Privacy Policy & Cookies

This Privacy Policy governs the use of personal information collected through accessing SAN’IN Tourism Promotion Enterprise (hereafter referred to as 'this Website'). This policy is managed by SAN’IN Tourism Promotion Enterprise (SAN’IN観光ビジネス推進企業体).
We are committed to being fully transparent with the type of personal information collected, as well as protecting both your privacy and the confidentiality of any personal information collected.

I. Types of Personal information

Information you provide us

Personal information means any personally identifiable information such as addresses, names, phone numbers, and email addresses — e.g. via a website form or direct communication with SAN’IN Tourism Promotion Enterprise.

Information automatically collected

When accessing the SAN’IN Tourism Promotion Enterprise Website and its services, the following non-personal identifiable information may automatically be collected including Internet domain names, IP addresses, server logs (regarding how the website is being used), and technical info (like browser/device information) — hereafter, 'User Information'.

II. How we use your Personal Information

We are committed to securely collecting, using, and managing personal information. We use personal information to respond to inquiries, fulfill service requests, improve our website and services, and communicate with users when necessary.
Regarding personally identifiable information among information collected from our users, except in some cases prescribed by laws and regulations, we will never provide to a third party without the prior consent of the user in question.

User Information

The collected User Information does not include any personal information, is limited to content for the purposes of improvement of usability, and will only be used within that scope. However, statistically processed access information collected by this Website and information on viewing environment, etc. can be publicized.

III. Cookie Policy

This policy outlines what cookies our website uses, how we use them and information about how to opt out of these cookies if you wish to do so.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data—code kept in text files—that are stored on your computer or other device (including smartphone, tablet etc) when a website is loaded in a browser. They store information about a user's visit, allowing websites to remember your preferences and personalise your experience.

Cookies perform many core functions to provide a consistent and seamless browsing experience for visitors, including allowing users to register and remain logged in to a website. They can also collect non-personal information about your device, your IP address, operating system and browser, as well as information on how you interact with a site.

Cookies may include:

  • First-party cookies: those set by SAN'IN Tourism Promotion Enterprise when you visit our website
  • Third-party cookies: those set by third parties when visiting our website, e.g., to help optimize advertising and the effectiveness of our promotional areas
  • Session cookies: those that last the duration of your current browser session
  • Permanent cookies: those that are stored on your device for a set period of time or until explicitly removed

What types of cookies do we use?

Name Type Description Opt-out
Google Analytics
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Site analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
Google Analytics sets cookies in order to allow us to evaluate and report on the use of our website. It is widely used across the web and all data is anonymised meaning the cookies do not contain personally identifiable information.

These cookies help us to better understand our visitors' behavior and allow us to make improvements to better our user's experience.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Google provides an opt-out browser add-on (extension) which you can download here.

Note: Most browsers allow you to manage cookie settings. These settings can usually be found in the 'Settings', 'Options' or 'Preferences' menu of your browser. We provide below links to guidance for each of the most common browsers:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Safari