Privacy Policy

Chuo News Service operates this online platform and is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our site.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our services, when you participate in activities on our site, or otherwise when you contact us. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and our site, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include:

Name
Contact data (such as email address, postal address, telephone number if you provide it)
Payment data (collected if you make purchases, though we typically use third-party payment processors)
Other similar information

We also automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our site, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

How We Use Your Information

We use personal information collected via our site for a variety of business purposes described below:

To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user.
To fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through our site.
To respond to your inquiries and offer support.
To send you marketing and promotional communications if you have consented to receive them. You can opt-out at any time.
To improve our site and services, and develop new offerings.
To request feedback and contact you about your use of our site.
To enable user-to-user communications with your consent.
To enforce our terms, conditions, and policies.
To comply with legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and prevent harm.
To manage user accounts.
For other business purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our site, services, marketing and your experience.

Legal Basis for Processing (for GDPR purposes)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal information only when we have a valid legal basis. The legal bases we rely on depend on the specific purpose for which we are processing your information and include:

Your consent (where applicable).
The necessity to perform a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Necessity for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided those interests are not overridden by your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts. We may also share your information:

In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
When legally required to do so, such as in response to a court order or subpoena, or to comply with government regulations.
To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public.
With your consent or at your direction.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. A cookie is a small data file that is stored on your device. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is provided in a separate Cookie Policy, which is incorporated into this Privacy Policy by reference.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

Your Privacy Rights

In some regions (like the EEA and UK), you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. These rights may include:

Requesting access to and obtaining a copy of your personal information.
Requesting rectification or erasure of your personal information.
Objecting to the processing of your personal information.
Requesting restriction of the processing of your personal information.
Requesting data portability (where applicable).
Withdrawing your consent at any time if we are relying on your consent to process your personal information.

You may exercise these rights by contacting us using the physical contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.

International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Japan and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Japan and process it there.

For users in the EEA and UK, we ensure that any transfer of personal data to a country outside the EEA or UK provides an adequate level of protection, for example, by entering into standard contractual clauses for the transfer of data as approved by the European Commission or the UK Information Commissioner's Office, or by relying on other legally recognized transfer mechanisms.

Links to Other Websites

Our site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this privacy policy, you may contact us at:

Chuo News Service
1-3-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-8123, Japan