1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They contain information that allows websites to recognize you on subsequent visits and remember your preferences.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include session cookies that remember your visit and technical cookies that maintain site security and functionality.
2.2 Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your settings and preferences, such as language selection and website appearance options, to enhance your user experience on repeat visits.
2.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are visited most often, time spent on pages, and navigation patterns. This helps us improve our website content and functionality.
2.4 Marketing Cookies
These cookies track your online activity to help us understand your interests and deliver more relevant content and advertising. They may be shared with third-party advertising partners.
3. Cookie Duration
Cookies may be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (stored until an expiration date or until manually deleted). Most of our cookies are set to expire within one year, though some session cookies expire after your browsing session ends.
4. How We Use Cookie Information
- To recognize you when you return to our website
- To remember your preferences and settings
- To analyze website usage patterns and trends
- To improve website performance and user experience
- To provide targeted content and advertisements
- To detect and prevent fraudulent activities
- To comply with legal and regulatory requirements
5. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may contain content from third-party service providers, which may set their own cookies. These may include analytics providers, advertising networks, and social media platforms. We do not control these third-party cookies and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
6. Controlling Cookies
6.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these options in your browser's preferences or settings menu under "Privacy" or "Security."
6.2 Cookie Consent Banner
When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie consent banner will appear allowing you to accept, reject, or customize your cookie preferences. You can change your choices at any time.
6.3 Opt-Out Tools
Many analytics and advertising services provide opt-out tools to prevent collection of your information for specific purposes.
7. Consequences of Disabling Cookies
If you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Essential cookies cannot be disabled, as they are necessary for basic website functionality.
8. Specific Cookie Information
8.1 Consent Cookie
We store your cookie consent preferences in a cookie that lasts for 365 days. This remembers your choices so you won't see the consent banner on every visit.
8.2 Session Cookies
These are automatically deleted when you close your browser and maintain your session state while you navigate our website.
8.3 Persistent Cookies
These remain on your device until you delete them or they expire. We use these to remember your preferences and recognize you on future visits.
9. Data Protection and Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect cookie data from unauthorized access, modification, or misuse. However, no security system is completely secure.
10. International Considerations
Our website is accessible from many countries. Depending on your location, different cookie laws and regulations may apply. Users in the European Union have additional rights under GDPR, and users in California have rights under CCPA.
11. Children and Cookies
Our website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly set cookies for children. If we become aware that cookies have been set for a child, we will take steps to delete them.
12. Updates to Cookie Usage
We may update our cookie usage practices from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating this policy and revising the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our website indicates acceptance of our current cookie practices.
13. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services for analytics, advertising, and other purposes. These services may set their own cookies and have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their cookie practices.
14. GDPR Compliance
For users in the European Union, we comply with GDPR requirements regarding cookie consent, data protection, and your rights to access, modify, or delete your personal data.
15. CCPA Compliance
For California residents, we comply with CCPA requirements regarding cookie disclosure, your right to know about data collection, and your right to delete personal information.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about our cookie practices or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: hello@ironwrenchstation.com
- Phone: +81 3-3654-4317
- 〒132-0025 Tokyo
Edogawa Ward, Matsue, 2-43-1
17. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Cookie Policy at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the website. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.