Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your browser on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with content. Cookies are widely used across the internet and are an important part of how most websites function.

In addition to cookies, we may also use similar tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixel tags, or local storage. Where we refer to "cookies" in this policy, we mean all such technologies unless we specify otherwise.

Why We Use Them

We use cookies to make our website work as you would expect, to remember your choices and preferences, and to understand how visitors engage with our content so we can continue improving it. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to track you across other websites.

Our use of cookies is guided by Japanese law, including the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) and the guidelines issued by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC). Where cookies process personal data, we apply the same care described in our Privacy Policy.

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be switched off in our systems, and no consent is required to set them because they do not collect personal information in a way that identifies you individually.

nsc_session — Session management cookie. Maintains your browsing session while you navigate between pages. Expires at the end of the browser session.

nsc_consent — Stores your cookie consent preferences. This is the cookie our consent tool sets when you make a choice. It expires after 365 days, after which we will ask for your preferences again.

Without these cookies, basic website functionality such as form submissions and page navigation would not work reliably.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. They collect information about which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on the site, and where visitors come from. This information is used in aggregate form and does not identify individual visitors.

We use analytics tools to collect this data. Analytics cookies are only set if you accept them through our cookie consent tool. You may decline analytics cookies without affecting your ability to use the website.

Analytics cookies on this site typically expire between 30 days and 2 years from the date they are set, depending on the specific cookie. You can see the full list of active cookies by reviewing your browser's developer tools or cookie manager.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites for the purpose of displaying relevant advertisements. We use a limited set of marketing cookies where we run campaigns through third-party advertising platforms. These cookies may collect information about your browsing activity to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement.

Marketing cookies are only placed with your explicit consent. If you decline marketing cookies, you may still see advertising related to our services, but it will not be tailored to your browsing activity. Declining these cookies has no effect on your ability to access and use this website.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services that we use. These include analytics providers and, where applicable, advertising platforms. Third-party cookies are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of those third parties. We recommend reviewing the cookie policies of any third-party services you interact with.

We embed a Google Maps iframe on our contact page. Google may set its own cookies when the map loads. These are governed by Google's Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. We do not control the cookies set by Google Maps.

Cookie Duration

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They are used for things like maintaining your navigation state during a single visit.

Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, up to their defined expiry date. Our consent preference cookie (nsc_consent) is a persistent cookie with a one-year expiry. Analytics persistent cookies typically have expiry periods between 30 days and 24 months depending on the specific measurement purpose.

Managing Your Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways. The most direct method is through our on-site cookie consent tool, which appears when you first visit our website and allows you to choose which categories of cookies you accept. You can revisit your preferences at any time by clearing the nsc_consent cookie from your browser and reloading the page.

You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most modern browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, either globally or for specific websites. Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites. Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers can usually be found in the browser's help documentation.

Opting out of analytics cookies through third-party opt-out tools (such as those provided by analytics vendors) is another available option and may work independently of your browser settings.

Legal Basis for Cookie Use

Necessary cookies do not require consent as they are technically essential for the website to operate. For analytics and marketing cookies, we rely on your consent, which you provide through our cookie consent tool. This approach aligns with the guidelines of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan regarding the use of tracking technologies.

Your consent is recorded when you make a choice through the consent tool, and the record is stored in the nsc_consent cookie on your device. We do not store consent records on our servers in a way that is linked to your identity.

Updates to This Policy

We review this Cookie Policy periodically and update it when our cookie practices change or when legal requirements change. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was most recently revised. If we add new cookie categories or make material changes to how we use cookies, we will update the consent tool accordingly and, where necessary, seek fresh consent.

Contact

If you have questions about how we use cookies or would like to exercise rights related to cookie-based data processing, please contact us: