, etc.) used by the user.
■ 06.Management of Advertising Cookies
By better understanding behavioral targeting advertising and privacy protection on the Internet, users can learn about companies that offer the choice to accept or reject cookies used for displaying advertisements on the user’s device tailored to their browsing information.
Please keep in mind that user preferences can only be accommodated through the use of cookies. Therefore, if all cookies stored on your device (via your browser) are deleted, we or our service providers will not be able to recognize the options you have selected.