Privacy Policy

1. Definitions and Parties

The treatment of the information collected through the use of gaijinpot.com and through partner sites, herein collectively referred to as the Service, is governed by this Privacy Policy.

This is a legal document between GPlusMedia Inc., the administrator of this Service, and you, the user of this Service.

GPlusMedia Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy.

We do not sell, share or lease your information in ways other than stated in this Privacy Policy.

By using this Service, you show your binding acceptance to the present Privacy Policy.

You are assumed to use this Service at your own discretion and responsibility. You must be a legal adult or be supervised by a parent or guardian to use this Service.

In this document you will find information about:

• Personal information and data collection process
• Use of information
• Disclosure of personal information
• Personal information protection measures
• Your ability to access, modify and remove your personal information

Should you have any question, please feel free to contact us.

2. Personal Information

This Service’s public content is visible to everybody. However, in order to use certain features, you may have to register by providing the following personal information:

• Email address

Further personal information you provide will depend on the exact service you use across the GaijinPot platform. Please refer to the service’s individual Privacy Policy where applicable.

3. Collection of Personal Information

We collect information from your web traffic in order to maintain the quality of the Service and to facilitate your navigation. The collection methods are:

• Log files
• Cookies
• Web beacons
• Google Analytics
• Facebook Pixel

If you choose to register with one of our services we will also collect certain personal information from that service. Please refer to the service’s individual Privacy Policy where applicable.

4. Use of Personal Information

Your personal information is used in the following cases:

• Service communication: email newsletters and notifications
• Anonymised data for statistical research

If you choose to register with one of our services we will also collect certain personal information from that service. Please refer to the service’s individual Privacy Policy where applicable.

5. Disclosure of Personal Information

Your personal information is never disclosed without your consent to third parties except in the following cases:

• If ordered by governmental authorities
• If it is required by law

For pieces of personal information we may hold about you please contact us.

6. Modification of Personal Information

You can modify your registered accounts at any time.

Please contact us through our contact form if you need any assistance.

7. Removal of Personal Information

You can close your registered account, after which you have a six month grace period to reactivate it before it is permanently removed.

Please contact us through our contact form if you need any assistance.

8. Links

This Service contains links to external sites administered by third parties. GPlusMedia Inc. shall not be held responsible for any Privacy Policy issues related to such external sites.

When redirected to an external site, you should check the applicable Privacy Policy.

9. Cookies and Third Parties

We use the following third parties to handle de-identified information about users.

Google Analytics v4 — We send to Google Analytics through the default implementation the de-identified information such as number of users, session statistics, approximate geolocation, browser and device information for measuring performance and carrying out internal marketing research.

Google reCAPTCHA — We provide functions to ensure the security of our websites and applications, as well as to detect unauthorized use and take appropriate action. We may send the following information: IP address; URL of the website or screen name of the application that was viewed; date and time of browsing (used to calculate time spent on the site, etc.); type and version of web browser and device.

Google Tag Manager — In order to monitor and provide diagnostics about system stability, performance, and installation quality, we use Google Tag Manager. This may collect some aggregated data about tag firing. This data does not include user IP addresses or any measurement identifiers associated with a particular individual. Other than data in standard HTTP request logs, all of which is deleted within 14 days of being received, and diagnostics data noted above, Google Tag Manager does not collect, retain, or share any information about visitors to our customers’ properties, including page URLs visited.

Facebook Ads — We use Facebook advertising and send personal data as follows:

• Identifiers used by Facebook to identify users
• Identifiers recorded on the device, such as cookies
• IP address (used to estimate location information, line type, and the company or organization from which the user
• accessed the site)
• URL of the site or screen name of the app you visited
• Title of the site or app viewed
• URL of the site viewed immediately before our visit
• Date and time of the visit (used to calculate time spent on the site, etc.)
• Type and version of web browser and device
• Information on the browsing environment, such as screen size of the device

Facebook Ads allow us to serve ads to people who have previously visited a business's website, purchased the business's products, or used the business's application, etc., and to recommend products and services based on such users' behavior.

10. Information Protection Measures

GPlusMedia Inc.’s internal privacy and security policies are reviewed on a regular basis. Our staff receive training on information protection measures accordingly.

We use industry standard procedures and technologies to keep your personal information safe.

11. Data Protection and Privacy Laws

We aim to protect your personal information in compliance with all relevant data protection and privacy laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The same privacy protection measures will be taken even if we transfer information outside of the legal administrative region in which you are based, for example the EU.

Please contact us through our contact form if you have any inquiries.

12. Modification of Privacy Policy

GPlusMedia Inc. reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy without prior notice.
Your continued use of the Service after the revised Privacy Policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood and agreed to the current version of the Privacy Policy.

13. Date

Last updated: February 8, 2024