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Privacy Policy

1. Principles

The Agency for Cultural Affairs has the following webSite: https://japanculturalexpo.bunka.go.jp (after this referred to as “this site .”) The Agency for Cultural Affairs collects information on all the persons who use this site, to the extent necessary for the smooth operation of the services provided by this site: providing information concerning the Japan Cultural Expo and accepting of proposals and applications for individual projects, and so forth. The Agency for Cultural Affairs will manage appropriately the collected personal information within the purpose of use. The Agency for Cultural Affairs will make every effort to protect personal information by establishing rules and systems based on the “Act on the Protection of Personal Information.”

2. Information to be collected

  • (1) This site automatically collects information such as Internet domain names, IP addresses, and browsing of this site (after this referred to as "visitor information.")
  • (2) About cookies
    Some of the pages provided on this site use cookies. Cookies are pieces of information sent from the server to the visitor’s browser and stored in the visitor’s computer to identify the visitor on the server side. Using cookies, this site collects information such as the number of visits and the pages you have visited, but they do not collect any information to identify individual visitors. You may deactivate the cookie feature by configuring your browser. Disabling cookies does not affect the use of this site.
  • (3) By visiting “Contact” and using our online contact form, you may be asked to provide your name, e-mail address, gender, age, etc. In addition, the sender’s e-mail address will be displayed on the recipient’s side.

3. Purpose of use

  • (1) The Agency for Cultural Affairs will use the information collected under articles 2. (1) and 2. (2) as a reference to facilitate its management of services.
  • (2) The Agency for Cultural Affairs will use the information collected under articles 2. (3) as sending answers to inquiries.

4. Restrictions on use and disclosure

Unless required based on laws, the Agency for Cultural Affairs will never share collected information with third parties nor use it for any other purpose than described in Article 2. "Information to be collected" and 3. "Purpose of use".

Statistical data

The personal information of this site visitors is analyzed statistically and anonymously for marketing purposes but not for other purposes.

Third party processors

The Agency for Cultural Affairs may share personal information, when necessary, for business purposes with third-party contractors that the Agency for Cultural Affairs believes qualify enough to manage personal information. The Agency for Cultural Affairs will ensure that third parties take appropriate security measures following instructions from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, for example, by requiring them to comply with the Agency for Cultural Affairs’s terms and conditions, which obligate them to keep information confidential and secure.

Google Analytics

The Agency for Cultural Affairs utilizes Google Analytics to track this site' usage condition. The Agency for Cultural Affairs receives analysis results from Google (Google Analytics reports regarding user attributes and interest categories, etc.) to understand the status of visits to this site. The Agency for Cultural Affairs and third-party distributors, including Google, use a combination of first-party cookies (Google Analytics cookies, etc.) and third-party cookies (Google advertising cookies, etc.) to collect information about the attributes and interests of this site visitors. These can be turned off by disabling cookies from your browser settings or using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (link to external site.)You can review Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy (*external links) for more information. Please note that the Agency for Cultural Affairs is not liable for any damage caused due to Google Analytics services.

5. Data security

The Agency for Cultural Affairs will take all necessary measures to appropriately manage the information, such as preventing the collected information’s leak, loss, or damage. The Agency for Cultural Affairs can outsource the operation of this site, but the subcontractor will also take the necessary measures to manage the collected information properly.

6. Information disclosure of your data, etc.

Suppose the information collected by the Agency for Cultural Affairs falls under Retained Personal Information (as stipulated in Article 60, Paragraph 1 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information [Act No. 57 of May 30, 2003]). You can request disclosure, correction (including addition or deletion of retained personal information), and suspension of use (including not only the use but also deletion or suspension of provision of retained personal information).

7. Scope of application

This Privacy Policy covers the following: https://japanculturalexpo.bunka.go.jp, and their subdirectories. The handling of information at related government agencies, etc., occurs at the liability of the respective organizations.

8. Changes to this policy

The Council may modify this Privacy Policy. The Agency for Cultural Affairs will notify you of modifications on this site.