Last updated: August 27, 2026
Japan Food Compass (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you visit https://japanfoodcompass.com, how it may be used, and the choices available to you.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and message when you contact us or leave a comment. Please do not submit passwords, payment details, identification documents, or other sensitive personal information through this website.
Information Collected Automatically
Our hosting provider, website software, analytics tools, and advertising services may process technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages viewed, approximate visit time, interactions, and security or error-log information.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies for essential functions, security, preferences, analytics, and advertising. WordPress may set essential cookies for logged-in administrators and other authorized users. If comments are enabled, visitors may be offered cookies that remember comment-form details.
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Some website functions may not work correctly if essential cookies are disabled. Where applicable, a consent interface may provide additional choices for non-essential storage and processing.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand general website usage and improve our content. Google Analytics may process pages viewed, approximate location, device information, interactions, and cookie or similar identifiers. We do not intentionally send names, email addresses, or other directly identifying information to Google Analytics.
For information about Google’s data practices, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense, an advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, limit, and personalize advertising, subject to applicable requirements and the choices available to the visitor.
You can manage personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. More information is available in Google’s Privacy Policy.
Affiliate Links
Some pages may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link or make a purchase, the relevant partner may use cookies or similar technologies to record the referral. We may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Please see our Affiliate Disclosure.
Comments and Gravatar
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, we may process the information entered in the form, together with your IP address and browser user-agent string, to help detect spam and misuse.
An anonymized string created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. After an approved comment is published, a profile image may be publicly visible. Gravatar is operated by Automattic and is subject to its own privacy policy.
Embedded Content and External Links
Articles may contain embedded content or links from third-party websites, including videos, maps, images, or social platforms. Those third parties may collect data, use cookies, or monitor your interaction according to their own policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
How We Use Information
- Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and secure the website
- Respond to questions, correction requests, privacy requests, and other messages
- Moderate comments and prevent spam, fraud, or abuse
- Measure website performance and improve our content
- Display and measure advertising and affiliate referrals
- Comply with applicable obligations and protect legal rights
How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information. Limited information may be processed by service providers that support hosting, security, spam prevention, analytics, advertising, and affiliate measurement. We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the website, its users, or legal rights.
Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was processed, including security, recordkeeping, dispute resolution, and legal obligations. Comment information may be retained while comments remain published. Technical logs are retained according to the operational and security practices of the relevant service provider.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of certain personal information, as well as the right to object to or withdraw consent for certain processing. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, tools, or obligations change. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, use our Contact page or email info@japanfoodcompass.com.